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Here's To You, Dear Listeners: 2023 Q&A Jan 04, 2023

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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: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas Dec 21, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice.

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Part One: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas Dec 19, 2022

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Margaret talks with Garrison Davis about how the Church tried, and largely failed, to stop the wild revelry of the winter solstice.

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Part Two: The Tramp Printers: Union Vagabonds Dec 14, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Caitlin Durante about the hardknock union typographers whose short lives were full of adventure, ink, and booze.

Source: The Tramp Printers: Forgotten Trails of the Traveling Typographers by Charles Overbeck

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Part One: The Tramp Printers: Union Vagabonds Dec 12, 2022

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Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about the hardknock union typographers whose short lives were full of adventure, ink, and booze.

Source: The Tramp Printers: Forgotten Trails of the Traveling Typographers by Charles Overbeck

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Part Two: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement Dec 07, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense during the Civil Rights Era.

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Part One: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement Dec 05, 2022

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Margaret talks with Joelle Monique about how the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the NAACP, and others organized for self-defense during the Civil Rights Era.

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Part Two: Everyone Hates the Klan Nov 30, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about the long history of the Ku Klux Klan and the equally long history of people fighting it tooth and nail.

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Part One: Everyone Hates the Klan Nov 28, 2022

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Margaret talks with Shereen about the long history of the Ku Klux Klan and the equally long history of people fighting it tooth and nail.

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Thanksgiving Fiction Special: The Thirty-Seven Marble Steps Nov 23, 2022

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In this extra-special Thanksgiving fiction special presentation, Margaret recounts the true origins of the Thanksgiving holiday and then reads a story from her new book, We Won't Be Here Tomorrow, to Sophie.

Join Robert Evans, Margaret Killjoy and Sophie Lichterman for a special live episode of Behind the Bastards with Q&A. Upon purchasing your ticket, you’ll be redirected to the show screen where there will be a prompt for you to submit a question to the hosts. Questions are picked at random, but be sure to get yours in as it may be featured in the live episode. The show will be available for replay for 7 days after the event.

Tickets: https://www.moment.co/btb

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