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The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 24, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this edition of the Mole, and we hear just two segments: 1. Bill Resnick finishes his three-part interview with China expert Richard Smith focusing this time on how China's economy means ever-increasing CO2. 2. Old Moles Jan Haaken and Denise Morris reca... Read more

China's Development & Run-Away CO2

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick concludes his 3 part interview with China expert Richard Smith. They discuss China's overproduction and its impacts on the planet. You can find Part 1 of the interview here, and Part 2 here. Power plant in Tianjin, China  Photo by Shubert Ciencia   Read more

Root Causes of a Failed System: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 12/25/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Neil Postman in his classic work Amusing Ourselves to Death nailed it when he wrote, “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, whe... Read more

Amazon Workers Unite

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Amazon is in the news almost every day, from its brutal working conditions to the outrageous wealth accumulated by its CEO and richest man on the planet, Jeff Bezos.  Host Jamie Partridge interviews two Amazon warehouse workers from nearby facilities about their struggles t... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour December 24th, 2018

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes Bill Resnick concludes his 3 part interview with China expert Richard Smith. They discuss China's overproduction and its' impacts on the planet. Find parts 1-2 https://kboo.fm/media/69792-china-destined-be... Read more

Capitalism vs. the climate?

Airs at: Wed, 12/19/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Articles and books discussed or mentioned on today's program (or otherwise relevant): Interview with Simon Pirani, whose new book is Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption: https://truthout.org/articles/until-we-confront-capitalism-we-will-not-solve-... Read more

Overproduction and Overdevelopment in China

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In the second of a three part interview, Bill Resnick and China watcher Richard Smith discuss whether China's growth model (state capitalism and a welfarist police state to discipline labor) can maintain its remarkable challenge to U.S. global supremacy. For more on China,... Read more

Bad Beef With Burgerville

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Burgerville Workers Union has won another election. Joe shares a report about that victory and the long list of retaliation and union-busting workers have faced for asking for a union at BurgerVille. Hear why workers still say boycott Burgerville! [Image Credit: Albert... Read more

Notes from the Psychedelic Underground: Michael Pollan

Airs at: Tue, 12/18/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The legalization of marijuana across the U.S. and Canada is making headline news. The study of the medical uses of psilocybin (and other psychedelics) does not. Academic research of psilocybin found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, lysergic acid, and ecstasy is ongoing at ma... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 17, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode, which includes: Overproduction and Overdevelopment in China: Bill Resnick and Richard Smith talk about China's over-productive economy Ecopoetry: Frann Michel comments on the political significance of poetry and shares some poetry about clim... Read more