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It Could Happen Here

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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.

Episodes

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #14

The gang discuss the arrests of two judges, a flurry of executive orders further weaponizing police and the justice system, plus an update on tariffs and immigration. Sources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/restoring-equality-of-opportunity-and-meritocracy/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-reassigns-about-dozen-civil-rights-attorneys-amid-shakeup-2025-04-22/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-america...

May 02, 202546 min

May Day Special: The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 1-3

Robert, Mia, and Garrison discuss the first three episodes of Andor Season 2, covering leftist infighting, the Wannsee Conference, and a tradcath wedding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 01, 202541 min

The Canadian Election: NOTHING EVER HAPPENS

Garrison breaks down the 2025 Canadian election with the help of Lance from The Serfs. Conservatives snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as anti-Trump polarization gives Liberals another minority government. Sources: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2025/results/#/all-parties https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4jd39g8y1o https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/the-ndp-is-set-to-lose-official-party-status-after-canadas-election-heres-what-that/article_ac2e10a8-98f0-412d-81dd...

Apr 30, 202548 min

Cosmopolitanism feat. Andrew

Andrew is joined by James to discuss cosmopolitanism, the idea that all human beings are members of a single community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 202524 min

The Old Economy Is Dead

Mia and Gare discuss the history of the modern economy and how the terf tariffs are going to destroy the system we live under and make our lives worse. Sources: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2222-carbon-democracy?srsltid=AfmBOop1btGiR59VH99WTMZMzuAgua2p9xgWyT8zbZzAhET-DEwjImqw https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-11/china-raises-tariffs-on-us-goods-to-125-in-retaliation https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/national/business/2025/04/11/tariffs-shipping-china-port-of-la-declines https...

Apr 28, 202542 min

It Could Happen Here Weekly 179

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Elon Musk and The Martian Revolution feat. Mike Duncan The City Sold Your Water feat. Prop Nihilist Violent Extremism Robert's Guide to The Next Six Months of Danger and Resistance Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #13 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 ...

Apr 26, 20253 hr 43 min

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #13

The gang get together to discuss RFK’s plans for people with autism, immigration detention of citizens, the legal battle over rendition, FBI raids in Michigan, tariffs and Mia drops some economy knowledge. Sources: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/justices-temporarily-bar-government-from-removing-venezuelan-men-under-alien-enemies-act/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.98.1_1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.5788...

Apr 25, 202545 min

Robert's Guide to The Next Six Months of Danger and Resistance

Robert walks through several of the likeliest scenarios for what we're going to see over the next six months to a year, from domestic unrest and fascism's next power grab to the age of weird terrorism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 24, 202530 min

Nihilist Violent Extremism

Garrison is joined by philosopher Michael Burns to discuss a new terrorism classification term that could shift the FBI away from right-wing militias towards "nihilist" extremists trying to accelerate the collapse of the United States. Sources: https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22nihilistic%20violent%20extremists%22&type=r&order_by=dateFiled%20asc https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/fbi-dhs-domestic-terrorism-definitions-terminology-methodology.pdf https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/f...

Apr 23, 202551 min

The City Sold Your Water feat. Prop

With the LA wildfires of January 2025 still fresh in Californians' minds, a number of little considered issues popped up. Not least of which is, where does the water to fight fires come from? Wait… someone owns the water?! This episode is about the privatization of utilities and how we got here. Follow Prop: fyi.me/p/prophiphop Follow Hood Politics: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeart See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 22, 202543 min

Elon Musk and The Martian Revolution feat. Mike Duncan

Robert and Mia talk with Revolutions Podcast host Mike Duncan about the similarities between his new series The Martian Revolution and the Trump administration and the politics that inspired the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 21, 202554 min

It Could Happen Here Weekly 178

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. When Care Workers Organize Behind Myanmar's Devastating Earthquake Trump's Concentration Camps in El Salvador How Strikes Build Democratic Workplaces Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #12 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 subscri...

Apr 19, 20253 hr 24 min

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #12

The gang talks about concentration camps in El Salvador, an ICE arrest of another green card holder, and RFK Jr.’s autism eugenics. Plus updates on tariffs and DOGE. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/investing/us-stock-market/index.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-china-signals-readiness-for-talks-if-us-shows-respect-amid-numbers-game-191201017.html https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ensures-national-securit...

