In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black radicals scared the government by feeding kids, building coalitions, and organizing armed community defense.

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black radicals scared the government by feeding kids, building coalitions, and organizing armed community defense.

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 Two: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

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

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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 Two: The Black Panthers & Breakfast

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