It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.
We talk about the future of the Ranch, and the role of Queer Havens in a world of increasing hostility against Trans and queer people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gare and James talk about the background of some of the unicorns and their lives in the valley since the siege See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
James and Gare look into the causes of the siege and the solidarity and support that people around the world showed to the ranch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
James starts off a four part series on the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch, a trans haven in Colorado which came under attack in 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Molly Conger joins Robert, Garrison, and James to discus the recent attacks on power substations and how they relate to growing awareness of accelerationist plots against critical infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mia finishes her conversation with Cornell professor Eli Friedman and talks about the recent protests See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mia talks with Cornell professor Eli Friedman about the last 30 years of workers protest in China leading up to the current protests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss Biden and the Democrats forcing a terrible contract on rail workers, the horrific conditions of the railroads, and the consequences of both. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mia Wong introduces the new wave of mass street protests and worker uprisings in China See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Robert sits down with two New York City Antifascists to talk about the strategy behind different actions to counter far right organizing in the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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James talks to Matt Ehrlich - a Spanish history PhD candidate at UCSD, about picketing, sustaining a strike, and the bargaining happening between striking workers and the UC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We talk with Debbie Bookchin and researcher Meghan Bodette about the revolution in northern Syria, the Kurdish freedom movement, and how to prevent Turkey from carrying out their plans to wipe it out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The entire crew stares into the heart of darkness and looks at the media and familial environment that produced the latest mass shooter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew talks with Mia and Robert about what kinds of infrastructure degrowth would require and the beneficial changes (no advertising, long lasting products among others) we'd get from it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew talks with Robert and Mia about the history of Degrowth, and what it offers as an alternative to the cancerous logic of perpetual economic expansion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this extra-special Thanksgiving fiction special presentation, Margaret recounts the true origins of the Thanksgiving holiday and then reads a story from her new book, We Won't Be Here Tomorrow , to Sophie. Join Robert Evans, Margaret Killjoy and Sophie Lichterman for a special live episode of Behind the Bastards with Q&A. Upon purchasing your ticket, you’ll be redirected to the show screen where there will be a prompt for you to submit a question to the hosts. Questions are picked at rand...
We give updates on some of the topics covered on the show during the past few months, including the UC Strike, anti-Queer rhetoric, and the midterms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Robert and the gang discuss the comments to a single Elon Musk tweet, which is more revealing and culturally important than you might guess. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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We look at the broader intellectual project behind nominally leftist calls for more cops and the course of the so-called race-class debate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We look at a recent call by two Harvard academics, one of whom is on the editorial board of Jacobin, for 500,000 more cops to end mass incarceration See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
James and Mia talk to Alex and Tyler from UC San Diego about this week’s strike, what’s at stake, and how you can support 48,000 striking student workers. https://www.fairucnow.org/support/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The crew talks with electoral analyst Jack Rasul about the recent midterm elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We sit down to talk about the charity scam your least favorite billionaires love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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We conclude our series on Myanmar, and look at how the revolution is sustaining itself after more than a year and a half of fighting without international aid. Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When governments around the world abandoned the spring revolution, Myanmar’s rebels found support from people all over the world instead. Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The revolution moves from the streets of Yangon to Myanmar’s ‘shatter zones’ Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
