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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 b…Follow the podcast:
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CZM Book Club: "Persephone, Traveling," by Briar Ripley Page
Margaret reads you a comfy, cozy story about a robot colony on the moon, and one robot's journey to find a new home--and have her tarot cards read
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Part Two: Ben Egerman and the Gay History of Maryland
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/
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Part One: Ben Egerman and the Gay History of Maryland
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/
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CZM Book Club: "The Simulacrum," by Max Turner
Margaret and Hazel read you a found documents story about a government experiment gone wrong
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Part Two: Jim Henson: A Complicated Guy Who Made Stories I Really Like
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…
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Part One: Jim Henson: A Complicated Guy Who Made Stories I Really Like
Margaret talks 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.…
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CZM Book Club: "Ark of Bones," by Henry Dumas with Dr. Treasure Shields Redmond (Part 2)
We continue our conversation with Dr. Treasure about Herny Dumas and touch on all sorts of topics from Hoodoo to Fannie Lou Hamer to being mentored by one's father.
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Part Two: The Warner Creek Free State: The Camp That Lasted a Year and Won
Margaret continues talking with Hazel Robin about the 30th anniversary of the successful fight to save Warner Creek in Oregon
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Part One: The Warner Creek Free State: The Camp That Lasted a Year and Won
Margaret talks with Hazel Robin about the 30th anniversary of the successful fight to save Warner Creek in Oregon
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CZM Book Club: "Ark of Bones," by Henry Dumas with Dr. Treasure Shields Redmond (Part 1)
Dr. Treasure Shields Redmond reads Margaret and Hazel a ghost story about transcendance, legacy and an unearthly river boat, by exalted ancestor Henry Dumas who was murdered by a white cop in 1968.
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