Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

History EN ↓ 552 episodes

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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Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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History

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

CZM Book Club: The Free Orcs of Cascadia by Margaret Killjoy 17.11.2024

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 13.11.2024

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 11.11.2024

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 10.11.2024

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 06.11.2024

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 04.11.2024

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 03.11.2024

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 30.10.2024

Margaret reads Prop the other horror story she wrote. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Halloween Special: Spooky Stories 28.10.2024

Margaret reads Prop two horror stories she wrote. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: "The Vampire Maid" by Hume Nisbet 27.10.2024

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 23.10.2024

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 21.10.2024

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 20.10.2024

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 16.10.2024

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 14.10.2024

Margaret tells Molly Crabapple a story about the legends and reality of pirate utopia in Madagascar See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: "Luella Miller" by Mary Wilkins Freeman 13.10.2024

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 09.10.2024

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 2/2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: Mutual Aid in North Carolina: How Asheville Has Come Together in the Wake of the Storm 07.10.2024

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 1/2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: "Svend and His Brethren" by William Morris, Part Two 06.10.2024

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 02.10.2024

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 30.09.2024

Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about some amazing acts of mutual aid, both DIY and institutional See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: "Svend and His Brethren" by William Morris, Part One 29.09.2024

Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in it See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Four: The Korean People's Association of Manchuria: When Two Million People Lived In a Horizontal Society 25.09.2024

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, "...

Part Three: The Korean People's Association of Manchuria: When Two Million People Lived In a Horizontal Society 23.09.2024

Margaret continues 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 3/4 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, "...

CZM Book Club: "The Story of the Unknown Church" by William Morris 22.09.2024

Margaret reads you a story about decoration. Really. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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