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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 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.
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Part Two: Francisco Sabaté: Franco’s Public Enemy #1
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with James Stout about the anarchist spec ops guy who became a guerilla Robin Hood and spent decades terrifying fascists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 31, 2023 |
Part One: Francisco Sabaté: Franco’s Public Enemy #1
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Margaret talks with James Stout about the anarchist spec ops guy who became a guerilla Robin Hood and spent decades terrifying fascists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 29, 2023 |
Part Two: Riot Dogs Are Very Good Dogs
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with producer Sophie Lichterman about the stray dogs who fight cops and guard protesters around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 24, 2023 |
Part One: Riot Dogs Are Very Good Dogs
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Margaret talks with producer Sophie Lichterman about the stray dogs who fight cops and guard protesters around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 22, 2023 |
Part Two: Josephine Baker: The Actor and Spy Who Mighta Saved the World
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Margaret continues her conversation with journalist and writer Laurie Penny about Josephine Baker, the first black woman to star in a film, who also helped fight the Nazis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 10, 2023 |
Part One: Josephine Baker: The Actor and Spy Who Mighta Saved the World
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Margaret talks with journalist and writer Laurie Penny about Josephine Baker, the first black woman to star in a film, who also helped fight the Nazis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 08, 2023 |
Part Two: Muhammad Ali Risked It All to Stop a War
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Ian Johnson about Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest and most principled athletes of all time, who used his platform to fight for change outside of the boxing ring at immense personal cost. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 03, 2023 |
Part One: Muhammad Ali Risked It All to Stop a War
3187
Margaret talks with Ian Johnson about Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest and most principled athletes of all time, who used his platform to fight for change outside of the boxing ring at immense personal cost. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 01, 2023 |
Part Two: Helen Keller Was a Socialist But Also Complicated
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the deafblind socialist revolutionary Helen Keller and her complicated legacy as a disability icon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Apr 26, 2023 |
Part One: Helen Keller Was a Socialist But Also Complicated
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Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the deafblind socialist revolutionary Helen Keller and her complicated legacy as a disability icon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Apr 24, 2023 |
Part Four: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything
4069
In the finale of this four part episode, Margaret continues her 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. |
Apr 19, 2023 |
Part Three: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything
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In part three of this four part episode, Margaret continues her 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. |
Apr 17, 2023 |
Part Two: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything
3334
In part two of this four part episode, Margaret continues her 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. |
Apr 12, 2023 |
Part One: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything
2546
Margaret talks 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. |
Apr 10, 2023 |
Part Two: Burglars vs the FBI: How the Catholic Left & Their Friends Exposed COINTELPRO
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with journalist, activist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini about one of the greatest acts of nonviolent civil disobedience in US history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Apr 05, 2023 |
Part One: Burglars vs the FBI: How the Catholic Left & Their Friends Exposed COINTELPRO
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Margaret talks with journalist, activist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini about one of the greatest acts of nonviolent civil disobedience in US history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Apr 03, 2023 |
Part Two: Great Trancestors of History: Lucy Hicks, Wendy Carlos & Alan Hart
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Bridget Todd about some trans people in history who lived long happy lives and accomplished wonderful things. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Mar 29, 2023 |
Part One: Great Trancestors of History: Lucy Hicks, Wendy Carlos & Alan Hart
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Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about some trans people in history who lived long, happy lives and accomplished wonderful things. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Mar 27, 2023 |
Part Four: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement
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In the finale of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Mar 22, 2023 |
Part Three: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement
3284
In part three of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Mar 20, 2023 |
Part Two: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement
3023
In part two of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Mar 15, 2023 |
Part One: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement
3556
Margaret talks with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Mar 13, 2023 |
Part Two: Judi Bari Didn't Bomb Herself: Earth First! & the Timber Wars
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Gare about the labor organizer who tried to bring loggers and environmentalists together to save the redwoods and had to survive a car bomb to do it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Mar 08, 2023 |
Part One: Judi Bari Didn't Bomb Herself: Earth First! & the Timber Wars
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Margaret talks with Gare about the labor organizer who tried to bring loggers and environmentalists together to save the redwoods and had to survive a car bomb to do it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Mar 06, 2023 |
