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Part Two: Q&A 2026: Margaret and Sophie Answer Your Questions

Even more of what you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 14, 202625 min

Part One: Q&A 2026: Margaret and Sophie Answer Your Questions

Everything you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 12, 202620 min

CZM Book Club: A Cup of Tea, by Katherine Mansfield

Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 11, 202625 min

CZM Rewind: Part Four: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire

In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 12.6.2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 7, 20261h 3m

CZM Rewind: Part Three: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire

In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 12.4.2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 5, 202657 min

CZM Rewind: CZM Book Club: "The Orchard of Tomorrow" by Kelsea Yu

Margaret reads you a story about what enormous love it will take to rebuild the world and take back what's ours from the powerful. Original Airdate: 7.21.2024See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 4, 202636 min

CZM Rewind: Part Two, Lakota Resistance to the American Empire

In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 31, 20251h 7m

CZM Rewind: Part One, Lakota Resistance to the American Empire

Margaret talks with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 11.27.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 29, 20251h 2m

CZM Book Club: Everything that Isn't Winter, by Margaret Killjoy, Part Two

Margaret reads you part two (of two) of her own story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 28, 202527 min

Part Two: Priest Holes: How to Hide People From the Authorities (in Medieval England)

Margaret continues her talk with Chelsey Weber-Smith about the saint who built hidden compartments to hide priests during the persecution of Catholics in England. Sources: https://ewtn.co.uk/article-st-nicholas-owen-builder-of-secret-hiding-places-for-priests/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2005/11/02/hindlip_gunpowder_plot_feature.shtml https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/harvington-hall https://www.ancientpages.com/2017/12/05/nicholas-owen-little-john-paid-highest-price-ingenious-camouflaged-places-hide/ https://fellowshipandfairydust.com/2022/02/18/st-nicholas-owen/ https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-8/mary-i-reading/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_monasteries https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/why-was-anne-boleyn-executed/ https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beyond-the-pale.html https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/9/1055 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26845784?read-now=1&seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.advocate.com/history/king-james-bible-queer https://www.worldhistory.org/Gunpowder_Plot/ https://www.catholicpamphlets.net/files/pamphlets/mary%20tudor%20and%20the%20protestants.pdf https://catholic.heritage-history.com/site/hclass/saints_heroes/reformation/php/martyrs.php https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_hutton_01.shtmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 24, 202551 min

Part One: Priest Holes: How to Hide People From the Authorities (in Medieval England)

Margaret talks to Chelsey Weber-Smith about the saint who built hidden compartments to hide priests during the persecution of Catholics in England. Sources: https://ewtn.co.uk/article-st-nicholas-owen-builder-of-secret-hiding-places-for-priests/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2005/11/02/hindlip_gunpowder_plot_feature.shtml https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/harvington-hall https://www.ancientpages.com/2017/12/05/nicholas-owen-little-john-paid-highest-price-ingenious-camouflaged-places-hide/ https://fellowshipandfairydust.com/2022/02/18/st-nicholas-owen/ https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-8/mary-i-reading/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_monasteries https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/why-was-anne-boleyn-executed/ https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beyond-the-pale.html https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/9/1055 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26845784?read-now=1&seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.advocate.com/history/king-james-bible-queer https://www.worldhistory.org/Gunpowder_Plot/ https://www.catholicpamphlets.net/files/pamphlets/mary%20tudor%20and%20the%20protestants.pdf https://catholic.heritage-history.com/site/hclass/saints_heroes/reformation/php/martyrs.php https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_hutton_01.shtmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 22, 202550 min

CZM Book Club: Everything that Isn't Winter, by Margaret Killjoy, Part One

Margaret reads you part one (of two) of her own story about post-apocalyptic love and violenceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 21, 202522 min

Part Two: Spartacus and the Thurii Commune: How a Slave Rebellion in Ancient Rome Reimagined Society

