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Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
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As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest... more

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Part Two: A People's History of Potatoes

In the second part of this reverse episode, author Wren Awry finishes teaching Margaret the complex and wonderful history of... more

20 Nov 2024 · 50 minutes
Part One: A People's History of Potatoes

In this reverse episode, author Wren Awry teaches Margaret the complex and wonderful history of one of the best vegetables... more

18 Nov 2024 · 57 minutes
CZM Book Club: The Free Orcs of Cascadia by Margaret Killjoy

It's a Book Club Rerun! Margaret Killjoy reads her short story, The Free Orcs of Cascadia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Nov 2024 · 42 minutes
Cool Rerun Part Two: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works

It's another Cool People Cool Rerun! Margaret finishes talking with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who... more

13 Nov 2024 · 1 hour,
Cool Rerun Part One: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works

It's a Cool People Cool Rerun! Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided... more

11 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
CZM Book Club: Nazis Don't Go To Valhalla

Book Club Rerun from the ol' ICHH archive - now with Book Club wrapping! Margaret Killjoy joins us to read... more

10 Nov 2024 · 25 minutes
Part Two: Witches: Witches Were Pretty Cool Even Though They Didn't Really Exist

Margaret finishes telling you about the history of European witchcraft and the witch trials and how it all came down... more

06 Nov 2024 · 34 minutes
Part One: Witches: Witches Were Pretty Cool Even Though They Didn't Really Exist

Margaret tells you about the history of European witchcraft and the witch trials and how it all came down to... more

04 Nov 2024 · 22 minutes
CZM Book Club: A Bunch of Stories About Russian Witches

Margaret reads you folklore about witches in Russia, because she likes witches and it's still sort of Halloween.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

03 Nov 2024 · 25 minutes
Part Two: Halloween Special: Spooky Stories

Margaret reads Prop the other horror story she wrote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Oct 2024 · 41 minutes
Part One: Halloween Special: Spooky Stories

Margaret reads Prop two horror stories she wrote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Oct 2024 · 38 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Vampire Maid" by Hume Nisbet

Margaret reads you a story in which vampires serve as a metaphor for yet another thing, because vampires are cool.See... more

27 Oct 2024 · 22 minutes
Part Two: Pura Belpré: The Puerto Rican Librarian Who Brought Bilingual Storytelling to New York

Margaret finishes telling Samantha McVey some of the history of public libraries and how the first Puerto Rican librarian in... more

23 Oct 2024 · 46 minutes
Part One: Pura Belpré: The Puerto Rican Librarian Who Brought Bilingual Storytelling to New York

Margaret tells Samantha McVey some of the history of public libraries and how the first Puerto Rican librarian in the... more

21 Oct 2024 · 46 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce

Margaret reads you the story she figures probably inspired Predator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Oct 2024 · 25 minutes
Part Two: Pirates, Libertalia, and the Betsimisaraka Confederation

Margaret finishes telling Molly Crabapple a story about the legends and reality of pirate utopia in Madagascar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy... more

16 Oct 2024 · 55 minutes
Part One: Pirates, Libertalia, and the Betsimisaraka Confederation

Margaret tells Molly Crabapple a story about the legends and reality of pirate utopia in MadagascarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Oct 2024 · 54 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Luella Miller" by Mary Wilkins Freeman

Margaret reads you a spooky vampire story that's quite a bit different.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Oct 2024 · 36 minutes
Part Two: Mutual Aid in North Carolina: How Asheville Has Come Together in the Wake of the Storm

Margaret reports on her trip down to Asheville North Carolina and all of the work she saw people doing down... more

09 Oct 2024 · 32 minutes
Part One: Mutual Aid in North Carolina: How Asheville Has Come Together in the Wake of the Storm

Margaret reports on her trip down to Asheville North Carolina and all of the work she saw people doing down... more

07 Oct 2024 · 35 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Svend and His Brethren" by William Morris, Part Two

Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06 Oct 2024 · 27 minutes
Part Two: Catastrophe Compassion: How People Come Together in Crisis

Margaret continues talking with Katy Stoll about some amazing acts of mutual aid, both DIY and institutional. Mutual Aid Disaster... more

02 Oct 2024 · 46 minutes
Part One: Catastrophe Compassion: How People Come Together in Crisis

Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about some amazing acts of mutual aid, both DIY and institutionalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Sep 2024 · 47 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Svend and His Brethren" by William Morris, Part One

Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Sep 2024 · 32 minutes
Part Four: The Korean People's Association of Manchuria: When Two Million People Lived In a Horizontal Society

Margaret concludes talking with Mia Wong about the deep history of Korean anarchism and how it led to one of... more

25 Sep 2024 · 46 minutes
Part Three: The Korean People's Association of Manchuria: When Two Million People Lived In a Horizontal Society

Margaret continues talking with Mia Wong about the deep history of Korean anarchism and how it led to one of... more

23 Sep 2024 · 47 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Story of the Unknown Church" by William Morris

Margaret reads you a story about decoration. Really.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Sep 2024 · 30 minutes
Part Two: The Korean People's Association of Manchuria: When Two Million People Lived In a Horizontal Society

Margaret continues talking with Mia Wong about the deep history of Korean anarchism and how it led to one of... more

18 Sep 2024 · 54 minutes
Part One: The Korean People's Association of Manchuria: When Two Million People Lived In a Horizontal Society

Margaret talks with Mia Wong about the deep history of Korean anarchism and how it led to one of the... more

16 Sep 2024 · 54 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Sapling Cage" by Margaret Killjoy

Audiobook narrator Jackie Meloche reads Margaret the first chapter of her own upcomin book!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Sep 2024 · 46 minutes
Part Two: Mother Jones: Honestly Kind of a Fraud TBH

Margaret finishes talking to Laurie Penny about the goth hellraiser labor organizer whom she thought would be cool but was... more

