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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CZM Book Club: Hermetica, Interview with Alan Lea

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We discuss ICE agents shooting Oscar Belgal in the Bronx and the ensuing protests, live-streamed military execution, the raid on Ilhan Omar’s home, Trump taking Russian diesel, the situation in Ukraine, and the current wave of protests in India, Spain, and France. 

Links:

NYC Immigration Resources: 
Immigration Legal Support Hotline: 800-354-0365, or dial 311 and say "Immigration Legal."
“Free, confidential, funded by the City. Interpretation in 200+ languages. Immigration status does not matter,” - Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/moia-immigration-legal-support-centers.page

Intake form for help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative: http://nyc.gov/RRLC

Know Your Rights booklets, multiple languages: https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/know-your-rights.page 

“What to do if ICE agents approach you / what to do if a friend or family member is detained / Sanctuary City laws in NYC.”

Sources:
https://x.com/David_J_Bier/status/2108722293967073459?s=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHE6Zfi-vUs
https://x.com/hollypret/status/2108343537309990968?s=20
https://x.com/StatusCoup/status/2108344393958617221?s=20
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/09/dhs-debunks-new-york-sanctuary-politicians-lies-about-ice-shooting-illegal-alien

https://www.amny.com/news/ice-shooting-detainee-bullet-neck-10122026/

https://x.com/DarializaforNY/status/2108564402756595758
https://x.com/nycDSA/status/2108539679452942837?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/nyregion/ice-shooting-bronx-nyc

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/08/federal-officers-shoot-man-in-the-bronx-nypd-says/utm_content=buffer39205&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQA_BiDZH-0 
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/10/mayor-mamdani-directs-first-comprehensive-review-of-nypd-use-of- 
https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792

https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2108344900165263476?s=20
https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/2109454084961137040?s=20
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crx23qlnj27qo
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article317572876.html
https://prospect.org/2026/10/13/militants-victory-uaw-shawn-fain/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ogPwN9ykM

https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/tech/seniors-struggling-worse-than-teens-with-screens-ai-and-algorithms/
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/

https://brendonbeebe.substack.com/p/did-bot-traffic-drop-after-the-yandex
https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/tech-companies/russia-s-yandex-bot-traffic-plunges-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-russia-google-data-centers/ar-AA2e0IjN
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko
https://archive.is/2RtqI#selection-1999.0-1999.257
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-10/russian-attacks-kill-20-in-ukraine-after-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russian-Strikes-Cut-Power-to-600000-Ukrainians-Days-After-US-Diesel-Deal.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/india-shuts-down-iconic-delhi-024043716.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-student-protests-spread-scroller-9.7379099
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/belgium-9-minors-arrested-clashes-055545941.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/spain-madrid-protesters-mourn-evicted-123225186.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/india-cockroach-leaders-jailed-protest-140533064.html

