In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret reads James the story of what happens when a Palestinian orphan runs into conflict with three Greek gods.

In this episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret reads James the story of what happens when a Palestinian orphan runs into conflict with three Greek gods.

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

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.

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CZM Book Club: Handala. The Olive, the Storm, and the Sea by Sonia Suliaman

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Garrison and Sophie break down 9 hours of testimony from Hillary and Bill Clinton’s long awaited Epstein deposition for the House Oversight investigation, covering everything from plane trips to foreign intel ties and conspiracy theories.

Garrison and Sophie break down 9 hours of testimony from Hillary and Bill Clinton&rsquo;s long awaited Epstein deposition for the House Oversight investigation, covering everything from plane trips to foreign intel ties and conspiracy theories.

UFOs, Spies, and Pizzagate: The Clinton Epstein Deposition 

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 Margaret reads you a medieval comedic tale of trickery and lust.

&nbsp;Margaret reads you a medieval comedic tale of trickery and lust.

CZM Book Club: A Story from the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

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What’s Happened to the Israeli Left

Tax the Rich Takes the New York Capitol 

What's Next for Iran? 

Paramount & Warner Bros Monopoly

Executive Disorder

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

- What’s Happened to the Israeli Left

- Tax the Rich Takes the New York Capitol 

- What's Next for Iran? 

- Paramount, Warner Bros. and How Monopolies Ruin Everything

- Executive Disorder: Iran, US Munitions Shortage, Texas Primary Election

You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today!

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Sources/Links:

What’s Happened to the Israeli Left

Gisha - https://gisha.org/en/ 

Breaking the Silence - https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/ 

Zochrot - https://www.zochrot.org/welcome/index/en 

Culture for Solidarity - https://www.instagram.com/culture_of_solidarity/ 

Dignity for Palestinians - https://dignity4palestine.org/ 

Physicians for Human Rights Israel - https://www.phr.org.il/en/ 

Rabbis for Human Rights - https://www.rhr.org.il/en/ 

Remembering Awda Hathaleen - https://jewishcurrents.org/remembering-awdah-hathaleen 

Beith El-Meem - https://www.beitelmeem.org.il/aboutus-eng 

“No Other Land” documentary - https://releasing.dogwoof.com/no-other-land 

“Coexistance my ass!” documentary - https://www.coexistencemyass.com/ 

Dahlia Scheindlin's book "The Crooked Timber" on Israeli democracy and the occupation - https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110796582/html?lang=en&srsltid=AfmBOoqr8ur0KCgqZAYrxz5fZYX7QZpUlt6vN0b7zWTl-lJzNZDV-mgs 

Tax the Rich Takes the New York Capitol

https://taxtherichny.com/action/

https://ourtime.nyc/  

https://www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-gained-thousands-of-new 

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/


https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani---governor-hochul-to-launch-free-child-care-for-tw 

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/executive-order-12

Executive Disorder: Iran, US Munitions Shortage, Texas Primary Election

https://apnews.com/article/bovino-minnesota-immigration-minneapolis-good-pretti-0ace82ca68846109fbf6d30439e6f0f1 

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-10th-circuit/1431469.html 

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/trump-iran-war-kurds-iraq 

https://x.com/KurdistanWatch/status/2028447001508012501?s=20

https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff-inundated-with-complaints-of-gleeful-commanders-telling-troops-iran-war-is-part-of-gods-divine-plan-to-usher-in-the-return-of-jesus-christ/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/cia-arming-kurds-iran

https://presidency.gov.krd/sarok-nechervan-barzani-o-oazeri-daraoai-aeran-peshhathkani-naochhkh-taotoe-dhkhn/ 

https://x.com/qubadjt/status/2029199935917187252?s=20 

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2029219939102401017?s=20 

https://www.centcom.mil/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/pam-bondi-subpoena-epstien-00812960


https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-wbd-paramount-merger-deal-netflix.html


https://x.com/KellieMeyerNews/status/2027181141162111461 

https://president.columbia.edu/news/message-acting-president-claire-shipman-0

https://x.com/NoahHurowitz/status/2027124257394774140?s=20

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms


https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_enrolled.pdf


https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change

https://x.com/admcrlsn/status/2029041869074604256?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-texas-us-senate-primary.html

