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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.

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The gang discuss Rubio’s international summit on Antifa terrorism, new visa restrictions targeting the “far-left”, the first use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, the Trump admin’s anti-Cuba crusade, tariffs against Canada, and Trump’s election security address.

Sources:

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-setting-fire-outside-immigration-court-charged-with-arson

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-phone-records.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/21/katie-porter-done-now-with-politics-will-become-book-influencer/


https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2079578782604689855?s=20


https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism

https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/ministerial-on-resurgence-of-political-terrorism-results


https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/

https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1309861/rubio-cites-fatal-greece-firebombing-as-he-urges-global-action-against-far-left-terrorism/

https://apnews.com/article/france-student-beating-death-politics-melenchon-d333739b9f6025828ffaba3bceb1d263


https://apnews.com/article/rubio-polticial-violence-antifa-trump-e1dad3924bd1b018e43d5b89ac07bb0b 

https://www.atrc.uscourts.gov/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.51.0.pdf 

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-104publ132/html/PLAW-104publ132.htm 

https://www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terrorist-removal-court-has-its-first-case 

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/visa-restriction-policy-targeting-far-left-terrorist-and-other-aligned-groups/ 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant 

https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf


https://x.com/BaselineNow/status/2079560456117551204?s=20

https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20


https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20


https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20

https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20

https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20


https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/

https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085

https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20


https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf 

https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/ 

https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/ 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html 

https://archive.vn/LzzYv 

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/ 

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/ 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/ 

https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/

The gang discuss Rubio&rsquo;s international summit on Antifa terrorism, new visa restrictions targeting the &ldquo;far-left&rdquo;, the first use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, the Trump admin&rsquo;s anti-Cuba crusade, tariffs against Canada, and Trump&rsquo;s election security address.
Sources:
<a href="https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-setting-fire-outside-immigration-court-charged-with-arson">https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-setting-fire-outside-immigration-court-charged-with-arson</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-phone-records.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-phone-records.html</a> 
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/21/katie-porter-done-now-with-politics-will-become-book-influencer/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/21/katie-porter-done-now-with-politics-will-become-book-influencer/ </a>
<a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2079578782604689855?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2079578782604689855?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism">https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism</a> 
<a href="https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/ministerial-on-resurgence-of-political-terrorism-results">https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/ministerial-on-resurgence-of-political-terrorism-results</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/"></a>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/</a> 
<a href="https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1309861/rubio-cites-fatal-greece-firebombing-as-he-urges-global-action-against-far-left-terrorism/">https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1309861/rubio-cites-fatal-greece-firebombing-as-he-urges-global-action-against-far-left-terrorism/</a> 
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/france-student-beating-death-politics-melenchon-d333739b9f6025828ffaba3bceb1d263">https://apnews.com/article/france-student-beating-death-politics-melenchon-d333739b9f6025828ffaba3bceb1d263 </a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rubio-polticial-violence-antifa-trump-e1dad3924bd1b018e43d5b89ac07bb0b">https://apnews.com/article/rubio-polticial-violence-antifa-trump-e1dad3924bd1b018e43d5b89ac07bb0b</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.atrc.uscourts.gov/">https://www.atrc.uscourts.gov/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.51.0.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.51.0.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-104publ132/html/PLAW-104publ132.htm">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-104publ132/html/PLAW-104publ132.htm</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terrorist-removal-court-has-its-first-case">https://www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terrorist-removal-court-has-its-first-case</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/visa-restriction-policy-targeting-far-left-terrorist-and-other-aligned-groups/">https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/visa-restriction-policy-targeting-far-left-terrorist-and-other-aligned-groups/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/17/2026-14439/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf">https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf </a>
<a href="https://x.com/BaselineNow/status/2079560456117551204?s=20">https://x.com/BaselineNow/status/2079560456117551204?s=20</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20">https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/2077776039074230375?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20">https://x.com/TeamFishback/status/2078957886403670411?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20">https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079633911181725999?s=20</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20">https://x.com/Julesnader386/status/2078847789606334715?s=20</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20">https://x.com/roomcguire/status/2077484311608008925?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/">https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/outside-spending-floods-michigans-us-senate-race-most-for-haley-stevens/</a>
<a href="https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085">https://x.com/VaughnHillyard/status/2077940482869453085</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20">https://x.com/AOC/status/2079618843815645552?s=20 </a>
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-8183/pdf/COMPS-8183.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html">https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-revive-1930-trade-discrimination-law-for-reciprocal-us-tariffs-125021200628_1.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-10-duties-expiring-trade-181612201.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/20/trump-canada-tariffs-wildfire/90987616007/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/">https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/trump-tariffs-canada-alcohol-motor-vehicles-dairy/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html">https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hits-canada-50-tariffs-203346290.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/trump-generic-drugs-tariffs-medicine-trade-.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://archive.vn/LzzYv">https://archive.vn/LzzYv</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/">https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/20/trump-imposes-new-illegal-tariffs-on-canada/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/">https://reason.com/volokh/2025/06/03/does-the-smoot-hawley-act-justify-the-trump-tariffs-no-says-philip-zelikow/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/21/canada-tariffs-prices-rise-impact-limited/90993514007/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/">https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/</a>

