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…Social links:
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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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Part Three: The Valiant War on Flock: How People Are Fighting Mass Surveillance
This week, Margaret goes even deeper into 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-poli…
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Part Two: The Valiant War on Flock: How People Are Fighting Mass Surveillance
Margaret continues 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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Part One: The Valiant War on Flock: How People Are Fighting Mass Surveillance
Margaret tells 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-gather-shar…
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Part Four: Big Annie Clemenc and the Copper Strike of 1913
This week, Margaret finished the story of the tragic and powerful strike that shook Michigan and copper production, through the lens of the Joan of Arc of Calumet Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/scandinavian/the-f…
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Part Three: Big Annie Clemenc and the Copper Strike of 1913
This week, Margaret continues the story of the tragic and powerful strike that shook Michigan and copper production, through the lens of the Joan of Arc of Calumet Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/scandinavian/the-…
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Part Two: Big Annie Clemenc and the Copper Strike of 1913
Margaret tells you the story of the tragic and powerful strike that shook Michigan and copper production, through the lens of the Joan of Arc of Calumet Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/scandinavian/the-finns/ htt…
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