James and Gare discuss Utah Senator Mike Lee’s latest attempt to erode protections on wilderness in the USA.

Sources:

https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/lee-bill-fights-back-against-biden-s-border-chaos-destroying-america-s-parks-and-public-lands 

https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/11/sierra-club-statement-trump-s-nomination-steve-pearce-lead-blm

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kathleen-sgamma-withdraws-jan-6-criticism-came-public--rcna200699 

https://recreationroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ORR-Burgum-Nomination-Letter-of-Support-Final.pdf 

https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696 

https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/14646 

James and Gare discuss Utah Senator Mike Lee&rsquo;s latest attempt to erode protections on wilderness in the USA.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/lee-bill-fights-back-against-biden-s-border-chaos-destroying-america-s-parks-and-public-lands">https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/lee-bill-fights-back-against-biden-s-border-chaos-destroying-america-s-parks-and-public-lands</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/11/sierra-club-statement-trump-s-nomination-steve-pearce-lead-blm">https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/11/sierra-club-statement-trump-s-nomination-steve-pearce-lead-blm</a>
<a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kathleen-sgamma-withdraws-jan-6-criticism-came-public--rcna200699">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kathleen-sgamma-withdraws-jan-6-criticism-came-public--rcna200699</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://recreationroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ORR-Burgum-Nomination-Letter-of-Support-Final.pdf">https://recreationroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ORR-Burgum-Nomination-Letter-of-Support-Final.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee">https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee</a>
<a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696">https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264">https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/14646">https://www.jstor.org/stable/14646</a>&nbsp;

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.

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.

It Could Happen Here

A New Threat to Public Lands

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2025 Q&A

2026 Predictions

Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro

Inside Our AI Future: Report from CES

Executive Disorder

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

- 2025 Q&A

- 2026 Predictions

- Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro

- Inside Our AI Future: Report from CES

- Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update

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!

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Sources/Links:

Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689 

https://t.me/s/Operasyon1 

https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20 

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg 

https://hengaw.net/ 

Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war

https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true 

https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/ 

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know

https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation

https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says

https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- 2025 Q&amp;A
- 2026 Predictions
- Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro
- Inside Our AI Future: Report from CES
- Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran &amp; Aleppo Update
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 &ldquo;Cooler Zone Media&rdquo; and subscribe today!
<a href="http://apple.co/coolerzone">http://apple.co/coolerzone</a>
Sources/Links:
Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran &amp; Aleppo Update
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://t.me/s/Operasyon1">https://t.me/s/Operasyon1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20">https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://hengaw.net/">https://hengaw.net/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war">Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war</a>
<a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true">https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo">https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo</a>
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/</a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/">https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know">https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know</a>
<a href="https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation">https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation</a>
<a href="https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says">https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says</a>
<a href="https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds">https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 214

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The gang talk about the ICE shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Maduro, protest in Iran, and conflict in Aleppo.

Note: This episode was recorded prior to the shooting in Portland, Oregon, but we will be closely following developments. We also did not know Renée Nicole Good’s name at the time of recording, but we feel it should be included here.

Sources:

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689 

https://t.me/s/Operasyon1 

https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20 

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg 

https://hengaw.net/ 

Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war

https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true 

https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/ 

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know

https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation

https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says

https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds

The gang talk about the ICE shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Maduro, protest in Iran, and conflict in Aleppo. Note: This episode was recorded prior to the shooting in Portland, Oregon, but we will be closely following developments. We also did not know Ren&eacute;e Nicole Good&rsquo;s name at the time of recording, but we feel it should be included here.
Sources:
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://t.me/s/Operasyon1">https://t.me/s/Operasyon1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20">https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://hengaw.net/">https://hengaw.net/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war">Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war</a>
<a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true">https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo">https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo</a>
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/</a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/">https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know">https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know</a>
<a href="https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation">https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation</a>
<a href="https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says">https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says</a>
<a href="https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds">https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds</a>

Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/da14ea88-7224-4911-902f-b3cd00048ed0/transcript

Robert and Gare return to the windy city, Las Vegas, for the annual Consumer Electronic Show, which had become drunk on AI optimism and puked all over the floor.

Robert and Gare return to the windy city, Las Vegas, for the annual Consumer Electronic Show, which had become drunk on AI optimism and puked all over the floor.

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/ba7d57c2-a177-46a4-ad28-b3cb01746c88/transcript

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