Part Two: The Golden Age of Pirates & One Great Polycule of History
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about what's unique about the golden age of piracy and why we romanticize the wrong things, plus they discuss Mary Read, Anne Bonny and Calico Jack. South Street Seaport Museum's Queer Chanteys, Queer Sailors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRxo-nJn8X8 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Mar 01, 2023 |
Part One: The Golden Age of Pirates & One Great Polycule of History
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Margaret talks with Miriam about what's unique about the golden age of piracy and why we romanticize the wrong things, plus they discuss Mary Read, Anne Bonny and Calico Jack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Feb 27, 2023 |
Part Two: Chico Mendes & the Rubber Tappers Who Fought for the Rainforest
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about the rural union of rubber tappers who fought slash and burn ranching in the Amazon rainforest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Feb 22, 2023 |
Part One: Chico Mendes & the Rubber Tappers Who Fought for the Rainforest
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Margaret talks with Prop about the rural union of rubber tappers who fought slash and burn ranching in the Amazon rainforest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Feb 20, 2023 |
Part Two: Ngo Van & Vietnamese Resistance Before the Vietnam War
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Snow about one communist’s life of resistance against colonialism and authoritarianism both. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Feb 15, 2023 |
Part One: Ngo Van & Vietnamese Resistance Before the Vietnam War
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Margaret talks with Snow about one communist’s life of resistance against colonialism and authoritarianism both. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Feb 13, 2023 |
Part Two: The Popular Olympics: Antifascist Athletes Help Stop a Coup
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In part two of this week's reverse episode, James Stout continues his conversation with Margaret about the Popular Olympics of 1936 Spain and the competitors who stayed to fight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Feb 08, 2023 |
Part One: The Popular Olympics: Antifascist Athletes Help Stop a Coup
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In this reverse episode, James Stout talks with Margaret about the Popular Olympics of 1936 Spain and the competitors who stayed to fight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Feb 06, 2023 |
Part Two: Isabelle Eberhardt: The Genderbending Vagabond
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jolie Holland about Isabelle Eberhardt, aka Si Mahmoud Saadi, the Muslim crossdressing adventurer raised by anarchists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Feb 01, 2023 |
Part One: Isabelle Eberhardt: The Genderbending Vagabond
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Margaret talks with Jolie Holland about Isabelle Eberhardt, aka Si Mahmoud Saadi, the Muslim crossdressing adventurer raised by anarchists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jan 30, 2023 |
Part Two: Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen of Ireland
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Hugh Ryan about the complicated legacy of Gráinne Ní Mháille and her piracy and her rebellion against the British. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jan 25, 2023 |
Part One: Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen of Ireland
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Margaret talks with Hugh Ryan about the complicated legacy of Gráinne Ní Mháille and her piracy and her rebellion against the British. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jan 23, 2023 |
Part Two: Up Against the Wall: New York City's Armed Love Movement
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Mia Wong about Black Mask and Up Against the Wall, the artists who took on the system and looked good doing it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jan 18, 2023 |
Part One: Up Against the Wall: New York City's Armed Love Movement
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Margaret talks with Mia Wong about Black Mask and Up Against the Wall, the artists who took on the system and looked good doing it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jan 16, 2023 |
Here's To You, Dear Listeners: 2023 Q&A
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On this special episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret and Sophie answer questions from you, the listeners! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jan 04, 2023 |
Part Two: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Dec 21, 2022 |
Part One: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
2876
Margaret talks with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Dec 19, 2022 |
Part Two: The Tramp Printers: Union Vagabonds
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the hardknock union typographers whose short lives were full of adventure, ink, and booze. Source: The Tramp Printers: Forgotten Trails of the Traveling Typographers by Charles Overbeck See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Dec 14, 2022 |
Part One: The Tramp Printers: Union Vagabonds
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Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the hardknock union typographers whose short lives were full of adventure, ink, and booze. Source: The Tramp Printers: Forgotten Trails of the Traveling Typographers by Charles Overbeck See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Dec 12, 2022 |
Part Two: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense during the Civil Rights Era. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Dec 07, 2022 |
Part One: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement
3485
Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense during the Civil Rights Era. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Dec 05, 2022 |
Part Two: Everyone Hates the Klan
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about the long history of the Ku Klux Klan and the equally long history of people fighting it tooth and nail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Nov 30, 2022 |
Part One: Everyone Hates the Klan
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Margaret talks with Shereen about the long history of the Ku Klux Klan and the equally long history of people fighting it tooth and nail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Nov 28, 2022 |
Thanksgiving Fiction Special: The Thirty-Seven Marble Steps