Apr 18, 202541 min

How Strikes Build Democratic Workplaces

Mia and Spencer Jordan of the Urban Ore Workers Union discuss the workplace as a microcosm of the authoritarianism currently sweeping the American political system and how their strike is fighting back. https://gofund.me/9ce38160 https://www.instagram.com/urban_ore_workers/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 17, 202548 min

Trump's Concentration Camps in El Salvador

Gare and James discuss a meeting between Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on expanding CECOT style prisons to hold US citizens and immigrants. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogLw7I2BWO0 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/14/el-salvador-president-return-wrongly-deported-trump-00289234 https://documentedny.com/2025/04/14/ice-bukele-cecot-tren-de-aragua-el-salvador-new-york-deported/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 16, 202540 min

Behind Myanmar's Devastating Earthquake

James and Gare discuss the terrible impact of the earthquake that hit Sagaing in late March, how the Junta has blocked aid workers, and how the revolution has responded. We also talk about how you can help. Better Offline & Weird Little Guys are nominated for this year’s Webby Awards! Get your votes in by April 17th! 🗳️🗳️🗳️ https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/individual-episode/business https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/individual-episode/crime-...

Apr 15, 202528 min

When Care Workers Organize

Mia talks with Jess and Jesus from Friends PDX Union Network about their work mentoring underprivileged youth at Friends of the Children and their unionization efforts. https://www.instagram.com/friendspdxunionnetwork/ https://friendspdx.org/donate Better Offline & Weird Little Guys are nominated for this year’s Webby Awards! Get your votes in by April 17th! 🗳️🗳️🗳️ https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/individual-episode/business https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVotin...

Apr 14, 202547 min

It Could Happen Here Weekly 177

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Behind the Scenes of That Teen Vogue Article on Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's Daughter Why Watching Actors Get Maimed By Big Cats Gives Me Hope For The Future How ICE Kidnapped A Farmworker Union Organizer Esperanto with Andrew Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #11 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. S...

Apr 12, 20252 hr 47 min

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #11

The gang discuss tariff chaos, the IRS handing over data to ICE, student visa cancellations, “lethality” in the military, and the Supreme Court. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/trump-administration-immigrant-detention-facilities-services.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-E4.PL6V.gJR0OQEOJP8G&smid=url-share https://ucsdguardian.org/2025/04/07/5-ucsd-students-face-sudden-f-1-visa-terminations-a-6th-deported-at-the-border-no-apparent-pattern-among-students-targeted/ https://...

Apr 11, 202546 min

Esperanto with Andrew

Andrew is joined by James to discuss the history and practice of Esperanto, the global language. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 10, 202533 min

How ICE Kidnapped A Farmworker Union Organizer

Mia talks with Coalition of Independent Unions organizer Mark Medina about ICE's kidnapping of Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, Lelo's work, and the April 12th rally at Portland City Hall to free him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 09, 202540 min

CZM Book Club: Escape, part two

Margaret reads the second half of an anonymously authored speculative fiction story about what people could do if large scale roundups began, and discusses it with an anarchist technology enthusiast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 06, 202555 min

It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Library Funding Cliff Anarchism In Uruguay feat. Andrew, Pt. 2 RFK Jr. Breaks the Medical System How ICE Is Targeting Students for Deportation Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #10 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 ...

Apr 05, 20253 hr 6 min

How ICE Is Targeting Students for Deportation

Garrison and James discuss how a doxing campaign is targeting student visa and green card holders for alleged ties to pro-Palestine protests. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-15014bcbb921f21a9f704d5acdcae7a8 https://archive.ph/20250316111414/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/nyregion/columbia-student-kristi-noem-video.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/nyregion/colu...

Apr 04, 202542 min

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #10

LIBERATION DAY! The gang talks tariffs, the collapse of global trade, and Elon Musk’s big loss in Wisconsin. Plus an update on migrant rendition. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-stokes-trade-war-world-reels-tariff-shock-2025-04-03/ https://www.theverge.com/news/642620/trump-tariffs-formula-ai-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok https://www.reuters.com/markets/frances-macron-calls-suspension-investment-us-after-tariffs-2025-04-03/ https://x.com/USBPChief/status/1907398210064437404 https://x.c...

Apr 04, 202549 min
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