Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

In 1871, the people of Paris, tired of starving, took up arms and declared their city an autonomous commune. For almost two months, they ran their utopian experiment, and though they were eventually crushed, they inspired revolutionaries across the world for generations to come.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The podcast discusses the Paris Commune of 1871, its formation and suppression by the French army. They explore misconceptions and provide an overview of the Commune's ideas of freedom. The podcast also covers the historical context of 19th century France and the food preferences, mutual aid, and artillery ownership during the Commune. Other topics include the formation and structure of the National Guard, a story of defection and execution, the political parties involved in the Commune, and the current state of affairs in Paris.

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about how people escaping slavery turned the tide of the American Civil War and how the South was anything but united.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret talks with Prop about how people escaping slavery turned the tide of the American Civil War and how the South was anything but united.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago. https://reprolegaldefensefund.org/The Repro Legal Defense Fund covers bail and funds strong defenses for people who are investigated, arrested, or prosecuted for self-managed abortion.https://www.ifwhenhow.org/If/When/How are lawyers fighting for reproductive justicehttps://www.aafront.org/http://operationsaveabortion.com/https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago. https://reprolegaldefensefund.org/The Repro Legal Defense Fund covers bail and funds strong defenses for people who are investigated, arrested, or prosecuted for self-managed abortion.https://www.ifwhenhow.org/If/When/How are lawyers fighting for reproductive justicehttps://www.aafront.org/http://operationsaveabortion.com/https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of this episode, Margaret continues her discussion with journalist and podcast host Robert Evans to talk about the anarchists who were hanged in Chicago in the 1860s for fighting for the rights of the working class.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret sits down with journalist and podcast host Robert Evans to talk about the anarchists who were hanged in Chicago in the 1860s for fighting for the rights of the working class.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lots of cool people in history have done really cool stuff. Let Margaret Killjoy tell you about them. In this trailer, learn about the cool anarchist bank robbers who performed a cool jailbreak in Uruguay in 1931.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.