It Could Happen Here
Episodes
CZM Book Club: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion: Part One
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first ever episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads the first two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will S...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 102
07 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Stop Cop City vs RICO ft Moira Meltzer-Cohen
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison talks with defense attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen about how the State of Georgia is using RICO charges to repress activists.See omnystudio.com/...
Elon’s Border Adventure
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Shereen and Robert to discuss Elon Musk’s perpetuating of border myths, and to talk about how to refute them. James also shares s...
The Assassination of Shinzo Abe: The Reckoning
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia chats with Alisa Mahjoub, an ex-member of the Unification Church and part of Deprogramming Imperialism about the Japanese government's reaction to...
Colonialism Part 2 Ft Andrew
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and Mia discuss the role of national liberation in anti-colonial movements and how anarchists can and should interact with them.See omnystudio....
Colonialism Part 1 Ft. Andrew
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and Mia discuss the effects of colonization on the formation of nations and the psychological consequences of colonial rule on both the coloniz...
CZM Rewind: Shinzo Abe, the World's Most Assassinated Man
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our last episode of the break we revisit the immediate aftermath of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister and right-wing fanatic Shi...
CZM Rewind: Myanmar: Printing the Revolution. Part 4
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James chose to return to the end of the first series he and Robert made about Myanmar. This episode profiles some of the young men and women of the PD...
CZM Rewind: Hyperobjects & Our Liminal Reality
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The end of the world already happened, but we haven't yet arrived at our new reality. Hyperobjects can help us along the path.See omnystudio.com/liste...
CZM Rewind: Media Bias In Covering Palestine and Israel
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Unfortunately, media bias when it comes to Palestine and Israel is truly an evergreen topic. For today's re-run episode from June 2022, we're reminded...
CZM Rewind: The Tech Industry is a Failure
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cool Zone is taking a week off! Here's a rerun episode, where Robert discussed how the tech industry became a failure despite massive advanced in cons...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 101
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Border Solidarity Roundtable
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James sits down with @borderkindness and @Pedroconsafos of @AFSCSanDiego to discuss their mutual aid response to the ongoing open air detention of asy...
Update from an Invasion
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to discuss the invasion of Artsakh by Azerbaijan, and what might be the start of a new Armenian genocide.See omnys...
Class and the Culture War Part 2: Abstract Value, Concrete Genocide
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of Mia's look at the history of class discourse, a technical argument about productive workers is warped by the Nazis and later Ronald Reaga...
Class and the Culture War Part 1: The Labor Theory of Value And its Discontents
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of Mia's investigation into why Americans are so weird about class we go back to the ideology of the 19th and 20th century workers movemen...
The Weaponizing of Anti-Semitism with Adam Broomberg
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shereen, James, and Robert are joined by visual artist and Anti-Zionist activist Adam Broomberg to talk about his experience growing up in apartheid S...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 100
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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New Seasons Labor Union and the Independent Union Explosion
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia talks with Tylor Fellini and Alex Gage, two organizers involved with the New Seasons Labor Union about the incredible success of their union and t...
Border Patrol are Once Again *Not* Detaining People in the Open
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James talks to Robert and Shereen about CBP’s practice of detaining migrants in the open air with no food, water, or supplies, and then denying they...
New Mexico's New Gun Ban and America's Irritated Jerk Murder Epidemic
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Lucas Herndon, a New Mexico-based activist, to talk about his governor's new unconstitutional gun carry ban and why murder in Al...
How The New York Times Backed An Anti-Trans Liar
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia and Gare talk with journalist Evan Urquhart from Assigned Media about how the New York Times pushed the lies of anti-trans ex-clinic employee Jami...
Everyone Else Admits We Were Right About Inflation
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia once again talks with Steven Mann and John Michael Colón about the further expansion and spread of their inflation work and how mainstream econom...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 99
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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The Marshall Islands, Part Four: Water Is Life
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of the series, James looks at how Marshallese women's group Kora In Okrane have ensured access to clean water for every single re...
The Marshall Islands, Part Three: Climate Change
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James looks at the threat posed to the tiny atoll nation by climate change, and how the RMI has centered culture and community in its response. S...
The Marshall Islands, Part Two: For the Good of Humanity and to End All Wars
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of the series, James looks at the USA’s failure to apologize to or adequately compensate the people of the RMI. See omnystudio....
The Marshall Islands, Part One: For the Good of Humanity and to End All Wars
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James begins a four-part series looking at the history and future of the low lying atoll nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This episode ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 98
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Vivek Ramaswamy, Nick Fuentes, and the Future of Republican Politics
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Gare sit down to discuss Garrison's fellow zoomer, Nick Fuentes, and what Vivek Ramaswamy represents to the insurgent right.See omnystudio....
Rescuing Migrants in the Mediterranean
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James talks to Giulia Messner from sea watch about how the EU is creating a humanitarian crisis and how people are organizing to help.See omnystudio.c...
