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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.

Society & Culture History
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
53 minutes
Episodes
428
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Part Two: Sex Work in the American West & the Start of a Labor Movement

Part Two: Sex Work in the American West & the Start of a Labor Movement

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Courtney Kocak about how legal sex work shaped American culture in the Old West.

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00:57:23  |   Wed 23 Aug 2023
Part One: Sex Work in the American West & the Start of a Labor Movement

Part One: Sex Work in the American West & the Start of a Labor Movement

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Courtney Kocak about how legal sex work shaped American culture in the Old West.

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01:02:49  |   Mon 21 Aug 2023
Part Two: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

Part Two: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black radicals scared the government by feeding kids, building coalitions, and org…

01:38:21  |   Tue 15 Aug 2023
Part One: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

Part One: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black radicals scared the government by feeding kids, building coalitions, and organizing armed community defense.

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00:54:52  |   Mon 14 Aug 2023
Part Two: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries: Surviving & Fighting Theocracy in Ireland

Part Two: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries: Surviving & Fighting Theocracy in Ireland

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Sarah Marshall about the prisons for "fallen women" around the UK, US & Ireland, and the many peop…

01:02:19  |   Wed 09 Aug 2023
Part One: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries: Surviving & Fighting Theocracy in Ireland

Part One: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries: Surviving & Fighting Theocracy in Ireland

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Sarah Marshall about the prisons for "fallen women" around the UK, US & Ireland, and the many people who fought against them, like Sinéad O'Connor.

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01:00:34  |   Mon 07 Aug 2023
Part Two: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine

Part Two: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about the long history of hunger strikes by prisoners and refugees.

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01:19:25  |   Wed 02 Aug 2023
Part One: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine

Part One: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine

Margaret talks with Shereen about the long history of hunger strikes by prisoners and refugees.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:58:55  |   Mon 31 Jul 2023
Part Two: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo Flores Magón & the Peasants Who Ended a Dictatorship

Part Two: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo Flores Magón & the Peasants Who Ended a Dictatorship

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Kat Abu about the Mexican liberals who became anarchists and sparked a revolution.

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01:00:31  |   Wed 26 Jul 2023
Part One: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo Flores Magón & the Peasants Who Ended a Dictatorship

Part One: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo Flores Magón & the Peasants Who Ended a Dictatorship

Margaret talks with Kat Abu about the Mexican liberals who became anarchists and sparked a revolution.

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01:14:12  |   Mon 24 Jul 2023
Part Two: The  Molly Maguires: Untamable Irish Rebels Who Had a Really Direct Way of Dealing with Bosses & Landlords

Part Two: The Molly Maguires: Untamable Irish Rebels Who Had a Really Direct Way of Dealing with Bosses & Landlords

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about the wild history of Irish secret societies, the fight against the enclosure of the commons, and class w…

01:18:22  |   Wed 19 Jul 2023
Part One: The  Molly Maguires: Untamable Irish Rebels Who Had a Really Direct Way of Dealing with Bosses & Landlords

Part One: The Molly Maguires: Untamable Irish Rebels Who Had a Really Direct Way of Dealing with Bosses & Landlords

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about the wild history of Irish secret societies, the fight against the enclosure of the commons, and class war in the coal fields of the US.

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01:13:55  |   Mon 17 Jul 2023
Part Two: Gama: An Anti-colonial Icon Who Happened to Be History's Greatest Wrestler

Part Two: Gama: An Anti-colonial Icon Who Happened to Be History's Greatest Wrestler

In part two of this week's reverse episode, author Shiv Ramdas continues his conversation with Margaret about Gama, the Indian wrestler who never lost.

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00:57:21  |   Wed 12 Jul 2023
Part One: Gama: An Anti-colonial Icon Who Happened to Be History's Greatest Wrestler

Part One: Gama: An Anti-colonial Icon Who Happened to Be History's Greatest Wrestler

In this reverse episode, author Shiv Ramdas tells Margaret about Gama, the Indian wrestler who never lost.

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01:10:15  |   Mon 10 Jul 2023
Part Three: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose

Part Three: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose

In the finale of this three-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Danl Goodman about the gay liberation movement of the early 1970s that blew open the gates for LGBT rights.

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00:54:43  |   Wed 05 Jul 2023
Part Two: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose

Part Two: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Danl Goodman about the gay liberation movement of the early 1970s that blew open the gates for LGBT rights.

You can now li…

00:44:55  |   Wed 28 Jun 2023
Part One: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose

Part One: STAR & the Gay Liberation Front: An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose

Margaret talks with Danl Goodman about the gay liberation movement of the early 1970s that blew open the gates for LGBT rights.

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00:52:35  |   Mon 26 Jun 2023
Part Two: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs & Taking Names

Part Two: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs & Taking Names

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Andrew Ti about how an informal union of children shut down the nation’s biggest newspapers and wo…

01:08:49  |   Wed 21 Jun 2023
Part One: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs & Taking Names

Part One: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs & Taking Names

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Andrew Ti about how an informal union of children shut down the nation’s biggest newspapers and won their rights.

You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media…

01:07:40  |   Mon 19 Jun 2023
Part Two: The Battle of Cable Street: How Jews & Irish Catholics Destroyed Fascism in Britain

Part Two: The Battle of Cable Street: How Jews & Irish Catholics Destroyed Fascism in Britain

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with James Stout about how Britain's Union of Fascists was destroyed in a storm of fists and rotten vegetables in 1936.

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00:56:40  |   Wed 14 Jun 2023
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