11 Sep 2024 · 56 minutes
Part One: Mother Jones: Honestly Kind of a Fraud TBH

Margaret talks to Laurie Penny about the goth hellraiser labor organizer whom she thought would be cool but was actually... more

09 Sep 2024 · 57 minutes
CZM Book Club: "2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut

Margaret reads you a classic sci-fi critique of eugenics by a master of satire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08 Sep 2024 · 25 minutes
Part Two: The German Abolitionists: How the 48ers Joined the American Abolitionists

Margaret finishes talking to Cody Johnston about how a bunch of German revolutionaries joined the movement against American slavery.See omnystudio.com/listener... more

04 Sep 2024 · 1 hour,
Part One: The German Abolitionists: How the 48ers Joined the American Abolitionists

Margaret talks to Cody Johnston about how a bunch of German revolutionaries joined the movement against American slavery.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

02 Sep 2024 · 52 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Virgin Ground" by Rosel George Brown

Margaret reads you a classic sci-fi tale of a marriage on Mars gone wrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

01 Sep 2024 · 26 minutes
Part Two: Frances Perkins and the Quest to Rescue Jewish Children From Germany

Margaret finishes talking with Caitlin Durante about the first "Madame Secretary," who burned her political capital to keep the US... more

28 Aug 2024 · 59 minutes
Part One: Frances Perkins and the Quest to Rescue Jewish Children From Germany

Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the first "Madame Secretary," who burned her political capital to keep the US border... more

26 Aug 2024 · 53 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Intentionalities" by Aimee Ogden

Margaret reads you a science fiction story about space unions and family ties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Aug 2024 · 32 minutes
Part Two: The Orange Alternative: The Polish Hippie Surrealists Who Tore Down a Communist Government

Margaret finishes talking with Courtney Kocak about how a bunch of self-styled anarchist gnomes helped collapse a government.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

21 Aug 2024 · 56 minutes
Part One: The Orange Alternative: The Polish Hippie Surrealists Who Tore Down a Communist Government

Margaret talks with Courtney Kocak about how a bunch of self-styled anarchist gnomes helped collapse a government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy... more

19 Aug 2024 · 50 minutes
CZM Book Club: Three Stories From Japanese Folklore

Margaret reads you stories about demons and moon maidens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Aug 2024 · 27 minutes
Part Two: Ben Fletcher, Local 8, and the Fighting, Antiracist Union of Philadelphia

Margaret finishes talking to Miriam about maybe the coolest union local in US history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Aug 2024 · 56 minutes
Part One: Ben Fletcher, Local 8, and the Fighting, Antiracist Union of Philadelphia

Margaret talks to Miriam about maybe the coolest union local in US history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Aug 2024 · 1 hour,
CZM Book Club: "John Simnel's First Goshawk" by Tegan Moore

Margaret reads you a story about a boy who could have been king but instead talks to birds.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

11 Aug 2024 · 23 minutes
Part Two: Joan of Arc Was Even Cooler Than I Thought

Margaret finishes talking with Molly Conger about two women who changed the course of history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07 Aug 2024 · 59 minutes
Part One: Joan of Arc Was Even Cooler Than I Thought

Margaret talks with Molly Conger about two women who changed the course of history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Spring Woods Spring" by B. Pladek

Margaret reads you a story about where personal grief meets climate grief.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

04 Aug 2024 · 34 minutes
Part Two: The Reichstag Fire Was Not An Inside Job

Margaret finishes telling Karl Kasarda the story of Marinus van der Lubbe, the council communist who tried to spark a... more

31 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Part One: The Reichstag Fire Was Not An Inside Job

Margaret tells Karl Kasarda the story of Marinus van der Lubbe, the council communist who tried to spark a civil... more

29 Jul 2024 · 53 minutes
CZM Book Club: Stories About Nightingale the Robber

Margaret reads you Russian folklore about a cool bird robber guy who lives in a nest that some punks like.See... more

28 Jul 2024 · 28 minutes
Part Four: Operation Nemesis and Armenian Resistance to Genocide

Margaret finishes talking with James Stout about how a group of unlikely heroes assassinated the architects of the Armenian genocide.See... more

24 Jul 2024 · 55 minutes
Part Three: Operation Nemesis and Armenian Resistance to Genocide

Margaret continues talking with James Stout about how a group of unlikely heroes assassinated the architects of the Armenian genocide.See... more

22 Jul 2024 · 49 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Orchard of Tomorrow" by Kelsea Yu

Margaret reads you a story about what enormous love it will take to rebuild the world and take back what's... more

21 Jul 2024 · 36 minutes
Part Two: Operation Nemesis and Armenian Resistance to Genocide

Margaret continues talking with James Stout about how a group of unlikely heroes assassinated the architects of the Armenian genocide.See... more

17 Jul 2024 · 50 minutes
Part One: Operation Nemesis and Armenian Resistance to Genocide

Margaret talks with James Stout about how a group of unlikely heroes assassinated the architects of the Armenian genocide.See omnystudio.com/listener... more

15 Jul 2024 · 49 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Three Trials of the Wind," by Shiv Ramdas, Part 2 of 2

Margaret finishes reading you a reimagining of Hindu mythology by a masterful speculative fiction author.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Jul 2024 · 26 minutes
Cool Rerun: Part Two: Aqua Tofana: How to Kill Your Husband

In part two of this week's rerun episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about how, in the era before... more

10 Jul 2024 · 59 minutes
Cool Rerun: Part One: Aqua Tofana: How to Kill Your Husband

Margaret's taking the week off! Here's a rerun where Margaret talks with Shereen about how, in the era before divorce,... more

08 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
CZM Book Club: "The Three Trials of the Wind," by Shiv Ramdas, Part 1 of 2

Margaret reads you a reimagining of Hindu mythology by a masterful speculative fiction author.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07 Jul 2024 · 30 minutes
Part Two: Dungeons & Dragons: The History of Some Great and Terrible Nerdery