Margaret continues her talk with Katy Stoll about the leaderless society that almost overthrew Rome. Sources: Radical Antiquity, Christopher B. Zeichmann https://www.worldhistory.org/Ostracism/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170719062739/http://www.livius.org/li-ln/livy/periochae/periochae091.html#95 https://web.archive.org/web/20160326113007/http://www.livius.org/so-st/spartacus/spartacus.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220855/http://www.livius.org/so-st/spartacus/spartacus2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110805121329/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/0581.html https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Appian/Civil_Wars/1*.html#116 https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Crassus*.html#9 http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch18.htm https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-republic-guide-how-senate-plebeians-citizenship-women-democratic-fall-end/ https://www.thecollector.com/first-servile-war-revolt-shook-rome/ https://www.thecollector.com/second-servile-war-slave-rebellion/ https://www.rfmwilliams.com/the-sicilian-slave-revolts-of-ancient-rome/ https://warflute.org/armies/sicilian_slave_revolts_135-132_104-103_bc_polemicus_army_t3.html http://societasviaromana.net/Collegium_Religionis/human_sacrifice.php https://www.history.co.uk/articles/gladiatorial-games-in-ancient-rome https://pressbooks.claremont.edu/clas112pomonavalentine/chapter/why-are-we-so-uncomfortable-the-confusing-taboo-of-menstruation-in-ancient-rome-and-modern-america/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 202558 min

Part One: Spartacus and the Thurii Commune: How a Slave Rebellion in Ancient Rome Reimagined Society

Margaret talks to Katy Stoll about the leaderless society that almost overthrew Rome. Sources: Radical Antiquity, Christopher B. Zeichmann https://www.worldhistory.org/Ostracism/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170719062739/http://www.livius.org/li-ln/livy/periochae/periochae091.html#95 https://web.archive.org/web/20160326113007/http://www.livius.org/so-st/spartacus/spartacus.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220855/http://www.livius.org/so-st/spartacus/spartacus2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110805121329/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/0581.html https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Appian/Civil_Wars/1*.html#116 https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Crassus*.html#9 http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch18.htm https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-republic-guide-how-senate-plebeians-citizenship-women-democratic-fall-end/ https://www.thecollector.com/first-servile-war-revolt-shook-rome/ https://www.thecollector.com/second-servile-war-slave-rebellion/ https://www.rfmwilliams.com/the-sicilian-slave-revolts-of-ancient-rome/ https://warflute.org/armies/sicilian_slave_revolts_135-132_104-103_bc_polemicus_army_t3.html http://societasviaromana.net/Collegium_Religionis/human_sacrifice.php https://www.history.co.uk/articles/gladiatorial-games-in-ancient-rome https://pressbooks.claremont.edu/clas112pomonavalentine/chapter/why-are-we-so-uncomfortable-the-confusing-taboo-of-menstruation-in-ancient-rome-and-modern-america/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 15, 202550 min

CZM Book Club: Macramé Flames, by Eric Raglin

Margaret tells you the tale of some nightmare queers off to bring about hell on earth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 14, 202526 min

Part Two: Diogenes: The Greek Philosopher Who Pissed on the Rich

Margaret continues her dicussion with Dana El Kurd about Diogenes, the founder of the Cynics, who was kind of an edgelord and lived in a jarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 10, 202554 min

Part One: Diogenes: The Greek Philosopher Who Pissed on the Rich

Margaret talks to Dana El Kurd about Diogenes, the founder of the Cynics, who was kind of an edgelord and lived in a jar. Sources: The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic, Jean-Manuel Roubineau How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Cynicism, Diogenes (edited by MD Usher) https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16916263 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Greece https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/ancient-greek-slavery/ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/57342/57342-h/57342-h.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 8, 202550 min

CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Six

Who says ecoterrorism is bad? In fantasy games?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 7, 20251h 44m

CZM Rewind: Part Two: All Hail King Ludd: How the Luddites Almost Saved Us

In part two, Margaret talks with Robert Evans one more time about the English rebels who threw on dresses, declared a fake person their leader, and set about fighting the Industrial Revolution. Original Air Date: 3.20.2024See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 3, 202549 min

CZM Rewind: Part One: All Hail King Ludd: How the Luddites Almost Saved Us

Margaret talks with Robert Evans about the English rebels who threw on dresses, declared a fake person their leader, and set about fighting the Industrial Revolution. Original Air Date: 3.18.24  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 1, 202555 min

CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Five

There's nothing left to do but track these cultists to the source.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 30, 20251h 22m

