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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The Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff podcast is a delightful gem that brings positivity and fascinating historical figures to the forefront with humor, great research, and insightful guests. Hosted by Margaret and Sophie, this podcast has quickly become a favorite for many listeners. One of the best aspects of the show is the incredible research that goes into each episode. Margaret's thoroughness shines through as she presents well-rounded stories about history's neglected individuals. The guests that are featured on the show bring their own expertise and add depth to the discussions. The storytelling and banter between Margaret and her guests create an engaging listening experience. Additionally, Margaret's infectious laughter adds a touch of joy to every episode.
As with any podcast, there may be some minor drawbacks to The Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff. Some listeners may find the casual tone of the show too informal or lacking in academic rigor. However, it is important to note that this podcast aims to make history accessible to all audiences, which can be both a strength and weakness depending on personal preferences. Another aspect that could be improved upon is the frequency of episodes. While every episode is eagerly anticipated by fans, it would be wonderful to have more content from this podcast.
In conclusion, The Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in learning about neglected figures in history who have made significant contributions but have been overlooked by mainstream narratives. Margaret's talent as a storyteller combined with her passion for these radical histories creates an uplifting and inspiring atmosphere throughout each episode. With great research, fantastic guests, and an overall positive tone, this podcast offers a unique perspective on historical events while keeping listeners entertained and informed.
Margaret finishes telling you about the histories most notorious fugitives and his days fighting against the Tsar. Sources: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/houndsditch-murders/https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gyl24y/were_the_policies_of_the_british_government_under/https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Siege-of-Sidney-Street/https://web.archive.org/web/20070514215717/http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/O/origination/immigration.htmlhttps://www.onlatvia.com/tag/christianizationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250125015207/https://www.onlatvia.com/dievturiba-latvian-neo-paganism-187https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81rlis_Ulmanishttps://kulturaskanons.lv/en/archive/jani/A Towering Flame, by Phillip RuffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues telling you about one of histories most notorious fugitives and his days fighting against the Tsar. Sources: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/houndsditch-murders/https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gyl24y/were_the_policies_of_the_british_government_under/https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Siege-of-Sidney-Street/https://web.archive.org/web/20070514215717/http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/O/origination/immigration.htmlhttps://www.onlatvia.com/tag/christianizationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250125015207/https://www.onlatvia.com/dievturiba-latvian-neo-paganism-187https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81rlis_Ulmanishttps://kulturaskanons.lv/en/archive/jani/A Towering Flame, by Phillip RuffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Happy National Poetry Month! Margaret reads some poems from a "Classic Age" anarchist poet and agitatorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her conversation with Becca Ramos about one of histories most notorious fugitives and his days fighting against the Tsar Source: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/houndsditch-murders/https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gyl24y/were_the_policies_of_the_british_government_under/https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Siege-of-Sidney-Street/https://web.archive.org/web/20070514215717/http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/O/origination/immigration.htmlhttps://www.onlatvia.com/tag/christianizationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250125015207/https://www.onlatvia.com/dievturiba-latvian-neo-paganism-187https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81rlis_Ulmanishttps://kulturaskanons.lv/en/archive/jani/A Towering Flame, by Phillip RuffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks with Becca Ramos about one of histories most notorious fugitives and his days fighting against the Tsar