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CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Battle of Ogre Hill
Margaret from the future describes the terrifying battle of ogre hill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: Bethel House: How Schizophrenic Folks in Japan Created a New Model of Psychiatric Care
Margaret continues talking with Samantha McVey about the decades-long project in Northern Japan full of worker-cooperatives and new ways of living. https://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/resource/bethel/bethel_0805.htmlKaren Nakamura, A Disability of the Soulhttps://aeon.co/essays/japans-radical-alternative-to-psychiatric-diagnosisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Bethel House: How Schizophrenic Folks in Japan Created a New Model of Psychiatric Care
Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the decades-long project in Northern Japan full of worker-cooperatives and new ways of living. https://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/resource/bethel/bethel_0805.htmlKaren Nakamura, A Disability of the Soulhttps://aeon.co/essays/japans-radical-alternative-to-psychiatric-diagnosisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: In Bed With the Dreadnaughts
Margaret from the future reads a report from behind the Iron Curtain in fascist-occupied Spain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: The Great Dismal Swamp and 200 Years of Revolt in the US South
Margaret continues talking to Sophie about the largest and longest-lasting maroon community in what became the United States. https://daily.jstor.org/constructing-the-white-race/https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-04-02-0080https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/events-african-american-history/san-miguel-de-gualdape-slave-rebellion-1526/https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/05/peter-h-wood-strange-new-land-excerpt.htmlJ Brent Morris, Dismal FreedomModibo Kadalie, Intimate Direct DemocracySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: The Great Dismal Swamp and 200 Years of Revolt in the US South
Margaret talks to Sophie about the largest and longest-lasting maroon community in what became the United States. https://daily.jstor.org/constructing-the-white-race/https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-04-02-0080https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/events-african-american-history/san-miguel-de-gualdape-slave-rebellion-1526/https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/05/peter-h-wood-strange-new-land-excerpt.htmlJ Brent Morris, Dismal FreedomModibo Kadalie, Intimate Direct DemocracySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: A Bestiary of Beasts
Margaret from the future talks about all of the terrible creatures that fascists have invented to attack internationalist forces.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: Q&A Episode: Margaret and Sophie Answer Your Questions
It's time for the second part of our yearly Q&A, in which we answer questions from you, the audience. Whom we often appreciate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Q&A Episode: Margaret and Sophie Answer Your Questions
It's time for our yearly Q&A, in which we answer questions from you, the audience. Whom we often appreciate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: How to Survive (the Dino Wars)
Margaret and Mia discuss the headlines here at the start of the year 2055 during world war 3.5.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: Bella Ciao and the Migrant Laboring Women Who Gave Us an Anthem
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with author Gigi Griffis about the most famous partisan song of them all and its strange and mysterious origins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Bella Ciao and the Migrant Laboring Women Who Gave Us an Anthem
Margaret talks to author Gigi Griffis about the most famous partisan song of them all and its strange and mysterious origins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Rewind: Part Two: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out, But in a Good Way
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.

CZM Rewind: Part One: Chumbawamba: How to Sell Out, But in a Good Way
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. Original Air Date: 9.5.22See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: General Lichterman
Margaret interviews the one and only General Lichterman about her decades as a revolutionary icon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: Fountain House Is A Cool Place For People Dealing With Mental Health
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Allison Raskin about the Clubhouse Model that has been helping people find agency, purpose and community since the 1940s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Fountain House Is A Cool Place For People Dealing With Mental Health
Margaret talks to Allison Raskin about the Clubhouse Model that has been helping people find agency and purpose and community since the 1940s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Live From DinoCon 4 in Helsinki
Margaret and Jamie report back from DinoCon in the year 2054.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: All the People Who Tried to Kill Mussolini
In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Robert Evans about the awful large amount of people who tried to take Mussolini out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: All the People Who Tried to Kill Mussolini
Margaret tells Robert Evans about the awful large amount of people who tried to take Mussolini out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Reports From the Dino War: The War in Review
Margaret comes back from the future with a podcast episode from the year 2054.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement
It's the last Rewind of the recent holiday and Margaret finishes talking 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.

CZM Rewind: Part One: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement
We JUST got back from Holiday and haven't recorded yet, so in THIS CZM Rewind 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.

CZM Rewind: Part Two: The Vampires Are On Our Side: Antifascism in Film
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. Original Air Date: 10.19.22See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Rewind: Part One: The Vampires Are On Our Side: Antifascism in Film
Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the antifascist filmmaking in Germany and Hollywood that laid much of the foundations for modern cinema. Original Air Date: 10.17.22See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: A People's History of Potatoes
In the second part of this reverse episode, author Wren Awry finishes teaching Margaret the complex and wonderful history of one of the best vegetables in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: A People's History of Potatoes
In this reverse episode, author Wren Awry teaches Margaret the complex and wonderful history of one of the best vegetables in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: The Free Orcs of Cascadia by Margaret Killjoy
It's a Book Club Rerun! Margaret Killjoy reads her short story, The Free Orcs of Cascadia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cool Rerun Part Two: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works
It's another Cool People Cool Rerun! Margaret finishes talking with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cool Rerun Part One: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works
It's a Cool People Cool Rerun! Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Nazis Don't Go To Valhalla
Book Club Rerun from the ol' ICHH archive - now with Book Club wrapping! Margaret Killjoy joins us to read a special spooky week ghost story about the 2nd American Civil War.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: Witches: Witches Were Pretty Cool Even Though They Didn't Really Exist
Margaret finishes telling you about the history of European witchcraft and the witch trials and how it all came down to a contest between Catholics and Protestants to see who could murder the most people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Witches: Witches Were Pretty Cool Even Though They Didn't Really Exist
Margaret tells you about the history of European witchcraft and the witch trials and how it all came down to a contest between Catholics and Protestants to see who could murder the most people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

Part Two: Halloween Special: Spooky Stories
Margaret reads Prop the other horror story she wrote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Halloween Special: Spooky Stories
Margaret reads Prop two horror stories she wrote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Part Two: Mutual Aid in North Carolina: How Asheville Has Come Together in the Wake of the Storm
Margaret reports on her trip down to Asheville North Carolina and all of the work she saw people doing down there to keep people safe during crisis. Part 2/2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Mutual Aid in North Carolina: How Asheville Has Come Together in the Wake of the Storm
Margaret reports on her trip down to Asheville North Carolina and all of the work she saw people doing down there to keep people safe during crisis. Part 1/2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: "Svend and His Brethren" by William Morris, Part Two
Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two: Catastrophe Compassion: How People Come Together in Crisis
Margaret continues talking with Katy Stoll about some amazing acts of mutual aid, both DIY and institutional. Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Catastrophe Compassion: How People Come Together in Crisis
Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about some amazing acts of mutual aid, both DIY and institutionalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: "Svend and His Brethren" by William Morris, Part One
Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Four: The Korean People's Association of Manchuria: When Two Million People Lived In a Horizontal Society
Margaret concludes talking with Mia Wong about the deep history of Korean anarchism and how it led to one of the great experiments with antiauthoritarian social structure of the 20th century. Part 4/4 Sources: Shin Chae-ho, "Declaration of the Korean Revolution;" Ha Ki-rak, "A History of the Korean Anarchist Movement;" Dongyoun Hwang, Anarchism in Korea; Peter Gelderloos, Anarchy Works; dogej63, "Summary of the Sinmin Prefecture."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.