To celebrate Lunar New Years, Mia investigates how the Chinese state actually mobilizes its resources to do campaigns and how the process differs from the Mao period state's approach.

To celebrate Lunar New Years, Mia investigates how the Chinese state actually mobilizes its resources to do campaigns and how the process differs from the Mao period state's approach.

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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The Lunar New Years Special: Is China Maoist?

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Andrew is joined by Mia to discuss different conceptions of indigeneity and what they mean politically.

Andrew is joined by Mia to discuss different conceptions of indigeneity and what they mean politically.

Indigeneity with Andrew

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Mia is once again joined by Molly to discuss a bank run on another type of shadow banks caused by subprime car loans!

Sources:

https://businessjournalism.org/2026/01/tricolor-investigation/

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-signals-30b-risk-020300965.html

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-03-12-2026/card/morgan-stanley-private-credit-fund-hit-with-redemption-requests-IS8PSZh497HC5aF4CkGN

https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/private-credit-defaults-have-just-passed-their-2008-peak/

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/morgan-stanley-tests-private-credit-110634713.html

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/business/what-is-blue-owl-private-credit

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/barclays-weighs-mfs-fallout-private-080551362.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/apollo-global-marc-rowan-private-credit-funds-redemptions.html

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/apollos-private-credit-fund-limits-investor-withdrawals-after-redemption-2026-03-23/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/wall-street-banks-trade-derivatives-bet-pain-private-credit-ft-reports-2026-04-17/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/apollo-private-credit-fund-gives-investors-only-45percent-of-requested-withdrawals.html

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shadow-banking-and-private-credit-what-7018536/

https://www.privatedebtinvestor.com/insight-the-challenges-for-pd-arms-of-pe-firms/

https://archive.vn/f9UdP

https://archive.vn/HUxEo#selection-1637.0-1650.0

https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr1111.pdf?sc_lang=en

https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/banks-private-credit-partnerships.html

Mia is once again joined by Molly to discuss a bank run on another type of shadow banks caused by subprime car loans!
Sources:
<a href="https://businessjournalism.org/2026/01/tricolor-investigation/">https://businessjournalism.org/2026/01/tricolor-investigation/</a>
<a href="https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-signals-30b-risk-020300965.html">https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-signals-30b-risk-020300965.html</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-03-12-2026/card/morgan-stanley-private-credit-fund-hit-with-redemption-requests-IS8PSZh497HC5aF4CkGN">https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-03-12-2026/card/morgan-stanley-private-credit-fund-hit-with-redemption-requests-IS8PSZh497HC5aF4CkGN</a>
<a href="https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/private-credit-defaults-have-just-passed-their-2008-peak/">https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/private-credit-defaults-have-just-passed-their-2008-peak/</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/morgan-stanley-tests-private-credit-110634713.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/morgan-stanley-tests-private-credit-110634713.html</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/business/what-is-blue-owl-private-credit">https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/business/what-is-blue-owl-private-credit</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/barclays-weighs-mfs-fallout-private-080551362.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/barclays-weighs-mfs-fallout-private-080551362.html</a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/apollo-global-marc-rowan-private-credit-funds-redemptions.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/apollo-global-marc-rowan-private-credit-funds-redemptions.html</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/apollos-private-credit-fund-limits-investor-withdrawals-after-redemption-2026-03-23/">https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/apollos-private-credit-fund-limits-investor-withdrawals-after-redemption-2026-03-23/</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/wall-street-banks-trade-derivatives-bet-pain-private-credit-ft-reports-2026-04-17/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/wall-street-banks-trade-derivatives-bet-pain-private-credit-ft-reports-2026-04-17/</a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/apollo-private-credit-fund-gives-investors-only-45percent-of-requested-withdrawals.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/apollo-private-credit-fund-gives-investors-only-45percent-of-requested-withdrawals.html</a>
<a href="https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shadow-banking-and-private-credit-what-7018536/">https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shadow-banking-and-private-credit-what-7018536/</a>
<a href="https://www.privatedebtinvestor.com/insight-the-challenges-for-pd-arms-of-pe-firms/">https://www.privatedebtinvestor.com/insight-the-challenges-for-pd-arms-of-pe-firms/</a>
<a href="https://archive.vn/f9UdP">https://archive.vn/f9UdP</a>
<a href="https://archive.vn/HUxEo#selection-1637.0-1650.0">https://archive.vn/HUxEo#selection-1637.0-1650.0</a>
<a href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr1111.pdf?sc_lang=en">https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr1111.pdf?sc_lang=en</a>
<a href="https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/banks-private-credit-partnerships.html">https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/banks-private-credit-partnerships.html</a>

Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down

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James reads Margaret the first chapter of his new book

James reads Margaret the first chapter of his new book

CZM Book Club: Against the State by James Stout

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The Lunar New Years Special: Is China Maoist?

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