Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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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.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Part Two: Push the Button: The Brief Life and Quick Death of Giuseppe Zangara

    Margaret continues talking with Miriam about an Italian man with chronic pain who decided to kill someone important. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 6m

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    Part One: Push the Button: The Brief Life and Quick Death of Giuseppe Zangara

    Margaret talks with Miriam about an Italian man with chronic pain who decided to kill someone important. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 3m
  3. CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Battle of Ogre Hill

    5 DAYS AGO

    CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Battle of Ogre Hill

    Margaret from the future describes the terrifying battle of ogre hill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    29 min

  4. 22 JAN

    Part Two: Bethel House: How Schizophrenic Folks in Japan Created a New Model of Psychiatric Care

    Margaret continues talking with Samantha McVey about the decades-long project in Northern Japan full of worker-cooperatives and new ways of living. https://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/resource/bethel/bethel_0805.htmlKaren Nakamura, A Disability of the Soulhttps://aeon.co/essays/japans-radical-alternative-to-psychiatric-diagnosis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    55 min

  5. 20 JAN

    Part One: Bethel House: How Schizophrenic Folks in Japan Created a New Model of Psychiatric Care

    Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the decades-long project in Northern Japan full of worker-cooperatives and new ways of living. https://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/resource/bethel/bethel_0805.htmlKaren Nakamura, A Disability of the Soulhttps://aeon.co/essays/japans-radical-alternative-to-psychiatric-diagnosis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 7m
  6. CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: In Bed With the Dreadnaughts

    19 JAN

    CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: In Bed With the Dreadnaughts

    Margaret from the future reads a report from behind the Iron Curtain in fascist-occupied Spain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    27 min

  7. 15 JAN

    Part Two: The Great Dismal Swamp and 200 Years of Revolt in the US South

    Margaret continues talking to Sophie about the largest and longest-lasting maroon community in what became the United States. https://daily.jstor.org/constructing-the-white-race/https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-04-02-0080https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/events-african-american-history/san-miguel-de-gualdape-slave-rebellion-1526/https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/05/peter-h-wood-strange-new-land-excerpt.htmlJ Brent Morris, Dismal FreedomModibo Kadalie, Intimate Direct Democracy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    54 min

  8. 13 JAN

    Part One: The Great Dismal Swamp and 200 Years of Revolt in the US South

    Margaret talks to Sophie about the largest and longest-lasting maroon community in what became the United States. https://daily.jstor.org/constructing-the-white-race/https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-04-02-0080https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/events-african-american-history/san-miguel-de-gualdape-slave-rebellion-1526/https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/05/peter-h-wood-strange-new-land-excerpt.htmlJ Brent Morris, Dismal FreedomModibo Kadalie, Intimate Direct Democracy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    49 min
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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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  • Channel
    Cool Zone Media
  • Creator
    Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    331
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    2025 iHeartMedia, Inc. © Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from iHeartMedia
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    Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
  • Provider
    iHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc

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