We discuss ICE agents shooting Oscar Belgal in the Bronx and the ensuing protests, live-streamed military execution, the raid on Ilhan Omar&rsquo;s home, Trump taking Russian diesel, the situation in Ukraine, and the current wave of protests in India, Spain, and France.&nbsp;
Links:
NYC Immigration Resources: Immigration Legal Support Hotline: 800-354-0365, or dial 311 and say "Immigration Legal." &ldquo;Free, confidential, funded by the City. Interpretation in 200+ languages. Immigration status does not matter,&rdquo; - Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/moia-immigration-legal-support-centers.page">https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/moia-immigration-legal-support-centers.page</a>
Intake form for help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative:&nbsp;<a href="http://nyc.gov/RRLC">http://nyc.gov/RRLC</a> Know Your Rights booklets, multiple languages: <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/know-your-rights.page">https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/know-your-rights.page</a>&nbsp;
&ldquo;What to do if ICE agents approach you / what to do if a friend or family member is detained / Sanctuary City laws in NYC.&rdquo;
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/David_J_Bier/status/2108722293967073459?s=20">https://x.com/David_J_Bier/status/2108722293967073459?s=20</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHE6Zfi-vUs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHE6Zfi-vUs</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/hollypret/status/2108343537309990968?s=20">https://x.com/hollypret/status/2108343537309990968?s=20</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/StatusCoup/status/2108344393958617221?s=20">https://x.com/StatusCoup/status/2108344393958617221?s=20</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/09/dhs-debunks-new-york-sanctuary-politicians-lies-about-ice-shooting-illegal-alien">https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/09/dhs-debunks-new-york-sanctuary-politicians-lies-about-ice-shooting-illegal-alien </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amny.com/news/ice-shooting-detainee-bullet-neck-10122026/">https://www.amny.com/news/ice-shooting-detainee-bullet-neck-10122026/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/DarializaforNY/status/2108564402756595758">https://x.com/DarializaforNY/status/2108564402756595758</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/nycDSA/status/2108539679452942837?s=20">https://x.com/nycDSA/status/2108539679452942837?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/nyregion/ice-shooting-bronx-nyc">https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/nyregion/ice-shooting-bronx-nyc </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/08/federal-officers-shoot-man-in-the-bronx-nypd-says/?utm_content=buffer39205&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=buffer">https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/08/federal-officers-shoot-man-in-the-bronx-nypd-says/utm_content=buffer39205&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=buffer</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQA_BiDZH-0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQA_BiDZH-0</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/10/mayor-mamdani-directs-first-comprehensive-review-of-nypd-use-of-">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/10/mayor-mamdani-directs-first-comprehensive-review-of-nypd-use-of-</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792">https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2108344900165263476?s=20">https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2108344900165263476?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/2109454084961137040?s=20">https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/2109454084961137040?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crx23qlnj27qo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crx23qlnj27qo</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article317572876.html">https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article317572876.html</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://prospect.org/2026/10/13/militants-victory-uaw-shawn-fain/">https://prospect.org/2026/10/13/militants-victory-uaw-shawn-fain/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ogPwN9ykM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ogPwN9ykM </a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/tech/seniors-struggling-worse-than-teens-with-screens-ai-and-algorithms/">https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/tech/seniors-struggling-worse-than-teens-with-screens-ai-and-algorithms/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/">https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://brendonbeebe.substack.com/p/did-bot-traffic-drop-after-the-yandex">https://brendonbeebe.substack.com/p/did-bot-traffic-drop-after-the-yandex</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/tech-companies/russia-s-yandex-bot-traffic-plunges-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-russia-google-data-centers/ar-AA2e0IjN">https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/tech-companies/russia-s-yandex-bot-traffic-plunges-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-russia-google-data-centers/ar-AA2e0IjN</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/2RtqI#selection-1999.0-1999.257">https://archive.is/2RtqI#selection-1999.0-1999.257</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-10/russian-attacks-kill-20-in-ukraine-after-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin">https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-10/russian-attacks-kill-20-in-ukraine-after-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russian-Strikes-Cut-Power-to-600000-Ukrainians-Days-After-US-Diesel-Deal.html">https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russian-Strikes-Cut-Power-to-600000-Ukrainians-Days-After-US-Diesel-Deal.html </a><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/india-shuts-down-iconic-delhi-024043716.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/india-shuts-down-iconic-delhi-024043716.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-student-protests-spread-scroller-9.7379099">https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-student-protests-spread-scroller-9.7379099</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/belgium-9-minors-arrested-clashes-055545941.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/belgium-9-minors-arrested-clashes-055545941.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/spain-madrid-protesters-mourn-evicted-123225186.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/spain-madrid-protesters-mourn-evicted-123225186.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/india-cockroach-leaders-jailed-protest-140533064.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/india-cockroach-leaders-jailed-protest-140533064.html</a></li>
</ul>

Executive Disorder: ICE Shooting in NYC, Russian Diesel and Ukraine, Protests Around the World

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/80a5d4bf-29b6-46d6-bc38-b4e50039b98c/transcript

Robert lays out his theory for how a "nuclear January 6" - the accidental or intentional limited deployment of a nuclear weapon for incredibly stupid reasons, is more likely than you might think.

