Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Courtney Kocak about how legal sex work shaped American culture in the Old West.

Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Courtney Kocak about how legal sex work shaped American culture in the Old West.

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: Sex Work in the American West & the Start of a Labor Movement

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Margaret continues her talk with Molly Crabapple about her book Here Where We Live is Our Country

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Margaret continues her talk with Molly Crabapple about her book Here Where We Live is Our Country
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Part Two: Molly Crabapple on the Jewish Labor Bund

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Margaret talks with Molly Crabapple about her book Here Where We Live is Our Country.

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Margaret talks with Molly Crabapple about her book Here Where We Live is Our Country.
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Part One: Molly Crabapple on the Jewish Labor Bund

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Margaret continues her conversation with Raechel Anne Jolie about labor organizing among sex workers in the United States.

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Margaret continues her conversation with Raechel Anne Jolie about labor organizing among sex workers in the United States.
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Part Two: The Lusty Lady: The Worker-Owned Peep Show

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Part One: Sex Work in the American West & the Start of a Labor Movement

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