Margaret continues talking with Hazel Robin about the 30th anniversary of the successful fight to save Warner Creek in Oregon

Margaret continues talking with Hazel Robin about the 30th anniversary of the successful fight to save Warner Creek in Oregon

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

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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 Warner Creek Free State: The Camp That Lasted a Year and Won

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/bc580d65-d9cf-4a5b-bdd5-b4e30023e73c/transcript

Margaret talks with historian Ben Egerman about his work studying less-trodden queer history

Find Ben's book at: https://redemmas.org/titles/51654-a-gay-little-history-of-maryland-volume-1/ 

Margaret talks with historian Ben Egerman about his work studying less-trodden queer history
Find Ben's book at:&nbsp;<a href="https://redemmas.org/titles/51654-a-gay-little-history-of-maryland-volume-1/">https://redemmas.org/titles/51654-a-gay-little-history-of-maryland-volume-1/</a>&nbsp;

Part Two: Ben Egerman and the Gay History of Maryland

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/93ba9d9c-8266-45eb-9453-b4f100243fc9/transcript

Part One: Ben Egerman and the Gay History of Maryland

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/2871a6a8-8cc4-46cd-83b7-b4ef000068cc/transcript

Margaret continues talking to Andrew Ti about the strange hippie who found mainstream success with a message of peace and puppets

Sources:

https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/bread-and-puppet-theater-in-gotham 
https://nypost.com/2021/04/23/the-civil-rights-rebels-that-created-sesame-street/ 
https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/page/36/ 
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorial 
https://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-later 
https://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/ 
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701 
Jim Henson, Idea Man
Jim Henson, Brian Jay Jones

Margaret continues talking to Andrew Ti about the strange hippie who found mainstream success with a message of peace and puppets
Sources:
<a href="https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/bread-and-puppet-theater-in-gotham">https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/bread-and-puppet-theater-in-gotham</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/04/23/the-civil-rights-rebels-that-created-sesame-street/">https://nypost.com/2021/04/23/the-civil-rights-rebels-that-created-sesame-street/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/page/36/">https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/page/36/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorial">https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorial</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-later">https://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-later</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/">https://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701">https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701</a>&nbsp; Jim Henson, Idea Man Jim Henson, Brian Jay Jones

Part Two: Jim Henson: A Complicated Guy Who Made Stories I Really Like

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/e6152dac-4852-40bc-b90a-b4ea002b73b9/transcript

Part Two: The Warner Creek Free State: The Camp That Lasted a Year and Won

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