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Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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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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  • Part Two: If Not Us Than Who: The Russian Partisans at War Against Putin

    Part Two: If Not Us Than Who: The Russian Partisans at War Against Putin
    Mar 25 2026

    Margaret continues her conversation with Charles McBryde about the underground organization of anarcho-communists fighting against their own authoritarian government.

    Sources:

    https://www.anarchistnews.org/content/anarchist-ruslan-siddiqui-sentenced-29-years-maximum-security-penal-colony
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-20120888
    https://avtonom.org/en/news/anarchist-alexey-rozhkov-sentenced-16-years-setting-fire-military-enlistment-office
    https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukraine
    https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/05/7379273/
    https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/05/7379409/
    https://theins.ru/en/society/280988
    https://avtonom.org/en/news/you-could-call-me-partisan-ruslan-siddiqi-recounts-his-anti-war-actions
    https://theins.ru/en/politics/252885
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmJZVKLQylA
    https://abc-belarus.org/en/prisoners/
    https://ukrainetoday.org/ex-russian-officer-defects-to-ukraine-to-fight-enemies-of-my-homeland/
    https://greydynamics.com/siberian-battalion-russian-volunteers-fighting-for-ukraine/
    https://greydynamics.com/inside-russias-underground-resistance-the-rise-of-boak/
    https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-anarchists-on-the-front-line-against-russia-s-war
    https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/05/29/i-couldnt-watch-people-die-in-silence-en
    https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/27/russia-prison-sentences-for-terrorist-graffiti/

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    59 mins
  • Part One: If Not Us Than Who: The Russian Partisans at War Against Putin

    Part One: If Not Us Than Who: The Russian Partisans at War Against Putin
    Mar 23 2026

    Margaret talks with Charles McBryde about the underground organization of anarcho-communists fighting against their own authoritarian government.

    Sources:

    https://www.anarchistnews.org/content/anarchist-ruslan-siddiqui-sentenced-29-years-maximum-security-penal-colony
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-20120888
    https://avtonom.org/en/news/anarchist-alexey-rozhkov-sentenced-16-years-setting-fire-military-enlistment-office
    https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukraine
    https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/05/7379273/
    https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/05/7379409/
    https://theins.ru/en/society/280988
    https://avtonom.org/en/news/you-could-call-me-partisan-ruslan-siddiqi-recounts-his-anti-war-actions
    https://theins.ru/en/politics/252885
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmJZVKLQylA
    https://abc-belarus.org/en/prisoners/
    https://ukrainetoday.org/ex-russian-officer-defects-to-ukraine-to-fight-enemies-of-my-homeland/
    https://greydynamics.com/siberian-battalion-russian-volunteers-fighting-for-ukraine/
    https://greydynamics.com/inside-russias-underground-resistance-the-rise-of-boak/
    https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-anarchists-on-the-front-line-against-russia-s-war
    https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/05/29/i-couldnt-watch-people-die-in-silence-en
    https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/27/russia-prison-sentences-for-terrorist-graffiti/

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • CZM Book Club: St. Juju, by Rivers Solomon

    CZM Book Club: St. Juju, by Rivers Solomon
    Mar 22 2026

    Margaret reads you a story about mushrooms, trash, and coming to terms with an imperfect utopia

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    29 mins
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