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Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

By: Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Summary

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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Episodes
  • CZM Book Club: Moonkids, by Abbey Mei Otis, Part 2

    CZM Book Club: Moonkids, by Abbey Mei Otis, Part 2
    May 17 2026

    Margaret continues with the final part of a gutting story about rejection and re-accimlation

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    28 mins
  • Part Two: Harm Reduction: The Direct Action Movement that Changed How We Understand Addiction

    Part Two: Harm Reduction: The Direct Action Movement that Changed How We Understand Addiction
    May 13 2026

    Margaret continues telling you the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement

    Sources:

    Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy)
    https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-382/
    https://abcbookworld.com/article/article-15099/
    https://globalnews.ca/news/370804/income-by-postal-code/
    https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-mid-2025/
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-86-evictions-remembered-1.3566844

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    35 mins
  • Part One: Harm Reduction: The Direct Action Movement that Changed How We Understand Addiction

    Part One: Harm Reduction: The Direct Action Movement that Changed How We Understand Addiction
    May 11 2026

    Margaret tells you the story of the punks, hippies, and poets in Vancouver, Canada who pioneered the modern harm reduction movement

    Sources:

    Fighting for Space, Travis Lupick (https://firestorm.coop/products/11537-fighting-for-space.html?referral=killjoy)
    https://www.addictionresource.net/heroin/types/china-white/
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/poll-taxriot-anniversary-solomon-hughes-382/
    https://abcbookworld.com/article/article-15099/
    https://globalnews.ca/news/370804/income-by-postal-code/
    https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-mid-2025/
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-86-evictions-remembered-1.3566844

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    39 mins
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