Trans Day of Solidarity
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia talks with Samantha and Sinnead, two organizers with the Coalition of Independent Unions, about their upcoming Trans Day of Solidarity event and t...
Anarchism in Egypt Part 2 Ft. Andrew
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and Mia conclude the saga of early Egyptian anarchism by discussing the cooption of one of their projects and how local elites mounted campaign...
Anarchism in Egypt Part 1 Ft. Andrew
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and Mia discuss the conditions that produced the anarchist movement in late 1800's Egypt and how it spread among Egypt's diverse working classS...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 97
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Stop Cop City, Dispatch from Weelaunee Summer: Part Three
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As construction for Cop City is set to begin imminently, a referendum to let Atlanta voters decide the fate of the facility faces voter suppression.Se...
Stop Cop City, Dispatch from Weelaunee Summer: Part Two
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Week of Action comes to a close, a resurgent wave of direct actions happen across the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Stop Cop City, Dispatch from Weelaunee Summer: Part One
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After City Council approved Cop City construction funds in early June, people in Atlanta seek new paths of resistance during another Week of Action.Se...
The IMF Admits We Were Right About Inflation
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia talks with Steve Mann and John Michael Colón about their supply chain theory of inflation was vindicated by history and then adopted by economist...
How the TERFs Ruined Cycling
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James and Mia talk about how transphobes have targeted sport as a way to advance their agenda and how they’ve managed to persuade cycling’s govern...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 96
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Border Kindness and Mutual Aid Along the Border
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Jacqueline Arellano and James Cordero from Border Kindness to discuss mutual aid along the border and the impact of policy changes ...
The ISIS Detainees in AANES and Why the International Community Won’t Help
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Meghan Bodette to discuss how the AANES has been left to deal with the thousands of ISIS fighters in its territory after the defeat...
The Chinese Economy Demystified: What is Belt and Road?
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia walks through the components of China's Belt and Road Intuitive, its origins in efforts to resuscitate a flailing Chinese economy, and what both l...
Inside The Longhouse: The Right Wing's Latest Meme
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Gare and James to talk about Bronze Age Pervert and a surprisingly influential new family of far right memes.See omnystudio.com/...
The Big Montgomery Alabama Boat Fight
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Prop talk about the big Montgomery dock brawl, and what the Internet has made of an averted racist beat down.See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 95
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Turkish Drone Strikes in North and East Syria
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James, Robert, and Shereen discuss the Turkish drone campaign against the SDF, stuffed toy drones, and why Erdogan keeps trying to kill some of the pe...
The State of the UPS Union Negotiations
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia is once again joined by Rose and Oliver, two rank and file UPS workers, to talk about the insufficiency of the proposed UPS contract, the No vote,...
How to Survive The Hottest Summer Ever (So Far)
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James, Margaret, and Gare discuss the incredibly hot temperatures impacting much of the world, and talk about ways to survive as global temperatures c...
Sudden Cardiac Arrests in Young Athletes
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James talks to @glenpyle about sudden cardiac arrests in young athletes, what science can tell us about them, and why they’ve become a hot topic for...
They Finally Indicted Trump For The Coup
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert, Mia, and James walk through the latest Trump indictment, what it says about the necessary components of a successful coup, and the last great ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 94
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Anti-Zionism and Ancestral Healing with Ami Weintraub, Part 2
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shereen is once again joined by author Ami Weintraub to talk about their work in ancestral healing, building a diasporist Jewish community, and their ...
Anti-Zionism and Ancestral Healing with Ami Weintraub, Part 1
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shereen is joined by author Ami Weintraub to discuss how Zionism evolved into a racist ideology, what it means to be an Anti-Zionist, and the importan...
Wagner Group in Africa
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James talks to Dermot Cosgrove about the human rights abuses committed by the Wagner group in Africa and why these weren’t reported until the group ...
Why Is Rent So High?
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia walks through some of the history and theory of landlords as a class and rent as a concept to explain why modern rents are so high. Donate to the ...
Sheep!
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Danl, Shereen, and Mia to talk about sheep and why they are one of the best farm animals. Donate to the Burgerville Worker's Union ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 93
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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American Child Labor, An Unceasing Horror
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia and Shereen talk about the history of attempts to end child labor in the US and how their failure produced the unfathomable atrocities children su...
DeSantis’ Fashwave Adventure, Part 3
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Garrison talks to Robert about a new Fashwave video shared by a DeSantis staffer and the campaign’s finance trouble.See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
A UPS Strike Deferred
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Midway into recording an episode about the potential largest American strike of the last 25 years, Mia and two UPS workers find out live on air that t...
Inside the WGA Strike
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with old friend and WGA writer Soren Bowie to talk about what Hollywood writers want and where their struggle against the studios sta...
The Desantis Campaign Death Spiral
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with James and Gare to talk about the nuts and bolts of Ron's disastrous campaign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 92
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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DeSantis' Fashwave Adventure, Part 2
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dark Brandon Rises, a satirical riff on Fashwave gains liberal prominence, accidentally damaging Fashwave's legibility in far-right circles. DeSantis'...
