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.

  • 56 minutes 48 seconds
    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.

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    16 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 30 minutes 33 seconds
    CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Live From DinoCon 4 in Helsinki

    Margaret and Jamie report back from DinoCon in the year 2054.

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    15 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 58 minutes 7 seconds
    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.

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    11 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 59 minutes 16 seconds
    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.

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    9 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 23 minutes 22 seconds
    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.

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    8 December 2024, 3:25 pm
  • 1 hour 48 seconds
    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.

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    4 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 58 minutes 54 seconds
    CZM Rewind: Part One: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement

    We JUST got back from Holiday and haven't recorded yet, so in THIS CZM Rewind Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense during the Civil Rights Era.

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    2 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Vampires Are On Our Side: Antifascism in Film

    In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the antifascist filmmaking in Germany and Hollywood that laid much of the foundations for modern cinema.

    Original Air Date: 10.19.22

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    27 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    CZM Rewind: Part One: The Vampires Are On Our Side: Antifascism in Film

    Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the antifascist filmmaking in Germany and Hollywood that laid much of the foundations for modern cinema.

    Original Air Date: 10.17.22

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    25 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 50 minutes 2 seconds
    Part Two: A People's History of Potatoes

    In the second part of this reverse episode, author Wren Awry finishes teaching Margaret the complex and wonderful history of one of the best vegetables in the world.

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    20 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 57 minutes 45 seconds
    Part One: A People's History of Potatoes

    In this reverse episode, author Wren Awry teaches Margaret the complex and wonderful history of one of the best vegetables in the world.

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    18 November 2024, 5:00 am
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