A gigantic thank you to all my listeners over the last 9 months. I am taking a much needed break and calling this the end of Season 1. This episode is a tiny thank you to all of you. I really loved making this show and I'm super proud of it. If you want t

In January 1893, Queen Liliuokalani looks out the 2nd floor window of her Honolulu palace and sees 160 US Marines marching down her street. They are there to illegally overthrow her and help nonnative White people seize power over the kingdom.  Does

The Young Lords were a Chicago street gang turned radical political activists. The NY chapter fought for universal health care, working public services, and they tackled poverty in East Harlem. Along the way these young Puerto Rican/Black/Latino/a dissent

In May of 1963, hundreds of African American children aged 4-18 took to the streets of Birmingham, Alabama to demand an end to some of the most vicious segregation laws in the country. They were met by fire hoses and attack dogs under the command of Publi

Covid has been kicking my butt, so I'm taking a sick week. I'm reposting my favorite episode on Abbie Hoffman and will be back with a new episode on the Birmingham Children's March on 8/22."How can humor be used to fuel a revolution? 1960s countercultur

Florynce Flo Kennedy was a rabble-rousing feminist and civil rights advocate in the 1960 and 70s. Both her outfits and voice were always the loudest in the room. With her organizing and oratorical skills she helped bridge a connection between the Fem

Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld was a German sexologist in the early 20th century. He was called the Einstein of Sex and his research and advocacy into sexual freedom for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities was beyond revolutionary. In this ep

Emma Goldman was the most controversial woman in America at the turn of the 20th Century.  Future FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover called her the most dangerous woman in America.  The Russian emigre was an oratorical tour de force that barnstormed

Marsha Pay it no Mind Johnson faced oppression from so many different angles as a Black, gay, transgender woman living in poverty.  She was at Stonewall for nights of protest/rioting. She was at the first Pride parades. When the Gay Liberation Move

The Gay Rights Movement doesnt start at Stonewall. Frank Kameny was one of the earliest pioneers of Gay Rights. In the 1950s he was fired from his job as an astronomer for the Army Map Service.  His crime: being gay. This leads him to a life of adv