Sources: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/houndsditch-murders/https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gyl24y/were_the_policies_of_the_british_government_under/https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Siege-of-Sidney-Street/https://web.archive.org/web/20070514215717/http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/O/origination/immigration.htmlhttps://www.onlatvia.com/tag/christianizationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250125015207/https://www.onlatvia.com/dievturiba-latvian-neo-paganism-187https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81rlis_Ulmanishttps://kulturaskanons.lv/en/archive/jani/A Towering Flame, by Phillip RuffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you some golden-age pulp sci-fi about a hypercompetant space captain and her trusty catSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her talk with Shuli Branson about the international campaign to end a notorious animal testing lab Sources: https://activistfacts.com/organizations/408-shac//https://newspaper.animalpeopleforum.org/2002/10/01/crackdown-on-shac-hits-activist-for-child-porn-brings-boston-busts/https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?Id=DAED00C5-802A-23AD-4106-0178D28039D9&Statement_id=CB16330B-2C94-4C18-B3A1-EF426A27966Chttps://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/british-arrest-animal-rights-activists/https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/animal-rights-activists-get-prison-web-threat-case/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/4762481.stmhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/I+dug+up+a+grave+20+years+ago+but+this+is+appalling%3b+YOXALL...-a0123564625https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-research-they-tried-to-stophttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/may/12/animalwelfare.topstories3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DONT2Aucgshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/aug/24/animalwelfare.nelsonmandelahttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/aug/24/animalwelfare.businessofresearchhttps://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/this-britain/animal-rights-activists-condemned-as-guinea-pig-farm-gives-up-fight-307872.htmlhttps://aldf.org/article/federal-laws-and-agencies-involved-with-animal-testing/https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1fkyqaf/cmv_testing_on_animals_is_not_logically_unethical/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36762462/https://awionline.org/awi-quarterly/summer-2025/animal-experimentation-under-trump-administration-good-bad-uglyhttps://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-zeldin-gets-epa-back-track-eliminate-animal-testing-after-biden-adminhttps://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/consumer-health/federal-food-drug-and-cosmetic-act-1938https://bfp.org/the-u-s-is-finally-beginning-to-move-beyond-animal-testing/https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animals-used-experimentation-factsheets/animal-experiments-overview/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408444.2023.2221987#abstracthttps://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/epa-end-animal-testinghttps://web.archive.org/web/20080227041442/http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/fileLibrary/pdf/RIA_Report_FINAL-opt.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK32655/https://humanedecisions.com/charles-darwin-the-lower-animals-like-man-feel-pleasure-and-pain-happiness-and-misery/https://web.archive.org/web/20130121030113/http://postcog.ucd.ie/files/fulltext.pdfhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/aug/14/davidpallisterhttps://www.stagemilk.com/aaron-monologue-act-5-scene-1/https://awionline.org/press-releases/envigo-settlement-first-step-addressing-companys-abysmal-animal-welfare-recordhttps://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/2960204-envigos-22-million-guilty-plea-animal-welfare-scandal-unveiledPuppy Killer, Leave Town, Jon Hochschartnerhttps://we.riseup.net/imc-uk/barry-horneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks with Shuli Branson about the international campaign to end a notorious animal testing lab Sources: https://activistfacts.com/organizations/408-shac//https://newspaper.animalpeopleforum.org/2002/10/01/crackdown-on-shac-hits-activist-for-child-porn-brings-boston-busts/https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?Id=DAED00C5-802A-23AD-4106-0178D28039D9&Statement_id=CB16330B-2C94-4C18-B3A1-EF426A27966Chttps://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/british-arrest-animal-rights-activists/https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/animal-rights-activists-get-prison-web-threat-case/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/4762481.stmhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/I+dug+up+a+grave+20+years+ago+but+this+is+appalling%3b+YOXALL...