Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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Cool ReRun: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything Part 3+4 Jan 22, 2024

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On the second part of this Cool ReRun, Margaret continues the conversation with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff about how radicals got the trash taken out in New York, literally.

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Cool ReRun: The Young Lords: How Some Puerto Rican Socialists Changed Everything Part 1+2 Jan 17, 2024

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On this Cool ReRun, Margaret talks with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff about how radicals got the trash taken out in New York, literally.

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Part Two: Freedom House: The World’s First Paramedics Were Black Men from Pittsburgh Jan 10, 2024

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In part two of this week's series, Margaret continues her conversation with Kaveh Hoda about the down-and-out Black men who created the world's first modern paramedic service, way more recently than you'd imagine.

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Part One: Freedom House: The World’s First Paramedics Were Black Men from Pittsburgh Jan 08, 2024

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Margaret talks with Kaveh Hoda about the down-and-out Black men who created the world's first modern paramedic service, way more recently than you'd imagine

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CZM Book Club: "The Untimely Death of Northgate Mall" by Evan J Peterson Jan 07, 2024

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Margaret reads Gare an urban folk horror story.

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Here's To You, Dear Listeners: 2024 Q&A Jan 03, 2024

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On this special episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret and Sophie answer questions from you, the listeners!

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Part Two: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community Dec 20, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about the Black and Indigenous soldiers who lived free in a fort in Spanish Florida until Andrew Jackson broke a lot of laws to fight them.

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Part One: The Battle of Negro Fort: Florida's Maroon Community Dec 18, 2023

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Margaret talks with Jamie Loftus about the Black and Indigenous soldiers who lived free in a fort in Spanish Florida until Andrew Jackson broke a lot of laws to fight them.

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CZM Book Club: The Flair by Nick Mamatas Dec 17, 2023

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Margaret reads Mia a sci-fi story about what people will do for free power and war. And about hacker clowns.

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Part Two: Israeli & International Solidarity with Palestinian Struggle Dec 13, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Matt Lieb about the anti-zionist Jews and others who have thrown in their lot with the Palestinian people in their struggle against an apartheid state and genocide.

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