It Could Happen Here
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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.
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Apr 16, 2024 • 47min
Israel Bombing Aid Workers and World Central Kitchen in Gaza
James and Shereen are joined by humanitarian advocate Charles McBryde to discuss Israel’s bombing of a World Central Kitchen aid convoy. Mondoweiss article: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/04/i-resigned-from-the-world-central-kitchen-because-it-refused-to-tell-the-truth-about-the-israeli-genocide-in-gaza/?utm_content=buffer27b39&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer Misson Kharkiv missionkharkiv.com Charles McBryde instagram.com/charlesmcbrydecharlesmcbryde.substack.comcharlesmcbryde.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 14, 2024 • 35min
CZM Book Club: "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke
Margaret reads Gare a classic sci-fi tale about the divine possibility of computers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 13, 2024 • 2h 45min
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The podcast discusses Trump's education proposals, homeschooling benefits, immigration policies, birthright citizenship, and pharmaceutical practices. It delves into Trump's reform agenda, challenges to birthright citizenship, and the implications of federal funding restrictions on medical procedures. Other topics include border policies, military intervention against cartels, and white nationalism's impact on immigration policies.
Apr 12, 2024 • 34min
Agenda 47: Trump's Plan To Invade Mexico
Robert Evans walks you through the history of Donald Trump's ambition to fire missiles into Mexico and maybe invade, in a doomed attempt to stop fentanyl trafficking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 10, 2024 • 28min
Agenda 47: Trump's Plan For Trans Kids
Exploring Trump's plan to ban gender affirming care for trans kids, affect healthcare access, and force teachers to teach sexism. Discusses impact on transgender rights, legislation targeting puberty blockers, disparities in healthcare access, celebrating diversity in Latin community, and threats to transgender rights and healthcare. Analysis of Trump's approach towards teachers unions and gender affirming care.
Apr 9, 2024 • 39min
Agenda 47: Trump's Border and Immigration Plan
James and Gare discuss Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship and reinstate title 42, along with his other cruel and probably illegal plans for the border.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 8, 2024 • 42min
Agenda 47: Trump's Plan for Education
Exploring Trump's unconventional education proposals including the American Academy for free education, reforms targeting college accreditation, free speech protection, reduction of administrative costs, and support for homeschooling. Analysis raises concerns about parental control, conservative standards, and potential risks in conservative homeschooling circles.
Apr 7, 2024 • 36min
CZM Book Club: "Transmutation" by Katherine Sparrow
Author Katherine Sparrow shares a captivating story of love, transformation, and intrigue between a magician and alchemist. Discover the complexities of their relationship through struggles, illusions, and a disturbing act, all wrapped in genre fiction narrative.
Apr 6, 2024 • 2h 33min
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Exploring the historical origins of April Fool's Day, reflections on childhood memories and Syrian history, the evolution of this prank-filled holiday, union reform in National Nurses United, controversies in sexual research, political waters in Bloomington, caution against political cults, legal battles on abortion regulation, and criminalizing homelessness amidst limited shelter availability.
Apr 5, 2024 • 28min
The Supreme Court Will Not Save You
The podcast delves into upcoming Supreme Court disasters, critiquing its role in racial profiling and exploring the manipulation of the court system by the right. It also discusses legal battles around deportation laws, healthcare impact of abortion legislation, challenges to labor rights, and criminalization of homelessness.