Margaret finishes talking with Ed Zitron about the origins of one of her all-time favorite games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

03 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Part One: Dungeons & Dragons: The History of Some Great and Terrible Nerdery

Margaret talks with Ed Zitron about the origins of one of her all-time favorite games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

01 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Party Discipline" by Cory Doctorow, Part Four

Margaret finishes reading Robert Evans a novella about the near future of tech, surveillance, and teenage rebellion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy... more

30 Jun 2024 · 35 minutes
Part Two: George Orwell and the War for Common Decency

Margaret finishes talking with Kaveh Hoda about her problematic fave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Part One: George Orwell and the War for Common Decency

Margaret talks with Kaveh Hoda about her problematic fave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Jun 2024 · 56 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Party Discipline" by Cory Doctorow, Part Three

Margaret continues to read Robert Evans a novella about the near future of tech, surveillance, and teenage rebellion.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

23 Jun 2024 · 30 minutes
Part Two: ACT UP: How Angry, Dying Queers Invented Modern Activism

Margaret finishes talking with Francesca Fiorentini about the AIDS activists who changed the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

19 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Part One: ACT UP: How Angry, Dying Queers Invented Modern Activism

Margaret talks with Francesca Fiorentini about the AIDS activists who changed the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Jun 2024 · 57 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Party Discipline" by Cory Doctorow, Part Two

Margaret continues to read Robert Evans a novella about the near future of tech, surveillance, and teenage rebellion.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

16 Jun 2024 · 28 minutes
Part Two: Mutual Aid and Burial Societies: The Origins of Black Cooperativism in the US

In part two, Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about the deep roots of economic cooperation in Black America.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

12 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Part One: Mutual Aid and Burial Societies: The Origins of Black Cooperativism in the US

Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about the deep roots of economic cooperation in Black America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Party Discipline" by Cory Doctorow, Part One

Margaret reads Robert Evans a novella about the near future of tech, surveillance, and teenage rebellion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09 Jun 2024 · 32 minutes
Part Two: Fábricas Ocupadas: When Workers In Argentina Took Over Their Factories

In part two, Margaret finishes her talk with Prop about how people all over Argentina resisted neoliberalism and took over... more

05 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Part One: Fábricas Ocupadas: When Workers In Argentina Took Over Their Factories

Margaret talks with Prop about how people all over Argentina resisted neoliberalism and took over their factories to run them... more

03 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde

Margaret reads you a children's story written by one of the greatest queer icons of history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

02 Jun 2024 · 27 minutes
Part Two: Community Gardens: How People Take Land From the Rich to Feed Themselves

In part two, Margaret finishes talking with Kat Abu about the history of community gardening in New York City and... more

29 May 2024 · 54 minutes
Part One: Community Gardens: How People Take Land From the Rich to Feed Themselves

Margaret talks with Kat Abu about the history of community gardening in New York City and elsewhere.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy... more

27 May 2024 · 56 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Stolen Bacillus" by HG Wells

Margaret reads a classic anti-anarchist story by HG Wells written before Wells learned what was up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 May 2024 · 24 minutes
Part Four: Death to the Rich: Maria Nikiforova and the anarchist battallions in Civil War Ukraine

In part four, Margaret finishes her talk with Robert Evans about the time that millions of Ukrainians rose a black... more

22 May 2024 · 45 minutes
Part Three: Death to the Rich: Maria Nikiforova and the anarchist battallions in Civil War Ukraine

In part three, Margaret continues to talk with Robert Evans about the time that millions of Ukrainians rose a black... more

20 May 2024 · 46 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Yermak, the Conqueror of Siberia" by Leo Tolstoy

Margaret reads a piece of folklore about the colonization of Siberia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

19 May 2024 · 25 minutes
Part Two: Death to the Rich: Maria Nikiforova and the anarchist battallions in Civil War Ukraine

In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Robert Evans about the time that millions of Ukrainians rose a black... more

15 May 2024 · 59 minutes
Part One: Death to the Rich: Maria Nikiforova and the anarchist battallions in Civil War Ukraine

Margaret talks with Robert Evans about the time that millions of Ukrainians rose a black flag and went to war... more

13 May 2024 · 49 minutes
CZM Book Club: Three Ruthenian Folk Tales

Margaret reads three Slavic folk tales about magic women and mean children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 May 2024 · 30 minutes
Part Two: The Great Revolt: Palestinian Resistance to Early Zionism

In part two, Margaret concludes a talk with Matt Lieb about multi-faith Palestinian resistance to early Zionist colonization.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

08 May 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Part One: The Great Revolt: Palestinian Resistance to Early Zionism

Margaret talks with Matt Lieb about multi-faith Palestinian resistance to early Zionist colonization.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06 May 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Fortunate Death of Jonathan Sandelson" by Margaret Killjoy, Part Two

In part two, Margaret reads Danl a story about hackers using drones to disrupt for-profit incarceration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05 May 2024 · 23 minutes
May Day Rerun Part Two: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday

Margaret's taking a week off post mouth surgery and wants to celebrate May Day! Here's a throwback to the first... more

01 May 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
May Day Rerun Part One: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday

Margaret's taking a week off post mouth surgery and wants to celebrate May Day! Here's a throwback to the first... more

29 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Fortunate Death of Jonathan Sandelson" by Margaret Killjoy, Part One

Margaret reads Danl a story about hackers using drones to disrupt for-profit incarceration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Apr 2024 · 36 minutes
Part Six: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

In the SIXTH part of this longest-series-ever, Margaret finally gets to Kronstadt with Mia Wong and talks about at least... more

24 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Part Five: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

In part five (can you believe it?), Margaret continues to talk with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions... more

22 Apr 2024 · 50 minutes
Part Four: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

In part four, Margaret continues to talk with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers... more

