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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CZM Book Club: "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke
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Margaret reads Gare a classic sci-fi tale about the divine possibility of computers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Six: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution
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In the SIXTH part of this longest-series-ever, Margaret finally gets to Kronstadt with Mia Wong and talks about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Five: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution
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In part five (can you believe it?), Margaret continues to talk with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Four: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution
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In part four, Margaret continues to talk with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Three: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution
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In part three, Margaret continues to talk with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Two: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution
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In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part One: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution
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Margaret talks with Mia Wong about at least four Russian revolutions and general strikes, workers councils, and rebellions that tried to keep them on course. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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CZM Book Club: "Transmutation" by Katherine Sparrow
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Margaret reads Sophie a story of love gone wrong between a magician and an alchemist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Two: Ada Lovelace and Lord Byron: The First Computer Programmer, Child of the First Vampire
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Margaret finishes a conversation with Bridget Todd about the woman who invented software and her rather strange family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part One: Ada Lovelace and Lord Byron: The First Computer Programmer, Child of the First Vampire
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Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the woman who invented software and her rather strange family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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CZM Book Club: "The Last Beat of My Heart" by Edward Morris
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Margaret reads Gare a story about everyday magic, teen angst, and mixtapes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Two: The Expropriators: Fifteen Years of Political Bank Robbers in Argentina and Uruguay
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Margaret concludes with Snow about the folks who tried to fund a revolution the old-fashioned way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part One: The Expropriators: Fifteen Years of Political Bank Robbers in Argentina and Uruguay
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Margaret talks with Snow about the folks who tried to fund a revolution the old-fashioned way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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CZM Book Club: Part Two of "The Vampyre" by John Polidori
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Margaret finishes the first modern vampire, a parable about the dangers of the libertine royalty, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Two: All Hail King Ludd: How the Luddites Almost Saved Us
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In part two, Margaret talks with Robert Evans one more time about the English rebels who threw on dresses, declared a fake person their leader, and set about fighting the Industrial Revolution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part One: All Hail King Ludd: How the Luddites Almost Saved Us
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Margaret talks with Robert Evans about the English rebels who threw on dresses, declared a fake person their leader, and set about fighting the Industrial Revolution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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CZM Book Club: Part One of "The Vampyre" by John Polidori
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Margaret reads you the first modern vampire, a parable about the dangers of the libertine royalty, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Two: Oscar Wilde: A Story That Was Way More Important Than I Realized
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In part two, Margaret continues to talk with Chelsey Weber-Smith about the gay anarchist Irish dandy who proved to be not shallow at all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part One: Oscar Wilde: A Story That Was Way More Important Than I Realized
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Margaret talks with Chelsey Weber-Smith about the gay anarchist Irish dandy who proved to be not shallow at all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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CZM Book Club: "Tongue Mining" by Jack Morton
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Margaret reads you a story about AI, translation, and love across languages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Two: The City of Gnomes: the Provos and Kabouters in late 60s Amsterdam who rebuilt the city
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In part two, Margaret continues her conversation with Molly Conger about the hippies and greasers who reimagined Dutch urban life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part One: The City of Gnomes: the Provos and Kabouters in late 60s Amsterdam who rebuilt the city
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Margaret talks with Molly Conger about the hippies and greasers who reimagined Dutch urban life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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CZM Book Club: An excerpt from "An RVer's Guide to the American West" by Carrot Quinn
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Margaret reads Robert a post-apocalyptic story of a woman and her dog surviving in the mountains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Two: The Earth Liberation Front: The Burning Rage of a Dying Planet
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In part two, Margaret finishes talking with Sarah Marshall about the eco-radicals and arsonists of the late 90s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part One: The Earth Liberation Front: The Burning Rage of a Dying Planet
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Margaret talks with Sarah Marshall about the eco-radicals and arsonists of the late 90s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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