Robert sits down with author and activist Cory Doctorow to discuss his new book, the Bezzle, and how finance monsters have turned American prisons into an even crueler institution.

Robert sits down with author and activist Cory Doctorow to discuss his new book, the Bezzle, and how finance monsters have turned American prisons into an even crueler institution.

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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Private Prisons, Finance Ghouls and The Bezzle, with Cory Doctorow

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Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.

Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.

CZM Book Club: A Cup of Tea, by Katherine Mansfield

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2025 Q&A

2026 Predictions

Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro

Inside Our AI Future: Report from CES

Executive Disorder

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

- 2025 Q&A

- 2026 Predictions

- Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro

- Inside Our AI Future: Report from CES

- Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update

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:

Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689 

https://t.me/s/Operasyon1 

https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20 

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg 

https://hengaw.net/ 

Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war

https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true 

https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/ 

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know

https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation

https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says

https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
- 2025 Q&amp;A
- 2026 Predictions
- Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro
- Inside Our AI Future: Report from CES
- Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran &amp; Aleppo Update
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!
<a href="http://apple.co/coolerzone">http://apple.co/coolerzone</a>
Sources/Links:
Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran &amp; Aleppo Update
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://t.me/s/Operasyon1">https://t.me/s/Operasyon1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20">https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://hengaw.net/">https://hengaw.net/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war">Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war</a>
<a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true">https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo">https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo</a>
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/</a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/">https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know">https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know</a>
<a href="https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation">https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation</a>
<a href="https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says">https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says</a>
<a href="https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds">https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds</a>

It Could Happen Here Weekly 214

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The gang talk about the ICE shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Maduro, protest in Iran, and conflict in Aleppo.

Note: This episode was recorded prior to the shooting in Portland, Oregon, but we will be closely following developments. We also did not know Renée Nicole Good’s name at the time of recording, but we feel it should be included here.

Sources:

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689 

https://t.me/s/Operasyon1 

https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20 

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg 

https://hengaw.net/ 

Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war

https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true 

https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/ 

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know

https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation

https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says

https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds

The gang talk about the ICE shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Maduro, protest in Iran, and conflict in Aleppo. Note: This episode was recorded prior to the shooting in Portland, Oregon, but we will be closely following developments. We also did not know Ren&eacute;e Nicole Good&rsquo;s name at the time of recording, but we feel it should be included here.
Sources:
<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://t.me/s/Operasyon1">https://t.me/s/Operasyon1</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20">https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg">https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://hengaw.net/">https://hengaw.net/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war">Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war</a>
<a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true">https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo">https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo</a>
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/what-bombing-means-for-freedom-in-286094596/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trump-kidnaps-venezuelan-president-maduro-315837818/</a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/">https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-franklin-park-marimar-martinez-operation-midway-blitz/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know">https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know</a>
<a href="https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation">https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation</a>
<a href="https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says">https://pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says</a>
<a href="https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds">https://www.defendrojava.org/news/call-in-campaign-urge-congress-to-take-action-in-support-of-syrian-kurds</a>

Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update

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Private Prisons, Finance Ghouls and The Bezzle, with Cory Doctorow

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