Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
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…
Part Two: Ben Egerman and the Gay History of Maryland
Margaret talks with historian Ben Egerman about his work studying less-trodden queer history Find Ben's book at: https://redemmas.org/titles/51654-a-gay-little-history-of-maryland-volume-1/
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Part One: Ben Egerman and the Gay History of Maryland
Margaret talks with historian Ben Egerman about his work studying less-trodden queer history Find Ben's book at: https://redemmas.org/titles/51654-a-gay-little-history-of-maryland-volume-1/
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Part Two: Jim Henson: A Complicated Guy Who Made Stories I Really Like
Margaret continues talking to Andrew Ti about the strange hippie who found mainstream success with a message of peace and puppets Sources: https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/bread-and-puppet-theater-in-gotham https://nypost.com/2021/04/23/the-civil-rights-rebels-that-created-sesame-street/ https…
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Part One: Jim Henson: A Complicated Guy Who Made Stories I Really Like
Margaret talks to Andrew Ti about the strange hippie who found mainstream success with a message of peace and puppets Sources: https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/bread-and-puppet-theater-in-gotham https://nypost.com/2021/04/23/the-civil-rights-rebels-that-created-sesame-street/ https://www.henson.…
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Part Two: The Warner Creek Free State: The Camp That Lasted a Year and Won
Margaret continues talking with Hazel Robin about the 30th anniversary of the successful fight to save Warner Creek in Oregon
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Part One: The Warner Creek Free State: The Camp That Lasted a Year and Won
Margaret talks with Hazel Robin about the 30th anniversary of the successful fight to save Warner Creek in Oregon
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Part Four: Autistici/Inventati and the Fight for the Autonomous Internet
Margaret finishes talking to you about the history behind Trump's latest boogieman, the Italian hacktavists who helped free the internet. Sources: https://chuffed.org/project/alexio-mutual-aid https://publish.fid-media.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8e99026-0049-4da6-bd2e-1b5a9d84b477/content …
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Part Three: Autistici/Inventati and the Fight for the Autonomous Internet
This week, Margaret continues talking to you about the history behind Trump's latest boogieman, the Italian hacktavists who helped free the internet. Sources: https://chuffed.org/project/alexio-mutual-aid https://publish.fid-media.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8e99026-0049-4da6-bd2e-1b5a9d84b4…
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Part Two: Autistici/Inventati and the Fight for the Autonomous Internet
Margaret talks to you about the US's long history of intervention in Italian politics. Sources: https://chuffed.org/project/alexio-mutual-aid https://publish.fid-media.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8e99026-0049-4da6-bd2e-1b5a9d84b477/content https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press https://…
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CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs and 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 won their rights. Original Air Date: 6.21.2023
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