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Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

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76:50

Cool Rerun Part One: The Jane Collective: Direct...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/11/11

It's a Cool People Cool Rerun! Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34:14

Part Two: Witches: Witches Were Pretty Cool Even...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/11/06

Margaret finishes telling you about the history of European witchcraft and the witch trials and how it all came down to a contest between Catholics and Protestants to see who could murder the most people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

22:38

Part One: Witches: Witches Were Pretty Cool Even...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/11/04

Margaret tells you about the history of European witchcraft and the witch trials and how it all came down to a contest between Catholics and Protestants to see who could murder the most people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

41:11

Part Two: Halloween Special: Spooky Stories

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/10/30

Margaret reads Prop the other horror story she wrote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:34

Part One: Halloween Special: Spooky Stories

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/10/28

Margaret reads Prop two horror stories she wrote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

46:45

Part Two: Pura Belpré: The Puerto Rican Librarian Who...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/10/23

Margaret finishes telling Samantha McVey some of the history of public libraries and how the first Puerto Rican librarian in the US changed everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

46:39

Part One: Pura Belpré: The Puerto Rican Librarian Who...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/10/21

Margaret tells Samantha McVey some of the history of public libraries and how the first Puerto Rican librarian in the US changed everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

55:44

Part Two: Pirates, Libertalia, and the Betsimisaraka...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/10/16

Margaret finishes telling Molly Crabapple a story about the legends and reality of pirate utopia in Madagascar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

54:10

Part One: Pirates, Libertalia, and the Betsimisaraka...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/10/14

Margaret tells Molly Crabapple a story about the legends and reality of pirate utopia in MadagascarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

32:51

Part Two: Mutual Aid in North Carolina: How Asheville...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/10/09

Margaret reports on her trip down to Asheville North Carolina and all of the work she saw people doing down there to keep people safe during crisis. Part 2/2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

35:57

Part One: Mutual Aid in North Carolina: How Asheville...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/10/07

Margaret reports on her trip down to Asheville North Carolina and all of the work she saw people doing down there to keep people safe during crisis. Part 1/2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

46:31

Part Two: Catastrophe Compassion: How People Come...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/10/02

Margaret continues talking with Katy Stoll about some amazing acts of mutual aid, both DIY and institutional. Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

47:13

Part One: Catastrophe Compassion: How People Come...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/09/30

Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about some amazing acts of mutual aid, both DIY and institutionalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

46:15

Part Four: The Korean People's Association of...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/09/25

Margaret concludes talking with Mia Wong about the deep history of Korean anarchism and how it led to one of the great experiments with antiauthoritarian social structure of the 20th century. Part 4/4 Sources: Shin Chae-ho, "Declaration of the Korean Revolution;" Ha Ki-rak, "A History of the Korean Anarchist Movement;" Dongyoun Hwang, Anarchism in Korea; Peter Gelderloos, Anarchy Works; dogej63, "Summary of the Sinmin Prefecture."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:23

Part Three: The Korean People's Association of...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/09/23

Margaret continues talking with Mia Wong about the deep history of Korean anarchism and how it led to one of the great experiments with antiauthoritarian social structure of the 20th century. Part 3/4 Sources: Shin Chae-ho, "Declaration of the Korean Revolution;" Ha Ki-rak, "A History of the Korean Anarchist Movement;" Dongyoun Hwang, Anarchism in Korea; Peter Gelderloos, Anarchy Works; dogej63, "Summary of the Sinmin Prefecture."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

54:30

Part Two: The Korean People's Association of...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/09/18

Margaret continues talking with Mia Wong about the deep history of Korean anarchism and how it led to one of the great experiments with antiauthoritarian social structure of the 20th century. Part 2/4 Sources: Shin Chae-ho, "Declaration of the Korean Revolution;" Ha Ki-rak, "A History of the Korean Anarchist Movement;" Dongyoun Hwang, Anarchism in Korea; Peter Gelderloos, Anarchy Works; dogej63, "Summary of the Sinmin Prefecture."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

54:43

Part One: The Korean People's Association of...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/09/16

Margaret talks with Mia Wong about the deep history of Korean anarchism and how it led to one of the great experiments with antiauthoritarian social structure of the 20th century. Part 1/4 Sources: Shin Chae-ho, "Declaration of the Korean Revolution;" Ha Ki-rak, "A History of the Korean Anarchist Movement;" Dongyoun Hwang, Anarchism in Korea; Peter Gelderloos, Anarchy Works; dogej63, "Summary of the Sinmin Prefecture."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

56:58

Part Two: Mother Jones: Honestly Kind of a Fraud TBH

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/09/11

Margaret finishes talking to Laurie Penny about the goth hellraiser labor organizer whom she thought would be cool but was actually kind of a racist liar who was probably grifting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

57:28

Part One: Mother Jones: Honestly Kind of a Fraud TBH

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/09/09

Margaret talks to Laurie Penny about the goth hellraiser labor organizer whom she thought would be cool but was actually kind of a racist liar who was probably grifting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

25:47

CZM Book Club: "2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/09/08

Margaret reads you a classic sci-fi critique of eugenics by a master of satire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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