17 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Part Three: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

In part three, Margaret continues to talk with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers... more

15 Apr 2024 · 49 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke

Margaret reads Gare a classic sci-fi tale about the divine possibility of computers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Apr 2024 · 35 minutes
Part Two: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers... more

10 Apr 2024 · 1 hour,
Part One: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

Margaret talks with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers councils, and rebellions that tried... more

08 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Transmutation" by Katherine Sparrow

Margaret reads Sophie a story of love gone wrong between a magician and an alchemist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07 Apr 2024 · 36 minutes
Part Two: Ada Lovelace and Lord Byron: The First Computer Programmer, Child of the First Vampire

Margaret finishes a conversation with Bridget Todd about the woman who invented software and her rather strange family.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

03 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Part One: Ada Lovelace and Lord Byron: The First Computer Programmer, Child of the First Vampire

Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the woman who invented software and her rather strange family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

01 Apr 2024 · 58 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Last Beat of My Heart" by Edward Morris

Margaret reads Gare a story about everyday magic, teen angst, and mixtapes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Mar 2024 · 34 minutes
Part Two: The Expropriators: Fifteen Years of Political Bank Robbers in Argentina and Uruguay

Margaret concludes with Snow about the folks who tried to fund a revolution the old-fashioned way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Mar 2024 · 56 minutes
Part One: The Expropriators: Fifteen Years of Political Bank Robbers in Argentina and Uruguay

Margaret talks with Snow about the folks who tried to fund a revolution the old-fashioned way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Mar 2024 · 55 minutes
CZM Book Club: Part Two of "The Vampyre" by John Polidori

Margaret finishes the first modern vampire, a parable about the dangers of the libertine royalty,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Mar 2024 · 27 minutes
Part Two: All Hail King Ludd: How the Luddites Almost Saved Us

In part two, Margaret talks with Robert Evans one more time about the English rebels who threw on dresses, declared... more

20 Mar 2024 · 49 minutes
Part One: All Hail King Ludd: How the Luddites Almost Saved Us

Margaret talks with Robert Evans about the English rebels who threw on dresses, declared a fake person their leader, and... more

18 Mar 2024 · 55 minutes
CZM Book Club: Part One of "The Vampyre" by John Polidori

Margaret reads you the first modern vampire, a parable about the dangers of the libertine royalty,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Mar 2024 · 33 minutes
Part Two: Oscar Wilde: A Story That Was Way More Important Than I Realized

In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Chelsey Weber-Smith about the gay anarchist Irish dandy who proved to be... more

13 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Part One: Oscar Wilde: A Story That Was Way More Important Than I Realized

Margaret talks with Chelsey Weber-Smith about the gay anarchist Irish dandy who proved to be not shallow at all.See omnystudio.com/listener... more

11 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Tongue Mining" by Jack Morton

Margaret reads you a story about AI, translation, and love across languages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Mar 2024 · 28 minutes
Part Two: The City of Gnomes: the Provos and Kabouters in late 60s Amsterdam who rebuilt the city

In part two, Margaret continues her conversation with Molly Conger about the hippies and greasers who reimagined Dutch urban life.See... more

06 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Part One: The City of Gnomes: the Provos and Kabouters in late 60s Amsterdam who rebuilt the city

Margaret talks with Molly Conger about the hippies and greasers who reimagined Dutch urban life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

04 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
CZM Book Club: An excerpt from "An RVer's Guide to the American West" by Carrot Quinn

Margaret reads Robert a post-apocalyptic story of a woman and her dog surviving in the mountains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

03 Mar 2024 · 44 minutes
Part Two: The Earth Liberation Front: The Burning Rage of a Dying Planet

In part two, Margaret finishes talking with Sarah Marshall about the eco-radicals and arsonists of the late 90s.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

28 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Part One: The Earth Liberation Front: The Burning Rage of a Dying Planet

Margaret talks with Sarah Marshall about the eco-radicals and arsonists of the late 90s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
CZM Book Club: "Confession to a Dead Man" by Margaret Killjoy

Margaret reads Gare one of her stories, set in the world of Penumbra City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Feb 2024 · 40 minutes
Part Two: The Common Ground Collective: The DIY Collective That Built Modern Mutual Aid

In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Andrew Ti about the anarchists and former Black Panthers that came together... more

21 Feb 2024 · 56 minutes
Part One: The Common Ground Collective: The DIY Collective That Built Modern Mutual Aid

Margaret talks with Andrew Ti about the anarchists and former Black Panthers that came together to set up mutual aid... more

19 Feb 2024 · 47 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Part Two

Margaret reads you the second part of a classic feminist horror story about the madness caused by patriarchy.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

18 Feb 2024 · 25 minutes
Part Four: The Easter Rising: How a Bunch of Irish Poets and Union Organizers Took On the British Empire, Died, and Then Won

In our final part, Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about the motley collection of rebels who sparked Irish independenceSee omnystudio.com/listener... more

14 Feb 2024 · 59 minutes
Part Three: The Easter Rising: How a Bunch of Irish Poets and Union Organizers Took On the British Empire, Died, and Then Won

Margaret, for the third time out of four, talks with Katy Stoll about the motley collection of rebels who sparked... more

12 Feb 2024 · 48 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Part One

Margaret reads you a classic feminist horror story about the madness caused by patriarchy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Feb 2024 · 26 minutes
Part Two: The Easter Rising: How a Bunch of Irish Poets and Union Organizers Took On the British Empire, Died, and Then Won

In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Katy Stoll about the motley collection of rebels who sparked Irish independence.See... more

07 Feb 2024 · 51 minutes
Part One: The Easter Rising: How a Bunch of Irish Poets and Union Organizers Took On the British Empire, Died, and Then Won

Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about the motley collection of rebels who sparked Irish independence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05 Feb 2024 · 57 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The House of Surrender" by Laurie Penny