-a0123564625https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-research-they-tried-to-stophttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/may/12/animalwelfare.topstories3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DONT2Aucgshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/aug/24/animalwelfare.nelsonmandelahttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/aug/24/animalwelfare.businessofresearchhttps://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/this-britain/animal-rights-activists-condemned-as-guinea-pig-farm-gives-up-fight-307872.htmlhttps://aldf.org/article/federal-laws-and-agencies-involved-with-animal-testing/https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1fkyqaf/cmv_testing_on_animals_is_not_logically_unethical/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36762462/https://awionline.org/awi-quarterly/summer-2025/animal-experimentation-under-trump-administration-good-bad-uglyhttps://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-zeldin-gets-epa-back-track-eliminate-animal-testing-after-biden-adminhttps://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/consumer-health/federal-food-drug-and-cosmetic-act-1938https://bfp.org/the-u-s-is-finally-beginning-to-move-beyond-animal-testing/https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animals-used-experimentation-factsheets/animal-experiments-overview/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408444.2023.2221987#abstracthttps://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/epa-end-animal-testinghttps://web.archive.org/web/20080227041442/http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/fileLibrary/pdf/RIA_Report_FINAL-opt.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK32655/https://humanedecisions.com/charles-darwin-the-lower-animals-like-man-feel-pleasure-and-pain-happiness-and-misery/https://web.archive.org/web/20130121030113/http://postcog.ucd.ie/files/fulltext.pdfhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/aug/14/davidpallisterhttps://www.stagemilk.com/aaron-monologue-act-5-scene-1/https://awionline.org/press-releases/envigo-settlement-first-step-addressing-companys-abysmal-animal-welfare-recordhttps://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/2960204-envigos-22-million-guilty-plea-animal-welfare-scandal-unveiledPuppy Killer, Leave Town, Jon Hochschartnerhttps://we.riseup.net/imc-uk/barry-horneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you a story about climate refugees, ancestors, and giant spider robots that weave webs of glassSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her conversation with Charles McBryde about the underground organization of anarcho-communists fighting against their own authoritarian government. Sources: https://www.anarchistnews.org/content/anarchist-ruslan-siddiqui-sentenced-29-years-maximum-security-penal-colonyhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-20120888 https://avtonom.org/en/news/anarchist-alexey-rozhkov-sentenced-16-years-setting-fire-military-enlistment-officehttps://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukrainehttps://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/05/7379273/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/05/7379409/https://theins.ru/en/society/280988https://avtonom.org/en/news/you-could-call-me-partisan-ruslan-siddiqi-recounts-his-anti-war-actionshttps://theins.ru/en/politics/252885https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmJZVKLQylAhttps://abc-belarus.org/en/prisoners/https://ukrainetoday.org/ex-russian-officer-defects-to-ukraine-to-fight-enemies-of-my-homeland/https://greydynamics.com/siberian-battalion-russian-volunteers-fighting-for-ukraine/https://greydynamics.com/inside-russias-underground-resistance-the-rise-of-boak/https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-anarchists-on-the-front-line-against-russia-s-warhttps://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/05/29/i-couldnt-watch-people-die-in-silence-enhttps://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/27/russia-prison-sentences-for-terrorist-graffiti/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks with Charles McBryde about the underground organization of anarcho-communists fighting against their own authoritarian government. Sources: https://www.anarchistnews.org/content/anarchist-ruslan-siddiqui-sentenced-29-years-maximum-security-penal-colonyhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-20120888 https://avtonom.org/en/news/anarchist-alexey-rozhkov-sentenced-16-years-setting-fire-military-enlistment-officehttps://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukrainehttps://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/05/7379273/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/05/7379409/https://theins.ru/en/society/280988https://avtonom.org/en/news/you-could-call-me-partisan-ruslan-siddiqi-recounts-his-anti-war-actionshttps://theins.ru/en/politics/252885https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmJZVKLQylAhttps://abc-belarus.org/en/prisoners/https://ukrainetoday.org/ex-russian-officer-defects-to-ukraine-to-fight-enemies-of-my-homeland/https://greydynamics.com/siberian-battalion-russian-volunteers-fighting-for-ukraine/https://greydynamics.com/inside-russias-underground-resistance-the-rise-of-boak/https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-anarchists-on-the-front-line-against-russia-s-warhttps://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/05/29/i-couldnt-watch-people-die-in-silence-enhttps://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/27/russia-prison-sentences-for-terrorist-graffiti/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you