Margaret talks with producer Sophie Lichterman about the strays dogs who fight cops and guard protestors around the world.

Original Air Date 5.22.2023

Margaret talks with producer Sophie Lichterman about the strays dogs who fight cops and guard protestors around the world.
Original Air Date 5.22.2023

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.

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.

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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As long as there&rsquo;s been oppression, there&rsquo;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&mdash;and fight to be&mdash;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.

CZM Rewind: Part One: Riot Dogs Are Very Good Dogs

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/ac98bc71-ab32-441d-b72c-b45500226919/transcript

Margaret continues her talk with Bridget Todd about the origins of folk music and the man who dedicated his life to preserving traditional art.

Sources:

https://acousticguitar.com/alan-lomaxs-steel-string-discoveries/
https://pinemountainsettlement.net/biography-a-z/alan-and-elizabeth-lomax-visitors/
Alan Loman: The Man who Recorded the World, John Szwed
Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard
Andy Cohen, personal correspondence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loYoTc7Aw0A

Margaret continues her talk with Bridget Todd about the origins of folk music and the man who dedicated his life to preserving traditional art.
Sources:
https://acousticguitar.com/alan-lomaxs-steel-string-discoveries/ https://pinemountainsettlement.net/biography-a-z/alan-and-elizabeth-lomax-visitors/ Alan Loman: The Man who Recorded the World, John Szwed Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard Andy Cohen, personal correspondence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loYoTc7Aw0A

Part Two: Alan Lomax: How to Record Everything and Mostly Make the World Better in the Process

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/eea2dd9c-0210-4577-91b2-b4800178bc16/transcript

Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the origins of folk music and the man who dedicated his life to preserving traditional art

Sources:

https://acousticguitar.com/alan-lomaxs-steel-string-discoveries/
https://pinemountainsettlement.net/biography-a-z/alan-and-elizabeth-lomax-visitors/
Alan Loman: The Man who Recorded the World, John Szwed
Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard
Andy Cohen, personal correspondence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loYoTc7Aw0A

Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the origins of folk music and the man who dedicated his life to preserving traditional art
Sources:
https://acousticguitar.com/alan-lomaxs-steel-string-discoveries/ https://pinemountainsettlement.net/biography-a-z/alan-and-elizabeth-lomax-visitors/ Alan Loman: The Man who Recorded the World, John Szwed Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard Andy Cohen, personal correspondence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loYoTc7Aw0A

Part One: Alan Lomax: How to Record Everything and Mostly Make the World Better in the Process

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/86cc282c-5e3f-4412-be4f-b47f001a0052/transcript

Margaret continues her talk with Prop about the Texan musician who sung his way out of prison

Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/bring-judgment-day/63271E8000571D588BF52B0F7CA2121E  (BJD26 for 20% off)

Sources:

Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard

https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/if-youre-woke-you-dig-it-no-mickey-mouse-can-be-expected-to-follow.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/12/22/what-is-woke-meaning-naacp-leaders-talk-about-the-word-martin-st-lucie-indian-river-treasure-coast/8091099001/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/09/what-is-woke-meaning/11425775002/

https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/scottsboro-boys

https://www.history.com/articles/scottsboro-boys

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ledbetter-huddie-leadbelly

Margaret continues her talk with Prop about the Texan musician who sung his way out of prison
Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly&rsquo;s Truths from Jim Crow&rsquo;s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/bring-judgment-day/63271E8000571D588BF52B0F7CA2121E">https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/bring-judgment-day/63271E8000571D588BF52B0F7CA2121E</a>&nbsp; (BJD26 for 20% off)
Sources:
Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly&rsquo;s Truths from Jim Crow&rsquo;s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard
https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/if-youre-woke-you-dig-it-no-mickey-mouse-can-be-expected-to-follow.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/12/22/what-is-woke-meaning-naacp-leaders-talk-about-the-word-martin-st-lucie-indian-river-treasure-coast/8091099001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/09/what-is-woke-meaning/11425775002/
https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/scottsboro-boys
https://www.history.com/articles/scottsboro-boys
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ledbetter-huddie-leadbelly

Part Two: Lead Belly: How a Man Named Huddie Ledbetter Beat Everyone Who Tried to Keep Him Down

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/f12d3895-5775-4580-b9fe-b47a0021841e/transcript

CZM Rewind: Part One: Riot Dogs Are Very Good Dogs

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