Margaret reads Shereen a story about a time traveler sent to a very strange prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

04 Feb 2024 · 37 minutes
Part Two: Abortion and its Defenders: From Weimar to the Bay

In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Samantha McVey about the syndicalists who ran a network of 200 clinics... more

31 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Part One: Abortion and its Defenders: From Weimar to the Bay

Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the syndicalists who ran a network of 200 clinics in Weimar Germany and the... more

29 Jan 2024 · 53 minutes
Cool ReRun: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything Part 3+4

On the second part of this Cool ReRun, Margaret continues the conversation with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff... more

22 Jan 2024 · 2 hours, 2 minutes
Cool ReRun: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything Part 1+2

On this Cool ReRun, Margaret talks with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff about how radicals got the... more

17 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 38 minutes
Part Two: Freedom House: The World’s First Paramedics Were Black Men from Pittsburgh

In part two of this week's series, Margaret continues her conversation with Kaveh Hoda about the down-and-out Black men who... more

10 Jan 2024 · 56 minutes
Part One: Freedom House: The World’s First Paramedics Were Black Men from Pittsburgh

Margaret talks with Kaveh Hoda about the down-and-out Black men who created the world's first modern paramedic service, way more... more

08 Jan 2024 · 59 minutes
CZM Book Club: "The Untimely Death of Northgate Mall" by Evan J Peterson

Margaret reads Gare an urban folk horror story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07 Jan 2024 · 33 minutes
Here's To You, Dear Listeners: 2024 Q&A

On this special episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret and Sophie answer questions from you, the listeners!... more

03 Jan 2024 · 38 minutes
Part Two: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about the Black and Indigenous soldiers... more

20 Dec 2023 · 53 minutes
Part One: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about the Black and Indigenous soldiers who lived free in a fort in Spanish Florida... more

18 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
CZM Book Club: The Flair by Nick Mamatas

Margaret reads Mia a sci-fi story about what people will do for free power and war. And about hacker clowns.See... more

17 Dec 2023 · 36 minutes
Part Two: Israeli & International Solidarity with Palestinian Struggle

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Matt Lieb about the anti-zionist Jews and others... more

13 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Part One: Israeli & International Solidarity with Palestinian Struggle

Margaret talks with Matt Lieb about the anti-zionist Jews and others who have thrown in their lot with the Palestinian... more

11 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
CZM Book Club: Printed Guns & Sold Schematics by SJ Klapecki

Margaret reads you a story about an engineer in a collapsed United States, just trying to make her living selling... more

10 Dec 2023 · 29 minutes
Part Four: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire

In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American... more

06 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Part Three: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire

In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American... more

04 Dec 2023 · 56 minutes
CZM Book Club: The Plastic People by Tobias Buckell

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret reads Gare a story about making fun of rich... more

03 Dec 2023 · 43 minutes
Part Two: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire

In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American... more

29 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Part One: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire

Margaret talks with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

27 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
CZM Rewind: Part Two - Food Not Bombs, The Criminal Mutual Aid Conspiracy

Original Air Date: August 17th, 2022 In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Andrew Ti... more

22 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
CZM Rewind: Part One - Food Not Bombs, The Criminal Mutual Aid Conspiracy

Original Air Date: August 15th, 2022 Margaret talks with Andrew Ti about the long fight for our right to feed... more

20 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
CZM Book Club: Handala. The Olive, the Storm, and the Sea by Sonia Suliaman

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret reads James the story of what happens when a... more

19 Nov 2023 · 42 minutes
Part Two: Witches & Vampires in Folklore

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues reading old folklore of witches and vampires to Francesca Fiorentini, including... more

15 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
Part One: Witches & Vampires in Folklore

Margaret reads old folklore of witches and vampires to Francesca Fiorentini, including vampires who are witches and bears who are... more

13 Nov 2023 · 54 minutes
CZM Book Club: The Lost Roads by Sim Kern

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret reads "The Lost Roads," a utopian story about a... more

12 Nov 2023 · 44 minutes
Part Two: Countercuisine: The Counterculture of the Diggers & Food Co-ops

In part two of this week's reverse episode, author Wren Awry continues their conversation with Margaret about the 60s &... more

08 Nov 2023 · 56 minutes
Part One: Countercuisine: The Counterculture of the Diggers & Food Co-ops

In this reverse episode, author Wren Awry teaches Margaret about the 60s & 70s radicals who changed the way we... more

06 Nov 2023 · 58 minutes
CZM Book Club: Babang Luksa

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads “Babang Luksa,” a short story by author... more

05 Nov 2023 · 39 minutes
Part Two: The Surprisingly Complicated History of Halloween

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about all things spooky season, from... more

01 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Part One: The Surprisingly Complicated History of Halloween

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about all things spooky season, from Lemuria to Samhain to Allhallowtide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part Four

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads the final two chapters of her folk... more

29 Oct 2023 · 41 minutes
Part Four: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country

In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that... more

25 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Part Three: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country

In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that... more

23 Oct 2023 · 58 minutes
CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part Three

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy continues reading the next two chapters of her... more

22 Oct 2023 · 41 minutes
Part Two: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country

In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that... more

18 Oct 2023 · 59 minutes
Part One: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country

Margaret talks with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that inspired Margaret to start this podcast in the first... more

16 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part Two

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy continues reading the next two chapters of her... more

15 Oct 2023 · 50 minutes
Part Two: Hobohemia & the Dil Pickle Club: Chicago is Weird & Cool

Margaret continues her conversation with Chelsey Weber-Smith about Chicago's queer-friendly, antiracist working class cultural cornerstone of the 1920s, the Dil... more

