James, Gare, and Robert discuss the concept of objectivity in legacy media and the issues it raises. 

Sources:

https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2021/a-widely-shared-video-shows-a-deputy-overdosing-on-fentanyl-experts-say-its-impossible/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/opinion/objectivity-black-journalists-coronavirus.html

James, Gare, and Robert discuss the concept of objectivity in legacy media and the issues it raises.&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2021/a-widely-shared-video-shows-a-deputy-overdosing-on-fentanyl-experts-say-its-impossible/" data-ogsc="rgb(5, 99, 193)" data-outlook-id="b7bb9423-18b2-44f6-b80e-951ad996befe">https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2021/a-widely-shared-video-shows-a-deputy-overdosing-on-fentanyl-experts-say-its-impossible/</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/opinion/objectivity-black-journalists-coronavirus.html" data-ogsc="rgb(5, 99, 193)" data-outlook-id="0a16f142-394b-4154-b900-2c7dcd46be3b">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/opinion/objectivity-black-journalists-coronavirus.html</a>

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

Objectivity in Journalism

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The gang discuss Trump threatening to bomb desalination plants in Iran, an executive order to create a State Citizenship List and restrict mail in voting, misinformation about an anti-trans bill in Kentucky, and a bombing plot targeting a pro-Palestinian activist. Plus, updates on tariffs and immigration. 

Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th!

Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation 

It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics 

Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary 

Sources:

https://open.substack.com/pub/shatterzone/p/the-trans-panic-clickbait-economy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/ 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967 

https://ktla.com/news/california/u-s-marine-in-california-accused-of-stealing-selling-missile-systems-in-arizona/ 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/gun-store-owner-indicted-conspiracy-and-attempting-provide-material-support-designated 

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032526_gun_store_terrorism/southern-az-gun-dealer-hit-with-terrorism-charges-selling-50-cal-rifle-machine-guns-atf-sting/ 

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/77/african-communities-together-v-lyons/ 

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893.77.1_1.pdf 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965?utm_campaign=postshare_creator 

https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/ 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116317880658472708

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.htm

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml 

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/ 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/media/1432851/dl?inline


https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt 

https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-a
nn-mary-zheng/ 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1433011/dl?inline 

https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2037640720375316583

https://queerkentucky.com/kentucky-trans-teachers-hb-759-fact-check/ 

https://x.com/whooith/status/2039021995267141814?s=20

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-move-to-a-reporter-free-newsroom-with-its-journalists-facing-redundancy/

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/

The gang discuss Trump threatening to bomb desalination plants in Iran, an executive order to create a State Citizenship List and restrict mail in voting, misinformation about an anti-trans bill in Kentucky, and a bombing plot targeting a pro-Palestinian activist. Plus, updates on tariffs and immigration.&nbsp;
Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th!
Behind the Bastards - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation</a>&nbsp;
It Could Happen Here - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics</a>&nbsp;
Migrating to America - <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary</a>&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/shatterzone/p/the-trans-panic-clickbait-economy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/shatterzone/p/the-trans-panic-clickbait-economy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/u-s-marine-in-california-accused-of-stealing-selling-missile-systems-in-arizona/">https://ktla.com/news/california/u-s-marine-in-california-accused-of-stealing-selling-missile-systems-in-arizona/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/gun-store-owner-indicted-conspiracy-and-attempting-provide-material-support-designated">https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/gun-store-owner-indicted-conspiracy-and-attempting-provide-material-support-designated</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032526_gun_store_terrorism/southern-az-gun-dealer-hit-with-terrorism-charges-selling-50-cal-rifle-machine-guns-atf-sting/">https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032526_gun_store_terrorism/southern-az-gun-dealer-hit-with-terrorism-charges-selling-50-cal-rifle-machine-guns-atf-sting/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/77/african-communities-together-v-lyons/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/77/african-communities-together-v-lyons/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893.77.1_1.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893.77.1_1.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965?utm_campaign=postshare_creator">https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965?utm_campaign=postshare_creator</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/">https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116317880658472708">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116317880658472708</a>
<a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231">https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran">https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml">https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss">https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/media/1432851/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/media/1432851/dl?inline </a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt">https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-ann-mary-zheng/">https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-a nn-mary-zheng/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1433011/dl?inline">https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1433011/dl?inline</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2037640720375316583">https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2037640720375316583</a>
<a href="https://queerkentucky.com/kentucky-trans-teachers-hb-759-fact-check/">https://queerkentucky.com/kentucky-trans-teachers-hb-759-fact-check/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/whooith/status/2039021995267141814?s=20">https://x.com/whooith/status/2039021995267141814?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-move-to-a-reporter-free-newsroom-with-its-journalists-facing-redundancy/">https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-move-to-a-reporter-free-newsroom-with-its-journalists-facing-redundancy/</a>
<a href="https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/">https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/</a>

Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots

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Robert sits down to explain how Iran has responded to the U.S. invasion, and how the odds of a military disaster have become almost a guarantee.

Robert sits down to explain how Iran has responded to the U.S. invasion, and how the odds of a military disaster have become almost a guarantee.

Slouching Towards Gallipoli: How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran

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Molly interviews Michael Edison Hayden about his new book, Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small Town. The book is an intimate portrait of what happened in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia after a white nationalist group moved into the castle on the hill.
Preorder the book now or buy it anywhere books are sold when it comes out on April 7, 2026

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/ 

Molly interviews Michael Edison Hayden about his new book, Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small Town. The book is an intimate portrait of what happened in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia after a white nationalist group moved into the castle on the hill. Preorder the book now or buy it anywhere books are sold when it comes out on April 7, 2026
<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/">https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/</a>&nbsp;

Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden

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