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.
Mia discusses the history of general strikes starting with another strike over armed occupiers killing unarmed protesters: the Shanghai general strike of 1925. Sources: Shanghai on Strike: The Politics of Chinese Labor: https://libcom.org/article/shanghai-strike-politics-chinese-labor From War to Nationalism - China’s Turning Point, 1924-1925 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
James is joined by Mick and Georgio to discuss the Sarajevo Safari documentary and establish context for the investigations of people who travelled to Sarajevo to kill people during the siege of the city. Sources: https://www.icty.org/x/cases/dragomir_milosevic/trans/en/070222ED.htm?utm_source=copilot.com https://sarajevotimes.com/prosecution-in-milan-opens-case-against-giuseppe-vegnaduzzo-first-suspect-in-sarajevo-safari-investigation/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Garrison and Lance from The Serfs discuss the online right’s attempt to weaponize the tragedy, misinformation about the shooter’s politics, and how the shooter's online footprint shows a growing obsession with other mass shooters. Sources: https://www.isdglobal.org/digital-dispatch/terror-without-ideology-the-rise-of-nihilistic-violence-an-isd-investigation/ https://archive.ph/9ACYN https://arctic-shift.photon-reddit.com/search?fun=posts_search&author=jesseboy347&limit=10&sort=desc h...
Happy Valentine's Day! Margaret reads you a story about codependent lesbian mushroom parasites. 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 Fascists Have Adopted A Suicidal Penguin as a Mascot - Normalcy feat. Andrew - Fighting ICE’s Warehouse Prisons - The Art of Petty with Prop & Amanda Nelson - Executive Disorder: Turning Point Halftime Show, Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing & ICE Detention of Liam Conejo Ramos You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively o...
The gang discuss the All American Halftime Show featuring Kid Rock and Friends, a student walkout in Chicago protesting ICE, a Washington State bill restricting 3D printers, Pam Bondi’s congressional testimony on the mishandling of the Epstein files, and immigration updates. Sources: https://rumble.com/v75hvqg-tpusa-presents-the-all-american-halftime-show.html?e9s=rel_v2_ep https://www.thebiglead.com/most-watched-super-bowl-halftime-shows-bad-bunny-v/ https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainme...
In the raging pile of slop that is social media, every once in a while you stumble across someone doing something genuinely amazing. That’s how Prop found Amanda Nelson, the creator behind Amanda’s Mild Takes , where she delivers comprehensive breakdowns of politics and history and artfully drags the trolls in her comment section while she’s at it. We had to get to know her. In this episode, Amanda shares why she started making videos in the first place, what motivates her to clap back at haters...
James is joined by Sam Hamilton to discuss how people in Social Circle, GA are organizing against an 8,000 person detention facility that ICE is planning to build in a warehouse in their community. Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/24/ice-immigrants-detention-warehouses-deportation-trump/?itid=lk_inline_manual_7 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Andrew and James talk about the idea of “normalcy” and the bias towards it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Garrison explains why the online right are memeing about a penguin who fled its colony to march to its own death, and how this deranged penguin reflects fascism as a suicidal state. Sources: Paul Virilio, “The Suicidal State,” in J. DerDerian, ed. The Virilio Reader https://files.libcom.org/files/A%20Thousand%20Plateaus.pdf https://contactos.tome.press/welcome-to-the-suicidal-state/ https://jacobin.com/2024/10/death-drive-trump-freud-liberalism https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-penguin-brea...
Margaret continues to read you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - CZM Rewind: Dogwhistle Politics and Nazi Code Hunting - Panama 1989 to Venezuela 2026: What History Can Teach Us feat. Andrew - Panama 1989 to Venezuela 2026: What History Can Teach Us, Pt. 2 - What Must Be Done? The Battle Against Fascism - Executive Disorder: ICE Body Cams, Fulton Election Raid, Portland Protest You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscr...
The gang discuss the FBI raid of the Fulton County Election office, ICE protests in Portland, DHS bodycams, and an unsealed memo on the arrest of Rümeysa Öztürk. Plus, updates on Minneapolis and Syria. Sources: https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-announces-the-clintons-caved-will-appear-for-depositions/ https://sortor.us/release/lemon.pdf https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_DDIQ8jz.pdf https://www.wtnh.com/news/politics/ap-judge-rules-us-justice-departmen...
