Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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.
Episodes
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Nov 3, 2024 • 25min
CZM Book Club: A Bunch of Stories About Russian Witches
Margaret reads you folklore about witches in Russia, because she likes witches and it's still sort of Halloween.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 30, 2024 • 41min
Part Two: Halloween Special: Spooky Stories
Margaret reads Prop the other horror story she wrote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 28, 2024 • 39min
Part One: Halloween Special: Spooky Stories
Margaret reads Prop two horror stories she wrote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 27, 2024 • 22min
CZM Book Club: "The Vampire Maid" by Hume Nisbet
Margaret reads you a story in which vampires serve as a metaphor for yet another thing, because vampires are cool.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 23, 2024 • 47min
Part Two: Pura Belpré: The Puerto Rican Librarian Who Brought Bilingual Storytelling to New York
Margaret finishes telling Samantha McVey some of the history of public libraries and how the first Puerto Rican librarian in the US changed everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 21, 2024 • 47min
Part One: Pura Belpré: The Puerto Rican Librarian Who Brought Bilingual Storytelling to New York
Margaret tells Samantha McVey some of the history of public libraries and how the first Puerto Rican librarian in the US changed everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 20, 2024 • 26min
CZM Book Club: "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce
Margaret reads you the story she figures probably inspired Predator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 16, 2024 • 56min
Part Two: Pirates, Libertalia, and the Betsimisaraka Confederation
Margaret finishes telling Molly Crabapple a story about the legends and reality of pirate utopia in Madagascar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 14, 2024 • 54min
Part One: Pirates, Libertalia, and the Betsimisaraka Confederation
Margaret tells Molly Crabapple a story about the legends and reality of pirate utopia in MadagascarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 13, 2024 • 37min
CZM Book Club: "Luella Miller" by Mary Wilkins Freeman
Margaret reads you a spooky vampire story that's quite a bit different.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
