Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following
segments:
Middle East in Crisis: Laurie Mercier speaks with Juan Ricardo Cole about
Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon and the response from the Biden
administration and American students on coll...
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In their commentary on the presidential elections, moles Jan Haaken and
Denise Morris discuss the 1998 film, PRIMARY COLORS. In 1996, an anonymous
author (later revealed to be Joe Klein) published Primary Colors, a
political satire inspired by the events of Bill Clinton's f...
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If we are to save our planet from rapidly approaching climate catastrophe,
business as usual is no longer an option. Outgrow the System is a new
documentary about transitioning to a more sustainable economic system, by
co-directors Cecilia Paulsson and Anders Nillson. Extin...
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In the leadup to the 2024 Portland Book Festival, we revisit our January
2011 conversation with comics artist and animator Vera Brosgol.
Vera drew on her own immigrant childhood for inspiration in creating the
character of Anya, the haunted teenager at the heart of her d...
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Mona Bowen joins us to discuss current TV shows such as Teacup and The
Franchise, and we also cover the new suspense movie, Speak no Evil, and two
cosmetic body horror films, Skincare, and The Substance.
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Jan Haaken speaks with Kristin Lene Hole, Associate Professor in and Director
of the School of Film at Portland State University. They talk about the
screening on October 22nd of the 2018 documentary film SPACES OF EXCEPTION,
directed by Malek Raamny and Matt Peterson. ...
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This episode about events in Palestine is hosted by Jon Nelson and includes
segments from the Old Mole archive as well as news about an upcoming film
screening.
Juan Cole on Gaza in 2014
During Israel's 2014 war on Gaza, Laurie Mercier talked with historian and
Midd...
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