It Could Happen Here

What’s Happening In Rojava

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James talks to Dani Ellis about Turkish aggression in North and East Syria and we hear from Têkoşîna Anarşîst from their position ...

Anarchism in Paraguay feat. Andrew

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew talks with Gare about the history of anarchism and trade unions in Paraguay from the late 1800s through the 20th century.See omnystudio.com/lis...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Live From DinoCon 4 in Helsinki

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret and Jamie report back from DinoCon in the year 2054.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 160

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick What Next for Syria? Luig...

You Already Know How to Organize

13 Dec 2024

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...

The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia looks at both what caused the inflation that defined the Biden administration and how the reactions to it were driven by an American moral economy...

Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert traces the online history of alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione and arrives at a simple conclusion for why he did what he did. James' Links for...

What Next for Syria?

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James and Robert discuss the downfall of the Assad regime, the future for Syria, and what we can all learn from Syria. Sources: Defendrojava.org https...

Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison and Robert discuss Patel’s plans for the FBI and his storied career of grifting.  Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/...

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2054: Reports From the Dino War: The War in Review

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret comes back from the future with a podcast episode from the year 2054.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 159

07 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Occupied America and the Primal Father How the Mapuche Fough...

The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia talks with Kate Bertash, the executive director of the Digital Defense Fund, and Crystal, a reproductive health worker, about which of the myriad ...

The South Korean People Defeat the World's Worst Coup

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and Gare discuss why South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's recent half-baked coup attempt failed in less than 4 hours and how South Koreans defea...

What's Happening in Syria

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James speaks to Wladimir van Wilgenburg about recent changes in the Syrian Civil war, what this means for the democratic project in North East Syria a...

How the Mapuche Fought Colonization feat. Andrew

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew and Garrison talk about anti-colonial resistance in modern day Argentina and Chile, and how it reflects current anti-colonial struggles.See omn...

Occupied America and the Primal Father

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison and Robert discuss the fascist rhetoric of the 2024 Trump campaign. Sources: https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/theod...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 158

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  CZM Rewind: An Update on Border Patrol Outdoor Detention CZM...

CZM Rewind: Whipping Girl, The Book That Changed Everything ft. Dr. Julia Serano

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and Gare talk with Dr. Julia Serano, the author of Whipping Girl, about the forthcoming 3rd edition of the book and its wide ranging impact on how...

CZM Rewind: Irregular Naval Warfare And You (Ukraine and Myanmar Edition)

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert and James cover Ukraine's defeat of the Russian Black Sea Fleet using irregular warfare, and James looks over how Myanmar's rebels have stymied...

CZM Rewind: Wild Faith: A Conversation with Talia Lavin

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Conger sits down with Talia Lavin to talk about her new book, Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America. Pre-order Wild Faith n...

CZM Rewind: Agenda 47: Trump's Plan for Education

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison and James start by discussing Trump’s promise to empower parents and fight the communists ruining American schools. Original Air Date: 4.8....

CZM Rewind: An Update on Border Patrol Outdoor Detention

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James talks to John and Heval about the changing situation at the border in San Diego county, new outdoor detention sites, and how you can organize to...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 157

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities Anatomy of the Great Replac...

Safe Gun Ownership

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James and Robert are joined by Karl Kasarda of InRangeTV to discuss a sensible approach to gun ownership after the election. Resources: inrange.tv htt...

Delete Your Account?

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Online harassment is as bad as it’s ever been. And the election results have a lot of people worried about their privacy & safety. Before you ma...

The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr.

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and Gare discuss the incalculable damage RFK Jr. will do if allowed to head the Department of Health and Human Services, home of the CDC, NIH, an...

Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Around the world, racist influencers have instigated a panic over shadowy global elites who have supposedly conspired to flood white-majority countrie...

Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison, Sophie, and James discuss Trump’s new cabinet appointees and potential members of the White House administration. Sources: https://meidasn...

CZM Book Club: The Free Orcs of Cascadia by Margaret Killjoy

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a Book Club Rerun! Margaret Killjoy reads her short story, The Free Orcs of Cascadia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 156

16 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Life for Trans People Under Trump What Happens to Gaza Under ...

Why Did Non-White People Vote For Trump?

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prop is joined by Mia to discuss the rightward trend of a few groups of non-white voters. Sources: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-11-10/el...

Trump's Foreign Policy

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James and Mia discuss what we know so far about foreign policy under the second Trump administration. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/c...

How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact You

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and Gare discuss the effects of Trump's proposed tariffs and why they're probably going to be worse than economists are projecting. Book Link: ht...

What Happens to Gaza Under Trump

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert sits down and walks through the reactions to Trump's victory among Gazans, and the different possibilities for what comes next. Sources: Palest...

Life For Trans People Under Trump

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gare and Mia discuss Trump's policies targeting trans rights, and how we can prepare to mitigate harm. Sources:https://diyhrt.wiki/https://www.glad.or...

