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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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Margaret reads you some non-fiction with advice for organizersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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