The Cool Zone crew sit down to discuss where we go from here and how we can prepare for Trump’s second administration between now and January.

The Cool Zone crew sit down to discuss where we go from here and how we can prepare for Trump’s second administration between now and January.

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

Still Don't Panic: An Election Response

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Robert's keynote speech for the Japanese American National Museum on combatting authoritarianism in the modern world.

Robert's keynote speech for the Japanese American National Museum on combatting authoritarianism in the modern world.

What Must Be Done? The Battle Against Fascism

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Andrew and James continue their discussion of what happened in Panama in 1989 and why people are comparing these events to what is happening in Venezuela.

Sources:

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/omar-torrijos-ousts-arias-panama

Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland

Andrew and James continue their discussion of what happened in Panama in 1989 and why people are comparing these events to what is happening in Venezuela.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/omar-torrijos-ousts-arias-panama" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="a18fd7c5-2736-4c17-9ae0-03a64c1b037d">https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/omar-torrijos-ousts-arias-panama</a>
Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland

Panama 1989 to Venezuela 2026: What History Can Teach Us Pt. 2

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Andrew and James discuss what happened in Panama in 1989 and why people are comparing these events to what is happening in Venezuela.

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-interior-minister-says-100-people-died-us-attack-2026-01-08/

Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland

Andrew and James discuss what happened in Panama in 1989 and why people are comparing these events to what is happening in Venezuela.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-interior-minister-says-100-people-died-us-attack-2026-01-08/">https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-interior-minister-says-100-people-died-us-attack-2026-01-08/</a>
Emperors In the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama by John Lindsay-Poland

Panama 1989 to Venezuela 2026: What History Can Teach Us feat. Andrew

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Still Don't Panic: An Election Response

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