11 Oct 2023 · 54 minutes
Part One: Hobohemia & the Dil Pickle Club: Chicago is Weird & Cool

Margaret talks with Chelsey Weber-Smith about Chicago's queer-friendly, antiracist working class cultural cornerstone of the 1920s, the Dil Pickle Club.See... more

09 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part One

In this first ever episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads the first two chapters of... more

08 Oct 2023 · 39 minutes
Part Four: The Surrealists Were Even Cooler Than You Thought

In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the queer, antifascist artists who... more

04 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Part Three: The Surrealists Were Even Cooler Than You Thought

In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the queer, antifascist artists who... more

02 Oct 2023 · 1 hour,
CZM Rewind: The Civil War Within the Civil War: How the South Won the War for the Union

Original Air Date: May 16, 2022 Margaret talks with Prop about how people escaping slavery turned the tide of the... more

25 Sep 2023 · 2 hours, 3 minutes
Part Two: The Surrealists Were Even Cooler Than You Thought

In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the queer, antifascist artists who... more

20 Sep 2023 · 49 minutes
Part One: The Surrealists Were Even Cooler Than You Thought

Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the queer, antifascist artists who set out to revolutionize a lot more than just... more

18 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Part Two: John Henry Was Real & Also Became Superman

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about the surprising history of the real... more

13 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Part One: John Henry Was Real & Also Became Superman

Margaret talks with Prop about the surprising history of the real man behind the legend of John Henry, a Black... more

11 Sep 2023 · 1 hour,
Part Four: A Tale of Two Snipers: Simo Häyhä, Lyudmila Pavlichenko & the Eastern Front

In the conclusion of this special 4-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with firearms historian Karl Kasarda about two WWII... more

06 Sep 2023 · 59 minutes
Part Three: A Tale of Two Snipers: Simo Häyhä, Lyudmila Pavlichenko & the Eastern Front

In part three of this special 4-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with firearms historian Karl Kasarda about two WWII... more

04 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Part Two: A Tale of Two Snipers: Simo Häyhä, Lyudmila Pavlichenko & the Eastern Front

In part two of this special 4-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with firearms historian Karl Kasarda about two WWII... more

30 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Part One: A Tale of Two Snipers: Simo Häyhä, Lyudmila Pavlichenko & the Eastern Front

Margaret talks with firearms historian Karl Kasarda about two WWII snipers on the Eastern Front defending their homeland, a Finnish... more

28 Aug 2023 · 57 minutes
Part Two: Sex Work in the American West & the Start of a Labor Movement

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Courtney Kocak about how... more

23 Aug 2023 · 57 minutes
Part One: Sex Work in the American West & the Start of a Labor Movement

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Courtney Kocak about how legal sex work shaped American culture in the Old... more

21 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Part Two: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black... more

15 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 38 minutes
Part One: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black radicals scared the government by feeding kids, building coalitions,... more

14 Aug 2023 · 54 minutes
Part Two: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries: Surviving & Fighting Theocracy in Ireland

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Sarah Marshall about the... more

09 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Part One: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries: Surviving & Fighting Theocracy in Ireland

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Sarah Marshall about the prisons for "fallen women" around the UK, US &... more

07 Aug 2023 · 1 hour,
Part Two: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about the long history of hunger strikes... more

02 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
Part One: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine

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

31 Jul 2023 · 58 minutes
Part Two: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo Flores Magón & the Peasants Who Ended a Dictatorship

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Kat Abu about the Mexican liberals who became... more

26 Jul 2023 · 1 hour,
Part One: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo Flores Magón & the Peasants Who Ended a Dictatorship

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

24 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Part Two: The Molly Maguires: Untamable Irish Rebels Who Had a Really Direct Way of Dealing with Bosses & Landlords

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about the wild history of Irish... more

19 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
Part One: The Molly Maguires: Untamable Irish Rebels Who Had a Really Direct Way of Dealing with Bosses & Landlords

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about the wild history of Irish secret societies, the fight against the enclosure of the... more

17 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Part Two: Gama: An Anti-colonial Icon Who Happened to Be History's Greatest Wrestler

In part two of this week's reverse episode, author Shiv Ramdas continues his conversation with Margaret about Gama, the Indian... more

12 Jul 2023 · 57 minutes
Part One: Gama: An Anti-colonial Icon Who Happened to Be History's Greatest Wrestler

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

10 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Part Three: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose

In the finale of this three-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Danl Goodman about the gay liberation movement of... more

05 Jul 2023 · 54 minutes
Part Two: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Danl Goodman about the gay liberation movement of... more

28 Jun 2023 · 44 minutes
Part One: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose

Margaret talks with Danl Goodman about the gay liberation movement of the early 1970s that blew open the gates for... more

26 Jun 2023 · 52 minutes
Part Two: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs & Taking Names

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Andrew Ti about how... more

21 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Part One: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs & Taking Names

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Andrew Ti about how an informal union of children shut down the nation’s... more

19 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Part Two: The Battle of Cable Street: How Jews & Irish Catholics Destroyed Fascism in Britain

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with James Stout about how Britain's Union of Fascists... more

14 Jun 2023 · 56 minutes
Part One: The Battle of Cable Street: How Jews & Irish Catholics Destroyed Fascism in Britain

Margaret talks with James Stout about how Britain's Union of Fascists was destroyed in a storm of fists and rotten... more

12 Jun 2023 · 50 minutes
Part Two: Resistance to Franco: The Anarchist Air Force, the Antifascist Space Program & More

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Gare about how the people of Spain fought... more

07 Jun 2023 · 49 minutes
Part One: Resistance to Franco: The Anarchist Air Force, the Antifascist Space Program & More

Margaret talks with Gare about how the people of Spain fought back against Franco, crippling his economy, killing his soldiers,... more

05 Jun 2023 · 57 minutes
Part Two: Francisco Sabaté: Franco’s Public Enemy #1

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with James Stout about the anarchist spec ops guy... more

