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.
Episodes
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- The Age of Extremophiles
- Libya with Andrew
- Gaddafi with Andrew
- Zohran Mamdani's First 100 Days
- Executive Disorder: White House Correspondents Shooting, Voting Rights Act
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The gang discuss the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, confusion over who shot a Secret Service agent, the politics of the alleged shooter, and the conspiracy theories about the attack. Also, news of the Supreme Court's undermining of the Voting Rights Act, and a 2nd Circuit Court ruling against ICE mandatory detention.
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Garrison goes over what Mayor Mamdani has accomplished in his first 100 days, the challenges of adapting to power, and what his administration means for the future of working class politics.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGdfQ-kPTI
Andrew and James discuss Muammar Gaddafi and his claims of anti imperialism.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi
https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/
Libya: The History of Gaddafi's Pariah State By John Oakes
Qaddafi and the Libyan rev...
Andrew and James talk about the revolution and civil war in Libya, and discuss the campist approach to world affairs.
Sources:
Iran retaliation: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrqqd8lw2wo
Timeline of Libyan History: https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/History
Timeline of Libyan revolt: https://www.britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of...
After a shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Robert takes a look at the current political environment to explain why previously normal people keep taking extreme action with ever-growing frequency.
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Margaret reads you a 1963 science fiction story of class stratification, sports, and first contact.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Private Credit: It's 2008's All The Way Down
- Indigeneity with Andrew
- The First Anti-AI Firebombing
- UCSD and the Palestine Exception to Free Speech
- Executive Disorder: SPLC Indictment, Denaturalization, Iran
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The gang discuss fraud charges against the SPLC for paying neo-nazi informants, USCIS pursuing denaturalization, the Fed chair, Virginia redistricting, a defamation case over false reporting on the J6 bomber, and an update on Iran.
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-te...
James talks to a UCSD faculty member facing disciplinary proceedings for their participation in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment about UCSD’s history, the Palestine exception to free speech, and campus organizing.
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https://palestinelegal.org/the-palestine-exception
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Garrison and Robert talk about Daniel Moreno-Gama, the 20 year old charged with attempting to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. We discuss how he became an AI doomer, his belief that artificial superintelligence will wipe out humanity, and his Substack promoting IQ nationalism.
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Andrew is joined by Mia to discuss different conceptions of indigeneity and what they mean politically.
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Mia is once again joined by Molly to discuss a bank run on another type of shadow banks caused by subprime car loans!
Sources:
https://businessjournalism.org/2026/01/tricolor-investigation/
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-signals-30b-risk-020300965.html
James reads Margaret the first chapter of his new book
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- The Most Extreme Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of
- Rojava with Andrew
- Are Workers Lighting Warehouses on Fire?
- What Next for the People of Iran?
- Executive Disorder: Hungary Election, DoorDash Stunt, Sam Altman’s Home Attacked
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The gang discuss the electoral defeat of Viktor Orbán, violent abuse at Alligator Alcatraz, Tom Steyer’s plan to prosecute ICE agents and leadership, a ‘No Tax on Tips’ stunt at the White House, multiple attacks at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and an update the US war on Iran.
Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-high-school-shooting-gunman-dead/
James brings listeners up to date with the US and Israel’s bombing campaign in Iran and recent peace negotiations.
Sources:
https://fpa.org/netanyahus-speech-and-the-question-of-an-iran-deal/
https://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1996/shock-n-awe_ch5.html
Garrison investigates viral claims that a spree of warehouse fires across the country have been started by underpaid workers.
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Andrew is joined by James to discuss Rojava and the current situation in Syria.
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Mia talks with David Forbes, editor and journalist with the Trans News Network, about her work covering the Catholic Church’s draconian trans healthcare ban and how Catholic hospitals spread across the healthcare system.
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