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Part Two: Crime Pays: The Sophie Lyons Story Oct 12, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about how one immigrant woman navigated the 19th century American criminal underworld, robbed the rich, retired rich herself, gave back to her community, and kind of was terrible also.

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Part One: Crime Pays: The Sophie Lyons Story Oct 10, 2022

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Margaret talks to Prop about how one immigrant woman navigated the 19th century American criminal underworld, robbed the rich, retired rich herself, gave back to her community, and kind of was terrible also.

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Part Two: The Modern School & Francisco Ferrer: School Shouldn't Be Terrible Oct 05, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with James Stout about the turn of the century educators who fought--and sometimes died--for a reasonable education for the working class.

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Part One: The Modern School & Francisco Ferrer: School Shouldn't Be Terrible Oct 03, 2022

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Margaret talks with James Stout about the turn of the century educators who fought--and sometimes died--for a reasonable education for the working class.

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Part Two: Aqua Tofana: How to Kill Your Husband Sep 28, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Shereen about how, in the era before divorce, a group of women sold poison to aspiring widows.

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Part One: Aqua Tofana: How to Kill Your Husband Sep 26, 2022

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Margaret talks with Shereen about how, in the era before divorce, a group of women sold poison to aspiring widows.

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Part Two: The IWW and the Hobos Who Saved Free Speech Sep 21, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Robert Evans about the Spokane Free Speech Fight and the itinerant workers who invented new forms of civil disobedience.

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Part One: The IWW and the Hobos Who Saved Free Speech Sep 19, 2022

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Margaret talks with Robert Evans about the Spokane Free Speech Fight and the itinerant workers who invented new forms of civil disobedience.

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Part Two: Dutch Squatters Accidentally Save The Country From Ruin Sep 14, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Alex Beels, host of Onderstroom, about how a group of people who just wanted somewhere to sleep stopped real estate speculation from gutting the Netherlands.

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Part One: Dutch Squatters Accidentally Save The Country From Ruin Sep 12, 2022

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Margaret talks with Alex Beels, host of Onderstroom, about how a group of people who just wanted somewhere to sleep stopped real estate speculation from gutting the Netherlands.

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