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/jasmine-crockett-dallas-williamson-county-voting-changes/


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/elections/dallas-county-vote-tally-court-ruling.html

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/on-the-issues-a-qa-with-the-texas-democrats-running-for-u-s-senate/

https://jamestalarico.com/issues/

https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/talarico-pitch/

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- What&rsquo;s Happened to the Israeli Left
- Tax the Rich Takes the New York Capitol&nbsp;
- What's Next for Iran?&nbsp;
- Paramount, Warner Bros. and How Monopolies Ruin Everything
- Executive Disorder: Iran, US Munitions Shortage, Texas Primary Election
You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for &ldquo;Cooler Zone Media&rdquo; and subscribe today!
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Sources/Links:
What&rsquo;s Happened to the Israeli Left
Gisha - <a href="https://gisha.org/en/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="d91cf5f4-b708-4ad2-8e01-f58e0d2a27a6">https://gisha.org/en/</a>&nbsp;
Breaking the Silence - <a href="https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="d44865ba-e1c4-4305-a6a0-870a899c1541">https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/</a>&nbsp;
Zochrot - <a href="https://www.zochrot.org/welcome/index/en" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="7cc80ee0-5046-45d8-8d11-8b1f4868a35d">https://www.zochrot.org/welcome/index/en</a>&nbsp;
Culture for Solidarity - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/culture_of_solidarity/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="45341e57-d1ce-48c1-9d81-9062a0a75d5e">https://www.instagram.com/culture_of_solidarity/</a>&nbsp;
Dignity for Palestinians - <a href="https://dignity4palestine.org/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="47ecf8f5-b725-4b59-a982-00b42c6f788e">https://dignity4palestine.org/</a>&nbsp;
Physicians for Human Rights Israel - <a href="https://www.phr.org.il/en/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="1ae29a8c-9a7e-44a7-a1c9-669639af5f9b">https://www.phr.org.il/en/</a>&nbsp;
Rabbis for Human Rights - <a href="https://www.rhr.org.il/en/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="a6b5540c-26fe-4d7a-bfbe-6bf65d5ad4ef">https://www.rhr.org.il/en/</a>&nbsp;
Remembering Awda Hathaleen - <a href="https://jewishcurrents.org/remembering-awdah-hathaleen" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="33f6251b-dce0-4f78-bfae-7b922b5f1d3c">https://jewishcurrents.org/remembering-awdah-hathaleen</a>&nbsp;
Beith El-Meem - <a href="https://www.beitelmeem.org.il/aboutus-eng" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="0aa125e7-c5eb-4e28-b51f-78908f5578ee">https://www.beitelmeem.org.il/aboutus-eng</a>&nbsp;
&ldquo;No Other Land&rdquo; documentary - <a href="https://releasing.dogwoof.com/no-other-land" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="82884da2-7857-4f1f-98be-208550ccd446">https://releasing.dogwoof.com/no-other-land</a>&nbsp;
&ldquo;Coexistance my ass!&rdquo; documentary - <a href="https://www.coexistencemyass.com/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="a969fb1a-f88a-4c44-9fdd-bb025290d0ca">https://www.coexistencemyass.com/</a>&nbsp;
Dahlia Scheindlin's book "The Crooked Timber" on Israeli democracy and the occupation -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110796582/html?lang=en&amp;srsltid=AfmBOoqr8ur0KCgqZAYrxz5fZYX7QZpUlt6vN0b7zWTl-lJzNZDV-mgs">https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110796582/html?lang=en&amp;srsltid=AfmBOoqr8ur0KCgqZAYrxz5fZYX7QZpUlt6vN0b7zWTl-lJzNZDV-mgs</a>&nbsp;
Tax the Rich Takes the New York Capitol
<a href="https://taxtherichny.com/action/">https://taxtherichny.com/action/</a>
<a href="https://ourtime.nyc/">https://ourtime.nyc/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-gained-thousands-of-new">https://www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-gained-thousands-of-new</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/">https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/</a> 
<a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani---governor-hochul-to-launch-free-child-care-for-tw">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani---governor-hochul-to-launch-free-child-care-for-tw</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/executive-order-12">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/executive-order-12</a>
Executive Disorder: Iran, US Munitions Shortage, Texas Primary Election
