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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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  • September 12 · 3 hr

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 249

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: Counterrevolution in Egypt What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos? The Death of American Hegemony Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov 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! Sources/Links: Counterrevolution in Egypt Hossam’s substack - https://barracks.substack.com/ Hossam’s book - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos? https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20 https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20 https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/ https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20 https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20 https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk The Death of American Hegemony https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov nyc.gov/workerpower https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/ https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/ https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20 https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20 https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/ https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610 https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/ https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859 https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468 https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/ https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/ https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4 https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/ https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663 http://arcade.gov https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20 https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20 https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20 https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/ https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1 https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20 https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11 https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20 https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20 https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067 https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20 https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/ https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 11 · 1 hr 4 min

    Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov

    The gang discuss new prediction market advertising campaigns, a 9/11 themed attack ad against Abdul El-Sayed, the US striking Iranian oil tankers, Trump’s illegal tariffs against Canada, and the White House’s new online arcade with a “Build the Wall” and deportation video game. Sources: nyc.gov/workerpower https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/ https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/ https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20 https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20 https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/ https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610 https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/ https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859 https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468 https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/ https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/ https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4 https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/ https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663 http://arcade.gov https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20 https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20 https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20 https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20 https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/ https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1 https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20 https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11 https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20 https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20 https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067 https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20 https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/ https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 10 · 27 min

    The Death of American Hegemony

    Mia discusses the long arc of the Pax Americana, its roots in the US Navy, and how Trump’s war with Iran has blown it up. Sources: https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 9 · 41 min

    What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos?

    Garrison talks about the former rising star of the alt-right being deported to the UK, the beef between Milo and Laura Loomer, possible issues with his green card, and how his deportation may relate to his ongoing divorce. Sources: https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20 https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20 https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/ https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20 https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20 https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 8 · 47 min

    Counterrevolution in Egypt

    In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Hossam El-Hamalawy, a journalist and socialist from Cairo, who was among the organizers of the 2011 uprising. He has been involved in the labour movement and the fight against police brutality in Egypt for many years, and holds a PhD in political science from Free University of Berlin. Hossam is author of the new book "Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic". Sources: Hossam’s substack - https://barracks.substack.com/ Hossam’s book - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 7 · 1 hr

    Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

    James is joined by Molly to discuss how the Bureau of Land Management is quietly changing its approach to public land management and what it means for approximately 900 bison in Central Montana. (originally run on It Could Happen Here in May 2026) Sources: https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here. https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/ https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 5 · 3 hr 6 min

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 248

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Disarming Hamas Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew The Hunt for Jason Arday Civilization with Andrew Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted 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! Sources/Links: Disarming Hamas https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen The Hunt for Jason Arday https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H Civilization with Andrew Against the Grain by James C. Scott Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan Wild Thought by Claude Lévi-Strauss Ishmael by Daniel Quinn The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20 https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20 https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/ https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20 https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20 https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20 https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30 https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20 https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056 https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20 https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20 https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20 https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/ https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/ https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20 https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308 https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20 https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 4 · 1 hr 16 min

    Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted 

    The gang discuss the dissolution of the SDF, Lake America, MAGA influencers secretly working for the Pentagon, Trump’s oil deal in Venezuela, new US strikes in Iran, a USPS whistleblower warning about voting restrictions, and the Tupac murder case. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20 https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20 https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/ https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20 https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20 https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20 https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30 https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20 https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056 https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20 https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20 https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20 https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/ https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/ https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20 https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308 https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20 https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 3 · 29 min

    Civilization with Andrew

    Andrew talks with James about the concept of civilization and how we can use it to understand our shared past and future. Sources: Against the Grain by James C. Scott Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan Wild Thought by Claude Lévi-Strauss Ishmael by Daniel Quinn The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 2 · 37 min

    The Hunt for Jason Arday

    Robert reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday. Source: https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • September 1 · 26 min

    Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew

    Andrew talks with Mia about how anarchists approach fighting in wars through the lens of the anarchist debate on joining WWI. Sources: Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 31 · 29 min

    Losing Everything: How Communities Recover From Fire When Politicians Abandon Them

