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Margaret continues reading to you from a novella about a punk house in 2002 San Diego

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.

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

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/975556b3-741e-4995-9451-b4850009f82f/transcript

Investigative journalist, Kevin Foster outlines the rise of organized retail crime propaganda and the ensuing legislative crackdown.

Sources:
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/
https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap
https://radsecurity.com/roameo
https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/
https://www.facefirst.com
https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/
https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&geo=US
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft
https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/
https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523
https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000000741
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853
https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/
https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php
https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10
https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&t=1768
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024
https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped
https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&t=2327
https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html
https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost
https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo

Investigative journalist, Kevin Foster outlines the rise of organized retail crime propaganda and the ensuing legislative crackdown.
Sources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/">https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap">https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://radsecurity.com/roameo">https://radsecurity.com/roameo</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/">https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.facefirst.com">https://www.facefirst.com</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/">https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&amp;date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&amp;geo=US">https://trends.google.com/explore?q=organized%20retail%20crime&amp;date=2019-10-10%202026-07-02&amp;geo=US</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft">https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime/organized-retail-theft</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/">https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-crime-problem-numbers/699107/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523">https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-hearing-on-organized-retail-theft/662523</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&amp;id=D000000741">https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2020&amp;id=D000000741</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/">https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft">https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/retail-theft-losses-inventory-nrf</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php">https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Is-shoplifting-forcing-Walgreens-to-cut-back-in-16536960.php</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10">https://www.businessinsider.com/target-closing-stores-due-to-crime-stats-tell-another-story-2023-10</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&amp;t=1768">https://www.youtube.com/live/CcfggLuNAIk?si=wpu-uZyUisXLWRZT&amp;t=1768</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-12/newsom-suggests-ways-to-crack-down-on-property-crime-without-dismantling-proposition-47</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/">https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/01/09/property-crime-framework/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&amp;year=2024">https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&amp;year=2024</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime">https://nrf.com/podcast/how-san-diego-district-attorney-summer-stephan-combats-organized-retail-crime</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped">https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049651009/mountain-dew-arrest-felony-count-dropped</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&amp;t=2327">https://youtu.be/LXwNudSOWls?si=Jbg8Kh3_ucWxmTXQ&amp;t=2327</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows">https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/22/states-can-safely-raise-their-felony-theft-thresholds-research-shows</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html">https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost">https://www.lao.ca.gov/policyareas/cj/6_cj_inmatecost</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf">https://www.sdcda.org/content/office/newsroom/tempDownloads/8c903f42-47ab-4b6d-baf7-4f5dc5a6f4d0_DA%20Testifies%20at%20Senate%20Hearing%207-15-25.pdf</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting">https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/one-year-old-mississippi-boy-police-shooting</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/banko-brown-killed-walgreens-security-guard-video</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton">https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNKn0oAdMo</a></li>
</ul>

The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b62a6bac-30f4-4e6c-9b84-b49c01428aba/transcript

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Mohamedsalem Werad, co-founder of Saharawi Voice. Saharawi Voice is a collective of citizen journalists and filmmakers based in the Western Sahara refugee camps in south-west Algeria that provides a platform for Saharawis to share their challenges, experiences, perspectives, and hopes with an international audience. Mohamedsalem is also the co-director of the documentary Haiyu. They discuss recent events related to Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara, and how the US is implicated.

Sources:

Saharawi Voices youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Mohamedsalem Werad, co-founder of Saharawi Voice. Saharawi Voice is a collective of citizen journalists and filmmakers based in the Western Sahara refugee camps in south-west Algeria that provides a platform for Saharawis to share their challenges, experiences, perspectives, and hopes with an international audience. Mohamedsalem is also the co-director of the documentary Haiyu. They discuss recent events related to Morocco&rsquo;s occupation of Western Sahara, and how the US is implicated.
Sources:
Saharawi Voices youtube channel:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE">https://www.youtube.com/@SAHARAWIVOICE</a>

Morocco’s US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/05e3ebd9-d078-4f20-82e8-b49b01898681/transcript

Mia talks with Layne and Andy of the Gender Affirming Care Workers Alliance about organizing trans workers and building community through struggle.

Links:

gacwa@protonmail.com 

https://linktr.ee/GACWA

Mia talks with Layne and Andy of the Gender Affirming Care Workers Alliance about organizing trans workers and building community through struggle.
Links:
<a href="mailto:gacwa@protonmail.com">gacwa@protonmail.com&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://linktr.ee/GACWA">https://linktr.ee/GACWA</a>

A Second Electrolysis Union Appears

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

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