Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Margaret reads you a story about the magic embeded into the mundane See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her conversation with Raechel Anne Jolie about labor organizing among sex workers in the United States. Sources: https://www.scirp.org/pdf/WJA20120300010_83173531.pdf https://www.nswp.org/sites/default/files/guide_to_legal_models_english_prf04.pdf https://www.nswp.org/sites/default/files/Swedish%20Model%20Advocacy%20Toolkit%20Community%20Guide%2C%20NSWP%20-%20November%202015.pdf...

Margaret talks with Raechel Anne Jolie about labor organizing among sex workers in the United States Sources: https://www.scirp.org/pdf/WJA20120300010_83173531.pdf https://www.nswp.org/sites/default/files/guide_to_legal_models_english_prf04.pdf https://www.nswp.org/sites/default/files/Swedish%20Model%20Advocacy%20Toolkit%20Community%20Guide%2C%20NSWP%20-%20November%202015.pdf https://decriminalize...

 Margaret reads you a medieval comedic tale of trickery and lust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her interview of ancient historian Christopher B. Zeichmann about all the wild stuff happening in the ancient world and confirms her guesses about Spartacus and the Third Servile War See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret interviews ancient historian Christopher B. Zeichmann about all the wild stuff happening in the ancient world and confirms her guesses about Spartacus and the Third Servile War See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you a 1920 classic fiction story by the seminal theorist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her talk with Courtney Kocak about the potentially million-strong alliance of Black farmers who built up a cooperative economics in the post-war American South Sources: https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/02/07/the-helots-a-labour-force/ https://www.lucyparsonsproject.com/writings/negro.html https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RR194.pdf https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?ent...

Margaret talks to Courtney Kocak about the potentially million-strong alliance of Black farmers who built up a cooperative economics in the post-war American South Sources https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/02/07/the-helots-a-labour-force/ https://www.lucyparsonsproject.com/writings/negro.html https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RR194.pdf https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=TE009 https:/...

Margaret reads you a lush post-apocalyptic slice of life story by an amazing poet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you an essay about how to live a beautiful life See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Valentine's Day! Margaret reads you a story about codependent lesbian mushroom parasites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her conversation with Molly Conger about a complicated man who spent his early life promoting antisemitic conspiracies before sheltering thousands of Jews and dying in Auschwitz. Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/12/05/mass-is-set-for-the-saint-of-auschwitz/18a930db-756e-4f7c-a484-399305713a29/ The Life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, William LaMay https://p...

Margaret talks to Molly Conger about a complicated man who spent his early life promoting antisemitic conspiracies before sheltering thousands of Jews and dying in Auschwitz Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/12/05/mass-is-set-for-the-saint-of-auschwitz/18a930db-756e-4f7c-a484-399305713a29/ The Life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, William LaMay https://pisma-niepokalanow-pl.tra...

Margaret continues to read you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her interview with Black history comic author Ben Passmore about his new book Black Arms to Hold You Up See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret interview Black history comic author Ben Passmore about his new book Black Arms to Hold You Up .     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second part of a two part series, Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critic...

Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborho...

Margaret concludes reading you a story about subculture and love and how things change See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/tim...

Margaret talks to Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen...

Margaret reads you a story about the far-post-apocalypse and the joy we find in one another. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even more of what you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.