It Could Happen Here
875 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 5.8K ratingsIt 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, James Stout and Shereen Lani Younes 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
A Requiem for NFTs
October 20, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBRobert and Gare sit down with tech columnist Ed Zitron to do a little autopsy on the NFT "movement" and what it tells us about Big Tech today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Discussing Palestine and Israel w/ Deevee Kashi
October 19, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBShereen is joined by Israeli-American Deevee Kashi as he shares his perspective about the ongoing violence in Palestine and Israel, his experience as an anti-zionist, and why he believes that supporting Palestinian liberation is necessary. Follow Deevee: https://www.instagram.com/deeveekashi Gaza Awareness Instagram post from @sbeih.jpg (includes list of places to donate to): https://www.instagram.com/p/CySCPAprJ9M/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ%3D%3D&img_index=1 Instagram post with account...
Leaving Gaza
October 18, 2023 04:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBAhmed Matar and Abdallah AlQassab talk about their experiences leaving Gaza before this latest war. https://www.instagram.com/matargaza/ https://www.instagram.com/abdallahalqassab23/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chaos in Congress
October 17, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBMia and Gare discuss the removal of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and the chaos the Republican Party's inability to replace him has caused. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The GameStop Stock Cult (ft. Folding Ideas)
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBRobert sits down with YouTuber and investigator Dan Olson to talk about his research into the cult that developed around the GameStop Stock shorting movement of 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part Two
October 15, 2023 04:01 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy continues reading the next two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 102
October 14, 2023 04:00 - 3 hours - 167 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Collapse of the Iron Wall
October 13, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBShereen talks about the recent violence in Palestine and Israel, why Hamas’ surprise attack is so unprecedented, and how Gaza is suffering as a result. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What’s Next for Stop Cop City
October 12, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBGarrison interviews Jamie Peck and Sam from the Block Cop City speaking tour to discuss the ‘nonviolent action’ planned for November 13th in Atlanta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Antifascist Roundtable, Part 2
October 11, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBWe conclude our conversation with Shane, Emily, Daryle, and Michael by talking about the current state of antifascism and what lessons can be learned from antifascist history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Antifascist Roundtable, Part 1
October 10, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBWe are joined by Shane Burley, Emily Gorcenski, Daryle Lamont Jenkins, and Michael Novick to discuss their personal history in Antifascism, and their new anthology book ‘No Pasaran.’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Watching War Behind a Screen
October 09, 2023 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBWith Gaza in flames, Robert discusses the dynamics of social media, profit, and war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part One
October 08, 2023 04:01 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBIn this first ever episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads the first two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 102
October 07, 2023 04:00 - 3 hours - 175 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stop Cop City vs RICO ft Moira Meltzer-Cohen
October 06, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBGarrison talks with defense attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen about how the State of Georgia is using RICO charges to repress activists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Elon’s Border Adventure
October 05, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBJames is joined by Shereen and Robert to discuss Elon Musk’s perpetuating of border myths, and to talk about how to refute them. James also shares some updates on the camps in Jacumba. Support Border Kindness Venmo Venmo.com/border-kindness Cashapp https://cash.app/borderkindnesscash Zelle /paypal [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Assassination of Shinzo Abe: The Reckoning
October 04, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBMia chats with Alisa Mahjoub, an ex-member of the Unification Church and part of Deprogramming Imperialism about the Japanese government's reaction to the public outcry over their connection to the Unification Church and how the various factions of the cult have responded. Follow Deprogramming Imperialism HERE (@no_more_cults on X) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Colonialism Part 2 Ft Andrew
October 03, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBAndrew and Mia discuss the role of national liberation in anti-colonial movements and how anarchists can and should interact with them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Colonialism Part 1 Ft. Andrew
October 02, 2023 04:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBAndrew and Mia discuss the effects of colonization on the formation of nations and the psychological consequences of colonial rule on both the colonizer and the colonized. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CZM Rewind: Shinzo Abe, the World's Most Assassinated Man
September 29, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIn our last episode of the break we revisit the immediate aftermath of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister and right-wing fanatic Shinzo Abe at the hands of a contraption wielding Japanese navy quatermaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CZM Rewind: Myanmar: Printing the Revolution. Part 4
September 28, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBJames chose to return to the end of the first series he and Robert made about Myanmar. This episode profiles some of the young men and women of the PDF. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CZM Rewind: Hyperobjects & Our Liminal Reality
September 27, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBThe end of the world already happened, but we haven't yet arrived at our new reality. Hyperobjects can help us along the path. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CZM Rewind: Media Bias In Covering Palestine and Israel
September 26, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBUnfortunately, media bias when it comes to Palestine and Israel is truly an evergreen topic. For today's re-run episode from June 2022, we're reminded of how irresponsible journalism unfairly frames the public perception of Palestine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CZM Rewind: The Tech Industry is a Failure
September 25, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBCool Zone is taking a week off! Here's a rerun episode, where Robert discussed how the tech industry became a failure despite massive advanced in consumer tech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 101
September 23, 2023 04:00 - 3 hours - 196 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Border Solidarity Roundtable
September 22, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBJames sits down with @borderkindness and @Pedroconsafos of @AFSCSanDiego to discuss their mutual aid response to the ongoing open air detention of asylum seeking refugees, and how listeners can help. Donations AFSC San Diego https://secure.everyaction.com/INKv-BzUs0qiNp8THpg1rg2 Border Kindness Venmo Venmo.com/border-kindness Cashapp https://cash.app/borderkindnesscash Zelle /paypal [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Update from an Invasion
