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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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As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.

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Your storytime podcast for a troubled world and for those who dream of better tomorrows, Cool Zone Media Book Club brings you fiction that is one part provocative and one part cozy. Read to you by host Margaret Killjoy, this is the only book club where you don&rsquo;t have to do the reading, because we do it for you.

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CZM Book Club: After the Dance by Leo Tolstoy

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The gang discuss Polymarket gamblers harassing journalists to alter news coverage, the antifa terrorism case in Texas, threats to oil and gas infrastructure, 2,500 Marines being sent to the Middle East, and the resignation of Joe Kent.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/strike-on-key-iranian-gas-field-is-a-new-phase-of-the-war-trump-blames-israel-00837052

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/why-targeting-kharg-island-could-backfire-on-trump-00834972?nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nname=playbook-pm&nrid=9f5c80e5-432f-4eff-99b5-c830ad9d5d94

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https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wrapup1-iran-targets-energy-facilities-across-gulf-after-israel-struck-its-key-2026-03-19/

https://apnews.com/article/ships-iran-oil-china-us-trump-hormuz-82a9acb473837f1bf7a821d0c3f95205

https://defector.com/trump-to-world-please-help-me-un-shoot-my-own-leg-off

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/strait-hormuz-coalition-allies-statement-uk

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/european-nations-japan-to-join-appropriate-efforts-to-open-hormuz-strait

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/joint-statement-strait-hormuz-by-european-nations-japan-2026-03-19/

https://communityforums.atmeta.com/blog/AnnouncementsBlog/updates-to-your-meta-quest-experience-in-2026/1369435


https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2033674470712353192?s=20 

https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman


https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/


https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/


https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf

https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/


https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf

https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf

https://x.com/petrogustavo/status/2034111241409445916?s=20 

https://x.com/LisaDNews/status/2033996104186970532?s=20 

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2032460946770202725?s=20 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-to-retire-sources/ 

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/2033497141306405353?s=20 

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/03/16/exclusive-border-patrol-sector-chief-gregory-bovino-to-retire-after-leading-largest-interior-immigration-operations-in-u-s-history/ 

https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/leo-cbpo/cbpo-retirement 

https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/fers 

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/justices-will-hear-argument-on-trump-administrations-removal-of-protected-status-for-syrian-and-haitian-nationals/ 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf 

https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2033733565838496020?s=20 

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/15/fpv-drone-slams-into-us-military-base-in-iraq 

https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-8 

https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/03/article-17 

https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2033897242986209689?s=20 

https://x.com/PressSec/status/2033932810709315865

The gang discuss Polymarket gamblers harassing journalists to alter news coverage, the antifa terrorism case in Texas, threats to oil and gas infrastructure, 2,500 Marines being sent to the Middle East, and the resignation of Joe Kent.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-attack-damage-wipes-out-17-qatars-lng-capacity-three-five-years-qatarenergy-2026-03-19/">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-attack-damage-wipes-out-17-qatars-lng-capacity-three-five-years-qatarenergy-2026-03-19/</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-vows-no-more-attacks-by-israel-iran-gas-field-after-it-violently-lashed-2026-03-19/">https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-vows-no-more-attacks-by-israel-iran-gas-field-after-it-violently-lashed-2026-03-19/</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/strike-on-key-iranian-gas-field-is-a-new-phase-of-the-war-trump-blames-israel-00837052">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/strike-on-key-iranian-gas-field-is-a-new-phase-of-the-war-trump-blames-israel-00837052</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/why-targeting-kharg-island-could-backfire-on-trump-00834972?nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&amp;nname=playbook-pm&amp;nrid=9f5c80e5-432f-4eff-99b5-c830ad9d5d94">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/why-targeting-kharg-island-could-backfire-on-trump-00834972?nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&amp;nname=playbook-pm&amp;nrid=9f5c80e5-432f-4eff-99b5-c830ad9d5d94</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/19/iran-war-live-updates-oil-prices-gas-field-strikes-pentagon-more-funds-trump-news">https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/19/iran-war-live-updates-oil-prices-gas-field-strikes-pentagon-more-funds-trump-news</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wrapup1-iran-targets-energy-facilities-across-gulf-after-israel-struck-its-key-2026-03-19/">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wrapup1-iran-targets-energy-facilities-across-gulf-after-israel-struck-its-key-2026-03-19/</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ships-iran-oil-china-us-trump-hormuz-82a9acb473837f1bf7a821d0c3f95205">https://apnews.com/article/ships-iran-oil-china-us-trump-hormuz-82a9acb473837f1bf7a821d0c3f95205</a>
<a href="https://defector.com/trump-to-world-please-help-me-un-shoot-my-own-leg-off">https://defector.com/trump-to-world-please-help-me-un-shoot-my-own-leg-off</a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/strait-hormuz-coalition-allies-statement-uk">https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/strait-hormuz-coalition-allies-statement-uk</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/european-nations-japan-to-join-appropriate-efforts-to-open-hormuz-strait">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/european-nations-japan-to-join-appropriate-efforts-to-open-hormuz-strait</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/joint-statement-strait-hormuz-by-european-nations-japan-2026-03-19/">https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/joint-statement-strait-hormuz-by-european-nations-japan-2026-03-19/</a>
<a href="https://communityforums.atmeta.com/blog/AnnouncementsBlog/updates-to-your-meta-quest-experience-in-2026/1369435">https://communityforums.atmeta.com/blog/AnnouncementsBlog/updates-to-your-meta-quest-experience-in-2026/1369435 </a><a href="https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2033674470712353192?s=20"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2033674470712353192?s=20">https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2033674470712353192?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman">https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman</a> <a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/</a> <a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/ </a><a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf">https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf</a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/ </a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting</a>
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf</a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/</a> 
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333">https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333</a> 
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/petrogustavo/status/2034111241409445916?s=20">https://x.com/petrogustavo/status/2034111241409445916?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/LisaDNews/status/2033996104186970532?s=20">https://x.com/LisaDNews/status/2033996104186970532?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2032460946770202725?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2032460946770202725?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-to-retire-sources/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-to-retire-sources/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/wartranslated/status/2033497141306405353?s=20">https://x.com/wartranslated/status/2033497141306405353?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/03/16/exclusive-border-patrol-sector-chief-gregory-bovino-to-retire-after-leading-largest-interior-immigration-operations-in-u-s-history/">https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/03/16/exclusive-border-patrol-sector-chief-gregory-bovino-to-retire-after-leading-largest-interior-immigration-operations-in-u-s-history/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/leo-cbpo/cbpo-retirement">https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/leo-cbpo/cbpo-retirement</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/fers">https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/fers</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/justices-will-hear-argument-on-trump-administrations-removal-of-protected-status-for-syrian-and-haitian-nationals/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/justices-will-hear-argument-on-trump-administrations-removal-of-protected-status-for-syrian-and-haitian-nationals/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2033733565838496020?s=20">https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2033733565838496020?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/15/fpv-drone-slams-into-us-military-base-in-iraq">https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/15/fpv-drone-slams-into-us-military-base-in-iraq</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-8">https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-8</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/03/article-17">https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/03/article-17</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2033897242986209689?s=20">https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2033897242986209689?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/PressSec/status/2033932810709315865">https://x.com/PressSec/status/2033932810709315865</a>

Executive Disorder: Bovino Calls It Quits, Prairieland Trial, War on Iran Continues

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/125d97fb-d56e-46d8-993c-b4120134557c/transcript

Mia is once again joined by Shanley of vcinfodocs to discuss how the network state is spreading tech fascism worldwide from El Salvador to Saudi Arabia.

Sources:

https://www.vcinfodocs.com

Mia is once again joined by Shanley of vcinfodocs to discuss how the network state is spreading tech fascism worldwide from El Salvador to Saudi Arabia.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.vcinfodocs.com">https://www.vcinfodocs.com</a>

The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/ba9b5fb0-7098-4e01-ac24-b411016c1002/transcript

Mia talks with Shanley from the anti-tech fascism resource vcinfodocs about the venture capital firms backing everything from cryptocurrency to drone manufacturers.

https://www.vcinfodocs.com/

Mia talks with Shanley from the anti-tech fascism resource vcinfodocs about the venture capital firms backing everything from cryptocurrency to drone manufacturers.
<a href="https://www.vcinfodocs.com/">https://www.vcinfodocs.com/</a>

Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/d41f3084-4967-469c-bc09-b410018541fa/transcript

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