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Book Mole: "Orphan Train"

Airs at: Mon, 08/11/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
As late as1939, orphans from eastern cities were taken west by train to be offered up for adoption to farmer and others, and often they were abused.  Christina Baker Kline's new novel, The Orphan Train is about the friendship that develops between two such orphans, one in h... Read more

Beatriz Williams Interview

Airs at: Tue, 08/05/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams likes telling stories about rich people making mistakes as a way to show that money doesn't necessarily buy intellingence or couth. Don Merrill talks with Ms. Williams about her love of writing and the contrast between wom... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 21, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 07/21/2014 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Mole, and we hear -- 1.  Bill Resnick talks with two members of PAT (the Portland Association of Teachers) about their recent victory in contract talks and how it will help teachers do a better job.   2. Joe Clement and Karen Carr expla... Read more

Summer Camp on Reproductive Justice

Airs at: Mon, 07/21/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Reproductive Justice was the theme of a summer youth camp held here in Portland by Momentum Allliance.  Jan Haaken talks here with Carla Castañeda and Perla Álvarez, who participated in the camp, about what they learned.   (Photo taken in the KBOO studio during this discuss... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 14 July 2014

Airs at: Mon, 07/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This episode is hosted by Frann Michel, and explores debates over left strategies. The show includes some musical selections from Bitch Magazine's mixtape of American Protest Music, and the individual segments linked below: Bill Resnick and Norm Diamond discuss left perspec... Read more

Buffer Zones and Bodily Control: Kate Raphael with Jan Haaken

Airs at: Mon, 07/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Kate Raphael about the Supreme Court's decisions on reproductive rights, including McCullen v Coakley striking down no-protest buffer zones around reproductive health care clinics that provide abortions, on which Raphael recently commented for the Wome... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 7 2014

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Laurie Mercier interviews Peter Hart about his writing on media revisionism, scapegoating, and the Iraq War. Bill Resnick and Arun Gupta discuss the $15 minimum wage in Seattle and its implications for further class struggle. Clayt... Read more

Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico on Human Beings with 5 Fingers

Airs at: Tue, 07/01/2014 at 12:00am
Christopher Francisco is in New Mexico. He spoke recently with Shannon Hoshnic, Prevention Educator/Administrative Assistant and Cheryl A. Eaton, Rural Coordinator and Sexual Assault Advocate for Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico. The primary purpose of Sexua... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour June 23 2014

Airs at: Mon, 06/23/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode about neoliberal education in the Chinese context, the latest season of Orange is the New Black, We Are BRAVE (a reproductive rights & justice project aimed at serving women of color), and a proposed Communist Party of Cascadia. Bill Resn... Read more

Discussion About Reproductive Rights, Justice and Equity with members of We Are BRAVE

Airs at: Mon, 06/23/2014 at 12:00am
Jan Haaken talks with Shantae Johnson and Diego Hernandez of We Are BRAVE (Building Reproductive Autonomy and Voices for Equity), about the fight for reproductive rights and justice for everyone. They do so in light of the new, widely acclaimed movie "Obvious Child", which ... Read more