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
Dec 25, 2024 • 48min
CZM Rewind: Part Two: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out, But in a Good Way
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Max Collins of Eve 6 about the squatting, organizing, and robin hood antics of Chumbawamba, the one hit wonders with a thirty year career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 23, 2024 • 55min
CZM Rewind: Part One: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out, But in a Good Way
Margaret talks with Max Collins of Eve 6 about the squatting, organizing, and robin hood antics of Chumbawamba, the one hit wonders with a thirty year career. Original Air Date: 9.5.22See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 22, 2024 • 26min
CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: General Lichterman
Margaret interviews the one and only General Lichterman about her decades as a revolutionary icon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 18, 2024 • 1h 4min
Part Two: Fountain House Is A Cool Place For People Dealing With Mental Health
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Allison Raskin about the Clubhouse Model that has been helping people find agency, purpose and community since the 1940s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 16, 2024 • 57min
Part One: Fountain House Is A Cool Place For People Dealing With Mental Health
Margaret talks to Allison Raskin about the Clubhouse Model that has been helping people find agency and purpose and community since the 1940s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 15, 2024 • 31min
CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Live From DinoCon 4 in Helsinki
Margaret and Jamie report back from DinoCon in the year 2054.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 11, 2024 • 58min
Part Two: All the People Who Tried to Kill Mussolini
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Robert Evans about the awful large amount of people who tried to take Mussolini out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 9, 2024 • 59min
Part One: All the People Who Tried to Kill Mussolini
Margaret tells Robert Evans about the awful large amount of people who tried to take Mussolini out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 8, 2024 • 23min
CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Reports From the Dino War: The War in Review
Margaret comes back from the future with a podcast episode from the year 2054.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 4, 2024 • 1h 1min
CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement
It's the last Rewind of the recent holiday and Margaret finishes talking 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.
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