a story about mushrooms, trash, and coming to terms with an imperfect utopiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her talk with Molly Crabapple about her book Here Where We Live is Our Country Preorder from Firestorm Co-op here: https://firestorm.coop/products/24295-here-where-we-live-is-our-country.html?referral=killjoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks with Molly Crabapple about her book Here Where We Live is Our Country. Preorder from Firestorm Co-op here: https://firestorm.coop/products/24295-here-where-we-live-is-our-country.html?referral=killjoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you a story about the magic embeded into the mundaneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her conversation with Raechel Anne Jolie about labor organizing among sex workers in the United States. Sources: https://www.scirp.org/pdf/WJA20120300010_83173531.pdfhttps://www.nswp.org/sites/default/files/guide_to_legal_models_english_prf04.pdfhttps://www.nswp.org/sites/default/files/Swedish%20Model%20Advocacy%20Toolkit%20Community%20Guide%2C%20NSWP%20-%20November%202015.pdfhttps://decriminalizesex.work/Nevada-prostitution-laws/https://torontosun.com/news/world/nevada-brothel-sex-workers-unionize-fighthttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-workers-at-pahrump-brothel-are-unionizing-alleging-unfair-contracts-and-conditionshttps://visualfoodie.com/exploring-the-complete-history-of-sheris-ranch/https://archive.org/details/lightsshadesinsa00lloy/page/n3/mode/2uphttps://californiacrossings.com/barbary-coast-trail/https://historycooperative.org/who-invented-porn/https://www.cracked.com/article_43541_the-5-oldest-porn-films-on-planet-earth.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090916051409/http://www.lustyladysf.com/history.htmlhttps://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=152594https://web.archive.org/web/20061005154719/http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/02/BAGOPLGGTB1.DTLhttps://archive.iww.org/node/2897/https://www.foundsf.org/Lusty_Lady_and_Sex_Worker_Powerhttps://avn.com/news/video/unionized-dancer-owned-peep-show-shutters-on-labor-day-133704https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2409590/The-Lusty-Lady-San-Francisco-closes-End-road-Americas-unionized-worker-run-strip-club.htmlhttps://www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-lusty-lady-led-the-charge-will-todays-sex-workers-follow/article_c6b28854-50a1-11ed-a50b-6729f88abb39.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/17/star-garden-us-only-unionized-strippershttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12599325/Americas-unionized-strip-club-two-decades-Star-Garden-North-Hollywood-REOPENS-nine-months-firing-dozen-dancers-refused-work-without-better-pay-filing-bankruptcy-shutting-down.htmlhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/America%27s+Forgotten+Slaves%3a+The+Chinese+Tragedy.-a0842208018See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks with Raechel Anne Jolie about labor organizing among sex workers in the United States Sources: https://www.scirp.org/pdf/WJA20120300010_83173531.pdfhttps://www.nswp.org/sites/default/files/guide_to_legal_models_english_prf04.pdfhttps://www.nswp.org/sites/default/files/Swedish%20Model%20Advocacy%20Toolkit%20Community%20Guide%2C%20NSWP%20-%20November%202015.pdfhttps://decriminalizesex.work/Nevada-prostitution-laws/https://torontosun.com/news/world/nevada-brothel-sex-workers-unionize-fighthttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-workers-at-pahrump-brothel-are-unionizing-alleging-unfair-contracts-and-conditionshttps://visualfoodie.com/exploring-the-complete-history-of-sheris-ranch/https://archive.org/details/lightsshadesinsa00lloy/page/n3/mode/2uphttps://californiacrossings.com/barbary-coast-trail/https://historycooperative.org/who-invented-porn/https://www.cracked.com/article_43541_the-5-oldest-porn-films-on-planet-earth.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090916051409/http://www.lustyladysf.com/history.htmlhttps://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=152594https://web.archive.org/web/20061005154719/http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/02/BAGOPLGGTB1.DTLhttps://archive.iww.org/node/2897/https://www.foundsf.org/Lusty_Lady_and_Sex_Worker_Powerhttps://avn.com/news/video/unionized-dancer-owned-peep-show-shutters-on-labor-day-133704https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2409590/The-Lusty-Lady-San-Francisco-closes-End-road-Americas-unionized-worker-run-strip-club.htmlhttps://www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-lusty-lady-led-the-charge-will-todays-sex-workers-follow/article_c6b28854-50a1-11ed-a50b-6729f88abb39.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/17/star-garden-us-only-unionized-strippershttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12599325/Americas-unionized-strip-club-two-decades-Star-Garden-North-Hollywood-REOPENS-nine-months-firing-dozen-dancers-refused-work-without-better-pay-filing-bankruptcy-shutting-down.htmlhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/America%27s+Forgotten+Slaves%3a+The+Chinese+Tragedy.