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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.

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Episodes

CZM Rewind: Title 42: How a Public Health Law Kills Refugees

In the first of a four-part series, James discusses the last three years of immigration policy and what they mean for people seeking refuge in the USA. Original Air Date: 5.30.23 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 14, 202534 min

CZM Rewind: Indigenous Peoples Day

Daliyah Killsback joins us to do a (brief) walk through of the history of settler policy in America and introduce the concept of Land Back. Original Air Date: 10.10.21 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 13, 202551 min

It Could Happen Here Weekly 203

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - ICE’s Ethnic Cleansing in Chicago - The Riyadh Comedy Festival - The Weaponization of Mass Shootings - Trump’s Hepatitis Vaccine Lies - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #37 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! ht...

Oct 11, 20253 hr 5 min

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #37

The gang discuss out of state National Guard deployment to Oregon and Illinois, ICE shooting a woman in Chicago, and updates on immigration and tariffs. Sources: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.56.0_1.pdf https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1974086514796896515 https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1974200050206322960 https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1974112113326239852 https://katu.com/news/local/court-docs-woman-charged-in-ice-protest-chased-nick-s...

Oct 10, 20251 hr 3 min

Trump’s Hepatitis Vaccine Lies

Mia talks with Dr. Kaveh Hoda about Trump’s efforts to stop giving children the Hepatitis vaccine. Sources: https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-health-autism-white-house-september-22-2025/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 09, 202535 min

The Weaponization of Mass Shootings

Garrison talks about how politicians and media figures weaponize public acts of violence though the lens of partisan political ideology. Sources: https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2025/09/michigan-church-shooter-told-burton-council-candidate-that-mormons-are-the-anti-christ.html https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/09/29/thomas-jacob-sanford-michigan-shooting-suspect-anti-lds-tirade/86415139007/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/us/michigan-church-attack.html https://dailycaller....

Oct 08, 202518 min

The Riyadh Comedy Festival

Robert, James, Mia, and Gare talk about the comedians who sold their soul to perform stand up for the royal family in Saudi Arabia. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37598413 https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/02/yemen-coalition-bus-bombing-apparent-war-crime https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37598413 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 07, 202520 min

ICE’s Ethnic Cleansing in Chicago

Mia talks with Unraveled’s Raven about ICE’s horrific raids in Chicago from a traffic stop murder to helicopter apartment raids. Sources: https://thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds-detain-dozens-of-immigrants-in-massive-south-shore-apartment-building-raid-in-chicago/ https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 06, 202549 min

CZM Book Club: Kushtaka, by Mathilda Zeller

Kicking off spooky month with a story about demons that I don't want to spoil by telling you more about but it's so good I promise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 05, 202538 min

It Could Happen Here Weekly 202

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - SEIU 1000 Union Rep of the IE Reports Live from the Frontline - Everyone Hates Them: Trump, the Media and Jimmy Kimmel - Does Tylenol Give Your Baby Autism? - What Does the Antifa Executive Order Mean for Free Speech? - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #36 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, ...

Oct 04, 20254 hr 12 min

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #36

The gang discuss the government shutdown, War Department plans to deploy troops to US cities, ICE raids in Chicago, new border wall construction, and a National Security Presidential Memo targeting political violence indicators like “anti-capitalism, anti-christianity, and extremism on migration, race, and gender.” https://www.gofundme.com/f/ec-off-ice Sources: https://www.mediamatters.org/health-care/right-wing-media-run-wild-blatantly-false-claim-democrats-are-shutting-down-government https://...

Oct 03, 20251 hr 12 min

What Does the Antifa Executive Order Mean for Free Speech?

James introduces a rebroadcast of Final Straw Radio in which Mo speaks with Bursts about the implications of recent Executive Orders and Memoranda for free speech and the First Amendment. https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/09/28/the-implications-of-trumps-war-on-antifa-with-moira-meltzer-cohen/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 02, 202556 min

Does Tylenol Give Your Baby Autism?

James is joined by Dr. Tyler Black and Dr. Kaveh Hoda to discuss the MAHA claim that the medication Tylenol is increasing the incidence of autism. Sources: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817406 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 01, 202541 min

Everyone Hates Them: Trump, the Media and Jimmy Kimmel

Mia talks with CAW writer and editor Vicky Osterweil about Republican unpopularity, Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney’s history of fascism Links: https://www.cawshinythings.com/about-caw/ Sources: https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/global/en/insights/eye-on-the-market/fair-shakes-amv.pdf https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/article/jimmy-kimmel-returns-after-suspension-for-charlie-kirk-comments-our-government-cannot-be-allowed-to-control-what-we-do-and-do-not-say-on-television-195436293.htm...

