Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and Cool Zone Media

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319 Episodes

  1. Part Two: When Women Were Computers: A Tale of Space and Math

    Published: 6/29/2022
  2. Part One: When Women Were Computers: A Tale of Space and Math

    Published: 6/27/2022
  3. Part Two: The Public Universal Friend: A Non-binary Icon in Revolutionary-Era America

    Published: 6/22/2022
  4. Part One: The Public Universal Friend: A Non-binary Icon in Revolutionary-Era America

    Published: 6/20/2022
  5. Part Two: The Anarchist Revolution in the Spanish Civil War

    Published: 6/15/2022
  6. Part One: The Anarchist Revolution in the Spanish Civil War

    Published: 6/13/2022
  7. Part Two: Russian Nihilists: The Gender-bending Subculture that Blew Up the Tsar

    Published: 6/8/2022
  8. Part One: Russian Nihilists: The Gender-bending Subculture that Blew Up the Tsar

    Published: 6/6/2022
  9. Part Two: Gay Resistance to Nazis

    Published: 6/1/2022
  10. Part One: Gay Resistance to Nazis

    Published: 5/30/2022
  11. Part Two: The Paris Commune: How to Steal Back Your Own City

    Published: 5/25/2022
  12. Part One: The Paris Commune: How to Steal Back Your Own City

    Published: 5/23/2022
  13. Part Two: The Civil War Within the Civil War: How the South Won the War for the Union

    Published: 5/18/2022
  14. Part One: The Civil War Within the Civil War: How the South Won the War for the Union

    Published: 5/16/2022
  15. Part Two: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works

    Published: 5/11/2022
  16. Part One: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works

    Published: 5/9/2022
  17. Part Two: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday

    Published: 5/4/2022
  18. Part One: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday

    Published: 5/2/2022
  19. Introducing: Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

    Published: 4/22/2022

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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.