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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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43:51

CZM Book Club: The Comet, by W.E.B. Du Bois

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2026/03/01

Margaret reads you a 1920 classic fiction story by the seminal theoristSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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43:54

Part Two: The Colored Farmers Alliance and Early...

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2026/02/25

Margaret continues her talk with Courtney Kocak about the potentially million-strong alliance of Black farmers who built up a cooperative economics in the post-war American South Sources:

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59:45

Part One: The Colored Farmers Alliance and Early...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/02/23

Margaret talks to Courtney Kocak about the potentially million-strong alliance of Black farmers who built up a cooperative economics in the post-war American South Sources

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32:10

The Punk Rock Good Life: A Guide to an Aesthetic Life

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2026/02/18

Margaret reads you an essay about how to live a beautiful lifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:47

Part Two: Saint Maximillian Kolbe: A Conservative Who...

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2026/02/11

Margaret continues her conversation with Molly Conger about a complicated man who spent his early life promoting antisemitic conspiracies before sheltering thousands of Jews and dying in Auschwitz. Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/12/05/mass-is-set-for-the-saint-of-auschwitz/18a930db-756e-4f7c-a484-399305713a29/ The Life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, William LaMay

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65:49

Part One: Saint Maximillian Kolbe: A Conservative Who...

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2026/02/09

Margaret talks to Molly Conger about a complicated man who spent his early life promoting antisemitic conspiracies before sheltering thousands of Jews and dying in Auschwitz Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/12/05/mass-is-set-for-the-saint-of-auschwitz/18a930db-756e-4f7c-a484-399305713a29/ The Life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, William LaMay https://pisma-niepokalanow-pl.translate.goog/967-czy-prawda-sie-zmienia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

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42:28

CZM Book Club: Mutual Aid by Dean Spade, Part Two

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/02/08

Margaret continues to read you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aidSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:21

Part Two: Ben Passmore on Black History

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/02/04

Margaret continues her interview with Black history comic author Ben Passmore about his new book Black Arms to Hold You UpSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:45

Part One: Ben Passmore on Black History

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/02/02

Margaret interview Black history comic author Ben Passmore about his new book Black Arms to Hold You Up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:50

CZM Book Club: Mutual Aid by Dean Spade, Part One

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/02/01

Margaret reads you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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62:17

Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota, Pt. 2

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2026/01/28

In the second part of a two part series, Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn

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56:44

Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/01/27

Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn

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55:20

Part Two: The Banner Wars: How Dutch Squatters Fought...

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2026/01/21

Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html

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56:34

Part One: The Banner Wars: How Dutch Squatters Fought...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/01/19

Margaret talks to Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html

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26:21

CZM Book Club: Because Change Was the Ocean and We...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/01/18

Margaret reads you a story about the far-post-apocalypse and the joy we find in one another.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:40

Part Two: Q&A 2026: Margaret and Sophie Answer Your...

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2026/01/14

Even more of what you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:44

Part One: Q&A 2026: Margaret and Sophie Answer Your...

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2026/01/12

Everything you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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63:14

CZM Rewind: Part Four: Lakota Resistance to the...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/01/07

In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 12.6.2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:11

CZM Rewind: Part Three: Lakota Resistance to the...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/01/05

In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 12.4.2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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67:00

CZM Rewind: Part Two, Lakota Resistance to the...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/12/31

In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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