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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Jan 16, 2023 • 55min
Part One: Up Against the Wall: New York City's Armed Love Movement
Margaret talks with Mia Wong about Black Mask and Up Against the Wall, the artists who took on the system and looked good doing it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 4, 2023 • 52min
Here's To You, Dear Listeners: 2023 Q&A
On this special episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret and Sophie answer questions from you, the listeners!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 21, 2022 • 46min
Part Two: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 19, 2022 • 48min
Part One: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
Margaret talks with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 14, 2022 • 55min
Part Two: The Tramp Printers: Union Vagabonds
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the hardknock union typographers whose short lives were full of adventure, ink, and booze. Source: The Tramp Printers: Forgotten Trails of the Traveling Typographers by Charles OverbeckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 12, 2022 • 58min
Part One: The Tramp Printers: Union Vagabonds
Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the hardknock union typographers whose short lives were full of adventure, ink, and booze. Source: The Tramp Printers: Forgotten Trails of the Traveling Typographers by Charles OverbeckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 7, 2022 • 60min
Part Two: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense during the Civil Rights Era.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 5, 2022 • 58min
Part One: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement
Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense during the Civil Rights Era.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 30, 2022 • 1h 6min
Part Two: Everyone Hates the Klan
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about the long history of the Ku Klux Klan and the equally long history of people fighting it tooth and nail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 28, 2022 • 60min
Part One: Everyone Hates the Klan
Margaret talks with Shereen about the long history of the Ku Klux Klan and the equally long history of people fighting it tooth and nail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
