It Could Happen Here
It Could Happen Here
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…Social links:
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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.refugee…
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CZM Rewind: Plastic People, by Tobias Buckell
Margaret reads Gare a story in making fun of rich people in space Original Air Date: 12.03.2023
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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 …
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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. S…
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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…
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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:/…
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How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 2
Journalist Carlos Berríos Polanco talks with James about how the United States acquired its inhabited overseas colonies, why the constitution doesn't fully apply there, and what it means as Trump says he wants to add new territories or states. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater Unit…
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How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition
Investigative Journalist Kevin Foster discusses the bad economics of public investments in sports and how billionaires will try to rob your city Sources: https://www.forbes.com/profile/thomas-dundon/ https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nbas-newest-cheapest-owner-shows-how-billionaires-ruin-spo…
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CZM Book Club: Jesus Christ in Texas, by W.E.B. DuBois
Margaret reads a story about a strange visitor by a civil rights activist and writer
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 246
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1 The Dangers of Silica ft. Kim Kelly How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd Fighting for Incarcerated Workers Executive Disorder: Ir…
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