Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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Part Two: The Japanese Anarchist Women Who Kept Trying to Kill Emperors Jul 27, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with comedian and podcast host Brodie Reed about Kaneko Fumiko and Kanno Suga, two Japanese anarchist women who did their best to end the lives of emperors and almost changed history.

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Part One: The Japanese Anarchist Women Who Kept Trying to Kill Emperors Jul 25, 2022

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Margaret talks with comedian and podcast host Brodie Reed about Kaneko Fumiko and Kanno Suga, two Japanese anarchist women who did their best to end the lives of emperors and almost changed history.

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Part Two: Birth Control Pioneers & the Jerk Who Tried to Stop Them Jul 20, 2022

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Some people have to fight for the right to use birth control, some people have to fight for the right to bear children. In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Katy Stoll about Emma Goldman, Angela Heywood, Fannie Lou Hamer, and the complex fight for reproductive freedom in the US.

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Part One: Birth Control Pioneers & the Jerk Who Tried to Stop Them Jul 18, 2022

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Some people have to fight for the right to use birth control, some people have to fight for the right to bear children. Margaret talks with Katy Stoll about Emma Goldman, Angela Heywood, Fannie Lou Hamer, and the complex fight for reproductive freedom in the US.

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Part Two: How To Break Out of Prison: In Minecraft and Elsewhere Jul 13, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with podcast host Mia Wong about jailbreaks, by helicopter, tank, and tunnel.

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Part One: How To Break Out of Prison: In Minecraft and Elsewhere Jul 11, 2022

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To celebrate Bastille Day, Margaret talks to podcast host Mia Wong about jailbreaks, by helicopter, tank, and tunnel.

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Part Two: Blair Mountain: When Miners Went to Literal War Against Their Bosses Jul 06, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with the crew of the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast about the coal wars of West Virginia and the blood that bought miners their rights.

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Part One: Blair Mountain: When Miners Went to Literal War Against Their Bosses Jul 04, 2022

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Margaret talks with the crew of the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast about the coal wars of West Virginia and the blood that bought miners their rights.

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Part Two: When Women Were Computers: A Tale of Space and Math Jun 29, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Bridget Todd about the space race, Russian cosmists, gay scientists, and the women who got humanity to the moon.

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Part One: When Women Were Computers: A Tale of Space and Math Jun 27, 2022

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Margaret talks with Bridget Todd about the space race, Russian cosmists, gay scientists, and the women who got humanity to the moon.

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