It Could Happen Here
Episodes
The Condition of the Trans Working Class in America
24 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia discusses the economic and social condition of trans workers in the US and what it means for trans workers as a class Sources: https://www.bls.gov...
An Update from Belfast
23 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Hurley, a writer and resident of Belfast, participated in relief efforts after vicious racist riots spread through the city, targeting non-white r...
The Truth Behind the Alleged Terror Plot at the White House UFC Fight
22 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison talks with Bailey Newposter about how a group of military LARPers from TikTok planned to spark a second American revolution by attacking UFC ...
CZM Rewind: CZM Book Club: CZM Book Club Presents: The Revolutionary Fables of Ricardo Flores Magón
21 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret reads you several short stories written by the one of the ideological leaders of the Mexican Revolution Original Air Date: 6.1.2025See omnyst...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 237
20 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - How the United States Shaped the Dominican Republic’...
Executive Disorder: Iran Deal, UFC at the White House, Dialog Hack
19 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss a police killing of a 1 year old boy in Mississippi, visa restrictions affecting the World Cup, an alleged terrorist plot targeting U...
The Necessary War on Data Centers
18 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Robert argues that the current groundswell of public anger against data center projects represents an opportunity to hit Silicon Valley oligarchs wher...
Anti-ICE Protesters in Minnesota Charged with Conspiracy
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Olive, Margaret, Mo, to discuss the indictment of 15 anti ice protesters in Minnesota and what it means for the first amendment. So...
Settler Colonialism with Andrew
16 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and James discuss settler colonialism across several contexts. Sources: Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native by Patrick Wolfe ...
How the United States Shaped the Dominican Republic’s Immigration Enforcement Machine
15 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Carlos Berríos Polanco speaks with James about how the Dominican Republic’s border and immigration enforcement was shaped by t...
CZM Book Club: Poems by Incarcerated Authors -- with In The Belly Magazine
14 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, In The Belly is doing a take over to feature the poems of incarcerated writers in their own voicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 236
13 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Bovino’s Visit to Europe - Idealogical Totalism with...
Executive Disorder: Pogrom in Belfast, Trans Healthcare, Denaturalization Cases
12 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss election fraud claims in California, a pogrom targeting immigrants in Northern Ireland, DOJ investigations into healthcare for trans ...
The Arab Gulf States in the Line of Fire
11 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dana El Kurd speaks to Andrew Leber, assistant professor of political science and Middle East and North Africa politics, with an expertise in Saudi Ar...
The Globalization of Resistance with Andrew
10 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew talks with Garrison about how the jailing of political prisoners in Spain inadvertently sparked the Filipino labor movement and helped gl...
Idealogical Totalism with Andrew
09 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew talks with Garrison about how apocalyptic cult-like groups override critical thought and promote mass violence.See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
Bovino’s Visit to Europe
08 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Former Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino travelled to a racist conference in Europe, James and Mia break down his interviews there and what it tells us ...
CZM Book Club: Phone Resistance, by Safear Ness -- with In The Belly Magazine
07 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are collaborating with In The Belly Magazine to read you a short memoir piece about organizing behind bars.See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 235
06 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Bears! And the Guys Who Don’t Like Them - How to Pot...
Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update
05 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss Spencer Pratt’s LA mayoral campaign, a Supreme Court ruling on redistricting in Alabama, and changes to OMB funding. Sources: h...
The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism
04 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dana El Kurd speaks to Negar Razavi, a political anthropologist at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies. Dana and Negar discu...
What’s In the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison and Sophie talk about the long awaited DNC 2024 election autopsy, its many factual errors, contradictory analysis, and the glaring omissions ...
How to Potluck Your Way to a Union
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia talks with Morgan and Rene of Muji Workers United about their struggle for a union and how ordinary people out-organized their bosses. https://www...
Bears! And the Guys Who Don’t Like Them
01 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Molly to talk about bears, and the campaign to remove them from the Endangered Species Act. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/glac...
CZM Book Club: The End, Like Sand, by Margaret Killjoy
31 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret reads you a story about how to set up mutual aid societies in the wake of social collapse, and how to fight against cannibal nazis from the s...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234
30 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Nakba Stories - Real You Electrolysis Workers United: A Un...
Executive Disorder: Green Card Application Changes, the Pope’s AI Encyclical, Federal Court Blocks GOP Map in Alabama
29 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss USCIS policy changes making it harder to apply for a green card, law enforcement tracking anti-AI sentiments, an Alabama congressiona...
Outlaw: ICE Protest Repression Trends
28 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Outlaw, Olive is joined by movement attorneys Moira Meltzer-Cohen, Bina Ahmad, and Joey Mogul to discuss trends in the repression o...