CZM Book Club: Nazis Don't Go To Valhalla

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Book Club Rerun from the ol' ICHH archive - now with Book Club wrapping! Margaret Killjoy joins us to read a special spooky week ghost story about the...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 155

09 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs Remember, Remember, the (Othe...

Trump's Deportation Plans

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James, Robert, and Sophie discuss what we know about the incoming Trump administration's plans to deport undocumented people and how likely we are to ...

Still Don't Panic: An Election Response

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Cool Zone crew sit down to discuss where we go from here and how we can prepare for Trump’s second administration between now and January.See om...

An Election Episode feat. Robert

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert discusses what's likely to happen, unlikely to happen, and likely to happen in unlikely ways this election season.See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and James take a break from America to discuss the history of Guy Fawkes Day, the heroes of the German Peasants War, and the future of trans cinem...

Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert sits down with Cloee Cooper of Political Research Associates to talk about her new podcast, The Insurgents, which looks into the movement of "c...

CZM Book Club: A Bunch of Stories About Russian Witches

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads you folklore about witches in Russia, because she likes witches and it's still sort of Halloween.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

The Darién Gap: Where Dreams Die

02 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this series, James describes his journey into the Darién Gap, one of the most remote and dangerous migration routes on earth. We hear from migrant...

What Can You Do? Mutual Aid Along the Migrant Journey

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James' final episode looks at the people helping migrants once they leave the Darién Gap, and how you can help. Donation links for groups featured in...

As If We Had Been Imprisoned: The Migrant Reception Center

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the fourth installment of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks to migrants at Lajas Blancas reception center north of the Darién, who can of...

They Don’t Care About Us: What Migrants Leave Behind

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In part three of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks about what drives Venezuelan and African migrants to make the journey through the Darién ...

We Are All Brothers: How the Emberá Community of Bajo Chiquito Welcomes Migrants in the Darién Gap

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the second part of his series on the Darién Gap, James looks at the impacts of migration on the indigenous Panamanian Emberá community. Sources: ...

The Green Hell: Migration Through the Darién Gap

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of 5 episodes, James describes his journey to the Darién gap in Southern Panama, and the journeys that thousands of migrants take each w...

CZM Book Club: "The Vampire Maid" by Hume Nisbet

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads you a story in which vampires serve as a metaphor for yet another thing, because vampires are cool.See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

It Could Happen Here Weekly 153

26 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episod...

Charlie Kirk vs College Students

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison dissociates at a Charlie Kirk x Vivek Ramaswamy rally and wonders if it's even worth it anymore. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/...

Economists Win Worst Nobel Prize Yet, Asked to Please Stop

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and James discuss Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson's recent fake economics Nobel won for being to first economists to discover ...

How Trump Rigged an FBI Investigation for Brett Kavanaugh

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia, Sophie and Robert relive the horror of the Kavanaugh hearings and discover how Trump made the FBI conduct a fake "investigation" to clear him. So...

An Alex Jones Update (featuring Knowledge Fight)

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert sits down with Dan and Jordan, the world's top Alex Jones experts, to discuss his bankruptcy and the collapse and possible rebirth of Infowars....

CZM Book Club: "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads you the story she figures probably inspired Predator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 152

19 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episod...

Anarchism in Argentina Part 2 ft. Andrew

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew and Mia stride boldly into the future as time and anarchism in Argentina march forth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anarchism In Argentina, Pt. 1 feat. Andrew

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew and Mia discuss the origins of anarchism in Argentina and its first uprisings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel's History with UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James and Mia discuss the history of UNIFIL, and the role it plays today as Israel keeps threatening UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.Sources: https://unifi...

The 2028 General Strike and Climate Change

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia talks with Rosewater, an organizer with the Sunrise Movement, about how the UAW's plan for a 2028 general strike has changed ecological organizi...

Hurricane Conspiracy Theories

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do Democrats control the weather? Will FEMA raid your home? Garrison and Mia discuss why the misinformation ecosystem is getting worse and how fact-ch...

CZM Book Club: "Luella Miller" by Mary Wilkins Freeman

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads you a spooky vampire story that's quite a bit different.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 151

12 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episod...

Israel Invades Lebanon & Other Horrors

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and Gare discuss a new Israeli push into northern Gaza and their expanding war on Lebanon. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vp7dg3ml1...

A Future Without Coffee feat. Prop

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Turns out climate change is also coming for our coffee! Guest host Prop from Hood Politics with Prop walks us through the coffee supply chain and how ...

DHS' Child Border Agents & Civilian Paramilitaries

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and James talk about ICE's program to train civilians into paramilitaries and the Border Patrol's training camp for children. Sources: https://doc...

The Things That Helped People In Western North Carolina

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James and Margaret discuss her trip to Western North Carolina, the things people had prepared that helped, the things that didn't help, and how you ca...

Bad Mayor Monday: The Eric Adams Indictment Special

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia, Gare and James are joined by the Outspoken slate's Joey Patt to read the indictment of Eric Adams and discover how his cartoon bribery schemes fe...

CZM Book Club: "Svend and His Brethren" by William Morris, Part Two

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 150

05 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episod...

James' Trip To The Darién Gap

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James talks to Mia about a reporting trip to the Emberá community of Bajo Chiquito in the Darién Gap, and his experience interviewing migrants makin...

Vance & Walz Become Friends During Debate

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert, Sophie, and Garrison discuss the vice presidential debate between Minnesota governor Tim Walz and Ohio senator JD Vance.See omnystudio.com/lis...

Disaster Relief, Survival & Hurricane Helene

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy for a dispatch from Asheville in the wake of a disaster, and then talks to James Stout about disaster survival ...

What’s the Matter With Boeing, Pt. 2: The Plane That’s Trying to Murders You

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As the shareholder revolution takeover continues, Boeing builds a plan that tries to crash itself and fixes it with software that also tries to crash ...

What’s the Matter With Boeing, Pt. 1: Shareholders Don't Build Airplanes

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Boeing workers strike and airplanes are grounded for new and terrifying reasons, Mia looks back at how the shareholder revolution crushed Boeing's ...

CZM Book Club: "Svend and His Brethren" by William Morris, Part One

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 149

28 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episod...

Wild Faith: A Conversation with Talia Lavin

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Conger sits down with Talia Lavin to talk about her new book, Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America. Pre-order Wild Faith n...

Gig Economy Terror: What Israel's Pager Bomb Attack Means for You

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert sits down with Mia and Gare to discuss the recent Mossad attack on Hezbollah using pagers and radios impregnated with explosives. It turns out ...

Anarchism In Brazil, Pt. 2 feat. Andrew

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew continues his conversation with Garrison about the development of Brazilian Anarchism during repression and fascist violence in the 20th centur...

Anarchism In Brazil, Pt. 1 feat. Andrew

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew talk with Garrison about the history of Brazilian Anarchism in the late 19th and early 20th century.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

How Bread Bloc Feeds Unhoused People In San Diego

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James sits down with two members of Bread Bloc to talk about mutual aid, how to set up your own mutual aid project, and the increasingly hostile envir...

CZM Book Club: "The Story of the Unknown Church" by William Morris

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads you a story about decoration. Really.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 148

21 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episod...

The Current State of Meme Politics

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison and Robert discuss how memes are being used in the 2024 election, from couch sex to racist bomb threats.  Sources:https://www.rollingstone.c...

An Update On The Revolution in Myanmar

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James talks to Billy Ford of the USIP about the developments in the conflict in Myanmar, the recent and disastrous flooding, the situation in Rakhine ...

The Heritage Foundation's Anti-Trans Booklets

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Garrison is joined by Mia and James to read from their collection of Heritage Foundation 'Gender Ideology' pamphlets obtained at the RNC.https://www.l...

Why Conservatives Hate Ukraine feat. Rudy Giuliani

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert discusses how the Republican Party came to see Ukraine as an enemy, and plays an argument he had with Rudy Giuliani at the 2024 RNC. Sources: ...

The UAW Staff Purge

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia talks with Alex Chan, an organizer for the UAW, about the union's attempts to break her staff union and how it hurts both UAW organizers and the w...

CZM Book Club: "The Sapling Cage" by Margaret Killjoy

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Audiobook narrator Jackie Meloche reads Margaret the first chapter of her own upcomin book!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 147

14 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. How to Stop the Far Right in Three Easy Steps What’s The Matter...

What Happens When Temperatures Soar at the Border?

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James talks to Josef from Borderlands Relief Collective about a day of dropping water in triple digit temperatures at the border, and how you can help...

Harris V. Trump: The Thriller in Wherever They Filmed This Debate

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert, Garrison, and Sophie react to the first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/goldman-sachs...

Inside the Russian Government's Big YouTube Scam

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert, James, and Gare discuss Russia's secret payment to Tenet Media and conservative content creators as a part covert operations to influence US p...

What’s The Matter With Texas? feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Monacelli, a journalist in Texas focused on politics and extremism, and Dr. Michael Phillips, a historian of racism and eugenics in Texas, team...

How to Stop the Far Right in Three Easy Steps

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mia and Robert discuss an unlikely electoral program to defeat the far right: an MLM crackdown, supplement regulations, and legalizing direct car sale...

CZM Book Club: "2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret reads you a classic sci-fi critique of eugenics by a master of satire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 146

07 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. How DSA Politicians & the City of LA Betrayed a Tenant Moveme...

What Happens When A US Volunteer Is Shot by the IDF?

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James and Shereen talk with Amado, a volunteer with Faz3a who was shot in the leg by the IDF. We discuss the lack of a US government response, and how...