Part Two: Nonhelema: The Six Foot Six Warrior Woman of the Shawnee Who Fought the Empire

Margaret continues her talk with Jamie Loftus about Shawnee resistance to the American colonialism and a woman who led them in battle. Sources: https://colonialquills.blogspot.com/2017/07/revolutionary-mothers-nonhelema-of.html https://kentucky-museum.org/nonhelema-hokolesqua/ https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-345-44554-4 https://sundownohio.substack.com/p/the-gnadenhutten-massacre https://newreligiousmovements.org/b/bohemian-adamites/ https://www.reformedhistory.com/Content/Confessions/ArticlesOfPrague https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/mar/22/naked-truth-about-seventies-streaking-craze https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/iph4ag/why_did_the_czech_lands_remain_catholic_rather/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160223035154/http://www.moravian.org.uk/index.php/the-moravian-church/moravian-history https://www.nrafamily.org/content/throwback-thursday-nonhelema-s-tale/ https://www.nationsandcannons.com/blog/nonhelema-chieftess-warrior-and-advocate-for-neutrality-in-the-revolutionary-war https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/metis https://web.archive.org/web/20240624093053/https://lssse.indiana.edu/blog/guest-post-native-american-exclusion-as-a-form-of-paper-genocide/ https://frontierpartisans.com/281/the-shawnee-resistance/ https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/pontiacs-rebellion/ https://bushyrunbattlefield.com/battle-of-bush-run-history/ https://battlefieldtravels.com/battle-of-bushy-run/ https://archive.wvculture.org/hiStory/journal_wvh/wvh56-5.html https://www.midstory.org/over-240-years-later-an-ohio-community-remembers-its-founding-massacre/ https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/download/60205/60154 Personal correspondenceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 26, 202548 min

Part One: Nonhelema: The Six Foot Six Warrior Woman of the Shawnee Who Fought the Empire

Margaret talks to Jamie Loftus about Shawnee resistance to the American colonialism and a woman who led them in battle Sources: https://colonialquills.blogspot.com/2017/07/revolutionary-mothers-nonhelema-of.html https://kentucky-museum.org/nonhelema-hokolesqua/ https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-345-44554-4 https://sundownohio.substack.com/p/the-gnadenhutten-massacre https://newreligiousmovements.org/b/bohemian-adamites/ https://www.reformedhistory.com/Content/Confessions/ArticlesOfPrague https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/mar/22/naked-truth-about-seventies-streaking-craze https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/iph4ag/why_did_the_czech_lands_remain_catholic_rather/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160223035154/http://www.moravian.org.uk/index.php/the-moravian-church/moravian-history https://www.nrafamily.org/content/throwback-thursday-nonhelema-s-tale/ https://www.nationsandcannons.com/blog/nonhelema-chieftess-warrior-and-advocate-for-neutrality-in-the-revolutionary-war https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/metis https://web.archive.org/web/20240624093053/https://lssse.indiana.edu/blog/guest-post-native-american-exclusion-as-a-form-of-paper-genocide/ https://frontierpartisans.com/281/the-shawnee-resistance/ https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/pontiacs-rebellion/ https://bushyrunbattlefield.com/battle-of-bush-run-history/ https://battlefieldtravels.com/battle-of-bushy-run/ https://archive.wvculture.org/hiStory/journal_wvh/wvh56-5.html https://www.midstory.org/over-240-years-later-an-ohio-community-remembers-its-founding-massacre/ https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/download/60205/60154 Personal correspondenceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 24, 202550 min

CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Four

More mighty beasts assail our brave antiheroes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 23, 20251h 11m

Part Two: Arminius and the Battle of Teutoburg Forest: How the Barbarians Broke the Roman Legions

Margaret continues her talk with Hazel about how the Romans were stopped from conquering Germania and how a bunch of terrible people are excited about it. Sources: https://www.thecollector.com/teutonic-meaning/ https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-by-year/  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ambush-that-changed-history-72636736/?c=y&page=3 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-excavation-will-examine-germanys-legendary-founding-battle-180964235/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sculpted-horse-head-complicates-legendary-roman-conquest-german-barbarians-180970077/ https://archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/germany-roman-town-waldgirmes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110714211343/http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/509454.html https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/havoc-in-the-teutoburger-forest/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140428164647/http://www.livius.org/q/quinctilius/varus.htmlhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3567880 https://the-past.com/feature/arminius-hitlers-barbarian-hero/ https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Annals_(Tacitus)/Book_2#88See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 19, 202542 min