Real You Electrolysis Workers United: A Unionization Speedrun
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Through debt traps, bouncing paychecks and firings, Real You Electrolysis Workers United members Jackie Mae and Deja discuss their union campaign and ...
Nakba Stories
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dana El Kurd shares her family’s Nakba stories, the process of discovering an Israeli connection, and what she takes away from understanding int...
CZM Book Club: Clashing/Complementary, by Rafi Kleiman
24 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret reads you a story about an enchanted graffiti turf war and a flying bike chase.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 233
23 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Votin...
Executive Disorder: San Diego Mosque Shooting, Trump Settles Lawsuit with Trump
22 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, memetic nazi accelerationism, tariff rebates, and Trump’s new $1.776 billion s...
Pop Culture Commodity Warfare @ New York Comic Con
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 her...
Monopsony, or How You Get Underpaid
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia tells Molly about monopsony and how economists conspired to bury the theories that explain your wages. Sources: https://archive.org/details/bnarc...
Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?
19 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How Trump is Using Election Fraud Claims to Restrict Voting
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison talks with James about FBI arrests for illegal voting and Trump’s efforts to seize state voter rolls to investigate election officials ...
CZM Book Club: Moonkids, by Abbey Mei Otis, Part 2
17 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret continues with the final part of a gutting story about rejection and re-accimlationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 232
16 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State - Trump&rsquo...
Executive Disorder: Virginia Redistricting, Renaming the Iran War, TPUSA Event Cancelled by ANTIFA
15 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss how many Americans think Trump’s assassination was staged, alleged threats over an anti-trans event at the University of Washin...
The Return of Jim Crow
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia discusses the impact of the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act and how it marks a return to overt Jim Crow white supremacy. Sources: ...
Parasitism with Andrew
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and Mia talk about the political of viewing humans as parasites. Sources: Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderlo...
Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy and the Spectre of Left-Wing Violence
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison and Robert discuss how the new White House counterterrorism strategy targets anarchists, antifa, and “extreme transgender ideology,&rdq...
Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Colonel Panic and Cooper Quintin to discuss state surveillance and community counter surveillance. Sources: https://www.eff.o...
CZM Book Club: Moonkids, by Abbey Mei Otis, Part 1
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret reads you the first part of a story about kids who grew up on the moonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 231
09 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque - The Afterlives of Que...
Executive Disorder: A Billion for Trump’s Ballroom Security, RIP Spirit Airlines, Iran Stalemate
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss the hantavirus, a 72 billion dollar reconciliation package for ICE and Border Patrol, elections in Ohio,and court rulings on mail ord...
Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia discusses the dire economic effects of the blockade across Asia and why the ripples haven’t reached the markets. Sources: https://archive.v...
Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dana El Kurd speaks to Justin Salhani, writer and journalist based in Beirut and non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. D...
The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque, Pt. 2
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mick, Molly, and James conclude their discussion on the death of Quentin Duranque and discuss some fascinating new types of fascist. Donate: https://a...
The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mick, James, and Molly discuss Quentin Deranque, a French Nazi, and how it has been embraced by far right groups. Donate: https://acu.nl/about/donate ...
CZM Book Club: Discussing Two Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret discusses your reactions to Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and "The Day Before the Revolution" with Hazel Acacia and Steven M...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 230
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Age of Extremophiles - Libya with Andrew - Gaddafi wit...
Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, confusion over who shot a Secret Service agent, the politics o...
Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison goes over what Mayor Mamdani has accomplished in his first 100 days, the challenges of adapting to power, and what his administration means f...
Gaddafi with Andrew
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and James discuss Muammar Gaddafi and his claims of anti imperialism. Sources:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi htt...
Libya with Andrew
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and James talk about the revolution and civil war in Libya, and discuss the campist approach to world affairs. Sources: Iran retaliation: https...
The Age of Extremophiles
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After a shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Robert takes a look at the current political environment to explain why previously normal p...
CZM Book Club: Where the Phph Pebbles Go, by Miriam Allen DeFord
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret reads you a 1963 science fiction story of class stratification, sports, and first contact.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 229
25 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down - Indigeneity...
Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss fraud charges against the SPLC for paying neo-nazi informants, USCIS pursuing denaturalization, the Fed chair, Virginia redistricting...
UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James talks to a UCSD faculty member facing disciplinary proceedings for their participation in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment about UCSD’s hist...
The First Anti-AI Firebombing
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison and Robert talk about Daniel Moreno-Gama, the 20 year old charged with attempting to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. We discuss how he became an ...
Indigeneity with Andrew
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew is joined by Mia to discuss different conceptions of indigeneity and what they mean politically.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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://businessjournal...
CZM Book Club: Against the State by James Stout
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James reads Margaret the first chapter of his new bookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 228
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Most Extreme Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard O...
