Margaret finishes talking with James Stout about how a group of unlikely heroes assassinated the architects of the Armenian genocide.

Margaret finishes talking with James Stout about how a group of unlikely heroes assassinated the architects of the Armenian genocide.

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

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.

Part Four: Operation Nemesis and Armenian Resistance to Genocide

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c137ffde-3e9c-4ea2-b025-b1b60125b9f7/transcript

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/ 

Margaret talks with historian Ben Egerman about his work studying less-trodden queer history
Find Ben's book at:&nbsp;<a href="https://redemmas.org/titles/51654-a-gay-little-history-of-maryland-volume-1/">https://redemmas.org/titles/51654-a-gay-little-history-of-maryland-volume-1/</a>&nbsp;

Part One: Ben Egerman and the Gay History of Maryland

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/2871a6a8-8cc4-46cd-83b7-b4ef000068cc/transcript

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://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/page/36/ 
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorial 
https://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-later 
https://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/ 
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701 
Jim Henson, Idea Man
Jim Henson, Brian Jay Jones

Margaret continues talking to Andrew Ti about the strange hippie who found mainstream success with a message of peace and puppets
Sources:
<a href="https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/bread-and-puppet-theater-in-gotham">https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/bread-and-puppet-theater-in-gotham</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/04/23/the-civil-rights-rebels-that-created-sesame-street/">https://nypost.com/2021/04/23/the-civil-rights-rebels-that-created-sesame-street/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/page/36/">https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/page/36/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorial">https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorial</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-later">https://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-later</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/">https://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701">https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701</a>&nbsp; Jim Henson, Idea Man Jim Henson, Brian Jay Jones

Part Two: Jim Henson: A Complicated Guy Who Made Stories I Really Like

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/e6152dac-4852-40bc-b90a-b4ea002b73b9/transcript

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.com/jimsredbook/page/36/
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorial
https://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-later
https://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701
Jim Henson, Idea Man
Jim Henson, Brian Jay Jones

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.com/jimsredbook/page/36/ https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorial https://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-later https://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701 Jim Henson, Idea Man Jim Henson, Brian Jay Jones

Part One: Jim Henson: A Complicated Guy Who Made Stories I Really Like

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7e6c7103-54af-4a18-8494-b4e8001e3993/transcript

Part Four: Operation Nemesis and Armenian Resistance to Genocide

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