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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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60:03

Part Two: Bella Ciao and the Migrant Laboring Women...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/01/01

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with author Gigi Griffis about the most famous partisan song of them all and its strange and mysterious origins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

55:42

Part One: Bella Ciao and the Migrant Laboring Women...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/30

Margaret talks to author Gigi Griffis about the most famous partisan song of them all and its strange and mysterious origins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

48:27

CZM Rewind: Part Two: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out,...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/25

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Max Collins of Eve 6 about the squatting, organizing, and robin hood antics of Chumbawamba, the one hit wonders with a thirty year career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

55:17

CZM Rewind: Part One: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out,...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/23

Margaret talks with Max Collins of Eve 6 about the squatting, organizing, and robin hood antics of Chumbawamba, the one hit wonders with a thirty year career. Original Air Date: 9.5.22See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

63:55

Part Two: Fountain House Is A Cool Place For People...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/18

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Allison Raskin about the Clubhouse Model that has been helping people find agency, purpose and community since the 1940s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

56:48

Part One: Fountain House Is A Cool Place For People...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/16

Margaret talks to Allison Raskin about the Clubhouse Model that has been helping people find agency and purpose and community since the 1940s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

30:33

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Live From DinoCon 4 in...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/15

Margaret and Jamie report back from DinoCon in the year 2054.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

58:07

Part Two: All the People Who Tried to Kill Mussolini

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/11

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Robert Evans about the awful large amount of people who tried to take Mussolini out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

59:16

Part One: All the People Who Tried to Kill Mussolini

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/09

Margaret tells Robert Evans about the awful large amount of people who tried to take Mussolini out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

60:48

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Armed Nonviolent Civil...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/04

It's the last Rewind of the recent holiday and Margaret finishes talking with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense during the Civil Rights Era.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

58:54

CZM Rewind: Part One: The Armed Nonviolent Civil...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/12/02

We JUST got back from Holiday and haven't recorded yet, so in THIS CZM Rewind Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense during the Civil Rights Era.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

64:16

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Vampires Are On Our Side:...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/11/27

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the antifascist filmmaking in Germany and Hollywood that laid much of the foundations for modern cinema. Original Air Date: 10.19.22See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

69:23

CZM Rewind: Part One: The Vampires Are On Our Side:...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/11/25

Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the antifascist filmmaking in Germany and Hollywood that laid much of the foundations for modern cinema. Original Air Date: 10.17.22See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

50:02

Part Two: A People's History of Potatoes

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/11/20

In the second part of this reverse episode, author Wren Awry finishes teaching Margaret the complex and wonderful history of one of the best vegetables in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

57:45

Part One: A People's History of Potatoes

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/11/18

In this reverse episode, author Wren Awry teaches Margaret the complex and wonderful history of one of the best vegetables in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

60:14

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

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2024/11/13

It's another Cool People Cool Rerun! Margaret finishes talking 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.

en-US

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.

en-US

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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