DeSantis’ Fashwave Adventure, Part 1
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gare talks with Robert and James about the history of the alt-right’s defacto online aesthetic, dubbed Fashwave, and how it led to the disastrous...
The Māori Fight for Liberation: Part 2 Ft. Andrew
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew concludes our look at the indigenous Māori struggle for land rights, and the aftermath of Polynesian social justice movements of the 20th cent...
The Māori Fight for Liberation: Part 1 Ft. Andrew
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew is joined by Garrison to talk about the indigenous Polynesian resistance to European assimilation in New Zealand, and more modern Māori strugg...
How To Buy A Supreme Court
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia and Garrison talk about how a Nazi paraphernalia collecting billionaire bought off the Court and how there's nothing to stop them.See omnystudio.c...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 91
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Conviviality Part 2 Ft. Andrew
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and Mia discuss how to bring anarchism into conviviality's often statist theorization and look at a few of the Convivialist ManifestosSee omnys...
Conviviality Part 1 Ft. Andrew
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and Mia discuss the radical potential of conviviality, its history, and work of theologian Ivan Illich on the subjectSee omnystudio.com/listene...
Dual Power Gathering Midwest
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia talks with Mira and Korrin, two organizers of the upcoming Dual Power Gathering Midwest, about what they learned from the previous event and what ...
The Deadly New Underwater Border Fence
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and James sit down with Marianna Wright (director of the Butterfly Center) and Jenn Budd (a former Border Patrol officer) to talk about the new...
Their Voice Is Fire: The Banlieues And The New Uprising in France
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Mia discuss the most recent round of uprisings in the French suburbs, the long colonial history behind them, and the people trying to make ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 90
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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The Attacks on Jenin & Media Bias
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shereen and James discuss recent IDF attacks on Jenin and why new resistance groups are appearing in Palestine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Technology and Surveillance on Migrants, with Austin Kocher and Jake Wiener, Pt 2
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James continues his interview with Austin and Jake, this time discussing ICE's Alternatives to Detention program, and the impacts this has on privacy ...
Technology and Surveillance on Migrants, with Austin Kocher and Jake Wiener, Pt 1
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Austin Kocher and Jake Wiener to discuss CBP ONE, the app which makes asylum inaccessible for thousands of people.See omnystudio.co...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 89
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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This Country is Cons All the Way Down Ft. FoldableHuman
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Evans and Dan Olson (FoldableHuman) talk about the overwhelming growth of cons and scams in daily life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
How to (Not) Unionize McDonalds
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia talks with Mira, a freelance journalist and union organizers, about McDonalds and what we can learn from an eventually failed union campaign there...
What To Put In Your IFAK
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James and Danl talk about what to put in a first aid kit, what not to rely on, and where to get stop the bleed training. We will share IFAK details an...
Bad Mayor Monday: Andre Dickens
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt from the Atlanta Community Press Collective talks to Gare about Andre Dickens’ political career from an affordable housing advocate to alleged ...
It Could Happen 89
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Remembering Year One of The Death of Roe Part 2
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of Mia's interview with Crystal about the one year anniversary of Dobbs, we track how the war against abortion has spread through the health...
Remembering Year One of The Death of Roe Part 1
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the run-up to the one year anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v Wade Mia speaks with abortion care worker and organizer Crystal ...
The UC Student Workers Facing Assault Charges for a Labour Protest
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James talks to Tom and Alex about the assault charges that more than 60 UC graduate students are facing after peacefully disrupting an alumni event in...
Indigenous Leadership on International Environmental Issues
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James talks to leaders from the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission about mining, salmon, and the importance of indigenous voices in ...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 88
17 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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The Theory and Practice of Mutual Aid
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Ruth Kinna to discuss lifeboats, Kropotkin, and how we can all take part in mutual aid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...
The AI Con
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert sits down with Garrison and James to talk about the hype surrounding AI, and how popular AI news stories are nearly all lies.See omnystudio.com...
The Chinese Economy Demystified: The State Owned Enterprise
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mia discusses the emerging expert consensus on the Chinese economy and how the actual structure and function of Chinese State Owned Enterprises confou...
Healthcare for Indigenous People with House of Pod
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special joint episode with @houseofpod. James and Kaveh talk to Molly Hallweaver Victor A Lopez-Carmen, MPH (@vlocarmen) about healthcare in the I...
Atlanta City Council Approves Cop City Funding
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gare is joined by Matt from the Atlanta Community Press Collective to discuss the vote to approve public funding for Cop City, and the recent police r...
It Could Happen Here Weekly 87
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Wildfire Smoke: A Self Defense Guide
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since our East Coast friends are choking on smoke, Robert and Margaret Killjoy put together a guide to protecting yourself and your community from wil...
The Wall and the Environment
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James is joined by Erick Meza to discuss the ecological and human damage done by the militarization of the US/ Mexico border.See omnystudio.com/listen...