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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

The Case of Heath Stocks

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/70637da5-2a1f-406e-9ef1-ae2d014be408/transcript

Investigative Journalist Kevin Foster discusses the bad economics of public investments in sports and how billionaires will try to rob your city

Sources:
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https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nbas-newest-cheapest-owner-shows-how-billionaires-ruin-sports
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/03/tom-dundon-blazers-subprime-loan/
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https://www.youtube.com/live/UD8erzI72Fg
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https://www.kjzz.org/business/2026-05-10/diversification-matters-glendale-says-desert-diamond-arena-is-thriving-post-hockey
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-arena-coliseum-record-best-fiscal-year-of-all-time-after-sold-out-bad-bunny-k-pop-concerts/
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/16/how-hot-is-the-oakland-arena-a-second-bidder-has-emerged-to-buy-it/
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/keyarena-turns-a-bigger-profit-than-it-ever-did-with-the-sonics/
https://journalistsresource.org/economics/sports-stadium-public-financing/
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/07/03/smith-entertainment-group-estimates-spending-525-million-remodeling-delta-center/
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/20/trail-blazers-moda-center-portland-basketball-sports/
https://www.ripcitynotripoff.com
https://weareripcity.org/#supporters
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/portland-councilors-release-draft-term-sheet-as-business-coalition-presses-for-public-moda-center-funding/
https://multnomah.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7145153/2026/03/25/nba-expansion-seattle-las-vegas/

Investigative Journalist Kevin Foster discusses the bad economics of public investments in sports and how billionaires will try to rob your city
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/03/tom-dundon-blazers-subprime-loan/">https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/03/tom-dundon-blazers-subprime-loan/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/investment-riches-built-on-auto-loans-to-poor/#:~:text=Ms.,the%20loan%20with%20her%20daughter">https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/investment-riches-built-on-auto-loans-to-poor/#:~:text=Ms.,the%20loan%20with%20her%20daughter</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://wealth.blueowl.com/solutions/investment-strategy-real-assets-digital-infrastructure">https://wealth.blueowl.com/solutions/investment-strategy-real-assets-digital-infrastructure</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/blue-owl-fund-sells-warehouse-to-dhs-for-ice-mega-jail">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/blue-owl-fund-sells-warehouse-to-dhs-for-ice-mega-jail</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://youtu.be/3BqOjrFFNK0">https://youtu.be/3BqOjrFFNK0</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecin.12572">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecin.12572</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://belkcollegeofbusiness.charlotte.edu/economic-working-papers/wp-content/uploads/sites/850/2012/10/wp2016-014.pdf">https://belkcollegeofbusiness.charlotte.edu/economic-working-papers/wp-content/uploads/sites/850/2012/10/wp2016-014.pdf</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/economics-hosting-olympic-games">https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/economics-hosting-olympic-games</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24131508_Mega-Events_The_effect_of_the_world's_biggest_sporting_events_on_local_regional_and_national_economies">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24131508_Mega-Events_The_effect_of_the_world's_biggest_sporting_events_on_local_regional_and_national_economies</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazers-analysis/114957/portland-moda-center-portland-trail-blazers-arena-revenue-debate-sports-teams-city-revenue-taxes-deal">https://www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazers-analysis/114957/portland-moda-center-portland-trail-blazers-arena-revenue-debate-sports-teams-city-revenue-taxes-deal</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.kjzz.org/business/2026-05-10/diversification-matters-glendale-says-desert-diamond-arena-is-thriving-post-hockey">https://www.kjzz.org/business/2026-05-10/diversification-matters-glendale-says-desert-diamond-arena-is-thriving-post-hockey</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-arena-coliseum-record-best-fiscal-year-of-all-time-after-sold-out-bad-bunny-k-pop-concerts/">https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-arena-coliseum-record-best-fiscal-year-of-all-time-after-sold-out-bad-bunny-k-pop-concerts/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/16/how-hot-is-the-oakland-arena-a-second-bidder-has-emerged-to-buy-it/">https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/16/how-hot-is-the-oakland-arena-a-second-bidder-has-emerged-to-buy-it/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/keyarena-turns-a-bigger-profit-than-it-ever-did-with-the-sonics/">https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/keyarena-turns-a-bigger-profit-than-it-ever-did-with-the-sonics/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://journalistsresource.org/economics/sports-stadium-public-financing/">https://journalistsresource.org/economics/sports-stadium-public-financing/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/07/03/smith-entertainment-group-estimates-spending-525-million-remodeling-delta-center/">https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/07/03/smith-entertainment-group-estimates-spending-525-million-remodeling-delta-center/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/20/trail-blazers-moda-center-portland-basketball-sports/">https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/20/trail-blazers-moda-center-portland-basketball-sports/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ripcitynotripoff.com">https://www.ripcitynotripoff.com</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://weareripcity.org/#supporters">https://weareripcity.org/#supporters</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/portland-councilors-release-draft-term-sheet-as-business-coalition-presses-for-public-moda-center-funding/">https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/16/portland-councilors-release-draft-term-sheet-as-business-coalition-presses-for-public-moda-center-funding/</a></li>
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</ul>

How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/d5dac8c6-5916-487f-81cc-b4ae0024b1b4/transcript

Margaret reads a story about a strange visitor by a civil rights activist and writer

Margaret reads a story about a strange visitor by a civil rights activist and writer

CZM Book Club: Jesus Christ in Texas, by W.E.B. DuBois

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c7711fd5-37a0-4074-87ed-b4af0026e462/transcript

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


How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1
The Dangers of Silica ft. Kim Kelly


How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd


Fighting for Incarcerated Workers


Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election 

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!