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In this extra-special Thanksgiving fiction special presentation, Margaret recounts the true origins of the Thanksgiving holiday and then reads a story from her new book, We Won't Be Here Tomorrow, to Sophie. Join Robert Evans, Margaret Killjoy and Sophie Lichterman for a special live episode of Behind the Bastards with Q&A. Upon purchasing your ticket, you’ll be redirected to the show screen where there will be a prompt for you to submit a question to the hosts. Questions are picked at random, but be sure to get yours in as it may be featured in the live episode. The show will be available for replay for 7 days after the event. Tickets: https://www.moment.co/btb (1 Part) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Nov 23, 2022 |
Part Two: Anti-Racist Action: Because Nazi Punks Need To Be Dealt With
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In part two of this week's episode, author Shannon Clay continues his conversation with Margaret about the history of Anti-Racist Action, the coalition that formed to counter racist and fascist organizing in subcultures in the midwest. We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action: https://bookshop.org/p/books/we-go-where-they-go-the-story-of-anti-racist-action-kristin-schwartz/17909472?ean=9781629639727 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Nov 16, 2022 |
Part One: Anti-Racist Action: Because Nazi Punks Need To Be Dealt With
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Author Shannon Clay talks to Margaret about the history of Anti-Racist Action, the coalition that formed to counter racist and fascist organizing in subcultures in the midwest. We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action: https://bookshop.org/p/books/we-go-where-they-go-the-story-of-anti-racist-action-kristin-schwartz/17909472?ean=9781629639727 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Nov 14, 2022 |
Part Two: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From Folklore
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend who eats children and occasionally helps people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Nov 09, 2022 |
Part One: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From Folklore
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Margaret talks with comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend who eats children and occasionally helps people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Nov 07, 2022 |
Halloween Fiction Special: It Bleeds, It Burrows, It Breaks the Bone
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In this extra-special Halloween fiction special presentation, Margaret reads a ghost story from her new book, We Won't Be Here Tomorrow, to Sophie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Nov 02, 2022 |
Part Three: Sholem Schwarzbard: The Jewish Assassin Who Ruled
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In the finale of this special reverse episode, Miriam concludes her conversation with Margaret about Sholem Schwarzbard, the radical Jewish assassin. Special thanks goes to Anna Elena Torres. Her forthcoming book, With Freedom in Our Ears can be found here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Oct 31, 2022 |
Part Two: Sholem Schwarzbard: The Jewish Assassin Who Ruled
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In part two of this special reverse episode, Miriam continues her conversation with Margaret about Sholem Schwarzbard, the radical Jewish assassin. Special thanks goes to Anna Elena Torres. Her forthcoming book, With Freedom in Our Ears can be found here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Oct 26, 2022 |
Part One: Sholem Schwarzbard: The Jewish Assassin Who Ruled
3310
In this special reverse episode, Miriam talks with Margaret about Sholem Schwarzbard, the radical Jewish assassin. Special thanks goes to Anna Elena Torres. Her forthcoming book, With Freedom in Our Ears can be found here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Oct 24, 2022 |
Part Two: The Vampires are on Our Side: Antifascism in Film
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the antifascist filmmaking in Germany and Hollywood that laid much of the foundations for modern cinema. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Oct 19, 2022 |
Part One: The Vampires are on Our Side: Antifascism in Film
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Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the antifascist filmmaking in Germany and Hollywood that laid much of the foundations for modern cinema. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Oct 17, 2022 |
Part Two: Crime Pays: The Sophie Lyons Story
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about how one immigrant woman navigated the 19th century American criminal underworld, robbed the rich, retired rich herself, gave back to her community, and kind of was terrible also. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Oct 12, 2022 |
Part One: Crime Pays: The Sophie Lyons Story
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Margaret talks to Prop about how one immigrant woman navigated the 19th century American criminal underworld, robbed the rich, retired rich herself, gave back to her community, and kind of was terrible also. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Oct 10, 2022 |
Part Two: The Modern School & Francisco Ferrer: School Shouldn't Be Terrible
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with James Stout about the turn of the century educators who fought--and sometimes died--for a reasonable education for the working class. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Oct 05, 2022 |
Part One: The Modern School & Francisco Ferrer: School Shouldn't Be Terrible
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Margaret talks with James Stout about the turn of the century educators who fought--and sometimes died--for a reasonable education for the working class. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Oct 03, 2022 |
Part Two: Aqua Tofana: How to Kill Your Husband
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about how, in the era before divorce, a group of women sold poison to aspiring widows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Sep 28, 2022 |
Part One: Aqua Tofana: How to Kill Your Husband
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Margaret talks with Shereen about how, in the era before divorce, a group of women sold poison to aspiring widows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Sep 26, 2022 |
Part Two: The IWW and the Hobos Who Saved Free Speech
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Robert Evans about the Spokane Free Speech Fight and the itinerant workers who invented new forms of civil disobedience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Sep 21, 2022 |
Part One: The IWW and the Hobos Who Saved Free Speech