-a0842208018See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you a medieval comedic tale of trickery and lust.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her interview of ancient historian Christopher B. Zeichmann about all the wild stuff happening in the ancient world and confirms her guesses about Spartacus and the Third Servile WarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret interviews ancient historian Christopher B. Zeichmann about all the wild stuff happening in the ancient world and confirms her guesses about Spartacus and the Third Servile WarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you a 1920 classic fiction story by the seminal theoristSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her talk with Courtney Kocak about the potentially million-strong alliance of Black farmers who built up a cooperative economics in the post-war American South Sources: https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/02/07/the-helots-a-labour-force/https://www.lucyparsonsproject.com/writings/negro.htmlhttps://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RR194.pdfhttps://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=TE009https://worldblackhistory.blogspot.com/2022/11/blog-post_11.htmlhttps://lawyersgunsmon.wpengine.com/2012/12/this-day-in-labor-history-december-11-1886https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2017/09/day-labor-history-september-25-1891https://temple.manifoldapp.org/read/the-black-worker-during-the-era-of-the-knights-of-labor-volume-iii/section/cf118f82-0d04-4251-9934-c474e4daef2ehttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40030730?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://wp.nyu.edu/compliance_enforcement/2025/08/07/doj-secures-first-criminal-conviction-in-wage-fixing-case/https://ncbaclusa.coop/content/uploads/2023/02/Fall-2022_Winter-2023-Cooperative-Business-Journal_FINAL-v2.pdfhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40030730https://www.givinggrove.org/blog-reference/black-farmers-in-americahttps://snccdigital.org/events/fannie-lou-hamer-founds-freedom-farm-cooperative/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/November-15/the-march-to-the-sea-beginshttps://explorethearchive.com/shermans-march-to-the-seahttps://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/teachers/lessonplans/Document6(SpecialOrder).pdfhttps://www.grunge.com/601373/what-you-should-know-about-the-granger-movement-of-the-1860s/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/shermans-field-order-no-15/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40030586?read-now=1&seq=7#page_scan_tab_contentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks to Courtney Kocak about the potentially million-strong alliance of Black farmers who built up a cooperative economics in the post-war American South Sources https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/02/07/the-helots-a-labour-force/https://www.lucyparsonsproject.com/writings/negro.htmlhttps://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RR194.pdfhttps://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=TE009https://worldblackhistory.blogspot.com/2022/11/blog-post_11.htmlhttps://lawyersgunsmon.wpengine.com/2012/12/this-day-in-labor-history-december-11-1886https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2017/09/day-labor-history-september-25-1891https://temple.manifoldapp.org/read/the-black-worker-during-the-era-of-the-knights-of-labor-volume-iii/section/cf118f82-0d04-4251-9934-c474e4daef2ehttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40030730?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://wp.nyu.edu/compliance_enforcement/2025/08/07/doj-secures-first-criminal-conviction-in-wage-fixing-case/https://ncbaclusa.coop/content/uploads/2023/02/Fall-2022_Winter-2023-Cooperative-Business-Journal_FINAL-v2.pdfhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40030730https://www.givinggrove.org/blog-reference/black-farmers-in-americahttps://snccdigital.org/events/fannie-lou-hamer-founds-freedom-farm-cooperative/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/November-15/the-march-to-the-sea-beginshttps://explorethearchive.com/shermans-march-to-the-seahttps://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/teachers/lessonplans/Document6(SpecialOrder).pdfhttps://www.grunge.com/601373/what-you-should-know-about-the-granger-movement-of-the-1860s/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/shermans-field-order-no-15/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40030586?read-now=1&seq=7#page_scan_tab_contentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you a lush post-apocalyptic slice of life story by an amazing poetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you an essay about how to live a beautiful lifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Happy Valentine's Day! Margaret reads you a story about codependent lesbian mushroom parasites.