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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.

It Could Happen Here

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

Everything you don't know about History's greatest monsters

Behind the Bastards

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 13

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Mia looks at how recent shifts in gas prices tell the story of a series of global wars and American empire.



Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-trump-diesel-export-ban-would-tighten-global-supply-130359301.html
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/what-is-saudi-arabias-east-west-pipeline-and-why-is-it-rocking-oil-markets-3e9823a3?mod=article_inline
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-traders-weigh-u-s-iran-talks-saudi-pipeline-progress-3b33f75c
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trumps-oil-allies-see-nightmare-scenario-of-diesel-export-ban-becoming-reality-16973ae2
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-soar-6d1a3d2e
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secretary-wright-says-diesel-export-ban-would-not-work-2026-09-23/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-wants-big-oil-to-build-more-refineries-thats-a-tough-sell-54666292?mod=article_inline
https://www.ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e18a9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-crypto-billionaire-who-moved-to-venezuela-in-pursuit-of-oil-a4f0f219?
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/inside-trumps-plan-to-give-the-pentagon-a-stake-in-venezuelas-oil-riches-f054cdc2?mod=article_inline
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-thinks-world-spare-154027206.html

Mia looks at how recent shifts in gas prices tell the story of a series of global wars and American empire.
 Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets">https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-trump-diesel-export-ban-would-tighten-global-supply-130359301.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-trump-diesel-export-ban-would-tighten-global-supply-130359301.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/what-is-saudi-arabias-east-west-pipeline-and-why-is-it-rocking-oil-markets-3e9823a3?mod=article_inline">https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/what-is-saudi-arabias-east-west-pipeline-and-why-is-it-rocking-oil-markets-3e9823a3?mod=article_inline</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-traders-weigh-u-s-iran-talks-saudi-pipeline-progress-3b33f75c">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-prices-mixed-as-traders-weigh-u-s-iran-talks-saudi-pipeline-progress-3b33f75c</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trumps-oil-allies-see-nightmare-scenario-of-diesel-export-ban-becoming-reality-16973ae2">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trumps-oil-allies-see-nightmare-scenario-of-diesel-export-ban-becoming-reality-16973ae2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-soar-6d1a3d2e">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-soar-6d1a3d2e</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secretary-wright-says-diesel-export-ban-would-not-work-2026-09-23/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-energy-secretary-wright-says-diesel-export-ban-would-not-work-2026-09-23/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-wants-big-oil-to-build-more-refineries-thats-a-tough-sell-54666292?mod=article_inline">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-wants-big-oil-to-build-more-refineries-thats-a-tough-sell-54666292?mod=article_inline</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e18a9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1">https://www.ft.com/content/05887f92-c777-48ab-8efa-9a39e7e18a9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-crypto-billionaire-who-moved-to-venezuela-in-pursuit-of-oil-a4f0f219?mod=article_inline">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/the-relentless-crypto-billionaire-who-moved-to-venezuela-in-pursuit-of-oil-a4f0f219?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/inside-trumps-plan-to-give-the-pentagon-a-stake-in-venezuelas-oil-riches-f054cdc2?mod=article_inline">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/inside-trumps-plan-to-give-the-pentagon-a-stake-in-venezuelas-oil-riches-f054cdc2?mod=article_inline</a></li>
<li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-thinks-world-spare-154027206.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-thinks-world-spare-154027206.html</a></li>
</ul>

Gas Prices and Oil Wars

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James is joined by Andrew to discuss diversity and its value as a concept, not a corporate buzzword.

 

Sources:
In Light of Our Differences 

       by David Harmon
The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies

       by Scott E. Page

James is joined by Andrew to discuss diversity and its value as a concept, not a corporate buzzword.
&nbsp;
Sources:
<ul>
<li>In Light of Our Differences </li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;by David Harmon
<ul>
<li>The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies</li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;by Scott E. Page

Diversity With Andrew

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/3079fb94-92d2-418d-a9c4-b4cd015afe15/transcript

Garrison outlines various proposals for a regulatory “slowdown” of frontier AI models, Trump’s push against regulation, the risk of regulatory capture, legislation for public ownership of AI companies and control of this technology, and the organizing limits of AI-denialism.

Sources:
https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843

https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/

https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artificial-intelligence/frontier-ai/
https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier
https://www.anthropic.com/constitution

https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20
https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20
https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20

https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20

https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20

https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html 
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/ 
https://abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai-under-democracy/
https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race
https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20

https://www.kirosforco.com/priorities-2 
https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key-takeaways
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-create-7-trillion-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund/
https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/16/3240/ 

Garrison outlines various proposals for a regulatory &ldquo;slowdown&rdquo; of frontier AI models, Trump&rsquo;s push against regulation, the risk of regulatory capture, legislation for public ownership of AI companies and control of this technology, and the organizing limits of AI-denialism. Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843">https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20">https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/">https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artificial-intelligence/frontier-ai/">https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/artificial-intelligence/frontier-ai/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier">https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/constitution">https://www.anthropic.com/constitution </a></li>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n">https://bsky.app/profile/bishonentype.bsky.social/post/3mvg527c3k22n </a></li>
<li><a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20">https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20">https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099132465612828964?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20">https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20">https://x.com/benitoz/status/2099572926865715548?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20">https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20">https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20">https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/">https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai-under-democracy/">https://abdulforsenate.com/2026/06/first-do-no-harm-ai-under-democracy/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race">https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20">https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kirosforco.com/priorities-2">https://www.kirosforco.com/priorities-2</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key-takeaways">https://reports.verasight.io/r/june-2026-ai-survey#key-takeaways</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-create-7-trillion-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund/">https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-create-7-trillion-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/16/3240/">https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/16/3240/</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

The AI Regulation Debate 

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