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
Mar 27, 2024 • 57min
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.
Mar 25, 2024 • 55min
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.
Mar 24, 2024 • 27min
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.
Mar 20, 2024 • 49min
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 a fake person their leader, and set about fighting the Industrial Revolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 18, 2024 • 55min
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 set about fighting the Industrial Revolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 17, 2024 • 34min
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.
Mar 13, 2024 • 1h 3min
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 not shallow at all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 11, 2024 • 1h 2min
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 for privacy information.
Mar 10, 2024 • 29min
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.
Mar 6, 2024 • 1h 3min
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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
