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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.

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CZM Book Club: How to Live Like the World is Ending by Margaret Killoy

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Molly talks about the Gen Z candidate in the Republican primary to replace Nancy Mace as the representative in South Carolina's first congressional district. He's running on mass deportation and cutting taxes, but he can't stop complaining that people are calling him a nazi. 

Sources:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/south-carolina-man-sentenced-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach-0

https://www.postandcourier.com/beaufort-county/politics/tyler-dykes-campaign-sc1-congress/article_c255115c-45cf-430e-b4a4-160a322631e1.html

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67681795/united-states-v-dykes/

https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-i/

https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-ii/

Molly talks about the Gen Z candidate in the Republican primary to replace Nancy Mace as the representative in South Carolina's first congressional district. He's running on mass deportation and cutting taxes, but he can't stop complaining that people are calling him a nazi.&nbsp;
Sources: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/south-carolina-man-sentenced-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach-0" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="e871e5fc-38a2-4282-85a3-ae240d82aebc">https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/south-carolina-man-sentenced-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach-0</a> <a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/beaufort-county/politics/tyler-dykes-campaign-sc1-congress/article_c255115c-45cf-430e-b4a4-160a322631e1.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="1f9bb7ba-8313-442f-8106-4b77c26adb2d">https://www.postandcourier.com/beaufort-county/politics/tyler-dykes-campaign-sc1-congress/article_c255115c-45cf-430e-b4a4-160a322631e1.html</a> <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67681795/united-states-v-dykes/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67681795/united-states-v-dykes/</a>
<a href="https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-i/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="dbf2b22d-ed7a-4f78-aa47-0a711893d380">https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-i/</a> <a href="https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-ii/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="9e3f6fce-038a-417b-94c9-f25cff2b7cd3">https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-ii/</a>

The Insurrectionist Running to Replace Nancy Mace

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Andrew and Mia discuss the pro- and anti-natalist movements and how they generate reactionary politics.

Sources: 

https://iep.utm.edu/anti-natalism/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/what-is-pronatalism-right-wing-republican

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5382208/whats-behind-the-pronatalist-movement-to-boost-the-birth-rate

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40660745/

Andrew and Mia discuss the pro- and anti-natalist movements and how they generate reactionary politics.
Sources:&nbsp;
<a href="https://iep.utm.edu/anti-natalism/">https://iep.utm.edu/anti-natalism/</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/what-is-pronatalism-right-wing-republican">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/what-is-pronatalism-right-wing-republican</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5382208/whats-behind-the-pronatalist-movement-to-boost-the-birth-rate">https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5382208/whats-behind-the-pronatalist-movement-to-boost-the-birth-rate</a>
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40660745/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40660745/</a>

Natalism feat. Andrew

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Garrison explains how news networks have partnered with gambling sites to forecast the future and turn everyone’s phone into a casino of human suffering.

Sources:

https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership

https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12

https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862?s=20

https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2008/3/Cherry.pdf

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/time-galactic-prediction-market

https://dune.com/datadashboards/prediction-markets

https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/behnamstatement051024


https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/appeals-court-allows-kalshi-election-betting/index.html

https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/polymarket-restricted-countries

https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-polymarket-after-latest-european-ban-2837953/

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/polymarket-banned-romania-for-operating-without-a-licence/

https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/18/114882-polymarket-banned-in-australian-amid-crackdown-on-illegal-betting-election-wagering-concerns

https://dune.com/rchen8/polymarket

https://blog.uma.xyz/articles/unpacking-polymarkets-meteoric-rise-in-numbers

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348

https://truthpredict.net/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2025/12/04/alleged-insider-nets-1-million-on-polymarket-in-24-hours/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w

https://news.kalshi.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cites-kalshi-election-odds


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/tennessee-us-house-7-special-election-polls-2025.html


https://www.natesilver.net/p/sbsq-26-do-prediction-markets-make

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silver-polymarket

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/


https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling


https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1996978855538823522?s=20

Garrison explains how news networks have partnered with gambling sites to forecast the future and turn everyone&rsquo;s phone into a casino of human suffering.
Sources:
<a href="https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership">https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership</a>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12">https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862?s=20">https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862?s=20</a>
<a href="https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2008/3/Cherry.pdf">https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2008/3/Cherry.pdf</a> 
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/time-galactic-prediction-market">https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/time-galactic-prediction-market</a>
<a href="https://dune.com/datadashboards/prediction-markets">https://dune.com/datadashboards/prediction-markets</a> 
<a href="https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/behnamstatement051024">https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/behnamstatement051024 </a>
<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/appeals-court-allows-kalshi-election-betting/index.html">https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/appeals-court-allows-kalshi-election-betting/index.html</a>
<a href="https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/polymarket-restricted-countries">https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/polymarket-restricted-countries</a>
<a href="https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-polymarket-after-latest-european-ban-2837953/">https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-polymarket-after-latest-european-ban-2837953/</a>
<a href="https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/polymarket-banned-romania-for-operating-without-a-licence/">https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/polymarket-banned-romania-for-operating-without-a-licence/</a>
<a href="https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/18/114882-polymarket-banned-in-australian-amid-crackdown-on-illegal-betting-election-wagering-concerns">https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/18/114882-polymarket-banned-in-australian-amid-crackdown-on-illegal-betting-election-wagering-concerns</a> 
<a href="https://dune.com/rchen8/polymarket">https://dune.com/rchen8/polymarket</a>
<a href="https://blog.uma.xyz/articles/unpacking-polymarkets-meteoric-rise-in-numbers">https://blog.uma.xyz/articles/unpacking-polymarkets-meteoric-rise-in-numbers</a> 
<a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348">https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348</a>
<a href="https://truthpredict.net/">https://truthpredict.net/</a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2025/12/04/alleged-insider-nets-1-million-on-polymarket-in-24-hours/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2025/12/04/alleged-insider-nets-1-million-on-polymarket-in-24-hours/ </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w"></a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w</a>
<a href="https://news.kalshi.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cites-kalshi-election-odds">https://news.kalshi.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cites-kalshi-election-odds </a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/tennessee-us-house-7-special-election-polls-2025.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/tennessee-us-house-7-special-election-polls-2025.html </a>
<a href="https://www.natesilver.net/p/sbsq-26-do-prediction-markets-make">https://www.natesilver.net/p/sbsq-26-do-prediction-markets-make</a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silver-polymarket">https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silver-polymarket</a> 
<a href="https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/">https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/ </a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling">https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling </a>
<a href="https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1996978855538823522?s=20">https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1996978855538823522?s=20</a>

Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News

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