James and Mia discuss what we know so far about foreign policy under the second Trump administration. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/civilian-deaths-war-isis.html https://www.reuters.com/article/world/syrian-surprise-how-trumps-phone-call-changed-the-war-idUSKCN1OR0PN/ https://www.donaldjtrump.com/issues https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2024/trumps-bigger-tariff-proposals-would-cost-typical-american-household-over https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-donald-trump-trade-war...
Nov 14, 2024•33 min
Mia and Gare discuss the effects of Trump's proposed tariffs and why they're probably going to be worse than economists are projecting. Book Link: https://chuangcn.org/journal/one/ Sources: https://chuangcn.org/2019/12/trade-war-or-redistribution https://chuangcn.org/journal/one/no-way-forward-no-way-back/ https://chuangcn.org/journal/two/picking-quarrels/ https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-cementing-fair-and-reciprocal-trade-with-the-trump-reciprocal-trade-act https://chuangcn.org/2...
Nov 13, 2024•32 min
Robert sits down and walks through the reactions to Trump's victory among Gazans, and the different possibilities for what comes next. Sources: Palestinians dismayed by Trump's win, their leaders urge peace | Reuters Gaza’s Cease-Fire Talks Will Probably Wait Until After Trump’s Inauguration - The New York Times ‘Israel will keep invading – with more ease’: Gaza dreads Trump presidency | Features News | Al Jazeera Trump Wants to End Gaza War on Israel’s Terms Trump's election promises even more ...
Nov 12, 2024•20 min
Gare and Mia discuss Trump's policies targeting trans rights, and how we can prepare to mitigate harm. Sources: https://diyhrt.wiki/ https://www.glad.org/transgender-id-project-updating-your-passport/#ds-11 https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/ https://www.transincomeproject.org/ https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-skrmetti/ https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/\ https://...
Nov 11, 2024•31 min
Book Club Rerun from the ol' ICHH archive - now with Book Club wrapping! Margaret Killjoy joins us to read a special spooky week ghost story about the 2nd American Civil War. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 10, 2024•26 min
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November An Election Episode feat. Robert Still Don't Panic: An Election Response Trump's Deportation Plans You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http...
Nov 09, 2024•2 hr 39 min
James, Robert, and Sophie discuss what we know about the incoming Trump administration's plans to deport undocumented people and how likely we are to see mass deportations in the next four years. Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.org/ Haitian Bridge Alliance: https://haitianbridgealliance.org/ Sources: https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/MIGRATION-DEPORTATIONS/akpeoeoerpr/ https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/title-8-and-title-42-statistics-fy22 https://www.reut...
Nov 08, 2024•32 min
The Cool Zone crew sit down to discuss where we go from here and how we can prepare for Trump’s second administration between now and January. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 07, 2024•38 min
Robert discusses what's likely to happen, unlikely to happen, and likely to happen in unlikely ways this election season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 06, 2024•26 min
Mia and James take a break from America to discuss the history of Guy Fawkes Day, the heroes of the German Peasants War, and the future of trans cinema. Sources: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/ https://www.ajc.org/news/on-luther-and-his-lies https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/guy-fawkes-bonfire-night/index.html https://deadline.com/2024/10/lilly-wachowski-anarchists-united-grants-1236161483/ https://www.autostraddle.com/lilly-wachowski-interview/...
Nov 05, 2024•34 min
Robert sits down with Cloee Cooper of Political Research Associates to talk about her new podcast, The Insurgents, which looks into the movement of "constitutional" sheriffs working against democracy. Sources: https://politicalresearch.org/the-insurgence-sheriffs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 04, 2024•27 min
Margaret reads you folklore about witches in Russia, because she likes witches and it's still sort of Halloween. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 03, 2024•25 min
In this series, James describes his journey into the Darién Gap, one of the most remote and dangerous migration routes on earth. We hear from migrants from around the world about the dangers of the journey, their fears that forced them to take it, and their dreams for America. It Could Happen Here Weekly 154 Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode. The Green Hell: Migration Through the Darién Gap We Are All Brothers: How the Emberá Community of Bajo Chiquito Welcomes ...