Executive Disorder: Hungary Election, DoorDash Stunt, Sam Altman’s Home Attacked
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss the electoral defeat of Viktor Orbán, violent abuse at Alligator Alcatraz, Tom Steyer’s plan to prosecute ICE agents and...
What Next for the People of Iran?
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James brings listeners up to date with the US and Israel’s bombing campaign in Iran and recent peace negotiations. Sources: https://fpa.org/neta...
Are Workers Lighting Warehouses on Fire?
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison investigates viral claims that a spree of warehouse fires across the country have been started by underpaid workers. Cool Zone is nominated f...
Rojava with Andrew
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew is joined by James to discuss Rojava and the current situation in Syria. Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April ...
The Most Extremely Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia talks with David Forbes, editor and journalist with the Trans News Network, about her work covering the Catholic Church’s draconian trans he...
CZM Book Club: Selected Poems of Voltairine de Cleyre
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy National Poetry Month! Margaret reads some poems from a "Classic Age" anarchist poet and agitatorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 227
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Asso...
Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire?
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss the rescue of an US airman in Iran, ceasefire negotiations, a FEMA official who say he teleported to a Waffle House, and elections in...
Nigeria with Andrew
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew talks to James about the USA’s military incursion into Nigeria and the reality around claims of Christian genocide in the country. ...
The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dana El Kurd speaks to Molly Crabapple, an award winning writer and artist. Her most recent book is Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story ...
How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 2
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia finishes her interview with Yahoo Sports writer Charles McDonald with the disturbing realization that the NFL might have paid a guy to keep the cu...
How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 1
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia talks with Yahoo Sports writer Charles McDonald about the history of the NFLPA and how it installed a corporate consultant as its Executive Direct...
CZM Book Club: All Cats Are Grey, by Andre Alice Norton
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret reads you some golden-age pulp sci-fi about a hypercompetant space captain and her trusty catSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 226
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy - Talking to Venezuelans...
Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss Trump threatening to bomb desalination plants in Iran, an executive order to create a State Citizenship List and restrict mail in vot...
Slouching Towards Gallipoli: How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Robert breaks down exactly what's happening in the gulf and how Iran may have trapped the U.S. in an unwinnable disaster.See omnystudio.com/listener f...
Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Molly interviews Michael Edison Hayden about his new book, Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small Town. The book is an intimate ...
Talking to Venezuelans about Venezuela
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James talks to Marian about how the left discourse about the US kidnapping of Maduro has silenced Venezuelan leftists and how the anti Maduro Venezuel...
The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison investigates a series of frightening claims: that ICE can detain people for ‘looking trans,’ the creation of a transgender public...
CZM Book Club: The Cloud Weaver's Song, by Saul Tanpepper
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret reads you a story about climate refugees, ancestors, and giant spider robots that weave webs of glassSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 225
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Prairieland and Antifa Terrorism - The Scariest Court in A...
Executive Disorder: ICE at Airports, New DHS Secretary, Iran Negotiations
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss Trump’s deployment of ICE to more than a dozen airports, OpenAI shutting down its AI generated video app, continuing negotiatio...
Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia teaches Molly what shadow banking is, how it caused the 2008 financial collapse, and how they’re threatening to do it all again Sources: ht...
Israel’s Attack on Lebanon
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dana El Kurd speaks to Elia Ayoub, UK-based Lebanese-Palestinian historian, anti-authoritarian writer, and host of The Fire These Times. They talk abo...
The Scariest Court in America feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
During the Civil Rights Era, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans was one of the most liberal courts in the United States. It became...
Prairieland and Antifa Terrorism
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison and Robert discuss a trial stemming from a protest and shooting outside an ICE facility in Prairieland Texas, how the government secured conv...
CZM Book Club: St. Juju, by Rivers Solomon
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret reads you a story about mushrooms, trash, and coming to terms with an imperfect utopiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz - Palestinians D...
Executive Disorder: Bovino Calls It Quits, Prairieland Trial, War on Iran Continues
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The gang discuss Polymarket gamblers harassing journalists to alter news coverage, the antifa terrorism case in Texas, threats to oil and gas infrastr...
The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia is once again joined by Shanley of vcinfodocs to discuss how the network state is spreading tech fascism worldwide from El Salvador to Saudi Arabi...
Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mia talks with Shanley from the anti-tech fascism resource vcinfodocs about the venture capital firms backing everything from cryptocurrency to drone ...
Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dana El Kurd breaks down the ongoing debate among Palestinians about what should happen in Gaza, whether Hamas should disarm, and the role of armed ta...
Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James and Gare talk about the world of private maritime security, pirates, and the strait of Hormuz. Sources: https://www.register-iri.com/wp-content/...