Sophie and James are joined by Margaret Killjoy to discuss how to make dirty water safe to drink.

Sophie and James are joined by Margaret Killjoy to discuss how to make dirty water safe to drink.

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

Butyl Acrylate Everywhere But Not a Drop to Drink

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Carlos talks about how breadfruit is being used as a tool of emergency preparedness and
to fight hunger crises around the world.

Sources:
https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/
https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/
https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo
d-of-the-future-180980665/
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ention/
https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/
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https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo
ming/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/
https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just
a-colectivamente
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-
giving-up-breakfast/
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f
ood-of-the-future
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https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations
 https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa
ve-the-world/
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https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura
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Breadfruit: Three Global Journeys of a Bountiful Tree by Russell Fielding
Recetario de Pana Edición 2014 by Asociación Recreativa y Educativa Comunal del Bo.
Mariana, Inc (ARECMA), edited by Luz A. Vega Rodríguez
https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/
https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/school-feeding-programs/
https://treesthatfeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AR_2026_.3.6MB.pdf

Carlos talks about how breadfruit is being used as a tool of emergency preparedness and to fight hunger crises around the world.
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/">https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/">https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062">https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo%20d-of-the-future-180980665/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo</a> <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo%20d-of-the-future-180980665/">d-of-the-future-180980665/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att%20ention/">https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att</a> <a href="https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att%20ention/">ention/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/">https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/">https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo%20ming/">https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo</a> <a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo%20ming/">ming/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/">https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just%20a-colectivamente">https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just</a> <a href="https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just%20a-colectivamente">a-colectivamente</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-%20giving-up-breakfast/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-</a> <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-%20giving-up-breakfast/">giving-up-breakfast/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f%20ood-of-the-future">https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f</a> <a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f%20ood-of-the-future">ood-of-the-future</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.plateapr.com/que-hacer/origen-festival-de-la-pana-humacao">https://www.plateapr.com/que-hacer/origen-festival-de-la-pana-humacao</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook">https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations">https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa%20ve-the-world/">&nbsp;https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa</a> <a href="https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa%20ve-the-world/">ve-the-world/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www3.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FN-68.pdf">https://www3.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FN-68.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura">https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura</a> <a href="https://ishs.org/ishs-article/1128_8/">https://ishs.org/ishs-article/1128_8/</a></li>
<li>Breadfruit: Three Global Journeys of a Bountiful Tree by Russell Fielding</li>
<li>Recetario de Pana Edici&oacute;n 2014 by Asociaci&oacute;n Recreativa y Educativa Comunal del Bo. Mariana, Inc (ARECMA), edited by Luz A. Vega Rodr&iacute;guez</li>
<li><a href="https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/">https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/school-feeding-programs/">https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/school-feeding-programs/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://treesthatfeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AR_2026_.3.6MB.pdf">https://treesthatfeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AR_2026_.3.6MB.pdf</a></li>
</ul>

Breadfruit!

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Mia talks with Faiza, a political analyst and feminist theorist in France about the French high school student protests and breaking out of our complacency.

Mia talks with Faiza, a political analyst and feminist theorist in France about the French high school student protests and breaking out of our complacency.

The French Student Uprising

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Garrison and Robert chat about what it will take for Democrats to win back Congress, Iran’s letter to the American people, and midterm election polls in Texas, Maine, Florida, North Carolina, Alaska, and Michigan.



Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-call-trump-big-liar-2026-09-29/

https://img9.irna.ir/d/r2/2026/09/29/0/173138753.pdf?ts=1790679102019 
https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midterm-elections-in-maine-october-2026/
https://mainebeacon.com/new-polling-jackson-narrowly-leads-collins-mainers-want-affordable-childcare/

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/maine-senate-democratic-party-troy-jackson-graham-platner-susan-collins.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/north-carolina-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/02/2026/republicans-pull-ad-spending-from-north-carolina
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6131462-sabatos-crystal-ball-shifts-alaska/

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/alaska-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-its-lone-star-senate-showdown-between-talarico-paxton

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/texas-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
https://x.com/AdImpact_Pol/status/2106409529512808548?s=20 
https://x.com/MediumBuying/status/2108208307550752820?s=20

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/820643-poll-ashley-moody-45-angie-nixon-45-and-florida-now-has-two-toss-ups-at-the-top-of-the-ticket/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article317496818.html

https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ttw_fl_20260921_lv.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/michigan-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-voter-poll-abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers/
https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-issues-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2026-midterm-election/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/midterms
https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/how-much-will-gerrymandering-impact-2026-midterms
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5989694/midterm-elections-control-congress

https://news.gallup.com/interactives/507569/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx

https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/gop-track-lose-house-majority-15-race-ratings-shift-towards-dems

Garrison and Robert chat about what it will take for Democrats to win back Congress, Iran&rsquo;s letter to the American people, and midterm election polls in Texas, Maine, Florida, North Carolina, Alaska, and Michigan. 
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-call-trump-big-liar-2026-09-29/">https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-call-trump-big-liar-2026-09-29/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://img9.irna.ir/d/r2/2026/09/29/0/173138753.pdf?ts=1790679102019">https://img9.irna.ir/d/r2/2026/09/29/0/173138753.pdf?ts=1790679102019</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midterm-elections-in-maine-october-2026/">https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midterm-elections-in-maine-october-2026/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://mainebeacon.com/new-polling-jackson-narrowly-leads-collins-mainers-want-affordable-childcare/">https://mainebeacon.com/new-polling-jackson-narrowly-leads-collins-mainers-want-affordable-childcare/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/maine-senate-democratic-party-troy-jackson-graham-platner-susan-collins.html">https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/maine-senate-democratic-party-troy-jackson-graham-platner-susan-collins.html</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/north-carolina-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/north-carolina-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/10/02/2026/republicans-pull-ad-spending-from-north-carolina">https://www.semafor.com/article/10/02/2026/republicans-pull-ad-spending-from-north-carolina</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6131462-sabatos-crystal-ball-shifts-alaska/">https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6131462-sabatos-crystal-ball-shifts-alaska/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/alaska-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/alaska-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-its-lone-star-senate-showdown-between-talarico-paxton">https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-its-lone-star-senate-showdown-between-talarico-paxton </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/texas-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/texas-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/AdImpact_Pol/status/2106409529512808548?s=20">https://x.com/AdImpact_Pol/status/2106409529512808548?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/MediumBuying/status/2108208307550752820?s=20">https://x.com/MediumBuying/status/2108208307550752820?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/820643-poll-ashley-moody-45-angie-nixon-45-and-florida-now-has-two-toss-ups-at-the-top-of-the-ticket/">https://floridapolitics.com/archives/820643-poll-ashley-moody-45-angie-nixon-45-and-florida-now-has-two-toss-ups-at-the-top-of-the-ticket/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article317496818.html">https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article317496818.html </a></li>
<li><a href="https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ttw_fl_20260921_lv.pdf">https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ttw_fl_20260921_lv.pdf </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/michigan-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/michigan-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-voter-poll-abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers/">https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-voter-poll-abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-issues-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2026-midterm-election/">https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-issues-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2026-midterm-election/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/midterms">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/midterms</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/how-much-will-gerrymandering-impact-2026-midterms">https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/how-much-will-gerrymandering-impact-2026-midterms</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5989694/midterm-elections-control-congress">https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5989694/midterm-elections-control-congress </a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.gallup.com/interactives/507569/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx">https://news.gallup.com/interactives/507569/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/gop-track-lose-house-majority-15-race-ratings-shift-towards-dems">https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/gop-track-lose-house-majority-15-race-ratings-shift-towards-dems</a></li>
</ul>

2026 Midterms Polling Update 

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