Nov 02, 2024•3 hr 13 min
James' final episode looks at the people helping migrants once they leave the Darién Gap, and how you can help. Donation links for groups featured in this series: Border Kindness: https://borderkindness.org/donate/ Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund Fe Y Alegria: https://www.feyalegria.org/en/home-fya-international/ Sources: https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2023-11/OIG-24-07-Nov23.pdf https://www.notiparole.com https://www.insta...
Nov 01, 2024•38 min
In the fourth installment of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks to migrants at Lajas Blancas reception center north of the Darién, who can often be stuck there for months without the money to continue their journeys. Sources: https://www.notiparole.com https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5 https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/ https...
Oct 31, 2024•42 min
In part three of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks about what drives Venezuelan and African migrants to make the journey through the Darién Gap. Sources: https://www.notiparole.com https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5 https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap...
Oct 30, 2024•41 min
In the second part of his series on the Darién Gap, James looks at the impacts of migration on the indigenous Panamanian Emberá community. Sources: https://www.notiparole.com https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5 https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mul...
Oct 29, 2024•33 min
In the first of five episodes, James describes his journey to the Darién gap in Southern Panama, and the journeys that thousands of migrants take each week on one of the most dangerous land migration routes on earth. Sources: https://www.notiparole.com https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5 https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/ https://www....
Oct 28, 2024•41 min
Margaret reads you a story in which vampires serve as a metaphor for yet another thing, because vampires are cool. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 27, 2024•22 min
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode. An Alex Jones Update feat. Knowledge Fight Infiltrating Local Nazi Groups How Trump Rigged an FBI Investigation for Brett Kavanaugh Economists Win Worst Nobel Prize Yet, Asked to Please Stop Charlie Kirk vs College Students You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusi...
Oct 26, 2024•2 hr 58 min
Garrison dissociates at a Charlie Kirk x Vivek Ramaswamy rally and wonders if it's even worth it anymore. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/us/politics/elon-musk-donald-trump-pennsylvania.html https://www.9news.com/article/news/verify/immigration/new-york-city-free-one-way-plane-tickets-migrants-fact-check/536-c6e7168f-7f16-4bf9-97cd-33389729869c https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/nyregion/nyc-hotels-homeless-shelters.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/kamala-...
Oct 25, 2024•48 min
Mia and James discuss Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson's recent fake economics Nobel won for being to first economists to discover that history exists. Sources: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.91.4.938 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2378023118773614 https://www.nber.org/papers/w10481 https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/117/4/1231/1875948 https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2024/10/advanced-economicsciencesprize2024.pdf https://www.nobelpr...
Oct 24, 2024•30 min
Mia, Sophie and Robert relive the horror of the Kavanaugh hearings and discover how Trump made the FBI conduct a fake "investigation" to clear him. Sources: https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/KavanaughReport_final.pdf https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-brett-kavanaugh-misogyny.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/kavanaugh-trump-white-house-fbi-report/ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article214604235.html https...
Oct 23, 2024•30 min
Robert sits down with Dan and Jordan, the world's top Alex Jones experts, to discuss his bankruptcy and the collapse and possible rebirth of Infowars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 21, 2024•34 min
Margaret reads you the story she figures probably inspired Predator. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 20, 2024•26 min
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode. Hurricane Conspiracy Theories The 2028 General Strike and Climate Change Israel's History with UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Anarchism In Argentina, Pt. 1 feat. Andrew Anarchism In Argentina, Pt. 2 feat. Andrew You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Po...
Oct 19, 2024•2 hr 51 min
Andrew and Mia stride boldly into the future as time and anarchism in Argentina march forth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 18, 2024•26 min
Andrew and Mia discuss the origins of anarchism in Argentina and its first uprisings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 17, 2024•23 min
James and Mia discuss the history of UNIFIL, and the role it plays today as Israel keeps threatening UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. Sources: https://unifil.unmissions.org/unifil-ground-operations https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/politics/5322-timeline-of-security-incidents-involving-slovenian-troops https://unifil.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/unifilpresskit.pdf http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5215366.stm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/syrian-golan-crossing-israeli-mil...
Oct 16, 2024•42 min
Mia talks with Rosewater, an organizer with the Sunrise Movement, about how the UAW's plan for a 2028 general strike has changed ecological organizing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 15, 2024•32 min
