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.
Episodes
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
