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
Mentioned books
Feb 18, 2024 • 26min
CZM Book Club: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Part Two
Margaret reads you the second part of a classic feminist horror story about the madness caused by patriarchy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2024 • 60min
Part Four: The Easter Rising: How a Bunch of Irish Poets and Union Organizers Took On the British Empire, Died, and Then Won
In our final part, Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about the motley collection of rebels who sparked Irish independenceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 12, 2024 • 48min
Part Three: The Easter Rising: How a Bunch of Irish Poets and Union Organizers Took On the British Empire, Died, and Then Won
Margaret, for the third time out of four, talks with Katy Stoll about the motley collection of rebels who sparked Irish independence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 11, 2024 • 27min
CZM Book Club: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Part One
Margaret reads you a classic feminist horror story about the madness caused by patriarchy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 7, 2024 • 51min
Part Two: The Easter Rising: How a Bunch of Irish Poets and Union Organizers Took On the British Empire, Died, and Then Won
In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Katy Stoll about the motley collection of rebels who sparked Irish independence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 5, 2024 • 58min
Part One: The Easter Rising: How a Bunch of Irish Poets and Union Organizers Took On the British Empire, Died, and Then Won
Katy Stoll, specialist in rebels who sparked Irish independence, discusses Irish nationalism, the formation of Sinn Fein, the Daughters of Ireland, the decline of the Irish language, and the complexities of alliances. The hosts also explore the importance of lesser-known black history, origins of the folk song 'Welcome Home,' and social media use.
Feb 4, 2024 • 37min
CZM Book Club: "The House of Surrender" by Laurie Penny
Margaret reads Shereen a story about a time traveler sent to a very strange prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 31, 2024 • 1h 8min
Part Two: Abortion and its Defenders: From Weimar to the Bay
In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Samantha McVey about the syndicalists who ran a network of 200 clinics in Weimar Germany and the feminists who defended Roe-era clinics in CaliforniaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 29, 2024 • 54min
Part One: Abortion and its Defenders: From Weimar to the Bay
Samantha McVey, host of 'Stuff Mom Never Told You', discusses syndicalists in Weimar Germany and feminists defending Roe-era clinics in California. Topics include Weimar Germany's progressive society, underground abortion organizations, intersectionality of reproductive rights, historical context of the eugenics movement, anarchist life and syndicalist unions, birth control distribution in Germany, and social media discussions.
Jan 22, 2024 • 2h 3min
Cool ReRun: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything Part 3+4
On the second part of this Cool ReRun, Margaret continues the conversation with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff about how radicals got the trash taken out in New York, literally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
