Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
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.
Latest episodes
Jul 14, 2025 • 51min
Part One: The National Lawyers Guild: The Legal Arm of Basically Every Social Movement in the US
Margaret talks to Joelle Monique about the almost 90 year history of the organization for progressive and radical lawyersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 13, 2025 • 39min
CZM Book Club: Diary of a Lunatic by Leo Tolstoy
Margaret reads you a story about mental health, panic disorders, and anticapitalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 9, 2025 • 53min
CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community
Margaret continues talking with Jamie Loftus about the Black and Indigenous soldiers who lived free in a fort in Spanish Florida until Andrew Jackson broke a lot of laws to fight them. Orginial Air Date: 12.20.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 7, 2025 • 1h 4min
CZM Rewind: 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 until Andrew Jackson broke a lot of laws to fight them. Original Air Date: 12.18.23 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 6, 2025 • 26min
CZM Book Club Presents: The Evolution of an Agitator, by Lizzie M. Holmes
Margaret reads you a story about the endless quest to find the roots of inequality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 2, 2025 • 55min
Part Two: Bread And Puppet: The Dawn of Giant Protest Puppets
Margaret continues talking to Jamie Loftus about some radical hippies who built gigantic puppets and an entire culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 30, 2025 • 53min
Part One: Bread And Puppet: The Dawn of Giant Protest Puppets
Margaret talks to Jamie Loftus about some radical hippies who built gigantic puppets and an entire culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 29, 2025 • 32min
CZM Book Club: Assembly Line, by B. Traven
Margaret reads you a story about arts and crafts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 25, 2025 • 36min
Part Two: The Battle in Seattle: How Scrappy Protesters Shut Down the World Trade Organization
Margaret continues telling you about the Direct Action Network that organized the successful shutdown of the WTO in November, 1999. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 23, 2025 • 41min
Part One: The Battle in Seattle: How Scrappy Protesters Shut Down the World Trade Organiation
Discover the vibrant protests in Seattle that brought the World Trade Organization to a standstill in 1999. Learn about the diverse coalition of activists, including the innovative tactics of the Direct Action Network and the influence of the Zapatistas. Delve into the historical significance of this battle against neoliberalism as various grassroots movements united for social justice. Explore the creative strategies employed and how these protests shaped the global conversation on trade, activism, and solidarity.