Sep 30, 202551 min

SEIU 1000 Union Rep of the IE Reports Live from the Frontline

Prop's friend, Tanjint Wiggy aka Tristian is the the elected Union negotiator for the health workers in the Inland Empire of California. We talk to him about the highs and lows of negotiating with the state, ICE raids, the jailing of David Huerta and how we can stand in solidarity with them. @tanjint Itsonlyempire.com @famlikley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 29, 202532 min

It Could Happen Here Weekly 201

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - An Inside Look at the Asylum Process - What is Tren de Aragua and Why is Trump Obsessed With Them? - Autism and RFK Jr.’s War on Pregnant People - How the US attacks on Venezuela Impact Trinidad and Tobago with Andrew - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #35 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, ...

Sep 27, 20253 hr 11 min

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #35

We discuss the shooting of three ICE detainees in Dallas, Trump’s Gold Card and 100k H1B visa fee, soybean tariffs, and reports of the FBI designating trans people “terrorists.” Sources: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/09-16-2025-Whistleblower-Disclosure-to-Congress-re-Guatemalan-UC-Repatriation-SN.pdf https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MEMORANDUM-OPINION.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/the-gold-card/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/president...

Sep 26, 20251 hr

How the US attacks on Venezuela Impact Trinidad and Tobago with Andrew

Andrew is joined by James to discuss recent US attacks on Venezuelan boats, and how the Prime Minister of Trinidad’s full throated support puts the small Caribbean nation at risk. Sources: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/pm-us-military-should-kill-them-all-violently-6.2.2390747.79d6204d7c https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2jel4gyezo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 25, 202529 min

Autism and RFK Jr.’s War on Pregnant People

Mia talks with unionized abortion care worker Crystal about RFK Jr.’s new announcement that Tylenol in pregnant people can cause autism and the real reproductive healthcare crises in the US. Links: https://prh.org/ https://www.instagram.com/acog_org?igsh=MXA1am4xeWg4Mzh2eA%3D%3D Sources: https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-health-autism-white-house-september-22-2025/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/22/autism-tylenol-takeaways-trump-rfk-jr/8629...

Sep 24, 202529 min

What is Tren de Aragua and Why is Trump Obsessed With Them?

Robert and James discuss the Trump administration's war on Tren de Aragua. Sources: Crossing Borders: The Evolution and Impact of Tren de Aragua | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University https://share.google/xnyZpnUILdcDrZep1 Debunking 3 Myths About Tren de Aragua https://share.google/TGwfFwu9ApWrOuU7N Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say https://share.google/PD8reoZTA8yDc7mA5 Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang a...

Sep 23, 202533 min

An Inside Look at the Asylum Process

James sits down with Frances to hear firsthand what it is like for families of people in the asylum system right now and how even U.S. citizens can have their families torn apart by the Trump administration’s anti-asylum policies. Sources: https://x.com/ConsulMexCho/status/1966636249910738951 https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/12/dhs-statement-ice-officer-seriously-injured-line-duty-and-shooting-chicago-during https://unraveledpress.com/what-happened-to-silverio-villegas-gonzalez/ https://storage....

Sep 22, 202539 min

It Could Happen Here Weekly 200

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Charlie Kirk's Assassination: Sorting Fact from Fiction - DC Police Takeover Update feat. Bridget Todd - Thi'sl, The Nipsey Hussle of St. Louis, On What It Really Takes to Make Our Hoods Better feat. Prop - Years of Lead Paint - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #34 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podca...

Sep 20, 20254 hr 2 min

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #34

The gang discuss the suspected Charlie Kirk shooter, texts between him and his roommate, and how the Trump admin is using Kirk’s assassination to attack free speech by labeling Antifa a terrorist organization and promising to target activist groups funding terrorism. We also talk about ICE killing a single father in Chicago and deportations to Ghana. Sources: https://x.com/ConsulMexCho/status/1966636249910738951 https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/12/dhs-statement-ice-officer-seriously-injured-line...

Sep 19, 20251 hr

Years of Lead Paint

The gang compare and contrast the Years of Lead to current brainrotted form of political violence in the United States from assassinations, conspiracy theories, and state sponsored doxing. Sources: https://www.cawshinythings.com/i-was-promised-a-more-aesthetically-pleasing-cyberpunk-dystopia/ https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/52960-charlie-kirk-americans-political-violence-poll https://www.middlebury.edu/institu...

Sep 18, 202559 min

DC Police Takeover Update feat. Bridget Todd

Bridget Todd talks with Garrison about what the expiration of Trump's emergency order means for Washington DC, how it was a cover for increased immigration enforcement, and why the lack of statehood makes DC more vulnerable than other cities. Follow Bridget: https://bsky.app/profile/bridgettodd.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ There Are No Girls on the Internet : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-there-are-no-girls-on-the-65877505/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Sep 16, 202539 min

Charlie Kirk's Assassination: Sorting Fact from Fiction

Robert and Garrison discuss the memes, disinformation, and conflicting theories surrounding the political orientation of the Charlie Kirk assassin. Groyper? Antifa? Or just Reddit? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 15, 202545 min
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