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Part One: Sex Work in the American West & the Start of a Labor Movement Aug 21, 2023

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Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Courtney Kocak about how legal sex work shaped American culture in the Old West.

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Part Two: The Black Panthers & Breakfast Aug 15, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black radicals scared the government by feeding kids, building coalitions, and organizing armed community defense.

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Part One: The Black Panthers & Breakfast Aug 14, 2023

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Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how a few thousand Black radicals scared the government by feeding kids, building coalitions, and organizing armed community defense.

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Part Two: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries: Surviving & Fighting Theocracy in Ireland Aug 09, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with writer and podcast host Sarah Marshall about the prisons for "fallen women" around the UK, US & Ireland, and the many people who fought against them, like Sinéad O'Connor.

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Part One: Escape from the Magdalene Laundries: Surviving & Fighting Theocracy in Ireland Aug 07, 2023

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Margaret talks with writer and podcast host Sarah Marshall about the prisons for "fallen women" around the UK, US & Ireland, and the many people who fought against them, like Sinéad O'Connor.

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Part Two: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine Aug 02, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about the long history of hunger strikes by prisoners and refugees.

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Part One: Hunger Strikes: From Ireland to Palestine Jul 31, 2023

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Margaret talks with Shereen about the long history of hunger strikes by prisoners and refugees.

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Part Two: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo Flores Magón & the Peasants Who Ended a Dictatorship Jul 26, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Kat Abu about the Mexican liberals who became anarchists and sparked a revolution.

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Part One: Before the Mexican Revolution: Ricardo Flores Magón & the Peasants Who Ended a Dictatorship Jul 24, 2023

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Margaret talks with Kat Abu about the Mexican liberals who became anarchists and sparked a revolution.

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Part Two: The Molly Maguires: Untamable Irish Rebels Who Had a Really Direct Way of Dealing with Bosses & Landlords Jul 19, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Jamie Loftus about the wild history of Irish secret societies, the fight against the enclosure of the commons, and class war in the coal fields of the US.

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