To close out Black August, Margaret sits down with Bridget Todd and Hazel Acacia to talk about one of the most iconic Trek episodes ever made (S6E13: Far Beyond the Stars of Deep Space Nine)- and you're invited

To close out Black August, Margaret sits down with Bridget Todd and Hazel Acacia to talk about one of the most iconic Trek episodes ever made (S6E13: Far Beyond the Stars of Deep Space Nine)- and you're invited

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.

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts. 

Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts.&nbsp;

Podcasts from iHeartRadio

CZM Reverse Book Club: Talking "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" with Bridget, Hazel, and All of You

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/1c97981c-e816-43cb-854b-b4bd001ccee5/transcript

In this episode, labor reporter Kim Kelly breaks down September's biggest and baddest labor stories, from an historic union election for caregivers to union-busting at AutoZone.

Sources:

https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard

https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/

https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source=email-sept-2026-newsletter&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&link_id=34&can_id=5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a&email_referrer=email_3426373___subject_3887973&email_subject=september-2026-newsletter&

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses

https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract

https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada

https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html

https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road

https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union 

https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain

https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s=20

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id=sl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e&lang=en_US&ts=1790511644&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp30-control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/

In this episode, labor reporter Kim Kelly breaks down September's biggest and baddest labor stories, from an historic union election for caregivers to union-busting at AutoZone.
Sources:
<a href="https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3PLFGm1UcMwD3iWJCdMHwY">https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard</a>
<a href="https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0QK_ypDEVJ7KfnMpHl6II_">https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/</a>
<a href="https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source=email-sept-2026-newsletter&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;link_id=34&amp;can_id=5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a&amp;email_referrer=email_3426373___subject_3887973&amp;email_subject=september-2026-newsletter&amp;" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source%3Demail-sept-2026-newsletter%26utm_source%3Dnewsletter%26utm_medium%3Demail%26link_id%3D34%26can_id%3D5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a%26email_referrer%3Demail_3426373___subject_3887973%26email_subject%3Dseptember-2026-newsletter%26&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw39amucG8pVhQUlpNXxI2UX">https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source=email-sept-2026-newsletter&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;link_id=34&amp;can_id=5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a&amp;email_referrer=email_3426373___subject_3887973&amp;email_subject=september-2026-newsletter&amp;</a>
<a href="https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1bw1XkkTo2nSqUCy0Uh26T">https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses</a>
<a href="https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28Aou68jjFHR5O-NyxW_EC">https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract</a>
<a href="https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1i-ApaALSt6SXPliPSy8UA">https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada</a>
<a href="https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05auV86NojaOhvm5Tb35Y5">https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/</a>
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DaYCgP2Ikfy-3sM5YL5MB">https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html</a>
<a href="https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw33-q36RQpWDjCB6xt_4kVV">https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road</a>
<a href="https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw03aFDuAfiXHTZ0vDkd_faI">https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1grCFvOdoig5_a9BZ4dQC1">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GCuJ_-4xIf6t8bZkdEziS">https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain</a>
<a href="https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s=20" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s%3D20&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2KbGF_tEvyniaQKYnV7Eup">https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id=sl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1790511644&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp30-control&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id%3Dsl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e%26lang%3Den_US%26ts%3D1790511644%26utm_campaign%3Dfp_sharesheet%26utm_content%3Damp30-control%26utm_medium%3Dcustomer%26utm_source%3Dcopy_link&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0WyP1SotN1ZrCrLN8U-zRX">https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id=sl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1790511644&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp30-control&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link</a>
<a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3FYn0-wA7zBg6iKFSR8XiW">https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/</a>

What Happened in the Labor Movement Last Month?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/fde030f9-e8a9-4cbd-ac1e-b4d60007ef61/transcript

Kevin Foster speaks with Mo Meltzer-Cohen, a law professor at CUNY School of Law, about Macklemore being booted from the Ed Sheeran tour and the First Amendment implications. 

 

Sources:
https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dc_bH4_N1FN/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-robert-kraft-statement-1235626352/
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ed-sheerans-shows-stadium-owned-pro-israel-robert-kraft-cancelled
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/?img_index=4
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-pro-palestine-statements-1235625967/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-statement-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-1235626135/
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ngmblAp7y_I
https://www.lucasoilstadium.com/tours-stadium-info/background-history/
https://blankfamilyofbusinesses.com/company/amb-sports-entertainment/
https://raymondjamesstadium.com/tampasportsauthority
https://www.tampasportsauthority.com/tsa-about
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ye/2026/raymond-james-stadium-tampa-fl-33745801.html
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/24/ut-texas-austin-palestine-protest-ruling/

Kevin Foster speaks with Mo Meltzer-Cohen, a law professor at CUNY School of Law, about Macklemore being booted from the Ed Sheeran tour and the First Amendment implications.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Sources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dc_bH4_N1FN/">https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dc_bH4_N1FN/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-robert-kraft-statement-1235626352/">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-robert-kraft-statement-1235626352/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ed-sheerans-shows-stadium-owned-pro-israel-robert-kraft-cancelled">https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ed-sheerans-shows-stadium-owned-pro-israel-robert-kraft-cancelled</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/?img_index=4">https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/?img_index=4</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-pro-palestine-statements-1235625967/">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-pro-palestine-statements-1235625967/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-statement-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-1235626135/">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-statement-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-1235626135/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ngmblAp7y_I">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ngmblAp7y_I</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.lucasoilstadium.com/tours-stadium-info/background-history/">https://www.lucasoilstadium.com/tours-stadium-info/background-history/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://blankfamilyofbusinesses.com/company/amb-sports-entertainment/">https://blankfamilyofbusinesses.com/company/amb-sports-entertainment/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://raymondjamesstadium.com/tampasportsauthority">https://raymondjamesstadium.com/tampasportsauthority</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.tampasportsauthority.com/tsa-about">https://www.tampasportsauthority.com/tsa-about</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ye/2026/raymond-james-stadium-tampa-fl-33745801.html">https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ye/2026/raymond-james-stadium-tampa-fl-33745801.html</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/24/ut-texas-austin-palestine-protest-ruling/">https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/24/ut-texas-austin-palestine-protest-ruling/</a></li>
</ul>

Were Macklemore’s First Amendment Rights Violated?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a0b73792-24b1-416a-bb07-b4d40172c06a/transcript

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Harsha Walia about the anti immigrant backlash that has emerged in the aftermath of the migrant crossing incident in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Harsha breaks down what happened, how parts of the right and left have responded, and why we need to center migrant rights in our struggle against fascism.

 

Sources:

Spain: Liberals Cede Ground to Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings

Why is Spain in Africa? – Canadian Dimension

Morocco’s US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara It Could Happen Here | iHeart

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Harsha Walia about the anti immigrant backlash that has emerged in the aftermath of the migrant crossing incident in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Harsha breaks down what happened, how parts of the right and left have responded, and why we need to center migrant rights in our struggle against fascism.
&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://theintercept.com/2026/08/03/ceuta-spain-morocco-refugee-border/">Spain: Liberals Cede Ground to Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings</a>
<a href="https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/why-is-spain-in-africa">Why is Spain in Africa? &ndash; Canadian Dimension</a>
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/moroccos-us-backed-occupation-of-western-sahara-340228312/">Morocco&rsquo;s US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara It Could Happen Here | iHeart</a>

After Ceuta

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/fd569ea4-35aa-4440-951e-b4d301863f0c/transcript

CZM Reverse Book Club: Talking "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" with Bridget, Hazel, and All of You

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