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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 Revenge of Rural America

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In her most foolish act yet, Mia attempts to explain what the Federal Reserve is, why it matters, and how Trump seizing control of it could crash the world economy.

Sources:

https://fortune.com/2025/08/09/trump-fed-pick-stephen-miran-existential-threat-central-bank-independence/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/supreme-court-weighs-trumps-firing-feds-lisa-cook-by-social-media-2026-01-20/
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/powell-could-stay-at-fed-even-after-being-removed-as-chair.html
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPONTSYD#
https://apnews.com/article/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-trump-af06d80b28be9c8a5de9c3b2fe33fa3d
https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/the-fed-explained.htm
https://www.cfr.org/articles/mar-lago-accord-not-recipe-success
https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr1047.html
https://fortune.com/2025/08/08/what-to-know-about-stephen-miran-the-tariff-proponent-trump-just-nominated-to-join-the-feds-board-of-governors/
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h
https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/goldvault.html
https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenspanput.asp
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-fed-chair-search-becoming-163021470.html
https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/more-about-what-we-do
https://www.stlouisfed.org/in-plain-english/who-owns-the-federal-reserve-banks
https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_14986.htm
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/politics/supreme-court-shield-federal-reserve-from-donald-trump

In her most foolish act yet, Mia attempts to explain what the Federal Reserve is, why it matters, and how Trump seizing control of it could crash the world economy.
Sources:
<a href="https://fortune.com/2025/08/09/trump-fed-pick-stephen-miran-existential-threat-central-bank-independence/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="b176b99b-0ad5-4106-8d41-bc4cfa3efca7">https://fortune.com/2025/08/09/trump-fed-pick-stephen-miran-existential-threat-central-bank-independence/</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/supreme-court-weighs-trumps-firing-feds-lisa-cook-by-social-media-2026-01-20/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="8db21b32-6d51-44c9-9d29-f8be6fee758d">https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/supreme-court-weighs-trumps-firing-feds-lisa-cook-by-social-media-2026-01-20/</a> <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="1f9b2e96-ba4b-4ce9-90e0-381398415dbb">https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS</a> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/powell-could-stay-at-fed-even-after-being-removed-as-chair.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="dcece95a-9758-4a63-aa68-b03ba33db850">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/powell-could-stay-at-fed-even-after-being-removed-as-chair.html</a> <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPONTSYD#" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="0cf85af0-9398-4620-afc0-185004d91c52">https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPONTSYD#</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-trump-af06d80b28be9c8a5de9c3b2fe33fa3d" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="16a8d179-2000-4076-a33a-75100a45362c">https://apnews.com/article/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-trump-af06d80b28be9c8a5de9c3b2fe33fa3d</a> <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/the-fed-explained.htm" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="86a48842-4c03-4b3e-a205-5267a90f57cb">https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/the-fed-explained.htm</a> <a href="https://www.cfr.org/articles/mar-lago-accord-not-recipe-success" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="a6f0a82c-6735-40b5-8621-4119bdebea80">https://www.cfr.org/articles/mar-lago-accord-not-recipe-success</a> <a href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr1047.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="2d8566c1-c74f-4085-8a28-41ca416560c3">https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr1047.html</a> <a href="https://fortune.com/2025/08/08/what-to-know-about-stephen-miran-the-tariff-proponent-trump-just-nominated-to-join-the-feds-board-of-governors/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="c56c6d65-5c46-4317-8554-de93a0ee40d6">https://fortune.com/2025/08/08/what-to-know-about-stephen-miran-the-tariff-proponent-trump-just-nominated-to-join-the-feds-board-of-governors/</a> <a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="368f12e2-ddc4-455b-b4e6-6d99c515f21e">https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h</a> <a href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/goldvault.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="58aafc25-e2ed-4eb8-90a8-8b1b2c04bf4f">https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/goldvault.html</a> <a href="https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="c4ee89f0-3d51-407e-a65a-bed0cd3e3a18">https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber</a> <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenspanput.asp" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="e8f9b994-f6ee-4e9c-aa47-5f9525aea74a">https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenspanput.asp</a> <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-fed-chair-search-becoming-163021470.html" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="e9a7478d-5423-48be-8bf4-bced22c02235">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-fed-chair-search-becoming-163021470.html</a> <a href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/more-about-what-we-do" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="c054f4fa-d34f-4e0b-98fc-c98fbe0e96c9">https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/more-about-what-we-do</a> <a href="https://www.stlouisfed.org/in-plain-english/who-owns-the-federal-reserve-banks" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="79513d0d-7366-467d-98f7-567eb4ea77d7">https://www.stlouisfed.org/in-plain-english/who-owns-the-federal-reserve-banks</a> <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_14986.htm" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="ba30b518-1908-45ac-a092-a4caf398872e">https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_14986.htm</a> <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="db8db348-8e54-4f67-b6b8-cb141c6659a2">https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/politics/supreme-court-shield-federal-reserve-from-donald-trump" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="ab8ecbf7-9582-4bf9-b8bc-042bb8795a8d">https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/politics/supreme-court-shield-federal-reserve-from-donald-trump</a>