Part One: Arminius and the Battle of Teutoburg Forest: How the Barbarians Broke the Roman Legions

Margaret talks with Hazel about how the Romans were stopped from conquering Germania and how a bunch of terrible people are excited about it. Sources: https://www.thecollector.com/teutonic-meaning/ https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-by-year/  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ambush-that-changed-history-72636736/?c=y&page=3 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-excavation-will-examine-germanys-legendary-founding-battle-180964235/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sculpted-horse-head-complicates-legendary-roman-conquest-german-barbarians-180970077/ https://archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/germany-roman-town-waldgirmes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110714211343/http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/509454.html https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/havoc-in-the-teutoburger-forest/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140428164647/http://www.livius.org/q/quinctilius/varus.html https://www.jstor.org/stable/3567880 https://the-past.com/feature/arminius-hitlers-barbarian-hero/ https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Annals_(Tacitus)/Book_2#88See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 17, 202546 min

CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Three

All is not well in Bogbottom...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 16, 20251h 25m

Part Two: Boudica: The Warrior Queen Who Burned Roman London to the Ground

Margaret continues talking with Io about the Iceni revolt of 61 AD that almost drove Rome out of Britain. Sources: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4434717 https://ul.qucosa.de/api/qucosa%3A31804/attachment/ATT-0/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120612044230/http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba83/feat3.shtml https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/62*.html#2 https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0078%3Abook%3D14%3Achapter%3D32 https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com/the-evidence-for-the-historical-boudica%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc/ https://vridar.org/2018/05/07/doing-history-how-do-we-know-queen-boadicea-boudicca-existed/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/25471937 http://simoneparrish.com/2016/07/how-i-woad-using-woad-for-body-painting/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 12, 20251h 0m

Part One: Boudica: The Warrior Queen Who Burned Roman London to the Ground

Margaret talks with Io about the Iceni revolt of 61 AD that almost drove Rome out of Britain. Sources: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4434717 https://ul.qucosa.de/api/qucosa%3A31804/attachment/ATT-0/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120612044230/http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba83/feat3.shtml https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/62*.html#2 https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0078%3Abook%3D14%3Achapter%3D32 https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com/the-evidence-for-the-historical-boudica%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc/ https://vridar.org/2018/05/07/doing-history-how-do-we-know-queen-boadicea-boudicca-existed/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/25471937 http://simoneparrish.com/2016/07/how-i-woad-using-woad-for-body-painting/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 10, 202558 min

CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Two

Can our heroes best the mighty beasts who await them in the swamps? Who will Trant throw a bomb at?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 9, 20251h 17m

Part Two: The Gallae: Trans Priestess of Ancient Rome

Margaret continues her talk with to Gabriel Dunn about the gender deviants of the ancient world and how basically nothing ever changes. Sources: https://arkeonews.net/getting-to-know-matar-kubilea/ https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/56909/what-is-the-difference-between-galli-and-metragyrtai http://www.thehypertexts.com/Epigram%20History%20and%20Examples.htm https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/boadicea/ https://s3.amazonaws.com/arena-attachments/539632/d6348aa09f4510eb5704b6da501f9e7d.pdf https://www.oldest.org/culture/civilizations/ https://www.academuseducation.co.uk/post/ancient-mesopotamian-transgender-and-non-binary-identities https://www.apsu.edu/philomathes/MattinglyPhilomathesONLINE2023.pdfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 5, 20251h 4m

