Garrison investigates viral claims that a spree of warehouse fires across the country have been started by underpaid workers.

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Garrison investigates viral claims that a spree of warehouse fires across the country have been started by underpaid workers.
Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th or we'll hunt down your family.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Behind the Bastards - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation</a>&nbsp;
It Could Happen Here - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics</a>&nbsp;
Migrating to America - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary</a> &nbsp;
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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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