Robert's keynote speech for the Japanese American National Museum on combatting authoritarianism in the modern world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew and James continue their discussion of what happened in Panama in 1989 and why people are comparing these events to what is happening in Venezuela. Sources: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/omar-torrijos-ousts-arias-panama Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Andrew and James discuss what happened in Panama in 1989 and why people are comparing these events to what is happening in Venezuela. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-interior-minister-says-100-people-died-us-attack-2026-01-08/ Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Garrison and Mia unravel whether the DHS is posting coded nazi messages, and discuss the limits of treating anti fascism as an easter egg hunt. Original Air Date: 08.07.25 Sources: https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/ https://files.libcom.org/files/[Mark_Fisher]_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trumps-immigration-record-far-high-arrests-low-deportations-rcna217752 https://michiganadvance.com/2...
Margaret reads you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Gaza and the Board of Peace feat. Dana El Kurd - Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota - Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota, Pt. 2 - To Catch A Fascist: An Interview with Christopher Mathias - Executive Disorder: Alex Pretti Shooting, DHS Funding Bill & Rojava You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on App...
The gang discuss the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol in Minneapolis, conflicting accounts of the shooting, a DHS bill in the Senate, and updates on Syria and the FED. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=fHjlCV6d7gVSHjiN&t=1222&v=Amhb8PK_an8&feature=youtu.be https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388288892112 https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/politics/video/bovino-dana-bash-full-interview-digvid https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/26/greg-bovino-agents-victims-pretti...
Molly interviews Christopher Mathias about his new book, To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right . It's a rollicking tale of infiltrating nazi groups and exposing their private communications to dox them en masse. Preorder Chris' book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767 The article Chris mentioned about Spit & Dan: https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/death-in-the-desert-2263332/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
In the second part of a two part series, Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn https:...
Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-f...
Dana breaks down what’s being planned for Gaza, the so-called Board of Peace, and how this is a model for global conflict in the future. Sources: UNOCHA on ceasefire violations - https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/humanitarian-situation-update-353-gaza-strip BBC on the Yellow Line - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxl6zkenqo Aljazeera on the 20 point plan - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/16/us-declares-phase-two-of-gaza-ceasefire-but-what-did-phase-one-deliver...
Margaret concludes reading you a story about subculture and love and how things change 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 Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE - The Alleged Far-Left Bombing Plot - Why the Federal Reserve Crisis Matters - Executive Disorder: ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, DAVOS, Iran & Syria 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 subscr...
The gang discusses ICE's occupation of Minneapolis, the crisis over Greenland, protests in Iran, and war in Syria. Sources/Links: Fundraiser: https://heyvasor.com/en/2026/01/19/urgent-call-for-humanitarian-aid-for-rojava/ https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2011965846739173833 https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/alleged-latin-kings-gang-member-arrested-federal-charges-after-stealing-rifle-fbi https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-charges.html https://www.dhs.gov/news/202...
In her most foolish act yet, Mia attempts to explain what the Federal Reserve is, why it matters, and how Trump seizing control of it could crash the world economy. Sources: https://fortune.com/2025/08/09/trump-fed-pick-stephen-miran-existential-threat-central-bank-independence/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/supreme-court-weighs-trumps-firing-feds-lisa-cook-by-social-media-2026-01-20/ https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/powell-could-stay-at-fed-...
Garrison explains the indictment against members of Turtle Island Liberation Front, their alleged bombing plan, and the operational security practices they advocated while planning the bombing alongside an FBI informant and undercover agent. Sources: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/grand-jury-charges-four-members-anti-government-group-terrorism-felonies-stemming-new https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/member-anti-capitalist-and-anti-government-group-arrested-and-charged-threatening-ice https://w...
Mia talks with organizer Elly Belle about ICE’s kidnapping of Albeiro Remolina, the campaign to free him, and how you can help. Sources/Links: Albeiro's Family's Crowd Fund Change.org Campaign Instagram Campaign Post #1 Instagram Campaign Post #2 Instagram Campaign Post #3 Elly Belle on Instagram Elly Belle Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
