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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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61:48

Part Two: Secret Societies and Leftism: The Odd...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/10/15

Margaret continues her conversation with Sarah Marshall about how everything you've heard about the Illuminati is entirely upside down. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eleusinian-Mysterieshttps://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federaci%C3%B3n_Regional_Espa%C3%B1ola_de_la_AITOccult Features of Anarchism, by Erica Lagalissehttps://www.thecollector.com/cult-of-pythagoras/http://gnosis.org/hermes.htmhttps://www.rosicrucian.org/historySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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64:52

Part One: Secret Societies and Leftism: The Odd...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/10/13

Margaret talks to Sarah Marshall about how everything you've heard about the Illuminati is entirely upside down. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eleusinian-Mysterieshttps://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federaci%C3%B3n_Regional_Espa%C3%B1ola_de_la_AITOccult Features of Anarchism, by Erica Lagalissehttps://www.thecollector.com/cult-of-pythagoras/http://gnosis.org/hermes.htmhttps://www.rosicrucian.org/historySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:46

CZM Book Club: Hollywood Werewolf Conspiracy, by...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/10/12

Margaret reads you a story about werewolves, polyamory, and cycles of trauma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:59

Introducing: SAD OLIGARCH Season 2

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/10/09

Hello, Cool People Listeners! We want to share a new show you might enjoy, SAD OLIGARCH Season 2! About the show: Since January 2022, dozens of Russia's wealthiest oligarchs and power brokers have died suddenly. One was poisoned with frog venom. Two killed their whole families. Several fell out of high windows. Most of the deaths are suspicious. Russia says they're coincidental suicides—that the deceased were simply depressed. We don't think so... Sad Oligarch is an investigative podcast

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65:30

CZM Rewind: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/10/08

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her talk with Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend who eats children and occasionally helps people. Original Air Date: 11.9.2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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70:54

CZM Rewind: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From...

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2025/10/06

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend who eats children and occasionally helps people. Original Air Date: 11.7.2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:25

CZM Book Club: Kushtaka, by Mathilda Zeller

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/10/05

Kicking off spooky month with a story about demons that I don't want to spoil by telling you more about but it's so good I promise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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66:14

Part Two: Mutual Aid and Evolution: Peter Kropotkin...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/10/01

Margaret continues talking to Katie Goldin about the anarchist prince who laid the foundations for understanding cooperation in the wild. Sources: https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/who-was-peter-kropothkin https://trise.org/2018/01/04/kropotkin-and-climate-change/ https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/allan-antliff-memorializing-kropotkin https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1883/don/ch07c.htm

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60:10

Part One: Mutual Aid and Evolution: Peter Kropotkin...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/09/29

Margaret talks to Katie Goldin about the anarchist prince who laid the foundations for understanding cooperation in the wild. https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/who-was-peter-kropothkin https://trise.org/2018/01/04/kropotkin-and-climate-change/ https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/allan-antliff-memorializing-kropotkin https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1883/don/ch07c.htm

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28:25

Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/09/24

Margaret reads a piece from CrimethInc with practical steps for resisting state repression. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:48

Part One: I Can't Tell You What's Coming

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/09/22

Margaret talks about the current political landscape and how to prepare ourselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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49:07

Part Two: Public Radio: From the Open Source Origins...

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2025/09/17

Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about Jagadish Chandra Bose, the inventor of radio, and Kenneth Rexroth, the poet involved in the creation of public radio. Sources https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kenneth-rexroth https://libcom.org/article/rexroth-kenneth-1905-1982 https://www.montecitojournal.net/2023/05/16/kenneth-rexroth-a-poet-of-montecito/ https://www.britannica.com/technology/telegraph https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/rescue-development-radio/

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40:52

Part One: Public Radio: From the Open Source Origins...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/09/15

Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about Jagadish Chandra Bose, the inventor of radio, and Kenneth Rexroth, the poet involved in the creation of public radio. Sources: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kenneth-rexroth https://libcom.org/article/rexroth-kenneth-1905-1982 https://www.montecitojournal.net/2023/05/16/kenneth-rexroth-a-poet-of-montecito/ https://www.britannica.com/technology/telegraph https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/rescue-development-radio/

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29:50

CZM Book Club: Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part Seven

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/09/14

Margaret brings you the conclusion of the tale of Hermetica.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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54:33

Part Two: Pirate Radio: From International Waters to...

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2025/09/10

Margaret continues her talk with Bursts about the surprising history of pirate radio and the three way fight for control of the airwaves. Sources: https://files.libcom.org/files/radio-is-my-bomb-part-1.pdf https://files.libcom.org/files/radio-is-my-bomb-part-2.pdf https://files.libcom.org/files/Radio%20Alice.pdf https://autonomies.org/2023/02/italy-autonomia-5/ https://autonomies.org/2023/02/italy-autonomia-5/ https://www.thejournal.ie/ronan-orahilly-radio-caroline-death-5079760-Apr2020/

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46:46

Part One: Pirate Radio: From International Waters to...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/09/08

Margaret talks with Bursts about the surprising history of pirate radio and the three way fight for control of the airwaves. Sources: https://files.libcom.org/files/radio-is-my-bomb-part-1.pdf https://files.libcom.org/files/radio-is-my-bomb-part-2.pdf https://files.libcom.org/files/Radio%20Alice.pdf https://autonomies.org/2023/02/italy-autonomia-5/ https://autonomies.org/2023/02/italy-autonomia-5/ https://www.thejournal.ie/ronan-orahilly-radio-caroline-death-5079760-Apr2020/

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42:45

Part Two: The Surprising Stories Behind Foosball and...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/09/03

Margaret continues her talk with Mangesh Hattikudur about the antifascist who invented table soccer and the socialist photographer who invented air mail. Sources: https://spainonthisday.com/alejandro-finisterre-the-inventor-of-table-football https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/feb/24/guardianobituaries.spain https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Finisterre https://historia-hispanica.rah.es/biografias/50737-alejandro-campos-ramirez https://raicesalaire.com/alejandro-finisterre/

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45:48

Part One: The Surprising Stories Behind Foosball and...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/09/01

Margaret talks with Mangesh Hattikudur about the antifascist who invented table soccer and the socialist photographer who invented air mail. Sources: https://spainonthisday.com/alejandro-finisterre-the-inventor-of-table-football https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/feb/24/guardianobituaries.spain https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Finisterre https://historia-hispanica.rah.es/biografias/50737-alejandro-campos-ramirez https://raicesalaire.com/alejandro-finisterre/

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36:49

Part Two: Alter-globalization Continues: How the...

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/08/25

Margaret continues talking about how people confronted trade summit after trade summit, fighting tooth, nail, and pom-pom against unelected world governance. Sources: https://crimethinc.com/2021/11/30/epilogue-on-the-movement-against-capitalist-globalization-22-years-after-n30-what-it-can-teach-us-today http://www.ainfos.ca/99/jun/ainfos00181.html https://crimethinc.com/2017/06/18/flashback-to-june-18-1999-the-carnival-against-capital-a-retrospective-video-and-comic

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37:41

CZM Book Club : Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part Four

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ·

2025/08/24

Margaret brings you further along into the tale of Hermetica, the generation ship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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