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.
James talks to Kevin McDonald about the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the history and future of peacekeeping there. Buy Kevin's book: https://www.mayobooks.ie/A-Life-Less-Ordinary-Kevin-McDonald See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret from the future reports on the dinosaur creche in Finland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The President of Argentina's Meme Coin Scandal How Trump is Changing Trans Healthcare Textbooks and Holy Books feat. Steven Moncelli & Dr. Michael Phillips Democratic Insiders Are Sharing A Warning About Curtis Yarvin, Elon Musk & Neoreactionaries Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #5 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available ex...
The gang talks about Germany's election, USAID, the new podcast driven FBI, and how gay the Navy may or may not be. Sources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-reins-in-independent-agencies-to-restore-a-government-that-answers-to-the-american-people/ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/trump-signs-order-declaring-only-president-and-ag-can-interpret-us-law-for-executive-branch/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/reevaluating-and...
Robert walks the audience through a document being shared by DNC employees and think tank workers about the threat Curtis Yarvin and Elon Musk pose to democracy. Read Robert's full piece on Substack: https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/democratic-insiders-are-sharing-a See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
American school children receive two distinct versions of United States history depending on what state they live in: one version of the American past aimed to meet the curricular demands of the largest market, California, and an often strikingly different version to meet the increasingly rightwing expectations of the Texas legislature. Most of the other states in the union pick between the two. This episode will examine how this situation developed, the increasing national influence of one Texa...
Two healthcare providers at federally qualified healthcare centers join James and Gare to discuss how providers can organize to take care of their trans patients under the Trump administration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mia and crypto journalist Molly White take a vacation from the horror of American politics to discuss Argentina's president Javier Milei promoting a pump and dump meme coin as Mia attempts to explain Peronism. https://bsky.app/profile/molly.wiki Sources: https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-77/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-main-stock-index-falls-after-milei-crypto-scandal-2025-02-17/ https://crimethinc.com/2024/06/17/six-months-in-a-neoliberal-dystopia-social-cannibalism-ver...
Margaret from the future relays the last message from Mx. Bunny Face Murder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Coffee Unions Spread to Peet's Defining Anarchism feat. Andrew Mutuality feat. Andrew Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #4 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://apple.co/coolerzone Sources/Links: Coffee Unions...
The gang get together to discuss White House plans to make Donald Trump king, house migrants in a prison James visited in Panama, and Make America Healthy Again by making it harder to access medicine. We also catch up with Elon Musk, as apartheid's favorite son continues his rampage through the federal government. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/americas/trump-migrant-deportation-panama.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.whitehouse.gov/pres...
Andrew and Mia discuss how an anarchist society functions, how people can relate to each other, and how our current society conspires to keep us from being free. Links: Debt by David Graeber: https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/glossary/a-new-glossary/ Antinomies of Democracy by Shawn Wilbur: https://humaniterations.net/2016/12/28/the-distinct-radicalism-of-anarchism/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Andrew and Mia discuss what anarchism actually is as an ethic and a practice. Links: https://davidgraeber.org/interviews/david-graeber-on-acting-like-an-anarchist/ https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/glossary/a-new-glossary/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mia talks with Dino and Cole, two organizers with the Peet's Labor Union, about their ongoing campaign and how the rise of delivery services has increased their exploitation. https://linktr.ee/peetslaborunion https://peetslaborunion.org @peetslaborunion https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLR6ZV4VZRBPT/checkout/2KLSQDHYHY7D3GNP7YUX62CD See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
A chance to listen to the first scripted series on Myanmar again and hear the stories of how people there stayed in the streets and refused to accept dictatorship. For new listeners, the second series on Myanmar begins here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/how-to-build-a-revolution-myanmar-104249884/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Margaret from the future tells you about Mx. Bunny Face Murder's childhood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Why Trump Wants to Conquer Canada How the Federal Government Fell Constitutional Law Professor Reacts What's Happening To Gaza Under Trump: An Update with Dana El-Kurd Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #3 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 M...
The gang discuss Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine, sanctions on the ICC, U.S. Treasury bonds and the ongoing war on wokeness. Sources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/imposing-sanctions-on-the-international-criminal-court/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/israeli-spy-chief-icc-prosecutor-war-crimes-inquiry https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2p19l24g2o https://prospect.org/economy/2025-02-11-vought-restores-cfpb-procedure-that-sustains-mortgage-markets/...
Robert sits down with Dana El-Kurd to discuss President Trump's surprise announcement that the U.S. plans to annex Gaza and force all Palestinians out of the area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Garrison asks USC law professor Derek Black about attacks on the Department of Education and the dangers of expanding executive power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Elon Musk is trying to become the CEO of America. How did we get here? Garrison unravels a timeline of catastrophe. https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/how-the-federal-government-fell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mia and James discuss Trump's imperialist drive to take Canada, the Panama Canal, Gaza and Greenland and how it differs from previous versions of free trade American imperialism. Sources: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-direct-action https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/politics/trump-expansion-ideas-what-matters/index.html https://www.businesstoday.in/world/canada/story/make-them-pay-canada-puts-trumps-first-friend-elon-musks-tesla-in-th...
Margaret from the future relays a fateful battle in the forests of Catalonia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Internationalists Fighting Fascism in Burma (Maybe Don't) Read Siege How Trump is Killing Science (And You) Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #2 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 tod...
The gang discuss Elon Musk's cyber coup of the federal government, trade wars with Mexico and Canada over immigration, and we follow up on Trump's order to require misgendering and detransition in schools. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-washington-ceasefire-1c8deec4dd46177e08e07d669d595ed3 https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-general-services-administration/ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lieutenant-gsa-ai-agency/ http://wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-y...
James is joined by Nevdon Jamgochian to discuss the use of COP 29 to greenwash Azerbaijan’s attempts at the removal of Armenian people from their ancestral lands in Artsakh and the the history of the conflict. Donations: VOMA https://www.voma.center/en VOMA is a non-governmental movement that aims to strengthen the defenses of the Republic of Armenia through preparing Armenians and Diaspora to face the immanent threat of invasion by Azerbaijan and Turkey. A defensive organization only. Kooyrigs ...
Mia talks with doctors Arghavan Salles and Kaveh Hoda about how Trump's illegal disruptions of federal funding is putting everything from vaccine development to trans healthcare at risk. Call your Congressperson: https://arghavan.substack.com/p/we-cannot-let-the-trump-administration Tik Tok: arghavansallesmdphd Instagram: arghavansallesmd Bluesky: arghavansallesmd Twitter: arghavan_salles https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Molly talks to Spencer Sunshine about his book, Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege. Sunshine's book explores the history of Siege, the book that is today's nazi terrorist's bible. https://www.routledge.com/Neo-Nazi-Terrorism-and-Countercultural-Fascism-The-Origins-and-Afterlife-of-James-Masons-Siege/Sunshine/p/book/9780367190606 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
James talks to Azad about the Anti-fascist Internationalist Front in Myanmar, Myanmar - Rojava solidarity, and the revolution in Chinland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Margaret from the future continues her reporting from the front in Catalonia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