31 May 2023 · 54 minutes
Part One: Francisco Sabaté: Franco’s Public Enemy #1

Margaret talks with James Stout about the anarchist spec ops guy who became a guerilla Robin Hood and spent decades... more

29 May 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Part Two: Riot Dogs Are Very Good Dogs

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with producer Sophie Lichterman about the stray dogs who... more

24 May 2023 · 49 minutes
Part One: Riot Dogs Are Very Good Dogs

Margaret talks with producer Sophie Lichterman about the stray dogs who fight cops and guard protesters around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener... more

22 May 2023 · 57 minutes
Part Two: Josephine Baker: The Actor and Spy Who Mighta Saved the World

Margaret continues her conversation with journalist and writer Laurie Penny about Josephine Baker, the first black woman to star in... more

10 May 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Part One: Josephine Baker: The Actor and Spy Who Mighta Saved the World

Margaret talks with journalist and writer Laurie Penny about Josephine Baker, the first black woman to star in a film,... more

08 May 2023 · 53 minutes
Part Two: Muhammad Ali Risked It All to Stop a War

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Ian Johnson about Muhammad Ali, one of the... more

03 May 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Part One: Muhammad Ali Risked It All to Stop a War

Margaret talks with Ian Johnson about Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest and most principled athletes of all time, who... more

01 May 2023 · 53 minutes
Part Two: Helen Keller Was a Socialist But Also Complicated

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the deafblind socialist revolutionary Helen... more

26 Apr 2023 · 58 minutes
Part One: Helen Keller Was a Socialist But Also Complicated

Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the deafblind socialist revolutionary Helen Keller and her complicated legacy as a disability icon.See... more

24 Apr 2023 · 57 minutes
Part Four: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything

In the finale of this four part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff... more

19 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Part Three: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything

In part three of this four part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff... more

17 Apr 2023 · 54 minutes
Part Two: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything

In part two of this four part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff... more

12 Apr 2023 · 55 minutes
Part One: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything

Margaret talks with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff about how radicals got the trash taken out in... more

10 Apr 2023 · 42 minutes
Part Two: Burglars vs the FBI: How the Catholic Left & Their Friends Exposed COINTELPRO

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with journalist, activist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini about one... more

05 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
Part One: Burglars vs the FBI: How the Catholic Left & Their Friends Exposed COINTELPRO

Margaret talks with journalist, activist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini about one of the greatest acts of nonviolent civil disobedience in... more

03 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Part Two: Great Trancestors of History: Lucy Hicks, Wendy Carlos & Alan Hart

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Bridget Todd about some trans people in history... more

29 Mar 2023 · 47 minutes
Part One: Great Trancestors of History: Lucy Hicks, Wendy Carlos & Alan Hart

Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about some trans people in history who lived long, happy lives and accomplished wonderful things.See... more

27 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Part Four: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement

In the finale of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for... more

22 Mar 2023 · 51 minutes
Part Three: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement

In part three of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for... more

20 Mar 2023 · 54 minutes
Part Two: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement

In part two of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for... more

15 Mar 2023 · 50 minutes
Part One: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement

Margaret talks with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought... more

13 Mar 2023 · 59 minutes
Part Two: Judi Bari Didn't Bomb Herself: Earth First! & the Timber Wars

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Gare about the labor organizer who tried to... more

08 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Part One: Judi Bari Didn't Bomb Herself: Earth First! & the Timber Wars

Margaret talks with Gare about the labor organizer who tried to bring loggers and environmentalists together to save the redwoods... more

06 Mar 2023 · 54 minutes
Part Two: The Golden Age of Pirates & One Great Polycule of History

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about what's unique about the golden age... more

01 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
Part One: The Golden Age of Pirates & One Great Polycule of History

Margaret talks with Miriam about what's unique about the golden age of piracy and why we romanticize the wrong things,... more

27 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Part Two: Chico Mendes & the Rubber Tappers Who Fought for the Rainforest

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about the rural union of rubber tappers... more

22 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Part One: Chico Mendes & the Rubber Tappers Who Fought for the Rainforest

Margaret talks with Prop about the rural union of rubber tappers who fought slash and burn ranching in the Amazon... more

20 Feb 2023 · 1 hour,
Part Two: Ngo Van & Vietnamese Resistance Before the Vietnam War

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Snow about one communist’s life of resistance against... more

15 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Part One: Ngo Van & Vietnamese Resistance Before the Vietnam War

Margaret talks with Snow about one communist’s life of resistance against colonialism and authoritarianism both.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Feb 2023 · 1 hour,
Part Two: The Popular Olympics: Antifascist Athletes Help Stop a Coup

In part two of this week's reverse episode, James Stout continues his conversation with Margaret about the Popular Olympics of... more

08 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Part One: The Popular Olympics: Antifascist Athletes Help Stop a Coup

In this reverse episode, James Stout talks with Margaret about the Popular Olympics of 1936 Spain and the competitors who... more

06 Feb 2023 · 57 minutes
Part Two: Isabelle Eberhardt: The Genderbending Vagabond

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jolie Holland about Isabelle Eberhardt, aka Si Mahmoud... more

01 Feb 2023 · 53 minutes
Part One: Isabelle Eberhardt: The Genderbending Vagabond

Margaret talks with Jolie Holland about Isabelle Eberhardt, aka Si Mahmoud Saadi, the Muslim crossdressing adventurer raised by anarchists.See omnystudio.com/listener... more

30 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Part Two: Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen of Ireland

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Hugh Ryan about the complicated legacy of Gráinne... more

25 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
Part One: Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen of Ireland

Margaret talks with Hugh Ryan about the complicated legacy of Gráinne Ní Mháille and her piracy and her rebellion against... more

23 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Part Two: Up Against the Wall: New York City's Armed Love Movement

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Mia Wong about Black Mask and Up Against... more