Part One: The Gallae: Trans Priestess of Ancient Rome

Margaret talks to Gabriel Dunn about the gender deviants of the ancient world and how basically nothing ever changes. Sources https://arkeonews.net/getting-to-know-matar-kubilea/ https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/56909/what-is-the-difference-between-galli-and-metragyrtai http://www.thehypertexts.com/Epigram%20History%20and%20Examples.htm https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/boadicea/ https://s3.amazonaws.com/arena-attachments/539632/d6348aa09f4510eb5704b6da501f9e7d.pdf https://www.oldest.org/culture/civilizations/ https://www.academuseducation.co.uk/post/ancient-mesopotamian-transgender-and-non-binary-identities https://www.apsu.edu/philomathes/MattinglyPhilomathesONLINE2023.pdfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 3, 202555 min

Part Two: Druids: Because the Past is Metal as Hell

Margaret continues her talk with Sophie about the philosophers of the celts. Sources: https://irishfolklore.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/blacksmiths-and-the-supernatural/https://folklorethursday.com/folklore-of-archaeology/ferrous-friend-foe-iron-became-enemy-fairy-folk/https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/28y8zwazfxaq2tsb933b54wf0slfcj https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/05/02/woodhenge-is-just-as-fascinating-and-mysterious-as-its-famous-neighbor-stonehenge/ https://irishmyths.com/2022/04/29/female-druids/ Barry Cunliffe, Druids: A Very Short Introduction Peter Berresford Ellis, The DruidsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 29, 202549 min

Part One: Druids: Because the Past is Metal as Hell

Margaret talks to Sophie about the philosophers of the celts. Sources: https://irishfolklore.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/blacksmiths-and-the-supernatural/https://folklorethursday.com/folklore-of-archaeology/ferrous-friend-foe-iron-became-enemy-fairy-folk/https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/28y8zwazfxaq2tsb933b54wf0slfcj https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/05/02/woodhenge-is-just-as-fascinating-and-mysterious-as-its-famous-neighbor-stonehenge/ https://irishmyths.com/2022/04/29/female-druids/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 27, 202550 min

CZM Book Club: F*ck This Sh*t Manor, by Laurel Hightower

Margaret reads you a haunted house story about real estate desirability.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 26, 202525 min

Crisis Hotlines: Of Course Queers Invented Them, Part Two

Margaret talks to you about the history of suicide prevention hotlines and the complications of state intervention in emergency mental health care.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 22, 202530 min

Crisis Hotlines: Of Course Queers Invented Them, Part One

Margaret talks to you about the history of suicide prevention hotlines and the complications of state intervention in emergency mental health care. Sources- https://translifeline.org/about/history/https://translifeline.org/response-to-988-cuts/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/10/27/359434925/bernard-mayes-nprs-first-chairman-founder-of-suicide-hotline-dieshttps://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Bernard-Mayes-to-be-honored-as-lifeline-to-3516576.phphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11447250/Bernard-Mayes-priest-obituary.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20141026134947/http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/24/bernard-mayes-kqed-fms-first-general-manager-dies-at-85https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45106/sonnet-116-let-me-not-to-the-marriage-of-true-mindshttps://www.sfsuicide.org/about/https://translifeline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-Problem-With-988-Report-November-2024-Text.pdfhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733462/https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/data.html https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6978712/ https://www.psychiatry.org/News-room/APA-Blogs/Marking-Two-Years-of-988-The-Suicide-and-Crisis-Lihttps://behavioralhealthlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/988-History-Journal-Article_JohnDraper.pdf https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/blog/suicide-mental-health-crisis-resources-not-police https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/her-death-sparked-transgender-day-remembrance-22-years-later-still-n1233809https://www.them.us/story/rita-hester-trans-remembrance-visibility-memorial https://translifeline.org/why-no-non-consensual-intervention/https://www.them.us/story/trans-lifeline-report-988-police-interventions https://madattheinternet.substack.com/p/online-censorships-institutional https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32121226 https://glaad.org/tdor/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250107195548/https://cohost.org/lizthegrey/post/1520523-some-philanthropy-thSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 20, 202535 min

CZM Book Club: Two Tales of Classic Horror, by Saki and Bierce

Margaret reads you "The Open Window" by Saki and "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" by Ambrose BierceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 19, 202536 min

