Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

40:22

Part Three: Autistici/Inventati and the Fight for the...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/10/05

This week, Margaret continues talking to you about the history behind Trump's latest boogieman, the Italian hacktavists who helped free the internet. Sources: https://chuffed.org/project/alexio-mutual-aid https://publish.fid-media.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8e99026-0049-4da6-bd2e-1b5a9d84b477/contenthttps://www.inventati.org/campaign/press

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41:41

CZM Book Club: "The Devil Lives Here," by Margaret...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/10/04

Margaret kicks off spooky month by sharing a spooky story of her own about a haunted cave and the 90s teens who get lost in itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:54

Part Two: Autistici/Inventati and the Fight for the...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/09/30

Margaret talks to you about the US's long history of intervention in Italian politics. Sources: https://chuffed.org/project/alexio-mutual-aid https://publish.fid-media.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8e99026-0049-4da6-bd2e-1b5a9d84b477/contenthttps://www.inventati.org/campaign/press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State_list_of_Foreign_Terrorist_Organizationshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specially_designated_global_terrorist

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69:19

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/09/28

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. Original Air Date: 6.21.2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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68:35

CZM Rewind: Part One: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/09/23

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. Original Air Date: 6.19.2023 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:23

Part One: Autistici/Inventati and the Fight for the...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/09/21

Margaret talks to you about Trump's latest boogieman, the Italian hacktavists who helped free the internet Sources:

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25:54

AI Doesn't Work and We All Know It Doesn't Work

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/09/16

Margaret reads you an essay about the lying machines that will soon be ruling the worldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:57

Beyond Climate Optimism, Beyond Climate Pessimism

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/09/14

Margaret reads you an essay about how we have to soberly confront the realities of climate change and look for ways we can collectively take action Source: https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/beyond-climate-optimism-beyond-climate https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/climate/coral-reef-recovery-time.html https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix https://interestingengineering.com/culture/carbon-footprint-coined-by-big-oil-to-blame-you-for-climate-change

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31:02

Part Four: The Valiant War on Flock: How People Are...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/09/09

Margaret finishes telling you the sordid history of Automated License Plate Readers and the people who have stood up against them Sources:

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36:43

Part Three: The Valiant War on Flock: How People Are...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/09/07

This week, Margaret goes even deeper into the sordid history of Automated License Plate Readers and the people who have stood up against them Sources:

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40:25

Part Two: The Valiant War on Flock: How People Are...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/09/02

Margaret continues telling you the sordid history of Automated License Plate Readers and the people who have stood up against them Sources:

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43:33

Part One: The Valiant War on Flock: How People Are...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/08/31

Margaret tells you the sordid history of Automated License Plate Readers and the people who have stood up against them Sources:

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2:02

Introducing: Natural Causes

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/08/28

Natural Causes is a podcast about the politics and practicalities of going outside in a world on fire, hosted by Dr. James Stout. It approaches the outdoors, conservation, agriculture, food sovereignty, and Indigenous land rights as interconnected issues. We want to combine unflinching journalism with unabashed advocacy for the land we all share, and welcome everyone into the outdoors and the fight for our public lands. Our shared wild spaces are under threat like never before, from climate change,

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31:02

Part Four: Big Annie Clemenc and the Copper Strike of...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/08/26

This week, Margaret finished the story of the tragic and powerful strike that shook Michigan and copper production, through the lens of the Joan of Arc of Calumet Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/scandinavian/the-finns/ https://bestneighborhood.org/conservative-vs-liberal-map-michigan/ https://trailsendup.com/en/weather-in-the-upper-peninsula

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34:10

Part Three: Big Annie Clemenc and the Copper Strike...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/08/24

This week, Margaret continues the story of the tragic and powerful strike that shook Michigan and copper production, through the lens of the Joan of Arc of Calumet Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/scandinavian/the-finns/ https://bestneighborhood.org/conservative-vs-liberal-map-michigan/ https://trailsendup.com/en/weather-in-the-upper-peninsula

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36:16

Part Two: Big Annie Clemenc and the Copper Strike of...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/08/19

Margaret tells you the story of the tragic and powerful strike that shook Michigan and copper production, through the lens of the Joan of Arc of Calumet Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/scandinavian/the-finns/ https://bestneighborhood.org/conservative-vs-liberal-map-michigan/ https://trailsendup.com/en/weather-in-the-upper-peninsula

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28:46

Part One: Big Annie Clemenc and the Copper Strike of...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/08/17

Margaret tells you the story of the tragic and powerful strike that shook Michigan and copper production, through the lens of the Joan of Arc of Calumet Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/scandinavian/the-finns/ https://bestneighborhood.org/conservative-vs-liberal-map-michigan/ https://trailsendup.com/en/weather-in-the-upper-peninsula

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37:38

Part Two: Cory Doctorow on Speculative Fiction for...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/08/12

Margaret continues her interview with author and activist Cory Doctorow about the role of fiction in making a better worldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:41

Part One: Cory Doctorow on Speculative Fiction for...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/08/10

Margaret interviews the author and activist Cory Doctorow about the role of fiction in making a better worldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:04

CZM Rewind: Part Two: Crisis Hotlines: Of Course...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2026/08/05

Margaret continues talking to you about the history of suicide prevention hotlines and the complications of state intervention in emergency mental health care Original Air Date: 10.22.2025 Sources:

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