September 21, 2023 04:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBRobert sits down with Joe Kassabian to discuss the invasion of Artsakh by Azerbaijan, and what might be the start of a new Armenian genocide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Class and the Culture War Part 2: Abstract Value, Concrete Genocide
September 20, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBIn part 2 of Mia's look at the history of class discourse, a technical argument about productive workers is warped by the Nazis and later Ronald Reagan into the ideological basis of fascism See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Class and the Culture War Part 1: The Labor Theory of Value And its Discontents
September 19, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBIn part one of Mia's investigation into why Americans are so weird about class we go back to the ideology of the 19th and 20th century workers movement and how its weaknesses allowed capitalists to make a counter-attack See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Weaponizing of Anti-Semitism with Adam Broomberg
September 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBShereen, James, and Robert are joined by visual artist and Anti-Zionist activist Adam Broomberg to talk about his experience growing up in apartheid South Africa, attending Zionist schools, and how German society is weaponizing antisemitism at an institutional level. https://www.instagram.com/adambroomberg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 100
September 16, 2023 04:00 - 3 hours - 204 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New Seasons Labor Union and the Independent Union Explosion
September 15, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBMia talks with Tylor Fellini and Alex Gage, two organizers involved with the New Seasons Labor Union about the incredible success of their union and the wave of large independent unions sweeping across Portland. https://nslu.org/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-seasons-labor-union-solidarity-fund See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Border Patrol are Once Again *Not* Detaining People in the Open
September 14, 2023 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBJames talks to Robert and Shereen about CBP’s practice of detaining migrants in the open air with no food, water, or supplies, and then denying they’re detaining them Xavier’s video coverage: https://youtube.com/@sdartivistmedia?si=LZR1a6OeqgzcA6Sf See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New Mexico's New Gun Ban and America's Irritated Jerk Murder Epidemic
September 12, 2023 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBRobert sits down with Lucas Herndon, a New Mexico-based activist, to talk about his governor's new unconstitutional gun carry ban and why murder in Albuquerque is up 50% See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How The New York Times Backed An Anti-Trans Liar
September 12, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBMia and Gare talk with journalist Evan Urquhart from Assigned Media about how the New York Times pushed the lies of anti-trans ex-clinic employee Jamie Reed and helped get trans healthcare banned across the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Everyone Else Admits We Were Right About Inflation
September 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBMia once again talks with Steven Mann and John Michael Colón about the further expansion and spread of their inflation work and how mainstream economists steal from heterodox economists See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 99
September 09, 2023 04:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Marshall Islands, Part Four: Water Is Life
September 08, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBIn the final episode of the series James looks at how Marshallese women's group Kora In Okrane have ensured access to clean water for every single resident of the country, and how the Marshallese community has come together to overcome the challenges of climate change, the nuclear legacy, and a safe home environment. Donate to Kora In Okrane (KIO) Directly - Email them directly to donate: [email protected] ** Donate to the Sawyer Foundation: https://www.sawyerfoundation.org/d...
The Marshall Islands Part Three: Climate Change
September 07, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBJames looks at the threat posed to the tiny atoll nation by climate change, and how the RMI has centered culture and community in its response. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Marshall Islands Part Two: For the Good of Humanity and to End All Wars
September 06, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIn the second episode, James looks at the USA’s failure to apologize to or adequately compensate the people of the RMI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Marshall Islands Part One: For the Good of Humanity and to End All Wars
September 05, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBJames begins a 4 part series looking at the history and future of the low lying atoll nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This episode looks at the islands’ nuclear legacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 98
September 02, 2023 04:00 - 2 hours - 147 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vivek Ramaswamy, Nick Fuentes, and the Future of Republican Politics
September 01, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBRobert and Gare sit down to discuss Garrison's fellow zoomer, Nick Fuentes, and what Vivek Ramaswamy represents to the insurgent right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rescuing Migrants in the Mediterranean
August 31, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBJames talks to Giulia Messner from sea watch about how the EU is creating a humanitarian crisis and how people are organizing to help. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trans Day of Solidarity
August 30, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBMia talks with Samantha and Sinnead, two organizers with the Coalition of Independent Unions, about their upcoming Trans Day of Solidarity event and trans union organizing. https://facebook.com/events/s/trans-day-of-solidarity/1061332838345326/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550495667799 https://twitter.com/CIUnions?t= https://instagram.com/coalitionofindependentunions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anarchism in Egypt Part 2 Ft. Andrew
August 29, 2023 04:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBAndrew and Mia conclude the saga of early Egyptian anarchism by discussing the cooption of one of their projects and how local elites mounted campaigns against them See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anarchism in Egypt Part 1 Ft. Andrew
August 28, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBAndrew and Mia discuss the conditions that produced the anarchist movement in late 1800's Egypt and how it spread among Egypt's diverse working class See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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August 26, 2023 04:00 - 4 hours - 241 MBAll of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stop Cop City, Dispatch from Weelaunee Summer: Part 3
August 25, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBAs construction for Cop City is set to begin imminently, a referendum to let Atlanta voters decide the fate of the facility faces voter suppression. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stop Cop City, Dispatch from Weelaunee Summer: Part 2
August 24, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBAs the Week of Action comes to a close, a resurgent wave of direct actions happen across the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.