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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 31, 20241h 7m

Part One: Abortion and its Defenders: From Weimar to the Bay

Margaret talks 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 California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 29, 202453 min

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.

Jan 22, 20242h 2m

Cool ReRun: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything Part 1+2

On this Cool ReRun, 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.

Jan 17, 20241h 38m

Part Two: Freedom House: The World’s First Paramedics Were Black Men from Pittsburgh

In part two of this week's series, Margaret continues her conversation with Kaveh Hoda about the down-and-out Black men who created the world's first modern paramedic service, way more recently than you'd imagine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 10, 202456 min

Part One: Freedom House: The World’s First Paramedics Were Black Men from Pittsburgh

Margaret talks with Kaveh Hoda about the down-and-out Black men who created the world's first modern paramedic service, way more recently than you'd imagineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 8, 202459 min

CZM Book Club: "The Untimely Death of Northgate Mall" by Evan J Peterson

Margaret reads Gare an urban folk horror story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 7, 202433 min

Here's To You, Dear Listeners: 2024 Q&A

On this special episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret and Sophie answer questions from you, the listeners! CBP is detaining thousands of migrants, including children and the elderly, in the desert without food, water or shelter when overnight temperatures drop below freezing. Support the mutual aid groups helping them tinyurl.com/borderaidgfm or https://www.gofundme.com/jacumba-migrant-campsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 3, 202438 min

Part Two: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about the Black and Indigenous soldiers who lived free in a fort in Spanish Florida until Andrew Jackson broke a lot of laws to fight them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 20, 202353 min

Part One: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about the Black and Indigenous soldiers who lived free in a fort in Spanish Florida until Andrew Jackson broke a lot of laws to fight them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 20231h 2m

CZM Book Club: The Flair by Nick Mamatas

Margaret reads Mia a sci-fi story about what people will do for free power and war. And about hacker clowns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 202336 min

Part Two: Israeli & International Solidarity with Palestinian Struggle

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Matt Lieb about the anti-zionist Jews and others who have thrown in their lot with the Palestinian people in their struggle against an apartheid state and genocide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 13, 20231h 8m

Part One: Israeli & International Solidarity with Palestinian Struggle

Margaret talks with Matt Lieb about the anti-zionist Jews and others who have thrown in their lot with the Palestinian people in their struggle against an apartheid state and genocide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 11, 20231h 9m

CZM Book Club: Printed Guns & Sold Schematics by SJ Klapecki

Margaret reads you a story about an engineer in a collapsed United States, just trying to make her living selling weapons to rebels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 10, 202329 min

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 6, 20231h 2m

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 4, 202356 min

CZM Book Club: The Plastic People by Tobias Buckell

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret reads Gare a story about making fun of rich people in space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 3, 202343 min

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.

Nov 29, 20231h 6m

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 27, 20231h 1m

CZM Rewind: Part Two - Food Not Bombs, The Criminal Mutual Aid Conspiracy

Original Air Date: August 17th, 2022 In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Andrew Ti about the long fight for our right to feed one another in public places.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 22, 20231h 9m

CZM Rewind: Part One - Food Not Bombs, The Criminal Mutual Aid Conspiracy

Original Air Date: August 15th, 2022 Margaret talks with Andrew Ti about the long fight for our right to feed one another in public places.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 20, 20231h 2m

CZM Book Club: Handala. The Olive, the Storm, and the Sea by Sonia Suliaman

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret reads James the story of what happens when a Palestinian orphan runs into conflict with three Greek gods.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 19, 202342 min

Part Two: Witches & Vampires in Folklore

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues reading old folklore of witches and vampires to Francesca Fiorentini, including vampires who are witches and bears who are vampires.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 15, 202353 min

Part One: Witches & Vampires in Folklore

Margaret reads old folklore of witches and vampires to Francesca Fiorentini, including vampires who are witches and bears who are vampires.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 13, 202354 min

CZM Book Club: The Lost Roads by Sim Kern

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret reads "The Lost Roads," a utopian story about a world without cars by author Sim Kern, to Shereen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 12, 202344 min

Part Two: Countercuisine: The Counterculture of the Diggers & Food Co-ops

In part two of this week's reverse episode, author Wren Awry continues their conversation with Margaret about the 60s & 70s radicals who changed the way we relate to food in the US. Sources: Appetite for Change by Warren Belasco Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monica M. White Ingredients for Revolution by Alex Ketchum "The Civil Rights Icon Who Saw Freedom in Farming" by Mayukh Sen for Gastro Obscura “The Coop Wars” documentary from Twin Cities PBS The Food Conspiracy newsletter archives!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 8, 202356 min

