Robert and James head down to the Texas border to meet with the director of a butterfly sanctuary in the crosshairs of a far right culture war.

Robert and James head down to the Texas border to meet with the director of a butterfly sanctuary in the crosshairs of a far right culture war.

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

Migrants face life-threatening jungles, rivers, mountains, and deserts on their way to the USA. Reporter James Stout travelled from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas to the mountains of Southern California and the jungles of the Darién Gap to hear from them about the journey, their American dreams, and the people who helped them during their travels. Along the way, he interviews migrants, experts, and is joined by conflict reporter Robert Evans to discuss anti-migrant conspiracy theories. 

Migrants face life-threatening jungles, rivers, mountains, and deserts on their way to the USA. Reporter James Stout travelled from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas to the mountains of Southern California and the jungles of the Dari&eacute;n Gap to hear from them about the journey, their American dreams, and the people who helped them during their travels. Along the way, he interviews migrants, experts, and is joined by conflict reporter Robert Evans to discuss anti-migrant conspiracy theories.&nbsp;

Migrating to America: A Dream Worth Dying For 

How A Butterfly Sanctuary Became The Center of a Border War, Part One

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/cb692d20-dd03-4b81-8339-aea000116240/transcript

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Hossam El-Hamalawy, a journalist and socialist from Cairo, who was among the organizers of the 2011 uprising. He has been involved in the labour movement and the fight against police brutality in Egypt for many years, and holds a PhD in political science from Free University of Berlin. Hossam is author of the new book "Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic".

 

Sources:

Hossam’s substack - https://barracks.substack.com/

Hossam’s book - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Hossam El-Hamalawy, a journalist and socialist from Cairo, who was among the organizers of the 2011 uprising. He has been involved in the labour movement and the fight against police brutality in Egypt for many years, and holds a PhD in political science from Free University of Berlin. Hossam is author of the new book "Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic".
&nbsp;
Sources:
Hossam&rsquo;s substack - <a href="https://barracks.substack.com/">https://barracks.substack.com/</a>
Hossam&rsquo;s book - <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L">https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L</a>

Counterrevolution in Egypt

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/08d4e484-c71a-4e1a-8f80-b4be01313f0d/transcript

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

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

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
Disarming Hamas 
Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew
The Hunt for Jason Arday
Civilization with Andrew
Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted 

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!

Sources/Links:

Disarming Hamas
https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism
https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants

Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew
Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War
George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen

The Hunt for Jason Arday
https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H

Civilization with Andrew
Against the Grain by James C. Scott
Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan
Wild Thought by  Claude Lévi-Strauss
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url
https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20 
https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20 
https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/ 
https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20
https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court
https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20
https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html
https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20 
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30 
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20 
https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20 
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512 
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056 
https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20 
https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20  
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20 
https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/
https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20
https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308
https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20
https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Disarming Hamas&nbsp;</li>
<li>Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew</li>
<li>The Hunt for Jason Arday</li>
<li>Civilization with Andrew</li>
<li>Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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!
Sources/Links:
Disarming Hamas
<ul>
<li><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism">https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/04/what-path-forward-the-board-of-peace-gaza-and-the-future-of-multilateralism</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/">https://www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-and-commentaries/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-setting-the-record-straight-about-aid/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants">https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deal-hamas-israel-lebanon-explosions-morocco-spain-migrants</a></li>
</ul>
Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew
<ul>
<li>Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War</li>
<li>George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel</li>
<li><a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen</a></li>
</ul>
The Hunt for Jason Arday
<ul>
<li><a href="https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H">https://share.google/VTyoNfxD04LW1B51H</a></li>
</ul>
Civilization with Andrew
<ul>
<li>Against the Grain by James C. Scott</li>
<li>Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan</li>
<li>Wild Thought by&nbsp; Claude L&eacute;vi-Strauss</li>
<li>Ishmael by Daniel Quinn</li>
<li>The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan</li>
</ul>
Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits?CMP=share_btn_url</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20">https://x.com/the_amargi/status/2094779953925456352?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20">https://x.com/JohnSevenTwo/status/2095117948650172862?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20">https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/establishing-the-united-states-space-academy/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20">https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2093060290371870948?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20">https://x.com/Acyn/status/2093087605785292936?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/honoring-the-american-history-of-the-great-lakes-and-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3a36/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court">https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20">https://x.com/StephenM/status/2093865962730651942?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/29/rubio-immigration-first-fifth-amendments-01056086?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2094436092422340978?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&amp;taid=6a92151a0602a6000171fc7b&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+New+Content+(Feed)&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=bluesky">https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-reserves-eb0ed5a1e99602c21a7f690c3368020e</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20">https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2094143793951838328?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30">https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-news-trump-war-israel-hormuz-august-30</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20">https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2094186148151046199?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20">https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2094558750254256319?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117196950497702512</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117190855202153056</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20">https://x.com/RT_com/status/1492966810202693633?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20">https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2094949680777994338?s=20</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20">https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366?s=20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20">https://x.com/jalalisarah/status/2095092338892705851?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20">https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2094285318170018166?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20">https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2093246779068137472?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/pentagon-secretly-installs-military-influencers-civilian-roles/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/">https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/maga-influencer-outed-as-a-pentagon-employee-in-bizarre-turn-after-botching-scoop-state-dept-spox-gave-her/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20">https://x.com/UnderSecPD/status/2090922149234028711?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308">https://x.com/AFpost/status/2090993722955567308</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20">https://x.com/JimLaPorta/status/2091970654316700056?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092">https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10092</a></li>
</ul>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 248

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How A Butterfly Sanctuary Became The Center of a Border War, Part One

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