
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

Nov 8, 2023 • 56min
Part Two: Countercuisine: The Counterculture of the Diggers & Food Co-ops
In part two of this week's reverse episode, author Wren Awry continues their conversation with Margaret about the 60s & 70s radicals who changed the way we relate to food in the US. Sources: Appetite for Change by Warren Belasco Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monica M. White Ingredients for Revolution by Alex Ketchum "The Civil Rights Icon Who Saw Freedom in Farming" by Mayukh Sen for Gastro Obscura “The Coop Wars” documentary from Twin Cities PBS The Food Conspiracy newsletter archives!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 6, 2023 • 58min
Part One: Countercuisine: The Counterculture of the Diggers & Food Co-ops
In this reverse episode, author Wren Awry teaches Margaret about the 60s & 70s radicals who changed the way we relate to food in the US. Sources: Appetite for Change by Warren Belasco The Theater is in the Street by Bradford D. Martin “Digger Meets Panther” from Shaping San Francisco www.diggers.org www.diggersdocs.org "Remaking the Commons’: A History of Eating in Public" by Gaye Chan & Nandita Sharmain and “Notes on Utopian Failure in Commune Kitchens” by Madeline Lane-McKinley, both from the anthology Nourishing Resistance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 5, 2023 • 39min
CZM Book Club: Babang Luksa
In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads “Babang Luksa,” a short story by author Nicasio Andres Reed, to Mia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 1, 2023 • 1h 6min
Part Two: The Surprisingly Complicated History of Halloween
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about all things spooky season, from Lemuria to Samhain to Allhallowtide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Oct 30, 2023 • 1h 7min
Part One: The Surprisingly Complicated History of Halloween
In this podcast, Margaret and Jamie Loftus dive into the fascinating history of Halloween, covering topics like Lemuria, the murder of Peter Ivers, rituals for protection against evil spirits, and the concept of Tyran and Nog from Irish mythology. They also discuss funny anecdotes about Latin lessons, bug bodies, and nipple adornments. Throughout the podcast, they reference various podcasts and share book recommendations.

Oct 29, 2023 • 41min
CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part Four
In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads the final two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 25, 2023 • 1h 14min
Part Four: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country
In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that inspired Margaret to start this podcast in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 23, 2023 • 58min
Part Three: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country
In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that inspired Margaret to start this podcast in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 22, 2023 • 41min
CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part Three
In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy continues reading the next two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 18, 2023 • 60min
Part Two: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country
In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that inspired Margaret to start this podcast in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.