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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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CZM Rewind: The Japanese Anarchists Part 1

CZM Rewind: The Japanese Anarchists Part 1

We're joined by Margaret Killjoy, host of the new podcast Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, to talk about the history of anarchism in Japan.

Original Air Date: 4.28.22 on It Could Happen Here

See omnyst…

00:52:28  |   Mon 28 Jul 2025
CZM Book Club: How to Live Like the World is Ending by Margaret Killoy

CZM Book Club: How to Live Like the World is Ending by Margaret Killoy

Margaret reads you an essay about how to think about living during what feels like apocalyptic times. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:30:30  |   Sun 27 Jul 2025
Part Two: Street Medics: The People Who Wash Pepperspray Out of Your Eyes

Part Two: Street Medics: The People Who Wash Pepperspray Out of Your Eyes

Margaret talks to Kaveh Hoda about the decentralized medical infrastructure that keeps protesters safe.

Sources:

non-public training documents provided by a street medic friend
https://www.bu.edu/bost…

00:59:19  |   Wed 23 Jul 2025
Part One: Street Medics: The People Who Wash Pepperspray Out of Your Eyes

Part One: Street Medics: The People Who Wash Pepperspray Out of Your Eyes

Margaret talks to Kaveh Hoda about the decentralized medical infrastructure that keeps protesters safe.

Sources:

https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/fall10/street-medic/street-medic.pdf

http://web.archive.or…

00:56:02  |   Mon 21 Jul 2025
CZM Book Club: Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne

CZM Book Club: Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne

Margaret got talked into doing something fun for book club this week. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:29:07  |   Sun 20 Jul 2025
Part Two: The National Lawyers Guild: The Legal Arm of Basically Every Social Movement in the US

Part Two: The National Lawyers Guild: The Legal Arm of Basically Every Social Movement in the US

Margaret continues talking to Joelle Monique about the almost 90 year history of the organization for progressive and radical lawyers.

Sources:

https://moatlaw.com/2019/07/25/stand-with-the-people-wa…

00:59:28  |   Wed 16 Jul 2025
Part One: The National Lawyers Guild: The Legal Arm of Basically Every Social Movement in the US

Part One: The National Lawyers Guild: The Legal Arm of Basically Every Social Movement in the US

Margaret talks to Joelle Monique about the almost 90 year history of the organization for progressive and radical lawyers.

Sources:

https://moatlaw.com/2019/07/25/stand-with-the-people-watch-and-oppo…

00:51:08  |   Mon 14 Jul 2025
CZM Book Club: Diary of a Lunatic by Leo Tolstoy

CZM Book Club: Diary of a Lunatic by Leo Tolstoy

Margaret reads you a story about mental health, panic disorders, and anticapitalism. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:39:05  |   Sun 13 Jul 2025
CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community

Margaret continues talking with Jamie Loftus about the Black and Indigenous soldiers who lived free in a fort in Spanish Florida until Andrew Jackson broke a lot of laws to fight them.

Orginial Air D…

00:53:26  |   Wed 09 Jul 2025
CZM Rewind: Part One: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community

CZM Rewind: Part One: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about the Black and Indigenous soldiers who lived free in a fort in Spanish Florida until Andrew Jackson broke a lot of laws to fight them.

Original Air Date: 12.18.2…

01:03:49  |   Mon 07 Jul 2025
CZM Book Club Presents: The Evolution of an Agitator, by Lizzie M. Holmes

CZM Book Club Presents: The Evolution of an Agitator, by Lizzie M. Holmes

Margaret reads you a story about the endless quest to find the roots of inequality. 

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00:25:55  |   Sun 06 Jul 2025
Part Two: Bread And Puppet: The Dawn of Giant Protest Puppets

Part Two: Bread And Puppet: The Dawn of Giant Protest Puppets

Margaret continues talking to Jamie Loftus about some radical hippies who built gigantic puppets and an entire culture. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:54:47  |   Wed 02 Jul 2025
Part One: Bread And Puppet: The Dawn of Giant Protest Puppets

Part One: Bread And Puppet: The Dawn of Giant Protest Puppets

Margaret talks to Jamie Loftus about some radical hippies who built gigantic puppets and an entire culture.  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:52:42  |   Mon 30 Jun 2025
CZM Book Club: Assembly Line, by B. Traven

CZM Book Club: Assembly Line, by B. Traven

Margaret reads you a story about arts and crafts.  

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00:32:21  |   Sun 29 Jun 2025
Part Two: The Battle in Seattle: How Scrappy Protesters Shut Down the World Trade Organization

Part Two: The Battle in Seattle: How Scrappy Protesters Shut Down the World Trade Organization

Margaret continues telling you about the Direct Action Network that organized the successful shutdown of the WTO in November, 1999. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:36:15  |   Wed 25 Jun 2025
Part One: The Battle in Seattle: How Scrappy Protesters Shut Down the World Trade Organiation

Part One: The Battle in Seattle: How Scrappy Protesters Shut Down the World Trade Organiation

Margaret tells you about the Direct Action Network that organized the successful shutdown of the WTO in November, 1999   

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:41:29  |   Mon 23 Jun 2025
CZM Book Club: Two More Stories by Leo Tolstoy

CZM Book Club: Two More Stories by Leo Tolstoy

Margaret reads you two more stories about anticapitalism and religion. 

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00:28:24  |   Sun 22 Jun 2025
Part Two: The Black Bloc: It’s a Tactic, Not an Organization

Part Two: The Black Bloc: It’s a Tactic, Not an Organization

Margaret continues talking with Molly Conger about the history of protestors wearing black and masks while fighting neoliberalism and fascism. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:56:22  |   Wed 18 Jun 2025
Part One: The Black Bloc: It’s a Tactic, Not an Organization

Part One: The Black Bloc: It’s a Tactic, Not an Organization

Margaret talks with Molly Conger about the history of protestors wearing black and masks while fighting neoliberalism and fascism. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:58:30  |   Mon 16 Jun 2025
CZM Book Club: After the Dance by Leo Tolstoy

CZM Book Club: After the Dance by Leo Tolstoy

Margaret reads you a story about what it takes to break from society in disgust. 

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00:27:44  |   Sun 15 Jun 2025
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