    James follows up on last week's episode and talked to Miles Gray about what it is like to lose your home in a fire and how people can continue to help fire survivors. Sources: https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883 https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/ https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021 https://clickstrategies.us/ Donation Links: Spokane Immigrants Rights Coalition: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund Spectrum running the Rainbow Relief Fund: https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate Colville Fund: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 31 · 18 min

    Disarming Hamas

    In this episode Dana El Kurd talks about recent news of Hamas dissolving its emergency committee in Gaza and agreeing to disarmament – sort of. Sources: https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 29 · 4 hr 11 min

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 247

    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 2 Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions 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! Sources/Links: How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition https://www.forbes.com/profile/thomas-dundon/ https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nbas-newest-cheapest-owner-shows-how-billionaires-ruin-sports https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/03/tom-dundon-blazers-subprime-loan/ https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/investment-riches-built-on-auto-loans-to-poor/#:~:text=Ms.,the%20loan%20with%20her%20daughter https://www.youtube.com/live/UD8erzI72Fg https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/shadow-bank-blue-owl-caps-021700097.html https://wealth.blueowl.com/solutions/investment-strategy-real-assets-digital-infrastructure https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/blue-owl-fund-sells-warehouse-to-dhs-for-ice-mega-jail https://youtu.be/3BqOjrFFNK0 https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.14.3.95 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecin.12572 https://belkcollegeofbusiness.charlotte.edu/economic-working-papers/wp-content/uploads/sites/850/2012/10/wp2016-014.pdf https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/economics-hosting-olympic-games https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24131508_Mega-Events_The_effect_of_the_world's_biggest_sporting_events_on_local_regional_and_national_economies https://econjwatch.org/file_download/222/2008-09-coateshumphreys-com.pdf https://econjwatch.org/file_download/222/2008-09-coateshumphreys-com.pdf https://media.clemson.edu/economics/data/sports/Stadiums%20and%20Econ%20Impact/Matheson-2019-Journal_of_Policy_Analysis_and_Management.pdf https://www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazers-analysis/114957/portland-moda-center-portland-trail-blazers-arena-revenue-debate-sports-teams-city-revenue-taxes-deal https://www.kjzz.org/business/2026-05-10/diversification-matters-glendale-says-desert-diamond-arena-is-thriving-post-hockey https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-arena-coliseum-record-best-fiscal-year-of-all-time-after-sold-out-bad-bunny-k-pop-concerts/ https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/16/how-hot-is-the-oakland-arena-a-second-bidder-has-emerged-to-buy-it/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/keyarena-turns-a-bigger-profit-than-it-ever-did-with-the-sonics/ https://journalistsresource.org/economics/sports-stadium-public-financing/ https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/07/03/smith-entertainment-group-estimates-spending-525-million-remodeling-delta-center/ https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/20/trail-blazers-moda-center-portland-basketball-sports/ https://www.ripcitynotripoff.com https://weareripcity.org/#supporters https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/portland-councilors-release-draft-term-sheet-as-business-coalition-presses-for-public-moda-center-funding/ https://multnomah.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7145153/2026/03/25/nba-expansion-seattle-las-vegas/ How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 2 How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State edited by Alfred W. McCoy and Francisco A. Scarano The Anarchy of Empire in the Making of U.S. Culture by Amy Kaplan https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/182/244/ https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/182/1/ https://theconversation.com/why-russia-gave-up-alaska-americas-gateway-to-the-arctic-74675?xid=PS_smithsonian https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/magazine/venezuela-empires-colony.html https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-state-trump-rodriguez-chavismo-silence-634203c885803b018ecd8ac012bb249d https://time.com/article/2026/06/02/trump-annex-canada-51st-state-rhetoric-carney-us-partnership-message/ https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/28/nyregion/new-light-on-old-fbi-fight-decades-of-surveillance-of-puerto-rican-groups.html https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/atc/1685.html https://theconversation.com/us-territories-have-a-voice-in-congress-but-no-vote-heres-why-283547 https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/ https://apnews.com/article/american-samoa-voting-citizenship-alaska-trump-eda6c32ce0fcdca6edb22efac26e403d https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_123/index.html#es/default/PLEBISCITO_Resumen.xml https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099257005212415735 https://www.doi.gov/oia/compacts-of-free-association https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement https://time.com/7024574/puerto-rico-status-vote/ https://www.uog.edu/_resources/files/schools-and-colleges/college-of-liberal-arts-and-social-sciences/droessler_whose-pacific.pdf https://juntasupervision.pr.gov/abril-y-mayo-2025/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/trump-strait-of-hormuz-american-territory https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/20/politics/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:School_Begins_(Puck_Magazine_1-25-1899).jpg Las carpetas: persecución política y derechos civiles en Puerto Rico by Ramón Bosque Pérez y Javier Colón Morera Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868-1952 by Harry Franqui-Rivera Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/ @thefrankiedlc @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-everything-is-wrestling-336405745/ DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.5_5.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.7_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.10_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.9_5.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.12_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.11_5.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.21_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.22_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.23_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.24_4.pdf https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446251/dl inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3DhFnngDY Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722 https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/ https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/ https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/ https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/ https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24 https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20 https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&dataset=detention-stays&tab=chart&s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36 https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 28 · 1 hr 2 min

    Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions 

    The gang discuss the death of Dolly Parton, a drought in Puerto Rico, SCOTUS allowing Trump to implement his executive order on mail-in voting, trade negotiations falling apart with Canada, how police are circumventing sanctuary policies, and the chaotic evacuation of a U.S. base in Bahrain. Sources: https://pridesource.com/article/dolly-parton-tribute https://people.com/dolly-parton-says-she-loves-and-does-not-judge-the-lgbtq-community-8386722 https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/ https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/ https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/08/18/usda-acts-remove-roadless-rule-restrictions-exacerbate-rising-wildfire-risk https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/planning/roadless https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-deal-01046788 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942971/u-s-treasury-launches-economic-d-day-against-iran-as-war-drags-on https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6048370-scott-bessent-trump-administration-slow-roll-iran-war-sanctions/ https://newrepublic.com/post/214646/trump-worker-visa-fees-immigration https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxvj1zd4qjo https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-vows-retaliation-u-widens-115405636.html https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/agricultura-federal-declara-una-emergencia-en-26-municipios-de-puerto-rico-a-causa-de-la-sequia/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-prosecutors-helping-ice/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/project/ice-informants/2026/illinois-trust-act-violations-immigrants-deported/ https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Resources-for-Law-Enforcement/Law-Enforcement-and-Immigration/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1X9shmR24 https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2092303479054225809?s=20 https://deportationdata.org/news/2026-08-24-ICE-release.html https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251258.P.pdf https://app.deportationdata.org/?agency=ice&dataset=detention-stays&tab=chart&s=eJxVyDEKhEAMQNG7_HqEWRd2IZcJKoOKTCIabcS7W_vKd3Ei38QeXSAMflho777MtpOIuRaE6hYTibE4gqq5FVUS47a-o64IbW5_Tf43-cP9AO8gHXk https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-08/OIG-26-23-Aug26.pdf https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/trump-usps-mail-voting-rule-lawsuit-states-supreme-court.html https://archive.is/20260818151459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/18/pentagon-evaluating-smaller-us-military-presence-persian-gulf-after-iran-war/#selection-1117.0-1121.36 https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-21/bahrain-evacuation-military-families-navy-22618186.html https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-21/stars-and-stripes-publisher-editor-reporter-separated-22620671.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 27 · 48 min

    DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota 

    Garrison outlines what we know about how DHS investigated anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and new discovery documents revealing Homeland Security Investigations reports on financial probes of activist groups and labor unions. Sources: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/united-states-v-sant/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.0_6.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.5_5.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.7_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.10_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.9_5.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.12_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.11_5.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.21_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.22_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.23_4.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.24_4.pdf https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1446251/dl?inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3DhFnngDY See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 26 · 1 hr 4 min

    Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic

    Mia talks with trans sports journalist Frankie de la Cruz and former trans college athlete Bugsmaytrix about WNBA bit player Sophie Cunningham's pivot to transphobia and the right's war on trans people. Links: https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/ @thefrankiedlc + @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-everything-is-wrestling-336405745/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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