It Could Happen Here
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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Margaret reads you a story about climate refugees, ancestors, and giant spider robots that weave webs of glass
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- Prairieland and Antifa Terrorism
- The Scariest Court in America feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
- Israel’s Attack on Lebanon
- Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse
- Executive Disorder: ICE at Airports, New DHS Secretary, Iran Negotiations
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The gang discuss Trump’s deployment of ICE to more than a dozen airports, OpenAI shutting down its AI generated video app, continuing negotiations with Iran to end the war, and DHS Sec Mullin’s comments during confirmation hearings.
Sources:
https://x.com/Holden_Culotta/status/2034419794099777620?s=20
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:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/shadow-banking-is-now-a-52-trillion-industry-and-posing-risks.html
Dana El Kurd speaks to Elia Ayoub, UK-based Lebanese-Palestinian historian, anti-authoritarian writer, and host of The Fire These Times. They talk about Israel’s attacks on Lebanon in recent weeks, what this means for the Lebanese people, the impact on Hezbollah, and broader implications for the world.
Sources:
Lebanese news source Megaphone news – https://megaphone.news
Elia at +972mag - https://www.972mag...
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 an ally of the Civil Rights Movement that knocked down Jim Crow laws across the Deep South. But because of a string of appointments by conservative presidents starting with Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, it has transformed into one of the country’s most reactionary judicial bodies...
Garrison and Robert discuss a trial stemming from a protest and shooting outside an ICE facility in Prairieland Texas, how the government secured convictions, and the possible precedent this case sets.
Sources:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf
Margaret reads you a story about mushrooms, trash, and coming to terms with an imperfect utopia
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- Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz
- Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics
- Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism
- The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire
- Executive Disorder: Bovino Calls It Quits, Prairieland Trial, War on Iran Continues
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The gang discuss Polymarket gamblers harassing journalists to alter news coverage, the antifa terrorism case in Texas, threats to oil and gas infrastructure, 2,500 Marines being sent to the Middle East, and the resignation of Joe Kent.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-vows-no-m...
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 Arabia.
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Mia talks with Shanley from the anti-tech fascism resource vcinfodocs about the venture capital firms backing everything from cryptocurrency to drone manufacturers.
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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 tactics more generally.
(Please note this episode was recorded prior to the 2026 Iran War)
Sources:
Moral Matters in Hard Times - https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/moral-matters-in-hard-times.pdf
October 2025 poll of Palestinians - https://www.pcpsr.or...
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/uploads/MN-2-011-39.pdf
https://en.mercopress.com/2009/04/26/cruise-ship-melody-fended-off-a-pirate-attack
Margaret reads you a story about the magic embeded into the mundane
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- UFOs, Spies, and Pizzagate: The Clinton Epstein Deposition
- Is the Economy About to Explode?
- Outlaw: Criminalization of ICE Watch in Minneapolis
- The Fake Crisis Behind Trump's Tariffs
- Executive Disorder: War on Iran, Kristi Noem, Sea Mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Proton Mail
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The gang discuss the totally real “Shield of the Americas,” an attempted bombing in NYC, fluctuating oil prices, Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, and Trump marking Cuba as the next target of US intervention.
Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737562/justice-department-missing-eps...
As Trump fakes a balance of payments crisis to implement more tariffs, Mia faces her demons to explain what any of that means.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/senate-democrats-bill-small-businesses-trump-tariffs
In Outlaw Podcast's first feature on ICHH, Olive talks with people detained and prosecuted for responding to ICE in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. Clem and Ray describe being dragged from their car and taken into ICE detention, and Isavela Lopez and Lucy talk about catching charges and navigating ongoing cases. These conversations offer concrete insight into how federal agencies are responding to anti-ICE activity in the...
Mia discusses how the US attacking Iran broke the world economy and it's horrifying human impact.
Sources:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/south-korea-stocks-kospi.html
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/persian-gulf-oil-squeeze-d9a39190
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
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