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/bovino-minnesota-immigration-minneapolis-good-pretti-0ace82ca68846109fbf6d30439e6f0f1">https://apnews.com/article/bovino-minnesota-immigration-minneapolis-good-pretti-0ace82ca68846109fbf6d30439e6f0f1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-10th-circuit/1431469.html">https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-10th-circuit/1431469.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/trump-iran-war-kurds-iraq">https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/trump-iran-war-kurds-iraq</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/KurdistanWatch/status/2028447001508012501?s=20">https://x.com/KurdistanWatch/status/2028447001508012501?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff-inundated-with-complaints-of-gleeful-commanders-telling-troops-iran-war-is-part-of-gods-divine-plan-to-usher-in-the-return-of-jesus-christ/">https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff-inundated-with-complaints-of-gleeful-commanders-telling-troops-iran-war-is-part-of-gods-divine-plan-to-usher-in-the-return-of-jesus-christ/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/cia-arming-kurds-iran">https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/cia-arming-kurds-iran</a>
<a href="https://presidency.gov.krd/sarok-nechervan-barzani-o-oazeri-daraoai-aeran-peshhathkani-naochhkh-taotoe-dhkhn/">https://presidency.gov.krd/sarok-nechervan-barzani-o-oazeri-daraoai-aeran-peshhathkani-naochhkh-taotoe-dhkhn/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/qubadjt/status/2029199935917187252?s=20">https://x.com/qubadjt/status/2029199935917187252?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2029219939102401017?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2029219939102401017?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.centcom.mil/">https://www.centcom.mil/</a>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/pam-bondi-subpoena-epstien-00812960">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/pam-bondi-subpoena-epstien-00812960 </a><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-wbd-paramount-merger-deal-netflix.html"></a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-wbd-paramount-merger-deal-netflix.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-wbd-paramount-merger-deal-netflix.html</a> <a href="https://x.com/KellieMeyerNews/status/2027181141162111461"></a>
<a href="https://x.com/KellieMeyerNews/status/2027181141162111461">https://x.com/KellieMeyerNews/status/2027181141162111461</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://president.columbia.edu/news/message-acting-president-claire-shipman-0">https://president.columbia.edu/news/message-acting-president-claire-shipman-0</a>
<a href="https://x.com/NoahHurowitz/status/2027124257394774140?s=20">https://x.com/NoahHurowitz/status/2027124257394774140?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms">https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms </a>
<a href="https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_enrolled.pdf">https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_enrolled.pdf </a><a href="https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change"></a>
<a href="https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change">https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change</a>
<a href="https://x.com/admcrlsn/status/2029041869074604256?s=20">https://x.com/admcrlsn/status/2029041869074604256?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-texas-us-senate-primary.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-texas-us-senate-primary.html</a>
<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/jasmine-crockett-dallas-williamson-county-voting-changes/">https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/jasmine-crockett-dallas-williamson-county-voting-changes/ </a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/elections/dallas-county-vote-tally-court-ruling.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/elections/dallas-county-vote-tally-court-ruling.html</a>
<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/on-the-issues-a-qa-with-the-texas-democrats-running-for-u-s-senate/">https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/on-the-issues-a-qa-with-the-texas-democrats-running-for-u-s-senate/</a>
<a href="https://jamestalarico.com/issues/">https://jamestalarico.com/issues/</a>
<a href="https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/talarico-pitch/">https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/talarico-pitch/</a>

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