Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Margaret continues her talk with Bridget Todd about the origins of folk music and the man who dedicated his life to preserving traditional art. Sources: https://acousticguitar.com/alan-lomaxs-steel-string-discoveries/ https://pinemountainsettlement.net/biography-a-z/alan-and-elizabeth-lomax-visitors/ Alan Loman: The Man who Recorded the World, John Szwed Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's...

Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the origins of folk music and the man who dedicated his life to preserving traditional art Sources: https://acousticguitar.com/alan-lomaxs-steel-string-discoveries/ https://pinemountainsettlement.net/biography-a-z/alan-and-elizabeth-lomax-visitors/ Alan Loman: The Man who Recorded the World, John Szwed Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from J...

For our longer summer read, Margaret reads you a novella about punk houses and identity and growing up written by a master of the medium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her talk with Prop about the Texan musician who sung his way out of prison Sources: Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/if-youre-woke-you-dig-it-no-mickey-mouse-can-be-expected-to-follow.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/12/22/what-is-woke-meaning-...

Margaret talks with Prop about the Texan musician who sung his way out of prison. Sources: Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies, Sheila Curran Bernard https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/if-youre-woke-you-dig-it-no-mickey-mouse-can-be-expected-to-follow.html   https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/12/22/what-is-woke-meaning-naacp...

Margaret reads you two stories and a poem from an anthology of young, Palestinian authors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues talking with Kaveh Hoda about the complicated history of homosexuality and homoeroticism in one of the most important empires of the medieval era. Sources: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41299403 https://www.thecollector.com/osman-i-ottoman-founder/ https://islamichistory.org/osman-gazi/ https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/jmurj/vol9/iss1/4/ https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/homosexu...

Margaret talks with Kaveh Hoda about the complicated history of homosexuality and homoeroticism in one of the most important empires of the medieval era. Sources: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41299403 https://www.thecollector.com/osman-i-ottoman-founder/ https://islamichistory.org/osman-gazi/ https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/jmurj/vol9/iss1/4/ https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/homosexuality-ii/ ht...

Margaret reads you several short stories written by the one of the ideological leaders of the Mexican Revolution Original Air Date: 6.1.2025 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues talking with Andrew Ti about the worldwide movement, backed by science, that is changing how we treat children. Sources: https://africapublicity.com/of-ancestors-and-amendments-rethinking-child-discipline-across-african-realms/ https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/happiest-countries-in-the-world https://endcorporalpunishment.org/reports-on-every-state-and-territory...

Margaret talks with Andrew Ti about the worldwide movement, backed by science, that is changing how we treat children. Sources: https://africapublicity.com/of-ancestors-and-amendments-rethinking-child-discipline-across-african-realms/ https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/happiest-countries-in-the-world https://endcorporalpunishment.org/reports-on-every-state-and-territory/usa/ https:...

This week, In The Belly is doing a take over to feature the poems of incarcerated writers in their own voices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret concludes the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement Sources: Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy) https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-382/ https:/...

Margaret resumes telling you the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement Sources: Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy) https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-38...

This week we are collaborating with In The Belly Magazine to read you a short memoir piece about organizing behind bars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her talk with Miriam about the people fighting tooth and nail to save lives right now in Vancouver, Canada Sources: Previous episodes of this show Personal correspondence https://www.cbsnews.com/news/overdose-deaths-decline-2025-rate-cdc-data/ https://govfacts.org/health-healthcare/mental-health-substance-use/the-federal-agencies-fighting-americas-opioid-crisis/ https://www.cdc....

Margaret talks with Miriam about the people fighting tooth and nail to save lives right now in Vancouver, Canada Sources: Previous episodes of this show Personal correspondence https://www.cbsnews.com/news/overdose-deaths-decline-2025-rate-cdc-data/ https://govfacts.org/health-healthcare/mental-health-substance-use/the-federal-agencies-fighting-americas-opioid-crisis/ https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-...

Margaret reads you a story about how to set up mutual aid societies in the wake of social collapse, and how to fight against cannibal nazis from the suburbs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of this weeks episode, Margaret continues her conversation with producer Sophie Lichterman about the stray dogs who fight cops and guard protestors around the world. Original Air Date: 5.24.2023 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret talks with producer Sophie Lichterman about the strays dogs who fight cops and guard protestors around the world. Original Air Date 5.22.2023 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you a story about an enchanted graffiti turf war and a flying bike chase. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part four of this series, Margaret tells you more about the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement Sources: Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy) https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot...

Margaret goes deeper into the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement Sources:  Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy) https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes...

Margaret continues with the final part of a gutting story about rejection and re-accimlation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues telling you the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement Sources: Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy) https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-...