Margaret sits down with author Alan Lea to discuss his novella, Hermetica.

 

Margaret sits down with author Alan Lea to discuss his novella, Hermetica.
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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.

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CZM Book Club: Hermetica, Interview with Alan Lea

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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

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/d2c1e544-aa8e-4905-832e-b3ae001d3281/transcript

Dana El Kurd speaks with Matan Kaminer and Ben Schuman-Stoler, hosts of the new podcast series Bad Cousins. They discuss the Abraham Accords, the new plan for Gaza, and what the Abrahamic framing allows for and obfuscates. 

Sources:

Bad Cousins - https://badcousins.show/

GREAT Trust Plan - https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/f86dd56a-de7f-4943-af4a-84819111b727.pdf 

A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved  - https://www.wired.com/story/a-plan-to-rebuild-gaza-lists-nearly-30-companies-many-say-theyre-not-involved/

Paradox of Peace - https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/3/3/ksad042/7280243 

Dana El Kurd speaks with Matan Kaminer and Ben Schuman-Stoler, hosts of the new podcast series Bad Cousins. They discuss the Abraham Accords, the new plan for Gaza, and what the Abrahamic framing allows for and obfuscates.&nbsp;
Sources:
Bad Cousins - <a href="https://badcousins.show/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="9b0f5a40-9b97-4c2b-9c63-0bb70e8433a6">https://badcousins.show/</a>
GREAT Trust Plan - <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/f86dd56a-de7f-4943-af4a-84819111b727.pdf" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="f9ba73d9-75d8-4e60-9664-0e07e51e56e4">https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/f86dd56a-de7f-4943-af4a-84819111b727.pdf</a>&nbsp;
A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They&rsquo;re Not Involved&nbsp; - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-plan-to-rebuild-gaza-lists-nearly-30-companies-many-say-theyre-not-involved/">https://www.wired.com/story/a-plan-to-rebuild-gaza-lists-nearly-30-companies-many-say-theyre-not-involved/</a>
Paradox of Peace -&nbsp;<a href="https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/3/3/ksad042/7280243" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="cf798b35-63dc-40a9-a5fb-dc453017832f">https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/3/3/ksad042/7280243</a>&nbsp;

Arab Israeli Peace and New Visions for Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7253d46a-a340-44fd-8def-b3ab001530a5/transcript

Who says ecoterrorism is bad? In fantasy games?

Who says ecoterrorism is bad? In fantasy games?

CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Six

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/02702cb1-e34f-4ffb-b8bd-b3ac0019321b/transcript

CZM Book Club: Hermetica, Interview with Alan Lea

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