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Margaret talks with Robert Evans about the Spokane Free Speech Fight and the itinerant workers who invented new forms of civil disobedience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Sep 19, 2022 |
Part Two: Dutch Squatters Accidentally Save The Country From Ruin
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Alex Beels, host of Onderstroom, about how a group of people who just wanted somewhere to sleep stopped real estate speculation from gutting the Netherlands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Sep 14, 2022 |
Part One: Dutch Squatters Accidentally Save The Country From Ruin
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Margaret talks with Alex Beels, host of Onderstroom, about how a group of people who just wanted somewhere to sleep stopped real estate speculation from gutting the Netherlands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Sep 12, 2022 |
Part Two: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out, But in a Good Way
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Max Collins of Eve 6 about the squatting, organizing, and robin hood antics of Chumbawamba, the one hit wonders with a thirty year career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Sep 07, 2022 |
Part One: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out, But in a Good Way
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Margaret talks with Max Collins of Eve 6 about the squatting, organizing, and robin hood antics of Chumbawamba, the one hit wonders with a thirty year career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Sep 05, 2022 |
Part Two: Roger Casement: The Gay Irish Anti-Colonial Knight
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with author Wren Awry about Roger Casement, whose reporting helped end the brutal reign of Leopold II of Belgium. Preorder Wren's book Nourishing Resistance: Stories of Food, Protest & Mutual Aid, out Spring 2023: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1321 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Aug 31, 2022 |
Part One: Roger Casement: The Gay Irish Anti-Colonial Knight
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Margaret talks with author Wren Awry about Roger Casement, whose reporting helped end the brutal reign of Leopold II of Belgium. Preorder Wren's book Nourishing Resistance: Stories of Food, Protest & Mutual Aid, out Spring 2023: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1321 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Aug 29, 2022 |
Part Two: The Diggers, the Levelers, the Ranters, and John Darnielle
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Mountain Goats singer John Darnielle about the wild-eyed radicals of the English Civil War. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Aug 24, 2022 |
Part One: The Diggers, the Levelers, the Ranters, and John Darnielle
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Margaret talks with Mountain Goats singer John Darnielle about the wild-eyed radicals of the English Civil War. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Aug 22, 2022 |
Part Two: Food Not Bombs, The Criminal Mutual Aid Conspiracy
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with podcast host Andrew Ti about the long fight for our right to feed one another in public places. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Aug 17, 2022 |
Part One: Food Not Bombs, The Criminal Mutual Aid Conspiracy
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Margaret talks with podcast host Andrew Ti about the long fight for our right to feed one another in public places. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Aug 15, 2022 |
Part Two: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising & Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about the desperate last stand of the Jews of Poland and the fight to preserve Jewish culture from extermination. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Aug 10, 2022 |
Part One: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising & Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust
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Margaret talks with Miriam about the desperate last stand of the Jews of Poland and the fight to preserve Jewish culture from extermination. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Aug 08, 2022 |
Part Two: The Japanese Anarchist Women Who Kept Trying to Kill Emperors
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with comedian and podcast host Brodie Reed about Kaneko Fumiko and Kanno Suga, two Japanese anarchist women who did their best to end the lives of emperors and almost changed history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jul 27, 2022 |
Part One: The Japanese Anarchist Women Who Kept Trying to Kill Emperors
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Margaret talks with comedian and podcast host Brodie Reed about Kaneko Fumiko and Kanno Suga, two Japanese anarchist women who did their best to end the lives of emperors and almost changed history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jul 25, 2022 |
Part Two: Birth Control Pioneers & the Jerk Who Tried to Stop Them
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Some people have to fight for the right to use birth control, some people have to fight for the right to bear children. In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Katy Stoll about Emma Goldman, Angela Heywood, Fannie Lou Hamer, and the complex fight for reproductive freedom in the US. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jul 20, 2022 |
Part One: Birth Control Pioneers & the Jerk Who Tried to Stop Them
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Some people have to fight for the right to use birth control, some people have to fight for the right to bear children. Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about Emma Goldman, Angela Heywood, Fannie Lou Hamer, and the complex fight for reproductive freedom in the US. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jul 18, 2022 |
Part Two: How To Break Out of Prison: In Minecraft and Elsewhere
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with podcast host Mia Wong about jailbreaks, by helicopter, tank, and tunnel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jul 13, 2022 |
Part One: How To Break Out of Prison: In Minecraft and Elsewhere
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To celebrate Bastille Day, Margaret talks to podcast host Mia Wong about jailbreaks, by helicopter, tank, and tunnel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jul 11, 2022 |
Part Two: Blair Mountain: When Miners Went to Literal War Against Their Bosses
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with the crew of the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast about the coal wars of West Virginia and the blood that bought miners their rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jul 06, 2022 |