Part Two: Secret Societies and Leftism: The Odd Origins of Revolution

Margaret continues her conversation with Sarah Marshall about how everything you've heard about the Illuminati is entirely upside down. The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall: https://link.mgln.ai/rAmTZp Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eleusinian-Mysterieshttps://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federaci%C3%B3n_Regional_Espa%C3%B1ola_de_la_AITOccult Features of Anarchism, by Erica Lagalissehttps://www.thecollector.com/cult-of-pythagoras/http://gnosis.org/hermes.htmhttps://www.rosicrucian.org/historySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 15, 20251h 1m

Part One: Secret Societies and Leftism: The Odd Origins of Revolution

Margaret talks to Sarah Marshall about how everything you've heard about the Illuminati is entirely upside down. The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall: https://link.mgln.ai/rAmTZp Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eleusinian-Mysterieshttps://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federaci%C3%B3n_Regional_Espa%C3%B1ola_de_la_AITOccult Features of Anarchism, by Erica Lagalissehttps://www.thecollector.com/cult-of-pythagoras/http://gnosis.org/hermes.htmhttps://www.rosicrucian.org/historySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 13, 20251h 4m

CZM Book Club: Hollywood Werewolf Conspiracy, by Hailey Piper

Margaret reads you a story about werewolves, polyamory, and cycles of trauma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 12, 202530 min

CZM Rewind: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From Folklore, Part Two

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her talk with Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend who eats children and occasionally helps people. Original Air Date: 11.9.2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 8, 20251h 5m

CZM Rewind: Baba Yaga: Everyone's Favorite Witch From Folklore, Part One

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about Baba Yaga, the Slavic legend who eats children and occasionally helps people. Original Air Date: 11.7.2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 6, 20251h 10m

CZM Book Club: Kushtaka, by Mathilda Zeller

Kicking off spooky month with a story about demons that I don't want to spoil by telling you more about but it's so good I promise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 5, 202538 min

Part Two: Mutual Aid and Evolution: Peter Kropotkin and the Battle for Science

Margaret continues talking to Katie Goldin about the anarchist prince who laid the foundations for understanding cooperation in the wild. Sources: https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/who-was-peter-kropothkin https://trise.org/2018/01/04/kropotkin-and-climate-change/ https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/allan-antliff-memorializing-kropotkin https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1883/don/ch07c.htm https://evolution.berkeley.edu/the-history-of-evolutionary-thought/1800s/uniformitarianism-charles-lyell/ https://summitborn.com/discovery-of-the-ice-age/ https://logarithmichistory.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/gradualism-10/ https://strangescience.net/lyell.htm https://medium.com/science-spectrum/how-darwin-discovered-invented-evolution-4d99aadf5656 https://psyche.co/ideas/kropotkin-the-radical-aristocrat-who-put-kindness-on-a-scientific-footing https://www.marxists.org/subject/science/essays/kropotkin.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 1, 20251h 6m

Part One: Mutual Aid and Evolution: Peter Kropotkin and the Battle for Science

Margaret talks to Katie Goldin about the anarchist prince who laid the foundations for understanding cooperation in the wild. https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/who-was-peter-kropothkin https://trise.org/2018/01/04/kropotkin-and-climate-change/ https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/allan-antliff-memorializing-kropotkin https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1883/don/ch07c.htm https://evolution.berkeley.edu/the-history-of-evolutionary-thought/1800s/uniformitarianism-charles-lyell/ https://summitborn.com/discovery-of-the-ice-age/ https://logarithmichistory.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/gradualism-10/ https://strangescience.net/lyell.htm https://medium.com/science-spectrum/how-darwin-discovered-invented-evolution-4d99aadf5656 https://psyche.co/ideas/kropotkin-the-radical-aristocrat-who-put-kindness-on-a-scientific-footing https://www.marxists.org/subject/science/essays/kropotkin.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 29, 20251h 0m

CZM Book Club: Selkie Stories Are For Losers, by Sofia Samatar

Margaret reads you a story about yearning and magic and folklore and teenage gays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 28, 202526 min

Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression

Margaret reads a piece from CrimethInc with practical steps for resisting state repression.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 24, 202528 min

Part One: I Can't Tell You What's Coming

Margaret talks about the current political landscape and how to prepare ourselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 22, 202531 min

CZM Book Club: Hermetica, Interview with Alan Lea

Margaret sits down with author Alan Lea to discuss his novella, Hermetica.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 21, 202535 min