Margaret reads you a story about the far-post-apocalypse and the joy we find in one another.

Margaret reads you a story about the far-post-apocalypse and the joy we find in one another.

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.

Cool Zone Media Book Club

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

Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts. 

Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts.&nbsp;

Podcasts from iHeartRadio

CZM Book Club: Because Change Was the Ocean and We Lived by Her Mercy, by Charlie Jane Anders, Part One

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/ba1d1e6d-41a5-4dcc-802d-b3d60031b28a/transcript

The gang discuss new prediction market advertising campaigns, a 9/11 themed attack ad against Abdul El-Sayed, the US striking Iranian oil tankers, Trump’s illegal tariffs against Canada, and the White House’s new online arcade with a “Build the Wall” and deportation video game. 

Sources:
nyc.gov/workerpower
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe
https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform

https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20
https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/
https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/
https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859
https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl
https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663
http://arcade.gov
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20
https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20
https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1
https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20
https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11
https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20
https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20
https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary
https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20
https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records 

The gang discuss new prediction market advertising campaigns, a 9/11 themed attack ad against Abdul El-Sayed, the US striking Iranian oil tankers, Trump&rsquo;s illegal tariffs against Canada, and the White House&rsquo;s new online arcade with a &ldquo;Build the Wall&rdquo; and deportation video game. Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://nyc.gov/workerpower">nyc.gov/workerpower</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches-first-in-the-nation-office-of-worker-powe</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/">https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/labor-day-mamdani-tony-perlstein-worker-power-unions/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl">https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1459981/dl</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/nate-hochman-state-dept.html </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28606128-irs/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20">https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2097018164492095565?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25">https://apnews.com/article/germany-power-grid-sabotage-arrest-0a8cbb381c6b6463d56ffb2456fa7d25</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096657477928448250?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/">https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/08/lebron-james-linking-up-with-polymarket-in-deal/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610">https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/2019885144358678610</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/">https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/sydney-sweeney-nude-novig-ad-1236855720/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859?s=20">https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/2097239299938832859</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036?s=20">https://x.com/yementvyem/status/2097025261669675036</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2096397091769565468</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/">https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4591744/centcom-destroys-3-irgc-oil-tankers-after-iran-targets-2-us-navy-warships/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/">https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4593050/us-destroys-5-irgc-tankers-after-iran-targets-another-american-warship/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/">https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl">https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld">https://www.anduril.com/dive-ld</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/09/08/us-canada-trade-war-tariffs-products-price/91655579007/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/">https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/09/as-canadas-tariffs-take-effect-trumps-trade-war-complicates-gop-election-pitch/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4">https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-canada-supreme-court-depression-e5501950e025dbe8df2b7ec662dbe2e4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war">https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/economy/trump-carney-canada-us-trade-war</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xwMIUPHss</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/">https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/far-right-afd-courts-conservative-support-after-historic-german-state-election-2026-09-07/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663">https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/huawei-faces-u-s-criminal-trial-weeks-before-trump-xi-meeting-d5e21663</a></li>
<li><a href="http://arcade.gov">http://arcade.gov</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2096764958713274657?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2081553785302716662?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2073434194257023116?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2032115039985881556?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li">https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/pokemon-rebukes-white-houses-use-ip-social-media-post-rcna262057?li</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2080079437882622371?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074251976578060495?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20">https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074270959423348773?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20">https://x.com/ParkerMolloy/status/2095981913559191822?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/">https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/food-recalls-fda-americans-avoid-food-categories/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html">https://www.cartoonbrew.com/politics/white-house-racist-video-games-266259.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/">https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc2wSSYFLFv/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DNnYdDJL-dY</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2096659622459240954/photo/1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20">https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2094399335748215195?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11">https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-el-sayed-bari-weiss-9-11</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20">https://x.com/GreatLakes_HQ/status/2097708796231463166?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20">https://x.com/Bobby_LaVallley/status/2097341640625025511?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067">https://abcnews.com/US/george-pataki-rudy-giuliani-911-families-oppose-mamdanis/story?id=136258067</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary">https://www.vanityfair.com/story/mamdani-september-11-anniversary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20">https://x.com/petersterne/status/2097722275277553968?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/">https://sept11documents.cityofnewyork.us/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/25-years-later--mamdani-administration-opens-city-s-9-11-records</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/46ff9119-2895-4c0c-89ae-b4c200141ee8/transcript

Mia discusses the long arc of the Pax Americana, its roots in the US Navy, and how Trump’s war with Iran has blown it up.

Sources:
https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html

Mia discusses the long arc of the Pax Americana, its roots in the US Navy, and how Trump&rsquo;s war with Iran has blown it up. Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt">https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-2/endnotes-misery-and-debt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/">https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/war-and-military-affairs/alfred-thayer-mahan/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-promised-economic-d-day-203113113.html</a></li>
</ul>

The Death of American Hegemony

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c0e95016-6760-4f8a-8cdb-b4c0018b3d6a/transcript

Garrison talks about the former rising star of the alt-right being deported to the UK, the beef between Milo and Laura Loomer, possible issues with his green card, and how his deportation may relate to his ongoing divorce.

 

Sources:
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20
https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps 
https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html

https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/

https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20  
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk

Garrison talks about the former rising star of the alt-right being deported to the UK, the beef between Milo and Laura Loomer, possible issues with his green card, and how his deportation may relate to his ongoing divorce.
&nbsp;
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20">https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2093428821835796688?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20">https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093387128717951297?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20">https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2093491920001749378?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5pSX84h9K8 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/at-gays-for-trump-party-the-former-fringe-celebrates-trumps</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/">https://hyperallergic.com/milo-yiannopoulos-manuscript-art/</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/milo-yiannopoulos-deport-milo-twitter-new-sponsor-peadophilia-podcast-altright-a7600641.html </a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/">https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20">https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/milo-yiannopoulos-ex-gay-b1815296.html </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20">https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2033500725008081185?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20">https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2046016856184717814?s=20</a>&nbsp; </li>
<li><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-celebrating-milo-yiannopoulos-deportation</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPcfkSWQjOk</a></li>
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