In this reverse episode, James Stout talks with Margaret about the Popular Olympics of 1936 Spain and the competitors who stayed to fight.

In this reverse episode, James Stout talks with Margaret about the Popular Olympics of 1936 Spain and the competitors who stayed to fight.

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 Popular Olympics: Antifascist Athletes Help Stop a Coup

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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

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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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https://publish.fid-media.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8e99026-0049-4da6-bd2e-1b5a9d84b477/content 
https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State_list_of_Foreign_Terrorist_Organizations 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specially_designated_global_terrorist 
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://web.archive.org/web/20160126020743/http://www.jta.org/2009/05/28/news-opinion/united-states/holy-land-founders-get-life-sentences 
https://scalawagmagazine.org/2025/08/palestinian-political-prisoner-shukri-abu-bakers-poetry-book-debuts-in-houston/ 
https://anarchistnews.org/content/go-forth-and-multiply-may-10-100-1000-servers-spark 

Margaret talks to you about Trump's latest boogieman, the Italian hacktavists who helped free the internet
Sources:
<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: The Popular Olympics: Antifascist Athletes Help Stop a Coup

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