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.

Recent Episodes

  • Part Four: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

    3 days ago
  • Part Three: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

    5 days ago
  • CZM Book Club: "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke

    6 days ago
  • Part Two: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

    1 week ago
  • Part One: Kronstadt and the People Who Tried to Save the Russian Revolution

    2 weeks ago
  • CZM Book Club: "Transmutation" by Katherine Sparrow

    2 weeks ago
  • Part Two: Ada Lovelace and Lord Byron: The First Computer Programmer, Child of the First Vampire

    2 weeks ago
  • Part One: Ada Lovelace and Lord Byron: The First Computer Programmer, Child of the First Vampire

    3 weeks ago
  • CZM Book Club: "The Last Beat of My Heart" by Edward Morris

    3 weeks ago
  • Part Two: The Expropriators: Fifteen Years of Political Bank Robbers in Argentina and Uruguay

    3 weeks ago