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her conversation with Molly Conger about a complicated man who spent his early life promoting antisemitic conspiracies before sheltering thousands of Jews and dying in Auschwitz. Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/12/05/mass-is-set-for-the-saint-of-auschwitz/18a930db-756e-4f7c-a484-399305713a29/ The Life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, William LaMay https://pisma-niepokalanow-pl.translate.goog/967-czy-prawda-sie-zmienia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/19/world/saint-charged-with-bigotry-clerics-say-no.html https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/was-st-maximilian-kolbe-an-antisemite-1068 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102091901/http://www.consecration.com/default.aspx?id=41 https://www.reddit.com/r/freemasonry/comments/rva0iu/the_giordano_brunisti/ https://studiaelblaskie.pl/assets/Numery/SE-tom212020.pdf#page=199 https://www.scross.co.za/2023/08/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-remarkable-martyr-to-nazis/ https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/saint-maximillian-kolbe Less Than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism, Slavoj Zizek https://eastwestreport.org/?view=article&id=343:persecution-of-christians-in-tsarist-russia-and-the-soviet-and-post-soviet-union&catid=43:e-20-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks to Molly Conger about a complicated man who spent his early life promoting antisemitic conspiracies before sheltering thousands of Jews and dying in Auschwitz Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/12/05/mass-is-set-for-the-saint-of-auschwitz/18a930db-756e-4f7c-a484-399305713a29/ The Life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, William LaMay https://pisma-niepokalanow-pl.translate.goog/967-czy-prawda-sie-zmienia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/19/world/saint-charged-with-bigotry-clerics-say-no.html https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/was-st-maximilian-kolbe-an-antisemite-1068 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102091901/http://www.consecration.com/default.aspx?id=41 https://www.reddit.com/r/freemasonry/comments/rva0iu/the_giordano_brunisti/ https://studiaelblaskie.pl/assets/Numery/SE-tom212020.pdf#page=199 https://www.scross.co.za/2023/08/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-remarkable-martyr-to-nazis/ https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/saint-maximillian-kolbe Less Than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism, Slavoj Zizek https://eastwestreport.org/?view=article&id=343:persecution-of-christians-in-tsarist-russia-and-the-soviet-and-post-soviet-union&catid=43:e-20-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues to read you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aidSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her interview with Black history comic author Ben Passmore about his new book Black Arms to Hold You UpSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret interview Black history comic author Ben Passmore about his new book Black Arms to Hold You Up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the second part of a two part series, Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis Supplies for Political Art Making https://givebutter.com/spno Protective Gear for Legal Observers https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe Diapers and Menstrual Supplies https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2 Abolish Ice Shirts https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e Northstar Front Line Street Medics https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund Venmo: @TCSwoletariat Cashapp: $TCSwoletariatSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis Supplies for Political Art Making https://givebutter.com/spno Protective Gear for Legal Observers https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe Diapers and Menstrual Supplies https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2 Abolish Ice Shirts https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e Northstar Front Line Street Medics https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund Venmo: @TCSwoletariat Cashapp: $TCSwoletariatSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret concludes reading you a story about subculture and love and how things changeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/ https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks to Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/ https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you a story about the far-post-apocalypse and the joy we find in one another.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Even more of what you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Everything you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 12.6.2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 12.4.2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you a story about what enormous love it will take to rebuild the world and take back what's ours from the powerful. Original Airdate: 7.21.2024See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 11.27.