Margaret reads you a 1920 classic fiction story by the seminal theorist

Margaret reads you a 1920 classic fiction story by the seminal theorist

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;

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CZM Book Club: The Comet, by W.E.B. Du Bois

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b48c99f9-8a6a-4141-810c-b400003bbc5a/transcript

During the Civil Rights Era, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans was one of the most liberal courts in the United States. It became an ally of the Civil Rights Movement that knocked down Jim Crow laws across the Deep South. But because of a string of appointments by conservative presidents starting with Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, it has transformed into one of the country’s most reactionary judicial bodies, with rulings that banned drag shows, endangered nationwide access to the so-called “abortion pill,” and threatened to give domestic abusers access to handguns. This episode looks at how the Fifth Circuit turned into the scariest court in America -- and in particular the career of one extremist judge, James Ho, who one day might end up on the United States Supreme Court. 

Sources: 

Jack Bass,  “John Minor Wisdom, Appeals Court Judge Who Helped to End Segregation, Dies at 93,” New York Times, May 16, 1999,https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/16/us/john-minor-wisdom-appeals-court-judge-who-helped-to-end-segregation-dies.html

Jonathan Entin, “The Surprising History of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals,” Governing, January 23, 2024, https://www.governing.com/policy/the-surprising-history-of-the-5th-circuit-court-of-appeals.

Eleanor Klibanoff,  “Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit,” The Texas Tribune, July 3, 2024, https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/supreme-court-5th-circuit-court-rulings-texas-overturned/

Mattathias Schwartz, “This Federal Judge Is the ‘Tip of the Spear’ of Trump-Era Conservatism,” New York Times, August 9, 2025,https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/judge-ho-trump-border.html

During the Civil Rights Era, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans was one of the most liberal courts in the United States. It became an ally of the Civil Rights Movement that knocked down Jim Crow laws across the Deep South. But because of a string of appointments by conservative presidents starting with Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, it has transformed into one of the country&rsquo;s most reactionary judicial bodies, with rulings that banned drag shows, endangered nationwide access to the so-called &ldquo;abortion pill,&rdquo; and threatened to give domestic abusers access to handguns. This episode looks at how the Fifth Circuit turned into the scariest court in America -- and in particular the career of one extremist judge, James Ho, who one day might end up on the United States Supreme Court.&nbsp;
Sources:&nbsp;
Jack Bass,&nbsp; &ldquo;John Minor Wisdom, Appeals Court Judge Who Helped to End Segregation, Dies at 93,&rdquo; New York Times, May 16, 1999, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/16/us/john-minor-wisdom-appeals-court-judge-who-helped-to-end-segregation-dies.html">https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/16/us/john-minor-wisdom-appeals-court-judge-who-helped-to-end-segregation-dies.html</a>
Jonathan Entin, &ldquo;The Surprising History of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals,&rdquo;&nbsp;Governing, January 23, 2024, <a href="https://www.governing.com/policy/the-surprising-history-of-the-5th-circuit-court-of-appeals">https://www.governing.com/policy/the-surprising-history-of-the-5th-circuit-court-of-appeals</a>.
Eleanor Klibanoff,&nbsp; &ldquo;Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit,&rdquo; <a href="https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/categories/texas-tribune/">The Texas Tribune</a>, July 3, 2024, <a href="https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/supreme-court-5th-circuit-court-rulings-texas-overturned/">https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/supreme-court-5th-circuit-court-rulings-texas-overturned/</a>
Mattathias Schwartz, &ldquo;This Federal Judge Is the &lsquo;Tip of the Spear&rsquo; of Trump-Era Conservatism,&rdquo; New York Times, August 9, 2025, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/judge-ho-trump-border.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/judge-ho-trump-border.html</a>

The Scariest Court in America feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/caac3632-1f8c-4fe4-a622-b416017e2d7b/transcript

Garrison and Robert discuss a trial stemming from a protest and shooting outside an ICE facility in Prairieland Texas, how the government secured convictions, and the possible precedent this case sets.

Sources:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf


https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting


https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/f536e696-072c-4982-bc47-d2dc7f42f766/gov-uscourts-txnd-411041-89-0_1.pdf


https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf


https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman


https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/


https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/


https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/


https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/#kyle-shideler-prosecutions-antifa-expert-redirect


https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-26-federal-trial-day-5/

https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/


https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/


https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333


https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-10/dario-sanchez-prairieland-ice-shooting

Garrison and Robert discuss a trial stemming from a protest and shooting outside an ICE facility in Prairieland Texas, how the government secured convictions, and the possible precedent this case sets.
Sources: <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf </a><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting"></a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting </a><a href="https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/f536e696-072c-4982-bc47-d2dc7f42f766/gov-uscourts-txnd-411041-89-0_1.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/f536e696-072c-4982-bc47-d2dc7f42f766/gov-uscourts-txnd-411041-89-0_1.pdf">https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/f536e696-072c-4982-bc47-d2dc7f42f766/gov-uscourts-txnd-411041-89-0_1.pdf </a><a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf">https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf </a><a href="https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman"></a>
<a href="https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman">https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman</a> <a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/</a> <a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/ </a><a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/ </a><a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/#kyle-shideler-prosecutions-antifa-expert-redirect"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/#kyle-shideler-prosecutions-antifa-expert-redirect">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/#kyle-shideler-prosecutions-antifa-expert-redirect</a> <a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-26-federal-trial-day-5/"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-26-federal-trial-day-5/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-26-federal-trial-day-5/</a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/ </a><a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/"></a>
<a href="https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/">https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/</a> <a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333"></a>
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333">https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333</a> <a href="https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-10/dario-sanchez-prairieland-ice-shooting"></a>
<a href="https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-10/dario-sanchez-prairieland-ice-shooting">https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-10/dario-sanchez-prairieland-ice-shooting</a>

Prairieland and Antifa Terrorism 

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Margaret reads you a story about mushrooms, trash, and coming to terms with an imperfect utopia

Margaret reads you a story about mushrooms, trash, and coming to terms with an imperfect utopia

CZM Book Club: St. Juju, by Rivers Solomon

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/865f38c0-d526-410e-9f69-b414016e4cd7/transcript

CZM Book Club: The Comet, by W.E.B. Du Bois

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