Executive Disorder: State Dept. Summit on Left-Wing Extremism,  Alien Terrorist Removal Court, Canada Tariffs

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Part one of a five part series on Myanmar’s spring revolution. James and Robert document the first year of Myanmar’s revolution through the stories of its participants.

Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here: https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-day

Original Air Date: 11.7.22

Part one of a five part series on Myanmar&rsquo;s spring revolution. James and Robert document the first year of Myanmar&rsquo;s revolution through the stories of its participants.
Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here: <a href="https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-day">https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-day</a>
Original Air Date: 11.7.22

CZM Rewind: How To Build A Revolution: Myanmar, Part One

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Mia teaches Molly what shadow banking is, how it caused the 2008 financial collapse, and how they’re threatening to do it all again.

Original Air Date: 3.26.26

Sources:

https://www.fsb.org/work-of-the-fsb/financial-innovation-and-structural-change/non-bank-financial-intermediation/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/shadow-banking-is-now-a-52-trillion-industry-and-posing-risks.html

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7992100/

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/06/basics.htm

https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/inside-the-cdo-market-that-catalyzed-the-financial-crisis

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48512#ifn146

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26153238

https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/economists/adrian/1306adri_map.pdf

https://tellerwindow.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/17/nbfis-in-focus-the-basics-of-private-credit/

https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/bank-lending-to-private-credit-size-characteristics-and-financial-stability-implications-20250523.html

https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber

Mia teaches Molly what shadow banking is, how it caused the 2008 financial collapse, and how they&rsquo;re threatening to do it all again.
Original Air Date: 3.26.26
Sources:
<a href="https://www.fsb.org/work-of-the-fsb/financial-innovation-and-structural-change/non-bank-financial-intermediation/">https://www.fsb.org/work-of-the-fsb/financial-innovation-and-structural-change/non-bank-financial-intermediation/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/shadow-banking-is-now-a-52-trillion-industry-and-posing-risks.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/shadow-banking-is-now-a-52-trillion-industry-and-posing-risks.html</a>
<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7992100/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7992100/</a>
<a href="https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/06/basics.htm">https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/06/basics.htm</a>
<a href="https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/inside-the-cdo-market-that-catalyzed-the-financial-crisis">https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/inside-the-cdo-market-that-catalyzed-the-financial-crisis</a>
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48512#ifn146">https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48512#ifn146</a>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/26153238">https://www.jstor.org/stable/26153238</a>
<a href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/economists/adrian/1306adri_map.pdf">https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/economists/adrian/1306adri_map.pdf</a>
<a href="https://tellerwindow.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/17/nbfis-in-focus-the-basics-of-private-credit/">https://tellerwindow.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/17/nbfis-in-focus-the-basics-of-private-credit/</a>
<a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/bank-lending-to-private-credit-size-characteristics-and-financial-stability-implications-20250523.html">https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/bank-lending-to-private-credit-size-characteristics-and-financial-stability-implications-20250523.html</a>
<a href="https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber">https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber</a>

CZM Rewind: Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/8929683b-84ca-48cc-aa66-b48d01628295/transcript

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