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you part two (of two) of her own story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her talk with Chelsey Weber-Smith about the saint who built hidden compartments to hide priests during the persecution of Catholics in England. Sources: https://ewtn.co.uk/article-st-nicholas-owen-builder-of-secret-hiding-places-for-priests/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2005/11/02/hindlip_gunpowder_plot_feature.shtml https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/harvington-hall https://www.ancientpages.com/2017/12/05/nicholas-owen-little-john-paid-highest-price-ingenious-camouflaged-places-hide/ https://fellowshipandfairydust.com/2022/02/18/st-nicholas-owen/ https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-8/mary-i-reading/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_monasteries https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/why-was-anne-boleyn-executed/ https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beyond-the-pale.html https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/9/1055 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26845784?read-now=1&seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.advocate.com/history/king-james-bible-queer https://www.worldhistory.org/Gunpowder_Plot/ https://www.catholicpamphlets.net/files/pamphlets/mary%20tudor%20and%20the%20protestants.pdf https://catholic.heritage-history.com/site/hclass/saints_heroes/reformation/php/martyrs.php https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_hutton_01.shtmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret talks to Chelsey Weber-Smith about the saint who built hidden compartments to hide priests during the persecution of Catholics in England. Sources: https://ewtn.co.uk/article-st-nicholas-owen-builder-of-secret-hiding-places-for-priests/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2005/11/02/hindlip_gunpowder_plot_feature.shtml https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/harvington-hall https://www.ancientpages.com/2017/12/05/nicholas-owen-little-john-paid-highest-price-ingenious-camouflaged-places-hide/ https://fellowshipandfairydust.com/2022/02/18/st-nicholas-owen/ https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-8/mary-i-reading/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_monasteries https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/why-was-anne-boleyn-executed/ https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beyond-the-pale.html https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/9/1055 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26845784?read-now=1&seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.advocate.com/history/king-james-bible-queer https://www.worldhistory.org/Gunpowder_Plot/ https://www.catholicpamphlets.net/files/pamphlets/mary%20tudor%20and%20the%20protestants.pdf https://catholic.heritage-history.com/site/hclass/saints_heroes/reformation/php/martyrs.php https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_hutton_01.shtmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret reads you part one (of two) of her own story about post-apocalyptic love and violenceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret continues her talk with Katy Stoll about the leaderless society that almost overthrew Rome. Sources: Radical Antiquity, Christopher B. Zeichmann https://www.worldhistory.org/Ostracism/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170719062739/http://www.livius.org/li-ln/livy/periochae/periochae091.html#95 https://web.archive.org/web/20160326113007/http://www.livius.org/so-st/spartacus/spartacus.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220855/http://www.livius.org/so-st/spartacus/spartacus2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110805121329/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/0581.html https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Appian/Civil_Wars/1*.html#116 https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Crassus*.html#9 http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch18.htm https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-republic-guide-how-senate-plebeians-citizenship-women-democratic-fall-end/ https://www.thecollector.com/first-servile-war-revolt-shook-rome/ https://www.thecollector.com/second-servile-war-slave-rebellion/ https://www.rfmwilliams.com/the-sicilian-slave-revolts-of-ancient-rome/ https://warflute.org/armies/sicilian_slave_revolts_135-132_104-103_bc_polemicus_army_t3.html http://societasviaromana.net/Collegium_Religionis/human_sacrifice.php https://www.history.co.uk/articles/gladiatorial-games-in-ancient-rome https://pressbooks.claremont.edu/clas112pomonavalentine/chapter/why-are-we-so-uncomfortable-the-confusing-taboo-of-menstruation-in-ancient-rome-and-modern-america/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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