Margaret continues talking with Bridget Todd about the five Black men who joined John Brown to spark the civil war.

Margaret continues talking with Bridget Todd about the five Black men who joined John Brown to spark the civil war.

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 Raid on Harpers Ferry Succeeded, Actually

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a7c03aea-0f35-4fb0-b24a-b29d010ea632/transcript

Margaret goes deeper into the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement

Sources: 

Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy)
https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-382/
https://abcbookworld.com/article/article-15099/
https://globalnews.ca/news/370804/income-by-postal-code/
https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-mid-2025/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-86-evictions-remembered-1.3566844

Margaret goes deeper into the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement
Sources:&nbsp;
Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy) https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-382/ https://abcbookworld.com/article/article-15099/ https://globalnews.ca/news/370804/income-by-postal-code/ https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-mid-2025/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-86-evictions-remembered-1.3566844

Part Three: Harm Reduction: The Direct Action Movement that Changed How We Understand Addiction

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/89b7ba2b-f47e-4f4f-b86f-b44d015e84dd/transcript

Margaret continues telling you the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement

Sources:

Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy)
https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-382/
https://abcbookworld.com/article/article-15099/
https://globalnews.ca/news/370804/income-by-postal-code/
https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-mid-2025/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-86-evictions-remembered-1.3566844

Margaret continues telling you the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement
Sources:
Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy) https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-382/ https://abcbookworld.com/article/article-15099/ https://globalnews.ca/news/370804/income-by-postal-code/ https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-mid-2025/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-86-evictions-remembered-1.3566844

Part Two: Harm Reduction: The Direct Action Movement that Changed How We Understand Addiction

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/d24dd4d5-55e7-4f09-b8fe-b44900234d3c/transcript

Margaret tells you the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement

Sources:

Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy)
https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-382/
https://abcbookworld.com/article/article-15099/
https://globalnews.ca/news/370804/income-by-postal-code/
https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-mid-2025/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-86-evictions-remembered-1.3566844

Margaret tells you the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement
Sources:
Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy) https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-382/ https://abcbookworld.com/article/article-15099/ https://globalnews.ca/news/370804/income-by-postal-code/ https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-mid-2025/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-86-evictions-remembered-1.3566844

Part One: Harm Reduction: The Direct Action Movement that Changed How We Understand Addiction

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/d60466d4-b5c7-43f6-adfb-b447001290c3/transcript

Part Two: The Raid on Harpers Ferry Succeeded, Actually

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