Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
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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Jul 8, 2026
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Episodes
Cool ReRun: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything Part 3+4 22.01.2024 2:02:43
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.
Cool ReRun: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything Part 1+2 17.01.2024 1:38:23
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.
Part Two: Freedom House: The World’s First Paramedics Were Black Men from Pittsburgh 10.01.2024 56:14
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.
Part One: Freedom House: The World’s First Paramedics Were Black Men from Pittsburgh 08.01.2024 59:20
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 imagine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CZM Book Club: "The Untimely Death of Northgate Mall" by Evan J Peterson 07.01.2024 33:23
Margaret reads Gare an urban folk horror story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Here's To You, Dear Listeners: 2024 Q&A 03.01.2024 38:30
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-migr...
Part Two: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community 20.12.2023 53:02
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.
Part One: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community 18.12.2023 1:02:14
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.
CZM Book Club: The Flair by Nick Mamatas 17.12.2023 36:48
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.
Part Two: Israeli & International Solidarity with Palestinian Struggle 13.12.2023 1:08:59
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.
Part One: Israeli & International Solidarity with Palestinian Struggle 11.12.2023 1:09:25
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.
CZM Book Club: Printed Guns & Sold Schematics by SJ Klapecki 10.12.2023 29:22
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.
Part Four: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire 06.12.2023 1:02:58
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.
Part Three: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire 04.12.2023 56:22
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.
CZM Book Club: The Plastic People by Tobias Buckell 03.12.2023 43:28
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.
Part Two: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire 29.11.2023 1:06:13
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.
Part One: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire 27.11.2023 1:01:12
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.
CZM Rewind: Part Two - Food Not Bombs, The Criminal Mutual Aid Conspiracy 22.11.2023 1:09:21
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.
CZM Rewind: Part One - Food Not Bombs, The Criminal Mutual Aid Conspiracy 20.11.2023 1:02:52
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.
CZM Book Club: Handala. The Olive, the Storm, and the Sea by Sonia Suliaman 19.11.2023 42:04
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.
Part Two: Witches & Vampires in Folklore 15.11.2023 53:42
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.
Part One: Witches & Vampires in Folklore 13.11.2023 54:53
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.
CZM Book Club: The Lost Roads by Sim Kern 12.11.2023 44:27
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.
Part Two: Countercuisine: The Counterculture of the Diggers & Food Co-ops 08.11.2023 56:27
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...
Part One: Countercuisine: The Counterculture of the Diggers & Food Co-ops 06.11.2023 58:26
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 &...
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