Margaret talks with comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend who eats children and occasionally helps people.

Margaret talks with comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend who eats children and occasionally helps people.

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: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From Folklore

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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

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&rsquo;s biggest newspapers and won their rights.
Original Air Date: 6.21.2023

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs and Taking Names

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/effe0482-53cb-47d3-9477-b4ce0027b93a/transcript

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

 

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Andrew Ti about how an informal union of children shut down the nation&rsquo;s biggest newspapers and won their rights.
Original Air Date: 6.19.2023
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CZM Rewind: Part One: The Newsies on Strike: Soaking Scabs and Taking Names

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6b81e8c6-b2c6-46d4-b890-b4ce0027a4d1/transcript

Margaret talks to you about Trump's latest boogieman, the Italian hacktavists who helped free the internet

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Margaret talks to you about Trump's latest boogieman, the Italian hacktavists who helped free the internet
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<a href="https://publish.fid-media.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8e99026-0049-4da6-bd2e-1b5a9d84b477/content">https://publish.fid-media.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8e99026-0049-4da6-bd2e-1b5a9d84b477/content</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press">https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State_list_of_Foreign_Terrorist_Organizations">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State_list_of_Foreign_Terrorist_Organizations</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specially_designated_global_terrorist">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specially_designated_global_terrorist</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.icnl.org/resources/research/ijnl/solving-the-necessity-conundrum-what-the-drug-war-can-teach-us-about-due-process-for-u-s-charities-in-the-fight-against-international-terrorist-financing">https://www.icnl.org/resources/research/ijnl/solving-the-necessity-conundrum-what-the-drug-war-can-teach-us-about-due-process-for-u-s-charities-in-the-fight-against-international-terrorist-financing</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160126020743/http://www.jta.org/2009/05/28/news-opinion/united-states/holy-land-founders-get-life-sentences">https://web.archive.org/web/20160126020743/http://www.jta.org/2009/05/28/news-opinion/united-states/holy-land-founders-get-life-sentences</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://scalawagmagazine.org/2025/08/palestinian-political-prisoner-shukri-abu-bakers-poetry-book-debuts-in-houston/">https://scalawagmagazine.org/2025/08/palestinian-political-prisoner-shukri-abu-bakers-poetry-book-debuts-in-houston/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://anarchistnews.org/content/go-forth-and-multiply-may-10-100-1000-servers-spark">https://anarchistnews.org/content/go-forth-and-multiply-may-10-100-1000-servers-spark</a>&nbsp;

Part One: Autistici/Inventati and the Fight for the Autonomous Internet

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Part One: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From Folklore

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