Margaret talks with Molly Conger about the hippies and greasers who reimagined Dutch urban life.

Margaret talks with Molly Conger about the hippies and greasers who reimagined Dutch urban life.

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: The City of Gnomes: the Provos and Kabouters in late 60s Amsterdam who rebuilt the city

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Margaret talks to Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook.

Sources:

The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005


https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html

https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html

https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf

https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/

https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd

https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/

 

Margaret talks to Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook.
Sources:
The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005
 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html
https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html
https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf
https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/
https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd
https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/
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Part One: The Banner Wars: How Dutch Squatters Fought Far-Right Immigration Policy

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Even more of what you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.

Even more of what you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.

Part Two: Q&A 2026: Margaret and Sophie Answer Your Questions

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Everything you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.

Everything you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.

Part One: Q&A 2026: Margaret and Sophie Answer Your Questions

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Part One: The City of Gnomes: the Provos and Kabouters in late 60s Amsterdam who rebuilt the city

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