18 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Part One: Up Against the Wall: New York City's Armed Love Movement

Margaret talks with Mia Wong about Black Mask and Up Against the Wall, the artists who took on the system... more

16 Jan 2023 · 54 minutes
Here's To You, Dear Listeners: 2023 Q&A

On this special episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret and Sophie answer questions from you, the listeners!See... more

04 Jan 2023 · 52 minutes
Part Two: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and... more

21 Dec 2022 · 45 minutes
Part One: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas

Margaret talks with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the... more

19 Dec 2022 · 47 minutes
Part Two: The Tramp Printers: Union Vagabonds

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the hardknock union typographers whose... more

14 Dec 2022 · 55 minutes
Part One: The Tramp Printers: Union Vagabonds

Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the hardknock union typographers whose short lives were full of adventure, ink, and booze.... more

12 Dec 2022 · 58 minutes
Part Two: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense... more

07 Dec 2022 · 1 hour,
Part One: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement

Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense... more

05 Dec 2022 · 58 minutes
Part Two: Everyone Hates the Klan

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about the long history of the Ku... more

30 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Part One: Everyone Hates the Klan

Margaret talks with Shereen about the long history of the Ku Klux Klan and the equally long history of people... more

28 Nov 2022 · 59 minutes
Thanksgiving Fiction Special: The Thirty-Seven Marble Steps

In this extra-special Thanksgiving fiction special presentation, Margaret recounts the true origins of the Thanksgiving holiday and then reads a... more

23 Nov 2022 · 35 minutes
Part Two: Anti-Racist Action: Because Nazi Punks Need To Be Dealt With

In part two of this week's episode, author Shannon Clay continues his conversation with Margaret about the history of Anti-Racist... more

16 Nov 2022 · 56 minutes
Part One: Anti-Racist Action: Because Nazi Punks Need To Be Dealt With

Author Shannon Clay talks to Margaret about the history of Anti-Racist Action, the coalition that formed to counter racist and... more

14 Nov 2022 · 42 minutes
Part Two: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From Folklore

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend... more

09 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Part One: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From Folklore

Margaret talks with comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend who eats children and occasionally helps... more

07 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Halloween Fiction Special: It Bleeds, It Burrows, It Breaks the Bone

In this extra-special Halloween fiction special presentation, Margaret reads a ghost story from her new book, We Won't Be Here... more

02 Nov 2022 · 42 minutes
Part Three: Sholem Schwarzbard: The Jewish Assassin Who Ruled

In the finale of this special reverse episode, Miriam concludes her conversation with Margaret about Sholem Schwarzbard, the radical Jewish... more

31 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Part Two: Sholem Schwarzbard: The Jewish Assassin Who Ruled

In part two of this special reverse episode, Miriam continues her conversation with Margaret about Sholem Schwarzbard, the radical Jewish... more

26 Oct 2022 · 52 minutes
Part One: Sholem Schwarzbard: The Jewish Assassin Who Ruled

In this special reverse episode, Miriam talks with Margaret about Sholem Schwarzbard, the radical Jewish assassin. Special thanks goes to... more

24 Oct 2022 · 55 minutes
Part Two: The Vampires are on Our Side: Antifascism in Film

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the antifascist filmmaking in Germany... more

19 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Part One: The Vampires are on Our Side: Antifascism in Film

Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the antifascist filmmaking in Germany and Hollywood that laid much of the foundations for... more

17 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Part Two: Crime Pays: The Sophie Lyons Story

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about how one immigrant woman navigated the... more

12 Oct 2022 · 59 minutes
Part One: Crime Pays: The Sophie Lyons Story

Margaret talks to Prop about how one immigrant woman navigated the 19th century American criminal underworld, robbed the rich, retired... more

10 Oct 2022 · 57 minutes
Part Two: The Modern School & Francisco Ferrer: School Shouldn't Be Terrible

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with James Stout about the turn of the century... more

05 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Part One: The Modern School & Francisco Ferrer: School Shouldn't Be Terrible

Margaret talks with James Stout about the turn of the century educators who fought--and sometimes died--for a reasonable education for... more

03 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Part Two: Aqua Tofana: How to Kill Your Husband

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about how, in the era before divorce,... more

28 Sep 2022 · 59 minutes
Part One: Aqua Tofana: How to Kill Your Husband

Margaret talks with Shereen about how, in the era before divorce, a group of women sold poison to aspiring widows.See... more

26 Sep 2022 · 1 hour,
Part Two: The IWW and the Hobos Who Saved Free Speech

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Robert Evans about the Spokane Free Speech Fight... more

21 Sep 2022 · 53 minutes
Part One: The IWW and the Hobos Who Saved Free Speech

Margaret talks with Robert Evans about the Spokane Free Speech Fight and the itinerant workers who invented new forms of... more

19 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Part Two: Dutch Squatters Accidentally Save The Country From Ruin

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Alex Beels, host of Onderstroom, about how a... more

14 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Part One: Dutch Squatters Accidentally Save The Country From Ruin

Margaret talks with Alex Beels, host of Onderstroom, about how a group of people who just wanted somewhere to sleep... more

12 Sep 2022 · 59 minutes
Part Two: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out, But in a Good Way

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Max Collins of Eve 6 about the squatting,... more

07 Sep 2022 · 47 minutes
Part One: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out, But in a Good Way

Margaret talks with Max Collins of Eve 6 about the squatting, organizing, and robin hood antics of Chumbawamba, the one... more

05 Sep 2022 · 54 minutes
Part Two: Roger Casement: The Gay Irish Anti-Colonial Knight

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with author Wren Awry about Roger Casement, whose reporting... more

31 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
Part One: Aqua Tofana: How to Kill Your Husband
Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
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Margaret talks with Shereen about how, in the era before divorce, a group of women sold poison to aspiring widows.See omnystudio.com/listener for... more