Part One: Countercuisine: The Counterculture of the Diggers & Food Co-ops

In this reverse episode, author Wren Awry teaches Margaret about the 60s & 70s radicals who changed the way we relate to food in the US. Sources: Appetite for Change by Warren Belasco The Theater is in the Street by Bradford D. Martin “Digger Meets Panther” from Shaping San Francisco www.diggers.org www.diggersdocs.org "Remaking the Commons’: A History of Eating in Public" by Gaye Chan & Nandita Sharmain and “Notes on Utopian Failure in Commune Kitchens” by Madeline Lane-McKinley, both from the anthology Nourishing Resistance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 6, 202358 min

CZM Book Club: Babang Luksa

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads “Babang Luksa,” a short story by author Nicasio Andres Reed, to Mia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 5, 202339 min

Part Two: The Surprisingly Complicated History of Halloween

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about all things spooky season, from Lemuria to Samhain to Allhallowtide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 1, 20231h 6m

Part One: The Surprisingly Complicated History of Halloween

Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about all things spooky season, from Lemuria to Samhain to Allhallowtide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 30, 20231h 7m

CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part Four

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads the final two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 29, 202341 min

Part Four: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country

In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that inspired Margaret to start this podcast in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 25, 20231h 14m

Part Three: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country

In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that inspired Margaret to start this podcast in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 23, 202358 min

CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part Three

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy continues reading the next two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 22, 202341 min

Part Two: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country

In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that inspired Margaret to start this podcast in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 18, 202359 min

Part One: Rebellion in Patagonia: When the Rural Argentinian Labor Movement Took Over Half the Country

Margaret talks with Mia about the 1920s Argentinian labor revolt that inspired Margaret to start this podcast in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 16, 20231h 3m

CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part Two

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy continues reading the next two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 15, 202350 min

Part Two: Hobohemia & the Dil Pickle Club: Chicago is Weird & Cool

Margaret continues her conversation with Chelsey Weber-Smith about Chicago's queer-friendly, antiracist working class cultural cornerstone of the 1920s, the Dil Pickle Club.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 11, 202354 min

Part One: Hobohemia & the Dil Pickle Club: Chicago is Weird & Cool

Margaret talks with Chelsey Weber-Smith about Chicago's queer-friendly, antiracist working class cultural cornerstone of the 1920s, the Dil Pickle Club.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 9, 20231h 7m

CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part One

In this first ever episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads the first two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 8, 202339 min

Part Four: The Surrealists Were Even Cooler Than You Thought

In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the queer, antifascist artists who set out to revolutionize a lot more than just the art world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 4, 20231h 2m

Part Three: The Surrealists Were Even Cooler Than You Thought

In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the queer, antifascist artists who set out to revolutionize a lot more than just the art world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2, 20231h 0m

CZM Rewind: The Civil War Within the Civil War: How the South Won the War for the Union

Original Air Date: May 16, 2022 Margaret talks with Prop about how people escaping slavery turned the tide of the American Civil War and how the South was anything but united.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 25, 20232h 3m

Part Two: The Surrealists Were Even Cooler Than You Thought

In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the queer, antifascist artists who set out to revolutionize a lot more than just the art world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 20, 202349 min

Part One: The Surrealists Were Even Cooler Than You Thought

Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the queer, antifascist artists who set out to revolutionize a lot more than just the art world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 18, 20231h 15m

Part Two: John Henry Was Real & Also Became Superman

In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about the surprising history of the real man behind the legend of John Henry, a Black convict laborer whose story used to be told as a warning against the evils of bosses. Stream Prop's new EP: Terraform: The PossibilitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 13, 20231h 2m

Part One: John Henry Was Real & Also Became Superman

Margaret talks with Prop about the surprising history of the real man behind the legend of John Henry, a Black convict laborer whose story used to be told as a warning against the evils of bosses. Stream Prop's new EP: Terraform: The PossibilitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 11, 20231h 0m

Part Four: A Tale of Two Snipers: Simo Häyhä, Lyudmila Pavlichenko & the Eastern Front

In the conclusion of this special 4-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with firearms historian Karl Kasarda about two WWII snipers on the Eastern Front defending their homeland, a Finnish man and a Ukrainian woman who couldn't have been more different.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 6, 202359 min

Part Three: A Tale of Two Snipers: Simo Häyhä, Lyudmila Pavlichenko & the Eastern Front

In part three of this special 4-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with firearms historian Karl Kasarda about two WWII snipers on the Eastern Front defending their homeland, a Finnish man and a Ukrainian woman who couldn't have been more different.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 4, 20231h 7m

Part Two: A Tale of Two Snipers: Simo Häyhä, Lyudmila Pavlichenko & the Eastern Front

In part two of this special 4-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with firearms historian Karl Kasarda about two WWII snipers on the Eastern Front defending their homeland, a Finnish man and a Ukrainian woman who couldn't have been more different.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 30, 20231h 7m