Why the Federal Reserve Crisis Matters

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Garrison explains the indictment against members of Turtle Island Liberation Front, their alleged bombing plan, and the operational security practices they advocated while planning the bombing alongside an FBI informant and undercover agent. 

Sources:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/grand-jury-charges-four-members-anti-government-group-terrorism-felonies-stemming-new

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/member-anti-capitalist-and-anti-government-group-arrested-and-charged-threatening-ice

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/turtle-island-indictment.pdf

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26378204-tilf-complaint-signed-redacted/

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26379390-08918333876/ 

https://www.instagram.com/turtleislandliberationfrontla/

Garrison explains the indictment against members of Turtle Island Liberation Front, their alleged bombing plan, and the operational security practices they advocated while planning the bombing alongside an FBI informant and undercover agent.&nbsp;
Sources: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/grand-jury-charges-four-members-anti-government-group-terrorism-felonies-stemming-new">https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/grand-jury-charges-four-members-anti-government-group-terrorism-felonies-stemming-new</a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/member-anti-capitalist-and-anti-government-group-arrested-and-charged-threatening-ice">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/member-anti-capitalist-and-anti-government-group-arrested-and-charged-threatening-ice</a>
<a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/turtle-island-indictment.pdf">https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/turtle-island-indictment.pdf</a> 
<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26378204-tilf-complaint-signed-redacted/">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26378204-tilf-complaint-signed-redacted/</a>
<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26379390-08918333876/">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26379390-08918333876/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/turtleislandliberationfrontla/">https://www.instagram.com/turtleislandliberationfrontla/</a>

The Alleged Far-Left Bombing Plot

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Mia talks with organizer Elly Belle about ICE’s kidnapping of Albeiro Remolina, the campaign to free him, and how you can help.

Sources/Links: 

Albeiro's Family's Crowd Fund

Change.org Campaign

Instagram Campaign Post #1

Instagram Campaign Post #2

Instagram Campaign Post #3

Elly Belle on Instagram

Elly Belle Website

Mia talks with organizer Elly Belle about ICE&rsquo;s kidnapping of Albeiro Remolina, the campaign to free him, and how you can help.
Sources/Links:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/hyde-park-migrant-family-needs-support">Albeiro's Family's Crowd Fund</a>
<a href="https://c.org/H5HYF6484B">Change.org Campaign</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DS8KN_slcHB/?img_index=1">Instagram Campaign Post #1</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DS-64JzEjXZ/">Instagram Campaign Post #2</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DTQQ6yXlF-7/">Instagram Campaign Post #3</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/literelly/">Elly Belle on Instagram</a>
<a href="http://literelly.com/">Elly Belle Website</a>

The Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE

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