In the first of a four-part series, James discusses the last three years of immigration policy and what they mean for people seeking refuge in the USA.

In<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/ah24n-btb-fundraiser-for-pdx-diaper-bank?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer"></a> the first of a four-part series, James discusses the last three years of immigration policy and what they mean for people seeking refuge in the USA.

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

Migrants face life-threatening jungles, rivers, mountains, and deserts on their way to the USA. Reporter James Stout travelled from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas to the mountains of Southern California and the jungles of the Darién Gap to hear from them about the journey, their American dreams, and the people who helped them during their travels. Along the way, he interviews migrants, experts, and is joined by conflict reporter Robert Evans to discuss anti-migrant conspiracy theories. 

Migrants face life-threatening jungles, rivers, mountains, and deserts on their way to the USA. Reporter James Stout travelled from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas to the mountains of Southern California and the jungles of the Dari&eacute;n Gap to hear from them about the journey, their American dreams, and the people who helped them during their travels. Along the way, he interviews migrants, experts, and is joined by conflict reporter Robert Evans to discuss anti-migrant conspiracy theories.&nbsp;

Migrating to America: A Dream Worth Dying For 

Title 42: How a Public Health Law Kills Refugees

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Garrison attends New York Comic Con to investigate the (pop) culture war and why anime is beating western superhero comics. Oh also Lego Batman is here for some reason.

Sources:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926


https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/


https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa


https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review


https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s


https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025  

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/


https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/


https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/


https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/


https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/

https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/


https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/


https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/

Garrison attends New York Comic Con to investigate the (pop) culture war and why anime is beating western superhero comics. Oh also Lego Batman is here for some reason.
Sources: <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926">https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/report-anime-fest@nycc/.137926 </a><a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew"></a>
<a href="https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew">https://yattatachi.com/anime-nyc-review-it-begins-anew </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/ </a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/"></a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-record-box-office-opening-1236370035/ </a><a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa"></a>
<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa">https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-strengthens-strategtic-parternship-with-mappa </a><a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review"></a>
<a href="https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review">https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netflix-anime-year-in-review </a><a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/"></a>
<a href="https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/">https://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-297-bookscan-2023-comics-sales-sag-but-scholastic-was-still-a-powerhouse/</a>
<a href="https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/">https://www.diversetechgeek.com/2023-bookstore-graphic-novel-sales/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-the-growing-popularity-of-japanese-comics-and-animations-in-u-s </a>
<a href="https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025">https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61689/manga-week-comic-stores-pace-manga-growth-2025</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-gives-the-interview-1236510166/ </a>
<a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/">https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-immigrant-backlash-response-1236449068/ </a>
<a href="https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/">https://deadline.com/2026/01/kathleen-kennedy-exit-interview-1236665253/ </a>
<a href="https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/">https://www.cbr.com/dc-jim-lee-manga-beats-western-comics/ </a>
<a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/">https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-top-media-franchises-by-all-time-revenue/</a>
<a href="https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/">https://animehunch.com/hideaki-anno-anime-shouldnt-be-made-with-western-audience/ </a>
<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/japan-anime-games-content/ </a><a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/"></a>
<a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/">https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20251224-300194/</a>

Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con

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Mia tells Molly about monopsony and how economists conspired to bury the theories that explain your wages.

Sources:


https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333

https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&seq=1

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low

Mia tells Molly about monopsony and how economists conspired to bury the theories that explain your wages.
Sources: 
https://archive.org/details/bnarchives_0333
https://strangematters.coop/frederic-s-lee-profile-part-one/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/29769757?if_data=e30%3D&amp;seq=1
https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/14/g-s1-117075/the-labor-economics-of-alien-and-its-lessons-for-inequality-on-earth
https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/04/21/g-s1-118071/the-hidden-power-keeping-wages-low

Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid

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James is joined by Molly to discuss how the Bureau of Land Management is quietly changing its approach to public land management and what it means for approximately 900 bison in Central Montana.

Sources:
https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf 

https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf 

https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve

https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here. 

https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi 

https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/ 

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit

https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule  

https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule 

https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/

James is joined by Molly to discuss how the Bureau of Land Management is quietly changing its approach to public land management and what it means for approximately 900 bison in Central Montana.
Sources: <a href="https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf">https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf">https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve">https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve</a>
<a href="https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here">https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here</a>.&nbsp;
<a href="https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi">https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/">https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit">https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit</a> 
<a href="https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf">https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule">https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/">https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/</a>

Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

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Title 42: How a Public Health Law Kills Refugees

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