Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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History

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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Introducing: Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Lots of cool people in history have done really cool stuff. Let Margaret Killjoy tell you about them. In this trailer, learn about the cool anarchist bank robbers who performed a cool jailbreak in Uruguay in 1931. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Margaret Killjoy

Host
Joe Kassabian

Guest
Bridget Todd

Guest

4.7

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881 Ratings

Refreshing

Jun 23

mmmmtryptophan

Love the episodes with Kaveh. He and Margaret seem to really get along well and it shows in the episodes.
I want to rate this higher but I just can’t.

Aug 5

Agrovater

Love Killjoy been following her work for years. Been listening to the show since it started. Killjoy is amazing but she has the charisma of later day Biden podcasting. Her solo episodes are completely skippable. Even if I’m curious about the subject. 3+ hours of listening to Killjoy’s mono tone is pretty awful. She NEEDS a guest. Even if it’s another cool one host. Lastly, not every episode has been a “cool” person either. 4 episodes about how historic woman sold out her fellow revolutionaries was for sure a Bastard episode in disguise. If anything change the title of the show. This was billed as a counter to BTB and it’s simply not that.
Fun and entertaining

Jun 4

CaudaPavonis

The interactions between Margaret and her guests is always so fun and pleasant, but I’m actually leaving this record because of the Riot Dogs episode: PETA is so much worse than you could imagine. Their “shelters” have an obscene, I believe over 90%, kill rate. This isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. They don’t believe animals should be owned, and would rather kill them than let them “suffer”. They are ABSOLUTELY DESPICABLE.
Thank you

May 18

M© Boogie

For the amazingly interesting inspirational stories and funny relatable side convos. Kudos.

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.

Channel

Cool Zone Media
Creator

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
Years Active

2022 - 2026
Episodes

567
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

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Show Website

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
Provider

iHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc