It Could Happen Here

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #9

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Verify your signal number! The gang talks about anti-genocide protesters being hunted by ICE, an update on the rendition of Venezuelan immigrants, and...

Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and Gare discuss the social and political role of gamers and why people like Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried spend so much effort portraying thems...

Should You Flee the United States?

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert, James, and Gare discuss the question of fleeing the country, various demographics under threat, and the politics of escape.See omnystudio.com/...

Miniature Ethnic Cleansing: Encampment Sweeps in Oakland

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia talks with Emma and Sathya, who do advocacy and support work for unhoused people, about Oakland's brutal regime of encampment sweeps.See omnystudi...

Rendition to El Salvador: How the Trump Administration Is Sending Asylum Seekers to Labor Camps

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James and Gare discuss the rendition of 238 Venezuelan migrants to a prison labor camp in El Salvador.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

CZM Book Club: The Barrow Will Send What it May, Chapter Three

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads Robert Evans the second book in her Danielle Cain series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 174

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Understanding Rojava’s Tishrin Dam Resistance Anar...

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #8

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The gang discuss the rendition of Venezuelan migrants, attacks on trans people in the military, more arrests of graduate students, and the bird flu. S...

Behind the Tesla Attacks

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Protests and vandalism against Tesla spread around the world as Tesla’s stock value continues to plummet. Garrison breaks down what’s happ...

Chuck Schumer and the Collaborators

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and James discuss how Chuck Schumer and the Democratic collaborators handed Trump extraordinary power by passing a devastating continuing&nbs...

Anarchism In Uruguay feat. Andrew, Pt. 1 

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew is joined by James to talk about the history of anarchism in Uruguay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Understanding Rojava’s Tishrin Dam Resistance

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an episode recorded before the agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF, James talks with Jenni Keasden (@jkeasden) about the situation ...

CZM Book Club: The Barrow Will Send What it May, Chapter Two

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads Robert Evans the second book in her Danielle Cain seriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 173

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  How the State Created Elon Musk Candace Owens' Hollywood...

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #7

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Unhinged Tariff news! Deportation and detention updates! The gang discusses this and much more and also has a musical guest. Sources: https://www.nbcn...

Nate Silver: The Smoothest Brain On The Internet

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert, James, and Gare discuss Nate Silver’s theory that tweets are proof that Elon Musk is a ‘spiky’ genius.See omnystudio.com/lis...

Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest and What Comes Next

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gare, James, and Robert discuss the ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and what it means for Permanent Residents and freedom of speech. Sources: https://apn...

Candace Owens' Hollywood Tabloid Pivot feat. Bridget Todd

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bridget Todd talks with Gare about how disgraced Daily Wire podcaster Candace Owens is using a celebrity scandal to rebrand her conservative politics ...

How the State Created Elon Musk

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and James discuss how the neoliberal state created the markets that made Elon Musk the richest man alive and how the structure of global capitalis...

CZM Book Club: The Barrow Will Send What it May: Chapter One

09 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads Robert the second novella of the Danielle Cain series, Preorder the third book in the series, including all three audiobooks, on Kickst...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 172

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  The Future of Peacekeeping In Africa The Last Trial of t...

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #6

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

War on three fronts! The gang talks about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's public humiliation ritual, military deployment at the southern border, and Trump's fli...

King Trump Yells at Congress

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison, James, and producer Sophie discuss Trump’s first joint congressional speech declaring WOKE dead, and the lackluster response from Demo...

The USA's Impending Telemedicine Cliff

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James is joined by Venktesh Ramnath and Kaveh Hoda to discuss the potential for an end to Medicare funding for Telemedicine and challenges for healthc...

The Last Trial of the Fight Against Mountain Valley Pipeline

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reports from her time at the trial of 12 environmentalists in Virginia who fought against a fracked gas pipeline through Appalachia.See omnys...

The Future of Peacekeeping In Africa

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James talks to Kevin McDonald about the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the history and future of peacekeeping there. Buy Kevin's book:&nb...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Peace Department

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret from the future reports on the dinosaur creche in Finland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  The President of Argentina's Meme Coin Scandal How Trump...

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #5

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The gang talks about Germany's election, USAID, the new podcast driven FBI, and how gay the Navy may or may not be. Sources: https://www.whitehouse.go...

Democratic Insiders Are Sharing A Warning About Curtis Yarvin, Elon Musk & Neoreactionaries

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert walks the audience through a document being shared by DNC employees and think tank workers about the threat Curtis Yarvin and Elon Musk pose to...

Textbooks and Holy Books feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

American school children receive two distinct versions of United States history depending on what state they live in: one version of the American past...

How Trump is Changing Trans Healthcare

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two healthcare providers at federally qualified healthcare centers join James and Gare to discuss how providers can organize to take care of their tra...

The President of Argentina's Meme Coin Scandal

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and crypto journalist Molly White take a vacation from the horror of American politics to discuss Argentina's president Javier Milei promoting a p...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Last Report from Mx. Murder

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret from the future relays the last message from Mx. Bunny Face Murder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Coffee Unions Spread to Peet's Defining Anarchism feat. ...

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #4

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The gang get together to discuss White House plans to make Donald Trump king, house migrants in a prison James visited in Panama, and Make America Hea...

Mutuality feat. Andrew

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew and Mia discuss how an anarchist society functions, how people can relate to each other, and how our current society conspires to keep us from ...

Defining Anarchism feat. Andrew

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew and Mia discuss what anarchism actually is as an ethic and a practice. Links:https://davidgraeber.org/interviews/david-graeber-on-acting-like-a...

Coffee Unions Spread to Peet's

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia talks with Dino and Cole, two organizers with the Peet's Labor Union, about their ongoing campaign and how the rise of delivery services has incre...

CZM Rewind: Printing the Revolution

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A chance to listen to the first scripted series on Myanmar again and hear the stories of how people there stayed in the streets and refused to accept ...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: After the Battle

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret from the future tells you about Mx. Bunny Face Murder's childhood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

15 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Why Trump Wants to Conquer Canada How the Federal Govern...

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #3

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The gang discuss Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine, sanctions on the ICC, U.S. Treasury bonds and the ongoing war on wokeness. Sources: https://www...

What's Happening To Gaza Under Trump: An Update with Dana El-Kurd

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert sits down with Dana El-Kurd to discuss President Trump's surprise announcement that the U.S. plans to annex Gaza and force all Palestinians out...

Constitutional Law Professor Reacts

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison asks USC law professor Derek Black about attacks on the Department of Education and the dangers of expanding executive power.See omnystudio.c...

How the Federal Government Fell

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk is trying to become the CEO of America. How did we get here? Garrison unravels a timeline of catastrophe.  https://shatterzone.substack...

Why Trump Wants to Conquer Canada

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and James discuss Trump's imperialist drive to take Canada, the Panama Canal, Gaza and Greenland and how it differs from previous versions of free...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: Massacred by Demon Ents

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret from the future relays a fateful battle in the forests of Catalonia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 168

08 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  The Internationalists Fighting Fascism in Burma (Maybe D...

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #2

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The gang discuss Elon Musk's cyber coup of the federal government, trade wars with Mexico and Canada over immigration, and we follow up on Trump's ord...

Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James is joined by Nevdon Jamgochian to discuss the use of COP 29 to greenwash Azerbaijan’s attempts at the removal of Armenian people from thei...

How Trump is Killing Science (And You)

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia talks with doctors Arghavan Salles and Kaveh Hoda about how Trump's illegal disruptions of federal funding is putting everything from vaccine deve...

(Maybe Don't) Read Siege

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly talks to Spencer Sunshine about his book, Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege...

The Internationalists Fighting Fascism in Burma

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James talks to Azad about the Anti-fascist Internationalist Front in Myanmar, Myanmar - Rojava solidarity, and the revolution in Chinland.See omnystud...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Dreadnaught Funeral

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret from the future continues her reporting from the front in Catalonia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 167

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office Nut Cou...

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #1

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this new weekly series, the gang get together to speed run the first two weeks of Trump’s second term, his deluge of executive orders, and wh...

How Unions Can Protect Trans Rights

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and Gare talk with Starbucks Workers United about their fight to secure gender affirming healthcare through unionizing and how you can too.  ...

They're Trying to Put Women Into Men's Prisons

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret talks with former prisoner Eric King about conditions for trans people in prison, what the new policies can mean, and how you can help advoca...

Nut Country Revisited feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since before the fall of the Alamo, Texas has served as an incubator for unhinged conspiracy theories about the motives behind the Texas Revolution, f...

The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia talks with Bad Mouth, a letter carrier and organizer, and Tommy Espinoza, a former union steward, about the new awful Post Office union contract a...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Battle of Ogre Hill

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret from the future describes the terrifying battle of ogre hill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 166

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  The Lost Post Office Union Episode The Age of Cowards an...

About That Nazi Salute

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia discusses Elon Musk's Nazi salute, why everything feels like this, and how to get out. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-politics...

A Firsthand Account of the Inauguration & Trump's First Days

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert and Gare sit down with D.C. resident, Bridget Todd to discuss her experiences at the inauguration, the return of the Proud Boys, and what it al...

How to Evacuate Your Home

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James is joined by Margaret Killjoy to talk about evacuating from wildfires and what to put in your go bag.  You can hear Margaret and James talk...

The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The fascists have won. Where do we go from here, and how can we turn the tide? Robert reads an essay on just that, and Emily Gorcenski debuts a poem a...

The Lost Post Office Union Episode

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Somehow this episode vanished into the ether, so enjoy early 2024 Mia and now former letter carrier and union steward Tommy Espinoza discussing the st...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: In Bed With the Dreadnaughts

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret from the future reads a report from behind the Iron Curtain in fascist-occupied Spain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 165

18 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Mutual Aid & the LA Fires CES 2025: AI Toys Are Comi...

The Years of Lead Paint (Or Why There Will Be More Tesla Car Bombs)

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia talks with writer and organizer Vicky Osterweil about the Tesla car bombing, the current state of fascism, and how to defeat ithttps://www.cawshin...

CES 2025: The Best And Worst Tech Products Coming Soon

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert and Gare sit down with a panel of traumatized experts to sum up the years first and greatest trade show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

From Anti-Satanic Crusaders to Congresswoman: Tracing an Anti-Trans Harassment Campaign

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mia talks with LA trans artist Precious Child about how she was the target of a series of anti-trans harassment campaigns against her art culminating ...

CES 2025: AI Toys Are Coming For Your Kids

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert and Garrison round up all the horrifying childcare products with AI jammed in them from CES 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Mutual Aid & the LA Fires

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James talks to Andreina from Ktownforall about the devastating fires in Los Angeles and how mutual aid groups are mobilizing to help the community. ht...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: A Bestiary of Beasts

12 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret from the future talks about all of the terrible creatures that fascists have invented to attack internationalist forces.See omnystudio.com/li...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 164

11 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Q&A 2025 2025 Predictions CES 2025: Listen to AI E...

CES 2025: Robert and Gare Meet The Literal Devil

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we explore a variety of robots and AI enabled products and meet a soulless monster from the very pit of hell itself.See omnystudio.com...

The AI 'Ick': What Big Tech Is Bringing for 2025

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert and Garrison wade through the insane fever dreams of a thousand madmen to bring you the future of consumer electronics.See omnystudio.com/liste...

CES 2025: Listen to AI Executives Laughing At People Losing Their Jobs

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert and Garrison are joined by Ed Zitron and Ed Ongweso Jr. to discuss the future of AI entertainment at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas...

2025 Predictions

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Gang sits down to lay out our predictions for 2025 and analyze how right or wrong we were about last year's predictions.See omnystudio.com/listene...

Q&A 2025

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You asked questions, we answer them!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: How to Survive (the Dino Wars)

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret and Mia discuss the headlines here at the start of the year 2055 during world war 3.5.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

04 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Government Small Enough to Fit in Your Bedroom feat. Steve...

Anarchism in Central America feat. Andrew

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew talks with Gare about the spread of anarchist and labor movements in the smaller states of Central America and the Caribbean including Costa Ri...

Anarchism in Gran Columbia feat. Andrew

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew talks with Gare about the history of anarchist theory and praxis in modern day Ecuador, Columbia, Panama, and Venezuela.  Sources: Cappell...

CZM Rewind: You Already Know How to Organize

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You already know how to organize, you just don't realize it. Mia and James discuss the skills and knowledge you already have from things as basic as h...

CZM Rewind: Police Drones and You

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Drone policing is on the rise. Garrison investigates a aerial surveillance program in southern California and upsets the police chief of Chula Vista. ...

Government Small Enough to Fit in Your Bedroom feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that had protected women’s bodily autonomy for a half-century, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Al...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 162

28 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  What It's Like to Be a Peacekeeper CZM Rewind: The Marsh...

Who Killed Live Music? feat. Prop

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Of the many things we will leave in 2024, one that really hurts is the music festival. 50% of music festivals across the world were cancelled. Today P...

CZM Rewind: Stalkerware ft. maia arson crimew

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert and Mia talk with famed No Fly List hacker maia arson crimew about the shady industry of stalkerware, spy software that allows people to spy on...

CZM Rewind: The Cum Conspiracy Episode

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From milking machines to testicle tanning, the gang tells four stories of semen based conspiracy theories and quack science spreading across the onlin...

CZM Rewind: The Marshall Islands Part One: For the Good of Humanity and to End All Wars

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James begins a 4 part series looking at the history and future of the low lying atoll nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This episode loo...

What It's Like to Be a Peacekeeper

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James talks to Kevin McDonald, in an interview recorded before the ceasefire, about his experience as a peacekeeper with the Irish Defence Forces with...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: General Lichterman

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret interviews the one and only General Lichterman about her decades as a revolutionary icon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 161

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Anarchism in Paraguay feat. Andrew What’s Happenin...

Collective Media in the Second Trump Era

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia chats with Shuli Branson, carla joy bergman, and Vicky Osterweil of the Collective of Anarchist Writers (CAW) about their new project, media betwe...

Who Is Running South Korea?

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia traces the chaotic aftermath of the coup attempt in South Korea and the period before Yoon's impeachment where nobody knew who was running the cou...

The Madison, Wisconsin School Shooter Was A Columbine Copycat: Here's What That Means

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison Davis does a deep dive into the dark online world of America's latest school shooter and unravels why right-wing influencers keep trying to p...