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Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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Apr 22, 2024 • 50min

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 and general strikes, workers councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 17, 2024 • 1h 5min

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 councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 15, 2024 • 50min

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 councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 14, 2024 • 35min

CZM Book Club: "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke

Classic sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke's impact on the genre, the quest to find the names of God through a computer, exploring themes of AI and human hubris, and the divine experience of witnessing a solar eclipse are discussed in this entertaining podcast.
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Apr 10, 2024 • 1h

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 councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 8, 2024 • 1h 13min

Part One: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

Mia Wong, expert on Russian revolutions, discusses the Kronstadt rebellion and Russia's historical roots. They explore socialist groups, the split between Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, and the influence of anarchists in the Russian Revolution period. Exciting announcements about new projects are also shared.
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Apr 7, 2024 • 36min

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.
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Apr 3, 2024 • 1h 4min

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 privacy information.
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Apr 1, 2024 • 59min

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.
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Mar 31, 2024 • 35min

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.

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