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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…

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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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CZM Rewind: Part One: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs and 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. Original Air Date: 6.19.2023
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Part One: Autistici/Inventati and the Fight for the Autonomous Internet
Margaret talks to you about Trump's latest boogieman, the Italian hacktavists who helped free the internet Sources: https://publish.fid-media.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8e99026-0049-4da6-bd2e-1b5a9d84b477/content https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_…
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AI Doesn't Work and We All Know It Doesn't Work
Margaret reads you an essay about the lying machines that will soon be ruling the world
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Beyond Climate Optimism, Beyond Climate Pessimism
Margaret reads you an essay about how we have to soberly confront the realities of climate change and look for ways we can collectively take action Source: https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/beyond-climate-optimism-beyond-climate https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/climate/coral-reef-recovery…
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Part Four: The Valiant War on Flock: How People Are Fighting Mass Surveillance
Margaret finishes telling you the sordid history of Automated License Plate Readers and the people who have stood up against them Sources: https://www.kwch.com/2022/11/04/kechi-police-lieutenants-arrest-puts-flock-technology-under-scrutiny/ https://azmirror.com/2019/07/08/arizona-police-agencies-…
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