Sources/Links:

How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231241274187

https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/hormuz-fertilizer-guano-islands-act-fertilizer-empire/ 

https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/navassa-island-the-uss-160-year-forgotten-tragedy

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-09-26/almost-half-of-americans-dont-know-puerto-ricans-are-us-citizens-poll 

https://www.doi.gov/oia/islands/politicatypes 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement 

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/ 

https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/ 

https://apnews.com/article/american-samoa-voting-citizenship-alaska-trump-eda6c32ce0fcdca6edb22efac26e403d 

https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/how-us-controls-iraqs-oil-revenues-2026-01-23/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/magazine/venezuela-empires-colony.html 

https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-state-trump-rodriguez-chavismo-silence-634203c885803b018ecd8ac012bb249d 

https://time.com/article/2026/06/02/trump-annex-canada-51st-state-rhetoric-carney-us-partnership-message/ 

https://theconversation.com/us-territories-have-a-voice-in-congress-but-no-vote-heres-why-283547

https://www.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets-View/Article/4463352/154-the-longe
st-blackout-in-us-history-hurricane-maria/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-was-serious-about-trading-hurricane-stricken-puert
o-rico-greenland-n1237336

https://www.democracynow.org/2001/8/3/as_navy_pounds_vieques_with_largest
“Nationals” but not “Citizens”

https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/nationals-but-not-citizens-how-the-u-s-denies-citizenship
-to-american-samoans

How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd 

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Love-at-First-Prompt/Bridget-Todd/9781668179826 

Fighting for Incarcerated Workers

https://audrasrealthoughts.wordpress.com/

https://incarceratedworkers.org

https://www.instagram.com/incarceratedworkers/

https://www.jailhouselawyersspeak.com/new-page

Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election 

https://x.com/CBPCommissioner/status/2089395143136731579?s=20
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/19/korea-KOSPI-Korea-Stock-Index-fell-six-percent-steep-losses-chipmakers/2411787132055/

https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/shares-fall-asia-kospi-57-oil-prices-jump-135759997
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2089911556301550045?s=20 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.3_3.pdf

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.8_2.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416/gov.uscourts.mnd.234416.212.6_3.pdf
https://archive.ph/ZF3Y0#selection-4307.0-4307.372
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489661/212/united-states-v-sant/
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117119807819944656 

https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-confirms-irgc-backchannel-calls-irans-white-flag-surrender 

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/vessel-struck-by-unknown-projectile-strait-hormuz-crew-casualty-reported-ukmto-2026-08-18/ 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/no-talks-with-iran-says-trump-as-us-president-stews-over-hormuz-deal 

https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2089719923295556095?s=20 

https://x.com/UK_MTO 

https://x.com/RudawEnglish/status/2089263666742931732?s=20
https://www.propublica.org/article/general-dynamics-artillery-factory-failed
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/11/30/General-Dynamics-Corps-alleged-proposal-to-sell-a-wrench/2171439016400/
https://time.com/archive/6710343/general-dynamics-under-fire/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-trump-ceasefire-expires-extension-.html
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/us-iran-economic-strain-strait-of-hormuz-conflict/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/business/strait-of-hormuz-ship-attack.html
https://archive.is/f4Ei8#selection-4447.0-4447.264
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/selling-grips-bond-markets-us-japan-inflation-fiscal-worries-take-hold-2026-08-18/
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/treasury-announces-upscaled-buyback-operation-for-longer-term-debt-sending-yields-lower.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/bond-market-warning-yields-hit-2007-record-2026-8
https://angienixon.com/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-special-elections/florida-senate-results#democratic-primaryhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/florida-democratic-senate-primary-results.html
https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2087282981593387046?s=20
https://x.com/genzforchange/status/2088252309243297868
https://x.com/genzforchange/status/2088037851086614842?s=20
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/15/democratic-socialists-progressives-tout-momentum-in-south-florida-skeptics-say-its-a-myth/ 

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1
</li>
<li>The Dangers of Silica ft. Kim Kelly</li>
<li>
How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd
</li>
<li>
Fighting for Incarcerated Workers
</li>
<li>
Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election&nbsp;
</li>
</ul>
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!
Sources/Links:
How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231241274187">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231241274187</a>
<a href="https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/hormuz-fertilizer-guano-islands-act-fertilizer-empire/">https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/hormuz-fertilizer-guano-islands-act-fertilizer-empire/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/navassa-island-the-uss-160-year-forgotten-tragedy">https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/navassa-island-the-uss-160-year-forgotten-tragedy</a>
<a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-09-26/almost-half-of-americans-dont-know-puerto-ricans-are-us-citizens-poll">https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-09-26/almost-half-of-americans-dont-know-puerto-ricans-are-us-citizens-poll</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.doi.gov/oia/islands/politicatypes">https://www.doi.gov/oia/islands/politicatypes</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/">https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/">https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/american-samoa-voting-citizenship-alaska-trump-eda6c32ce0fcdca6edb22efac26e403d">https://apnews.com/article/american-samoa-voting-citizenship-alaska-trump-eda6c32ce0fcdca6edb22efac26e403d</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/">https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/how-us-controls-iraqs-oil-revenues-2026-01-23/">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/how-us-controls-iraqs-oil-revenues-2026-01-23/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/magazine/venezuela-empires-colony.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/magazine/venezuela-empires-colony.html</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-state-trump-rodriguez-chavismo-silence-634203c885803b018ecd8ac012bb249d">https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-state-trump-rodriguez-chavismo-silence-634203c885803b018ecd8ac012bb249d</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://incarceratedworkers.org/">https://incarceratedworkers.org</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/incarceratedworkers/">https://www.instagram.com/incarceratedworkers/</a>
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<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/no-talks-with-iran-says-trump-as-us-president-stews-over-hormuz-deal">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/no-talks-with-iran-says-trump-as-us-president-stews-over-hormuz-deal</a>&nbsp;
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