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As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.
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- 2 days ago40 min
Part Two: The Minnesota 15 and the Repression of Anti-fascism
Margaret continues talking with defendant Isaac Sant about the resistance to ICE in the Twin Cities and federal repression links referenced: Alexio fundraiser: https://chuffed.org/project/alexio-mutual-aid Wired article on HSI spying: https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-running-one-of-the-largest-anti-left-surveillance-operations-in-us-history/ NYtimes article on Operation Puppet Master: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/dhs-inquiry-immigration-protests-minnesota.html Minnesota 15 legal defense fund: https://chuffed.org/project/186570-minnesota-15-legal-defense-fund The first article to note the correlation between the Northside events and the drop in abductions: https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/23/their-escalation-and-ours-how-the-fight-against-ice-in-the-twin-cities-gained-momentum Guardian article on nspm-7 defendants union:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/trump-protesters-antifa-defendants-union https://nspm7union.com/ https://minnesota15.org https://prairielanddefendants.com/ https://www.defendmichigan8.org/ https://pjals.org/spokane3/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago39 min
Part One: The Minnesota 15 and the Repression of Anti-fascism
Margaret talks with defendant Isaac Sant about the resistance to ICE in the Twin Cities and federal repression links referenced: Alexio fundraiser: https://chuffed.org/project/alexio-mutual-aid Wired article on HSI spying: https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-running-one-of-the-largest-anti-left-surveillance-operations-in-us-history/ NYtimes article on Operation Puppet Master: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/dhs-inquiry-immigration-protests-minnesota.html Minnesota 15 legal defense fund: https://chuffed.org/project/186570-minnesota-15-legal-defense-fund The first article to note the correlation between the Northside events and the drop in abductions: https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/23/their-escalation-and-ours-how-the-fight-against-ice-in-the-twin-cities-gained-momentum Guardian article on nspm-7 defendants union:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/trump-protesters-antifa-defendants-union https://nspm7union.com/ https://minnesota15.org https://prairielanddefendants.com/ https://www.defendmichigan8.org/ https://pjals.org/spokane3/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 5 days ago40 min
CZM Book Club: "Persephone, Traveling," by Briar Ripley Page
Margaret reads you a comfy, cozy story about a robot colony on the moon, and one robot's journey to find a new home--and have her tarot cards readSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago46 min
Part Two: Ben Egerman and the Gay History of Maryland
Margaret talks with historian Ben Egerman about his work studying less-trodden queer history Find Ben's book at: https://redemmas.org/titles/51654-a-gay-little-history-of-maryland-volume-1/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago48 min
Part One: Ben Egerman and the Gay History of Maryland
Margaret talks with historian Ben Egerman about his work studying less-trodden queer history Find Ben's book at: https://redemmas.org/titles/51654-a-gay-little-history-of-maryland-volume-1/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago35 min
CZM Book Club: "The Simulacrum," by Max Turner
Margaret and Hazel read you a found documents story about a government experiment gone wrongSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago56 min
Part Two: Jim Henson: A Complicated Guy Who Made Stories I Really Like
Margaret continues talking to Andrew Ti about the strange hippie who found mainstream success with a message of peace and puppets Sources: https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/bread-and-puppet-theater-in-gotham https://nypost.com/2021/04/23/the-civil-rights-rebels-that-created-sesame-street/ https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/page/36/ https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorial https://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-later https://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701 Jim Henson, Idea ManJim Henson, Brian Jay JonesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago55 min
Part One: Jim Henson: A Complicated Guy Who Made Stories I Really Like
Margaret talks to Andrew Ti about the strange hippie who found mainstream success with a message of peace and puppets Sources: https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/bread-and-puppet-theater-in-gothamhttps://nypost.com/2021/04/23/the-civil-rights-rebels-that-created-sesame-street/https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/page/36/https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Memorialhttps://www.newsbreak.com/herbie-j-pilato-1590342/4941153104564-the-shocking-racist-history-of-early-sesame-street-lore-a-tragic-look-back-6-decades-laterhttps://worldmetrics.org/relationship-cheating-statistics/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/bert-ernie-are-gay-couple-sesame-street-writer-claims-n910701Jim Henson, Idea ManJim Henson, Brian Jay JonesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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