Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Margaret continues her talk with Courtney Kocak about the potentially million-strong alliance of Black farmers who built up a cooperative economics in the post-war American South Sources: https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/02/07/the-helots-a-labour-force/https://www.lucyparsonsproject.com/writings/negro.htmlhttps://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RR194.pdfhttps://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=TE009https://worldblackhistory.blogspot.com/2022/11/blog-post_11.htmlhttps://lawyersgunsmon.wpengine.com/2012/12/this-day-in-labor-history-december-11-1886https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2017/09/day-labor-history-september-25-1891https://temple.manifoldapp.org/read/the-black-worker-during-the-era-of-the-knights-of-labor-volume-iii/section/cf118f82-0d04-4251-9934-c474e4daef2ehttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40030730?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://wp.nyu.edu/compliance_enforcement/2025/08/07/doj-secures-first-criminal-conviction-in-wage-fixing-case/https://ncbaclusa.coop/content/uploads/2023/02/Fall-2022_Winter-2023-Cooperative-Business-Journal_FINAL-v2.pdfhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40030730https://www.givinggrove.org/blog-reference/black-farmers-in-americahttps://snccdigital.org/events/fannie-lou-hamer-founds-freedom-farm-cooperative/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/November-15/the-march-to-the-sea-beginshttps://explorethearchive.com/shermans-march-to-the-seahttps://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/teachers/lessonplans/Document6(SpecialOrder).pdfhttps://www.grunge.com/601373/what-you-should-know-about-the-granger-movement-of-the-1860s/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/shermans-field-order-no-15/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40030586?read-now=1&seq=7#page_scan_tab_contentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret talks to Courtney Kocak about the potentially million-strong alliance of Black farmers who built up a cooperative economics in the post-war American South Sources https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/02/07/the-helots-a-labour-force/https://www.lucyparsonsproject.com/writings/negro.htmlhttps://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RR194.pdfhttps://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=TE009https://worldblackhistory.blogspot.com/2022/11/blog-post_11.htmlhttps://lawyersgunsmon.wpengine.com/2012/12/this-day-in-labor-history-december-11-1886https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2017/09/day-labor-history-september-25-1891https://temple.manifoldapp.org/read/the-black-worker-during-the-era-of-the-knights-of-labor-volume-iii/section/cf118f82-0d04-4251-9934-c474e4daef2ehttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40030730?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://wp.nyu.edu/compliance_enforcement/2025/08/07/doj-secures-first-criminal-conviction-in-wage-fixing-case/https://ncbaclusa.coop/content/uploads/2023/02/Fall-2022_Winter-2023-Cooperative-Business-Journal_FINAL-v2.pdfhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40030730https://www.givinggrove.org/blog-reference/black-farmers-in-americahttps://snccdigital.org/events/fannie-lou-hamer-founds-freedom-farm-cooperative/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/November-15/the-march-to-the-sea-beginshttps://explorethearchive.com/shermans-march-to-the-seahttps://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/teachers/lessonplans/Document6(SpecialOrder).pdfhttps://www.grunge.com/601373/what-you-should-know-about-the-granger-movement-of-the-1860s/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/shermans-field-order-no-15/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40030586?read-now=1&seq=7#page_scan_tab_contentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you a lush post-apocalyptic slice of life story by an amazing poetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you an essay about how to live a beautiful lifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Valentine's Day! Margaret reads you a story about codependent lesbian mushroom parasites.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her conversation with Molly Conger about a complicated man who spent his early life promoting antisemitic conspiracies before sheltering thousands of Jews and dying in Auschwitz. Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/12/05/mass-is-set-for-the-saint-of-auschwitz/18a930db-756e-4f7c-a484-399305713a29/ The Life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, William LaMay https://pisma-niepokalanow-pl.translate.goog/967-czy-prawda-sie-zmienia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/19/world/saint-charged-with-bigotry-clerics-say-no.html https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/was-st-maximilian-kolbe-an-antisemite-1068 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102091901/http://www.consecration.com/default.aspx?id=41 https://www.reddit.com/r/freemasonry/comments/rva0iu/the_giordano_brunisti/ https://studiaelblaskie.pl/assets/Numery/SE-tom212020.pdf#page=199 https://www.scross.co.za/2023/08/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-remarkable-martyr-to-nazis/ https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/saint-maximillian-kolbe Less Than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism, Slavoj Zizek https://eastwestreport.org/?view=article&id=343:persecution-of-christians-in-tsarist-russia-and-the-soviet-and-post-soviet-union&catid=43:e-20-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret talks to Molly Conger about a complicated man who spent his early life promoting antisemitic conspiracies before sheltering thousands of Jews and dying in Auschwitz Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/12/05/mass-is-set-for-the-saint-of-auschwitz/18a930db-756e-4f7c-a484-399305713a29/ The Life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, William LaMay https://pisma-niepokalanow-pl.translate.goog/967-czy-prawda-sie-zmienia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/19/world/saint-charged-with-bigotry-clerics-say-no.html https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/was-st-maximilian-kolbe-an-antisemite-1068 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102091901/http://www.consecration.com/default.aspx?id=41 https://www.reddit.com/r/freemasonry/comments/rva0iu/the_giordano_brunisti/ https://studiaelblaskie.pl/assets/Numery/SE-tom212020.pdf#page=199 https://www.scross.co.za/2023/08/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-remarkable-martyr-to-nazis/ https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/saint-maximillian-kolbe Less Than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism, Slavoj Zizek https://eastwestreport.org/?view=article&id=343:persecution-of-christians-in-tsarist-russia-and-the-soviet-and-post-soviet-union&catid=43:e-20-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues to read you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aidSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her interview with Black history comic author Ben Passmore about his new book Black Arms to Hold You UpSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret interview Black history comic author Ben Passmore about his new book Black Arms to Hold You Up.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second part of a two part series, Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis Supplies for Political Art Making https://givebutter.com/spno Protective Gear for Legal Observers https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe Diapers and Menstrual Supplies  https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2 Abolish Ice Shirts https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e Northstar Front Line Street Medics https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund Venmo: @TCSwoletariat Cashapp: $TCSwoletariatSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis Supplies for Political Art Making https://givebutter.com/spno Protective Gear for Legal Observers https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe Diapers and Menstrual Supplies  https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2 Abolish Ice Shirts https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e Northstar Front Line Street Medics https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund Venmo: @TCSwoletariat Cashapp: $TCSwoletariatSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret concludes reading you a story about subculture and love and how things changeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/ https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret talks to Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/ https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you a story about the far-post-apocalypse and the joy we find in one another.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even more of what you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everything you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.