Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the woman who invented software and her rather strange family.

Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the woman who invented software and her rather strange family.

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 One: Ada Lovelace and Lord Byron: The First Computer Programmer, Child of the First Vampire

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Margaret talks with Matt Lieb about multi-faith Palestinian resistance to early Zionist colonization.

Margaret talks with Matt Lieb about multi-faith Palestinian resistance to early Zionist colonization.

Part One: The Great Revolt: Palestinian Resistance to Early Zionism

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/215f7304-2a69-4460-a91d-b166013d5e03/transcript

Margaret's taking a week off post mouth surgery and wants to celebrate May Day! Here's a throwback to the first episode where Margaret sat down with journalist and podcast host Robert Evans to talk about the anarchists who were hanged in Chicago in the 1860s for fighting for the rights of the working class.

Margaret's taking a week off post mouth surgery and wants to celebrate May Day! Here's a throwback to the first episode where Margaret sat down with journalist and podcast host Robert Evans to talk about the anarchists who were hanged in Chicago in the 1860s for fighting for the rights of the working class.

May Day Rerun Part Two: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/fb693f63-8251-4ad4-8a78-b16100187aa6/transcript

May Day Rerun Part One: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c4f6b493-f678-472e-802e-b1610017932f/transcript

Part One: Ada Lovelace and Lord Byron: The First Computer Programmer, Child of the First Vampire

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