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It Could Happen Here

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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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50:59

Nihilist Violent Extremism

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2025/04/23

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

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42:40

The City Sold Your Water feat. Prop

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2025/04/22

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/prophiphopFollow Hood Politics: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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53:55

Elon Musk and The Martian Revolution feat. Mike Duncan

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2025/04/21

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

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19:55

CZM Book Club: The Barrow Will Send What it May,...

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2025/04/20

Margaret reads chapter five of her book The Barrow Will Send What it May.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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203:34

It Could Happen Here Weekly 178

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2025/04/19

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

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40:32

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #12

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2025/04/18

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

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48:14

How Strikes Build Democratic Workplaces

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2025/04/17

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.

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40:10

Trump's Concentration Camps in El Salvador

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2025/04/16

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.

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28:17

Behind Myanmar's Devastating Earthquake

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2025/04/15

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

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47:17

When Care Workers Organize

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2025/04/14

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://friendsofthechildren.org/donate-today-2 Better Offline & Weird Little Guys are nominated for this year’s Webby Awards! Get your votes in by April 17th

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46:00

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #11

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2025/04/11

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/

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32:40

Esperanto with Andrew

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2025/04/10

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

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40:01

How ICE Kidnapped A Farmworker Union Organizer

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2025/04/09

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.

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18:28

Why Watching Actors Get Maimed By Big Cats Gives Me...

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2025/04/08

Robert explains why he repeatedly returns to Roar, a movie where the cast and crew are repeatedly for-real maimed by giant cats, when he needs to feel optimistic about the future of the human race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Behind the Scenes of that Teen Vogue Article on...

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2025/04/07

Ella Yurman and Teen Vogue news and politics editor Lex McMenamin talk about interviewing Elon Musk’s trans daughter and how news outlets cover trans issues. Sources: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:30

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #10

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2025/04/04

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

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29:22

RFK Jr. Breaks the Medical System

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2025/04/02

Mia and Gare discuss RFK Jr.'s hideous cuts to everything from HIV prevention to child vaccination as he entrenches his anti-vaccine agenda in the HHS. Sources:https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/autism/114853 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/health/fda-vaccine-peter-marks-resigns/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-administration-hiv-research-grant-cuts https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-to-gut-vaccine-promotion-and-hiv-prevention-office-sources-say/

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39:16

Anarchism In Uruguay feat. Andrew, Pt. 2

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2025/04/01

Andrew and James continue their discussion of Anarchism in Uruguay and talk about the nature of an anarchist military formation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:50

The Library Funding Cliff

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2025/03/31

James talks to Jamie, a librarian, about the threat of federal funding being withdrawn from libraries and how listeners can help.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:59

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #9

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2025/03/28

Verify your signal number! The gang talks about anti-genocide protesters being hunted by ICE, an update on the rendition of Venezuelan immigrants, and how a journalist learned about airstrikes in Yemen from a Trump admin group chat. Sources: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/politics/the-atlantic-publishes-signal-messages-yemen-strike/index.html

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