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PODCAST

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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57:33

Part One: A Tale of Two Snipers: Simo Häyhä, Lyudmila...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/08/28

Margaret talks with firearms historian Karl Kasarda about two WWII snipers on the Eastern Front defending their homeland, a Finnish man and a Ukrainian woman who couldn't have been more different.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:23

Part Two: Sex Work in the American West & the Start...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/08/23

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Courtney Kocak about how legal sex work shaped American culture in the Old West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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62:49

Part One: Sex Work in the American West & the Start...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/08/21

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Courtney Kocak about how legal sex work shaped American culture in the Old West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

98:21

Part Two: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

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2023/08/15

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black radicals scared the government by feeding kids, building coalitions, and organizing armed community defense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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54:52

Part One: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/08/14

Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black radicals scared the government by feeding kids, building coalitions, and organizing armed community defense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

62:19

Part Two: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries:...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/08/09

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Sarah Marshall about the prisons for "fallen women" around the UK, US & Ireland, and the many people who fought against them, like Sinéad O'Connor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

60:34

Part One: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries:...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/08/07

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Sarah Marshall about the prisons for "fallen women" around the UK, US & Ireland, and the many people who fought against them, like Sinéad O'Connor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

79:25

Part Two: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/08/02

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about the long history of hunger strikes by prisoners and refugees.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

58:55

Part One: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/07/31

Margaret talks with Shereen about the long history of hunger strikes by prisoners and refugees.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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60:31

Part Two: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/07/26

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Kat Abu about the Mexican liberals who became anarchists and sparked a revolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

74:12

Part One: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/07/24

Margaret talks with Kat Abu about the Mexican liberals who became anarchists and sparked a revolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

78:22

Part Two: The Molly Maguires: Untamable Irish Rebels...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/07/19

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about the wild history of Irish secret societies, the fight against the enclosure of the commons, and class war in the coal fields of the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

73:55

Part One: The Molly Maguires: Untamable Irish Rebels...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/07/17

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about the wild history of Irish secret societies, the fight against the enclosure of the commons, and class war in the coal fields of the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

57:21

Part Two: Gama: An Anti-colonial Icon Who Happened to...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/07/12

In part two of this week's reverse episode, author Shiv Ramdas continues his conversation with Margaret about Gama, the Indian wrestler who never lost.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

70:15

Part One: Gama: An Anti-colonial Icon Who Happened to...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/07/10

In this reverse episode, author Shiv Ramdas tells Margaret about Gama, the Indian wrestler who never lost.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

54:43

Part Three: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/07/05

In the finale of this three-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Danl Goodman about the gay liberation movement of the early 1970s that blew open the gates for LGBT rights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:55

Part Two: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/06/28

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Danl Goodman about the gay liberation movement of the early 1970s that blew open the gates for LGBT rights. You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzoneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

52:35

Part One: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/06/26

Margaret talks with Danl Goodman about the gay liberation movement of the early 1970s that blew open the gates for LGBT rights. You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzoneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

68:49

Part Two: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs &...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/06/21

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Andrew Ti about how an informal union of children shut down the nation’s biggest newspapers and won their rights. You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzoneSee omnystudio.com/listener

en-US

67:40

Part One: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs &...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2023/06/19

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Andrew Ti about how an informal union of children shut down the nation’s biggest newspapers and won their rights. You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzoneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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