Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Katy Stoll, specialist in rebels who sparked Irish independence, discusses Irish nationalism, the formation of Sinn Fein, the Daughters of Ireland, the decline of the Irish language, and the complexities of alliances. The hosts also explore the importance of lesser-known black history, origins of the folk song 'Welcome Home,' and social media use.

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

In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Samantha McVey about the syndicalists who ran a network of 200 clinics in Weimar Germany and the feminists who defended Roe-era clinics in CaliforniaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samantha McVey, host of 'Stuff Mom Never Told You', discusses syndicalists in Weimar Germany and feminists defending Roe-era clinics in California. Topics include Weimar Germany's progressive society, underground abortion organizations, intersectionality of reproductive rights, historical context of the eugenics movement, anarchist life and syndicalist unions, birth control distribution in Germany, and social media discussions.

On the second part of this Cool ReRun, Margaret continues the conversation with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff about how radicals got the trash taken out in New York, literally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret interviews Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff. They discuss the impact of Puerto Rican radicals on the speaker's life and music. The podcast explores the formation of the Young Lords street gang and their fight against English as the official language. Alynda talks about the Young Lords' involvement in community activism, gang unity, and their occupation of religious institutions for urban renewal. They also address sanitation issues and promote other works.

In part two of this week's series, Margaret continues her conversation with Kaveh Hoda about the down-and-out Black men who created the world's first modern paramedic service, way more recently than you'd imagine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kaveh Hoda discusses the world's first modern paramedic service created by down-and-out black men from Pittsburgh. The podcast explores the history of emergency medical care, paramedics, and ambulance services. It touches on the impact of war and racial bias in healthcare. It also covers the remarkable life of Peter Saffir, the doctor who developed CPR and protected a hospital from the Nazis during World War II.

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

On this special episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret and Sophie answer questions from you, the listeners! CBP is detaining thousands of migrants, including children and the elderly, in the desert without food, water or shelter when overnight temperatures drop below freezing. Support the mutual aid groups helping them  tinyurl.com/borderaidgfm or https://www.gofundme.com/jacumba-migrant-campsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.