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For our longer summer read, Margaret reads you a novella about punk houses and identity and growing up written by a master of the medium

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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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.

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CZM Book Club: Locust House, by Adam Gnade (Part One of Four)

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In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Yara Asi, Palestinian scholar, author, and public health researcher studying how conflict, structural violence, and political systems shape health and human security. Yara describes the attacks on Palestinian health in Gaza and the West Bank, and the Israeli policies and objectives driving these attacks.

 

Sources:
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sexual-violence-as-a-tool-of-domination-and-displacement-in-palestine/
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israeli-settler-violence-a-strategy-to-displace-palestinians-from-their-land/
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israels-restrictions-on-medical-evacuations-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank/
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/another-step-in-the-weaponization-of-aid-israel-bans-humanitarian-agencies-in-gaza/
https://www.hudassalon.movie/

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Yara Asi, Palestinian scholar, author, and public health researcher studying how conflict, structural violence, and political systems shape health and human security. Yara describes the attacks on Palestinian health in Gaza and the West Bank, and the Israeli policies and objectives driving these attacks.
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Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sexual-violence-as-a-tool-of-domination-and-displacement-in-palestine/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sexual-violence-as-a-tool-of-domination-and-displacement-in-palestine/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israeli-settler-violence-a-strategy-to-displace-palestinians-from-their-land/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israeli-settler-violence-a-strategy-to-displace-palestinians-from-their-land/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israels-restrictions-on-medical-evacuations-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/israels-restrictions-on-medical-evacuations-from-gaza-and-the-west-bank/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/another-step-in-the-weaponization-of-aid-israel-bans-humanitarian-agencies-in-gaza/">https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/another-step-in-the-weaponization-of-aid-israel-bans-humanitarian-agencies-in-gaza/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hudassalon.movie/">https://www.hudassalon.movie/</a></li>
</ul>

Attacking Palestinian Health

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/f5bae7d5-905f-4a2c-866f-b4dd00234339/transcript

Garrison talks with Matt and Olivia from the NYC-DSA Labor Working Group about how Amazon uses subcontractors to exploit “last mile” delivery drivers and how a new bill could hold Amazon accountable and strengthen workers' ability to organize. 



Sources:
https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter
https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3
https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/
https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/ 
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page 
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it
https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/ 
https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/
https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/
https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/
https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf 
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/ 
https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees 
https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7 
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/ 
https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill

Garrison talks with Matt and Olivia from the NYC-DSA Labor Working Group about how Amazon uses subcontractors to exploit &ldquo;last mile&rdquo; delivery drivers and how a new bill could hold Amazon accountable and strengthen workers' ability to organize.&nbsp;
 Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter">https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3">https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/">https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/">https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page">https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/">https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/">https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/">https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/">https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf">https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/">https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees">https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7">https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city">https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill">https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill</a></li>
</ul>

How the ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Takes on Amazon 

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Guest host Zaron Burnett investigates the curious question: Can we print our own money? The short answer is: yes, yes we can. To consider the more nuanced aspects of that question, Burnett spoke with Peter LaRochelle from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. LaRochelle administers a local currency called BerkShares, which is available in the tourist-friendly Berkshire region of western Massachusetts. The alternative currency was created 20 years ago and serves as a successful model for how to create your own local currency. LaRochelle spoke to the various challenges and benefits as well as the financial freedom a community enjoys once you start printing your own money.


Sources/Links: 
BerkShares Program https://berkshares.org/
Bob Dunning's Newsletter:  https://www.thewaryone.com/
https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/
https://centerforneweconomics.org
https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternativecurrency
https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/
https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/
https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/
https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html
https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html
https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html
https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars
https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/
https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%20dunning/

Guest host Zaron Burnett investigates the curious question: Can we print our own money? The short answer is: yes, yes we can. To consider the more nuanced aspects of that question, Burnett spoke with Peter LaRochelle from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. LaRochelle administers a local currency called BerkShares, which is available in the tourist-friendly Berkshire region of western Massachusetts. The alternative currency was created 20 years ago and serves as a successful model for how to create your own local currency. LaRochelle spoke to the various challenges and benefits as well as the financial freedom a community enjoys once you start printing your own money.
 Sources/Links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>BerkShares Program <a href="https://berkshares.org/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://berkshares.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ywwaQSJWaX_YCXaFJzGyj">https://berkshares.org/</a></li>
<li>Bob Dunning's Newsletter: &nbsp;<a href="https://www.thewaryone.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thewaryone.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2U0B8o2eHRm8csEhwufmPI">https://www.thewaryone.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3CbsYTz-SmJHXLhtKbmIGu">https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw192uLZBwho3d8X4Tx1bAMb">https://centerforneweconomics.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw192uLZBwho3d8X4Tx1bAMb">https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/</a> <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternative-currency" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternative-currency&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw13Dv5RRIkuqtzI26fa4Qqf"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternative-currency" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternative-currency&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw13Dv5RRIkuqtzI26fa4Qqf">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternativecurrency</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vA3LtaHsf1-Y78gVsMySV">https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0erIGbZrjplzwWCNT5u-GP">https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0RFM9WjarVoTQn9pqO7TFy">https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act</a></li>
<li><a href="https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Wyn-32Ajv4SpcFI6EMvPU">https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3A9_PI2UDYRLSsl0RGj8wT">https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1xib2k1oA_1acWtcDpDxYf">https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1b5HbWrmnt8k_MdgWTOCTJ">https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1CSzgHju1NQdF1PGgaY7rE">https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3sxEXGd1fAdM3dwQsErBYd">https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%20dunning/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%2520dunning/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Am38sFEHZzmyQ1qKpgeBb">https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%20dunning/</a></li>
</ul>

How To Print Your Own Money: The Case for Local Currencies

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CZM Book Club: Locust House, by Adam Gnade (Part One of Four)

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