Part One: Blair Mountain: When Miners Went to Literal War Against Their Bosses
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Margaret talks with the crew of the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast about the coal wars of West Virginia and the blood that bought miners their rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jul 04, 2022 |
Part Two: When Women Were Computers: A Tale of Space and Math
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Bridget Todd about the space race, Russian cosmists, gay scientists, and the women who got humanity to the moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jun 29, 2022 |
Part One: When Women Were Computers: A Tale of Space and Math
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Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the space race, Russian cosmists, gay scientists, and the women who got humanity to the moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jun 27, 2022 |
Part Two: The Public Universal Friend: A Non-binary Icon in Revolutionary-Era America
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with podcast host and journalist Garrison Davis about an 18th-century genderless preacher and their gender-bending followers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jun 22, 2022 |
Part One: The Public Universal Friend: A Non-binary Icon in Revolutionary-Era America
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Margaret talks with podcast host and journalist Garrison Davis about an 18th-century genderless preacher and their gender-bending followers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jun 20, 2022 |
Part Two: The Anarchist Revolution in the Spanish Civil War
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with comedian, writer and podcast host Jamie Loftus about the time that millions of anarchists and their allies collectivized in Spain while fighting off a fascist invasion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jun 15, 2022 |
Part One: The Anarchist Revolution in the Spanish Civil War
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Margaret talks with comedian, writer and podcast host Jamie Loftus about the time that millions of anarchists and their allies collectivized in Spain while fighting off a fascist invasion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jun 13, 2022 |
Part Two: Russian Nihilists: The Gender-bending Subculture that Blew Up the Tsar
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Io about the science hippies of the 1860s who wore sunglasses at night and invented modern terrorism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jun 08, 2022 |
Part One: Russian Nihilists: The Gender-bending Subculture that Blew Up the Tsar
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Margaret talks with Io about the science hippies of the 1860s who wore sunglasses at night and invented modern terrorism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jun 06, 2022 |
Part Two: Gay Resistance to Nazis
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Lani Younes about everything from queer youth gangs fighting the Hitler Youth in the street to artists who turned their talents to forgery and sabotage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Jun 01, 2022 |
Part One: Gay Resistance to Nazis
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Margaret talks with Shereen Lani Younes about everything from queer youth gangs fighting the Hitler Youth in the street to artists who turned their talents to forgery and sabotage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 30, 2022 |
Part Two: The Paris Commune: How to Steal Back Your Own City
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In 1871, the people of Paris, tired of starving, took up arms and declared their city an autonomous commune. For almost two months, they ran their utopian experiment, and though they were eventually crushed, they inspired revolutionaries across the world for generations to come. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 25, 2022 |
Part One: The Paris Commune: How to Steal Back Your Own City
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In 1871, the people of Paris, tired of starving, took up arms and declared their city an autonomous commune. For almost two months, they ran their utopian experiment, and though they were eventually crushed, they inspired revolutionaries across the world for generations to come. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 23, 2022 |
Part Two: The Civil War Within the Civil War: How the South Won the War for the Union
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about how people escaping slavery turned the tide of the civil war and how the South was anything but united. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 18, 2022 |
Part One: The Civil War Within the Civil War: How the South Won the War for the Union
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Margaret talks with Prop about how people escaping slavery turned the tide of the civil war and how the South was anything but united. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 16, 2022 |
Part Two: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works
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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago. https://reprolegaldefensefund.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 11, 2022 |
Part One: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works
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Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago. https://reprolegaldefensefund.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 09, 2022 |
Part Two: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday
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In part two of this episode, Margaret continues her discussion with journalist and podcast host Robert Evans to talk about the anarchists who were hanged in Chicago in the 1860s for fighting for the rights of the working class. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 04, 2022 |
Part One: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday
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Margaret sits down with journalist and podcast host Robert Evans to talk about the anarchists who were hanged in Chicago in the 1860s for fighting for the rights of the working class. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
May 02, 2022 |
Introducing: Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
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Lots of cool people in history have done really cool stuff. Let Margaret Killjoy tell you about them. In this trailer, learn about the cool anarchist bank robbers who performed a cool jailbreak in Uruguay in 1931. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
Apr 22, 2022 |