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Part Four: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement Mar 22, 2023

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In the finale of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front.

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Part Three: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement Mar 20, 2023

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In part three of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front.

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Part Two: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement Mar 15, 2023

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In part two of this special four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front.

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Part One: Stonewall: The Criminal Queers Who Birthed a Movement Mar 13, 2023

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Margaret talks with Shereen Younes about the early fight for LGBT rights and how it was a literal fight, fought on every front.

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Part Two: Judi Bari Didn't Bomb Herself: Earth First! & the Timber Wars Mar 08, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Gare about the labor organizer who tried to bring loggers and environmentalists together to save the redwoods and had to survive a car bomb to do it.

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Part One: Judi Bari Didn't Bomb Herself: Earth First! & the Timber Wars Mar 06, 2023

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Margaret talks with Gare about the labor organizer who tried to bring loggers and environmentalists together to save the redwoods and had to survive a car bomb to do it.

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Part Two: The Golden Age of Pirates & One Great Polycule of History Mar 01, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about what's unique about the golden age of piracy and why we romanticize the wrong things, plus they discuss Mary Read, Anne Bonny and Calico Jack.

South Street Seaport Museum's Queer Chanteys, Queer Sailors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRxo-nJn8X8

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Part One: The Golden Age of Pirates & One Great Polycule of History Feb 27, 2023

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Margaret talks with Miriam about what's unique about the golden age of piracy and why we romanticize the wrong things, plus they discuss Mary Read, Anne Bonny and Calico Jack.

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Part Two: Chico Mendes & the Rubber Tappers Who Fought for the Rainforest Feb 22, 2023

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about the rural union of rubber tappers who fought slash and burn ranching in the Amazon rainforest.

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Part One: Chico Mendes & the Rubber Tappers Who Fought for the Rainforest Feb 20, 2023

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Margaret talks with Prop about the rural union of rubber tappers who fought slash and burn ranching in the Amazon rainforest.

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