James is joined by Gordayen to discuss the protest wave in Iran, massive regime violence, and the possibilities for the future.

Sources:

https://www.instagram.com/hengaw_english?igsh=MTZ3Z29qd3h6YzVlMA==

https://www.instagram.com/ali.javanmardi?igsh=ODV2cGZzaXk2Z3dt

https://www.instagram.com/soran.mansournia?igsh=OWFhNDdtMTRtNzl0

https://www.instagram.com/kurdistanipeople?igsh=MTI3Y3kwZ3V0N3Zvag==

James is joined by Gordayen to discuss the protest wave in Iran, massive regime violence, and the possibilities for the future.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/hengaw_english?igsh=MTZ3Z29qd3h6YzVlMA==">https://www.instagram.com/hengaw_english?igsh=MTZ3Z29qd3h6YzVlMA==</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ali.javanmardi?igsh=ODV2cGZzaXk2Z3dt">https://www.instagram.com/ali.javanmardi?igsh=ODV2cGZzaXk2Z3dt</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/soran.mansournia?igsh=OWFhNDdtMTRtNzl0">https://www.instagram.com/soran.mansournia?igsh=OWFhNDdtMTRtNzl0</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kurdistanipeople?igsh=MTI3Y3kwZ3V0N3Zvag==">https://www.instagram.com/kurdistanipeople?igsh=MTI3Y3kwZ3V0N3Zvag==</a>

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

What’s Happening in Iran?

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Mia begins a series on the history of the most recent series of uprisings by examining how history moves.

Sources:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm

https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface

https://archive.org/details/blackjacobinstou0000jame

Mia begins a series on the history of the most recent series of uprisings by examining how history moves. Sources: <a href="https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm">https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface">https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface</a>
<a href="https://archive.org/details/blackjacobinstou0000jame">https://archive.org/details/blackjacobinstou0000jame</a>

A History Built of Uprising

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In this episode Dana El Kurd talks about the debate in DC on what the role of the US has been in the Middle East, and what it should be. She also talks about what’s missing from these discussions. 

 

Sources:

https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-u-s-led-middle-east-order-is-over-the-mecca-agreement-proves-it

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/end-american-middle-east-iran-marc-lynch

http://foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/new-old-middle-east-gause

https://www.fpri.org/article/2023/12/the-re-emergence-of-the-palestine-question-in-world-politics/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/29/us-decline-world-order-replacement

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks about the debate in DC on what the role of the US has been in the Middle East, and what it should be. She also talks about what&rsquo;s missing from these discussions.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-u-s-led-middle-east-order-is-over-the-mecca-agreement-proves-it">https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-u-s-led-middle-east-order-is-over-the-mecca-agreement-proves-it</a>
<a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/end-american-middle-east-iran-marc-lynch">https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/end-american-middle-east-iran-marc-lynch</a>
<a href="http://foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/new-old-middle-east-gause">http://foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/new-old-middle-east-gause</a>
<a href="https://www.fpri.org/article/2023/12/the-re-emergence-of-the-palestine-question-in-world-politics/">https://www.fpri.org/article/2023/12/the-re-emergence-of-the-palestine-question-in-world-politics/</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/29/us-decline-world-order-replacement">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/29/us-decline-world-order-replacement</a>

Debating the American Role in the Middle East

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Garrison talks with Dr. Kaveh Hoda about the potential risks and benefits of doing outreach to people within the MAHA movement, the partisan makeup of MAHA, and why AOC is privately talking with MAHA influencers. 

Sources:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/28/poll-maha-health-fractures-kennedy-00972253
https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/maha-health-concerns-resonate-broadly-but-lag-behind-health-care-costs-even-for-maha-voters/
https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-maha-and-the-midterms/
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/09/05/inside-aocs-maha-outreach-01066409
https://www.youtube.com/live/h6fe9CaVZCI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRgeXPsihXI

Garrison talks with Dr. Kaveh Hoda about the potential risks and benefits of doing outreach to people within the MAHA movement, the partisan makeup of MAHA, and why AOC is privately talking with MAHA influencers.&nbsp; Sources: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/28/poll-maha-health-fractures-kennedy-00972253">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/28/poll-maha-health-fractures-kennedy-00972253 </a><a href="https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/maha-health-concerns-resonate-broadly-but-lag-behind-health-care-costs-even-for-maha-voters/">https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/maha-health-concerns-resonate-broadly-but-lag-behind-health-care-costs-even-for-maha-voters/ </a><a href="https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-maha-and-the-midterms/">https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-maha-and-the-midterms/</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/09/05/inside-aocs-maha-outreach-01066409">https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/09/05/inside-aocs-maha-outreach-01066409 </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/h6fe9CaVZCI">https://www.youtube.com/live/h6fe9CaVZCI </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRgeXPsihXI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRgeXPsihXI </a>

Should AOC talk to MAHA?

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