Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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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
Andrew Ti

Guest
Bridget Todd

Guest
Hazel Acacia

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4.7

out of 5

898 Ratings

One of the best

2d ago

Entomology of nickname

Margaret is witty, curious, and honest in a way that’s deeply refreshing. Thank you Killjoy, Sophie, and the rest of the team for always giving me something to feel hopeful about.
One of my faves

2d ago

Greta.F

Really loving this podcast. I think that the recent solo episodes are quite excellent in particular. Margaret is a wonderful host, her research is so thorough and I really like her storytelling style, which meanders just enough to pull in lots of interesting facts as well as tuck in some nice political education. I also find her voice very calming and nice! Keep up the great work. Also the background music featured in some eps (mainly her solo ones I think) is beautifully produced.
Margaret is a master storyteller

Sep 30

SergeySmolenska

This podcast is always full of thrills and spills but is very chill. The book club does all the heavy lifting.
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.

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

592
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

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Show Website

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
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iHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc