In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads “Babang Luksa,” a short story by author Nicasio Andres Reed, to Mia.

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads “Babang Luksa,” a short story by author Nicasio Andres Reed, to Mia.

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

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.

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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’t have to do the reading, because we do it for you.

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: Babang Luksa

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The gang discuss Republican’s reactions to the election blowout, DSA’s midterm wins, how Democrats can go after the Trump admin while delivering on economic issues, economic collapse protests in Paraguay, and a one million worker wildcat strike in Bangladesh. 

Sources:
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/ 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share
https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&s=20
https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&s=20
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf 
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/ 
https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx
https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&s=20

https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835

https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&s=20
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705
https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&s=2
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&s=20
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes
https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces 
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/

The gang discuss Republican&rsquo;s reactions to the election blowout, DSA&rsquo;s midterm wins, how Democrats can go after the Trump admin while delivering on economic issues, economic collapse protests in Paraguay, and a one million worker wildcat strike in Bangladesh.&nbsp; Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/">https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/how-mamdani-canceled-cop-city/416903/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/nyregion/pied-a-terre-mamdani-appeal-win-home-tax.html?smid=url-share</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d">https://apnews.com/article/port-strikes-arms-shipments-france-greece-italy-4a8813406fd51b91b3b7d17826c1883d </a><a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&amp;s=20"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&amp;s=20">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2117641211909730538?a=ri24O90ueHp7eYgCoDc&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&amp;s=20">https://x.com/war_noir/status/2117581845755773246?a=P0quWPGQ6wjaX70NPOQ&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A624/431463/20261102111302952_California%20Application.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/">https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-california-2/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/">https://2026.electoral.dsausa.org/</a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/senate-results</a> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx">https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-lost-midterms-33cf9fd4?st=EQm4gx</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&amp;s=20">https://x.com/justinbaragona/status/2117780696626257981?a=Q68Ma2bBhMU2LKxTVkk&amp;s=20 </a><a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835">https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835 </a><a href="https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&amp;s=20"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&amp;s=20">https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2117614591060721973?a=A5arnEBUOHurQE3jSg8&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&amp;s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117612993139585093?a=dprbLi0Afsej7Jh14ko&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/desantis-calls-midterm-bloodbath-an-extinction-level-event-for-republicans-01148705</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&amp;s=2">https://x.com/politico/status/2117840712855113793?a=5vZ3flWUbvcJyTvleyU&amp;s=2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604">https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/05/congress/bernie-sanders-launches-medicare-for-all-push-01151604</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&amp;s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2117887743443505646?a=tif1VPo4NuwejhijsNY&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/">https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6199505-house-investigations-trump-administration/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&amp;s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2118335426968616973?a=tRXmF86Rp3SEkpIuB_E&amp;s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/paolo-zampolli-fired-state-department-trump-01121739</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-call-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-s-ties-to-epstein/ar-AA2g6UnX</a></li>
<li><a href="https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes">https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces">https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/318-garment-factories-closed-amid-labour-unrest-over-7-lakh-workers-leave-workplaces</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/">https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-following-bank-collapse/4102079/</a></li>
</ul>

Executive Disorder: GOP Blame Game, Trump/Epstein Report, Paraguay Ousts President

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Robert, James, and Garrison are joined by Steven Monacelli and Kevin Foster to discuss the BLUE TSUNAMI with Democrats flipping at least 7 Senate seats and gaining an 80+ House majority. 

Robert, James, and Garrison are joined by Steven Monacelli and Kevin Foster to discuss the BLUE TSUNAMI with Democrats flipping at least 7 Senate seats and gaining an 80+ House majority.&nbsp;

Executive Disorder: 2026 Midterms Edition 

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James is joined by Wladimir Van Willgenberg to discuss the situation for Kurds in Iran after nearly nine months of the USA’s bombing of Iran.

Links:

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg

James is joined by Wladimir Van Willgenberg to discuss the situation for Kurds in Iran after nearly nine months of the USA&rsquo;s bombing of Iran.
Links:
<a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg</a>

Catching up with the Status of Kurdish Groups in Iran 

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