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
Jul 18, 2022 • 53min
Part One: Birth Control Pioneers & the Jerk Who Tried to Stop Them
Some people have to fight for the right to use birth control, some people have to fight for the right to bear children. Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about Emma Goldman, Angela Heywood, Fannie Lou Hamer, and the complex fight for reproductive freedom in the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 13, 2022 • 54min
Part Two: How To Break Out of Prison: In Minecraft and Elsewhere
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with podcast host Mia Wong about jailbreaks, by helicopter, tank, and tunnel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 11, 2022 • 52min
Part One: How To Break Out of Prison: In Minecraft and Elsewhere
To celebrate Bastille Day, Margaret talks to podcast host Mia Wong about jailbreaks, by helicopter, tank, and tunnel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 6, 2022 • 1h 13min
Part Two: Blair Mountain: When Miners Went to Literal War Against Their Bosses
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with the crew of the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast about the coal wars of West Virginia and the blood that bought miners their rights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 4, 2022 • 60min
Part One: Blair Mountain: When Miners Went to Literal War Against Their Bosses
Margaret talks with the crew of the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast about the coal wars of West Virginia and the blood that bought miners their rights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 29, 2022 • 1h 3min
Part Two: When Women Were Computers: A Tale of Space and Math
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Bridget Todd about the space race, Russian cosmists, gay scientists, and the women who got humanity to the moon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 27, 2022 • 60min
Part One: When Women Were Computers: A Tale of Space and Math
Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the space race, Russian cosmists, gay scientists, and the women who got humanity to the moon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 22, 2022 • 51min
Part Two: The Public Universal Friend: A Non-binary Icon in Revolutionary-Era America
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with podcast host and journalist Garrison Davis about an 18th-century genderless preacher and their gender-bending followers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 20, 2022 • 59min
Part One: The Public Universal Friend: A Non-binary Icon in Revolutionary-Era America
Margaret talks with podcast host and journalist Garrison Davis about an 18th-century genderless preacher and their gender-bending followers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 15, 2022 • 1h 33min
Part Two: The Anarchist Revolution in the Spanish Civil War
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with comedian, writer and podcast host Jamie Loftus about the time that millions of anarchists and their allies collectivized in Spain while fighting off a fascist invasion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
