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Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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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.

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Episodes

Part Two: Helen Keller Was a Socialist But Also Complicated

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the deafblind socialist revolutionary Helen Keller and her complicated legacy as a disability icon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 26, 202359 min

Part Four: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement

In the finale of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 22, 202352 min

Part Three: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement

In part three of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 20, 202355 min

Part Two: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement

In part two of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 15, 202350 min

Part Two: Judi Bari Didn't Bomb Herself: Earth First! & the Timber Wars

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Gare about the labor organizer who tried to bring loggers and environmentalists together to save the redwoods and had to survive a car bomb to do it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 08, 20231 hr 10 min

Part Two: The Golden Age of Pirates & One Great Polycule of History

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about what's unique about the golden age of piracy and why we romanticize the wrong things, plus they discuss Mary Read, Anne Bonny and Calico Jack. South Street Seaport Museum's Queer Chanteys, Queer Sailors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRxo-nJn8X8 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 01, 20231 hr 23 min

Part Two: Isabelle Eberhardt: The Genderbending Vagabond

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jolie Holland about Isabelle Eberhardt, aka Si Mahmoud Saadi, the Muslim crossdressing adventurer raised by anarchists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 01, 202353 min

Part Two: Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen of Ireland

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Hugh Ryan about the complicated legacy of Gráinne Ní Mháille and her piracy and her rebellion against the British. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 25, 20231 hr 24 min

Part One: Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen of Ireland

Margaret talks with Hugh Ryan about the complicated legacy of Gráinne Ní Mháille and her piracy and her rebellion against the British. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 23, 20231 hr 9 min

Part Two: Up Against the Wall: New York City's Armed Love Movement

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation 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 18, 20231 hr 15 min
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