Robert lays out his theory for how a "nuclear January 6" - the accidental or intentional limited deployment of a nuclear weapon for incredibly stupid reasons, is more likely than you might think.

Fear of a Nuclear January 6th

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/cdcebf86-06de-4730-90d8-b4e400394150/transcript

Carlos talks about how breadfruit is being used as a tool of emergency preparedness and
to fight hunger crises around the world.

Sources:
https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/
https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/
https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo
d-of-the-future-180980665/
https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att
ention/
https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo
ming/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/
https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just
a-colectivamente
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-
giving-up-breakfast/
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f
ood-of-the-future
https://www.plateapr.com/que-hacer/origen-festival-de-la-pana-humacao
https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations
 https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa
ve-the-world/
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https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura
https://ishs.org/ishs-article/1128_8/
Breadfruit: Three Global Journeys of a Bountiful Tree by Russell Fielding
Recetario de Pana Edición 2014 by Asociación Recreativa y Educativa Comunal del Bo.
Mariana, Inc (ARECMA), edited by Luz A. Vega Rodríguez
https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/
https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/school-feeding-programs/
https://treesthatfeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AR_2026_.3.6MB.pdf

Carlos talks about how breadfruit is being used as a tool of emergency preparedness and to fight hunger crises around the world.
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/">https://es.mongabay.com/2023/08/arbol-del-pan-conservacion-crisis-climatica/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/">https://www.wired.com/story/breadfruit-caribbean-pacific-climate-change-super-food/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062">https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo%20d-of-the-future-180980665/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo</a> <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-breadfruit-the-climate-change-proof-foo%20d-of-the-future-180980665/">d-of-the-future-180980665/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att%20ention/">https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att</a> <a href="https://thestoryexchange.org/shes-brought-a-climate-resilient-superfood-to-the-worlds-att%20ention/">ention/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/">https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about-breadfruit/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/">https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo%20ming/">https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo</a> <a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-boo%20ming/">ming/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/">https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/supply-and-demand-concerns-breadfruit/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just%20a-colectivamente">https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just</a> <a href="https://www.9millones.com/story/como-los-puertorriquenos-disenan-su-recuperacion-just%20a-colectivamente">a-colectivamente</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-%20giving-up-breakfast/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-</a> <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/climate-change-impact-on-food-everyone-%20giving-up-breakfast/">giving-up-breakfast/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f%20ood-of-the-future">https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f</a> <a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/climate-resilient-breadfruit-might-be-the-f%20ood-of-the-future">ood-of-the-future</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.plateapr.com/que-hacer/origen-festival-de-la-pana-humacao">https://www.plateapr.com/que-hacer/origen-festival-de-la-pana-humacao</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook">https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations">https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/3-degrees-warming-reports-iea-united-nations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa%20ve-the-world/">&nbsp;https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa</a> <a href="https://bittmanproject.com/breadfruit-is-delicious-and-versatile-but-it-shouldnt-have-to-sa%20ve-the-world/">ve-the-world/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www3.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FN-68.pdf">https://www3.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FN-68.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura">https://estadisticas.pr/Agricultura</a> <a href="https://ishs.org/ishs-article/1128_8/">https://ishs.org/ishs-article/1128_8/</a></li>
<li>Breadfruit: Three Global Journeys of a Bountiful Tree by Russell Fielding</li>
<li>Recetario de Pana Edici&oacute;n 2014 by Asociaci&oacute;n Recreativa y Educativa Comunal del Bo. Mariana, Inc (ARECMA), edited by Luz A. Vega Rodr&iacute;guez</li>
<li><a href="https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/">https://treesthatfeed.org/programs/planting-trees/</a></li>
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