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
The gang discuss the hantavirus, a 72 billion dollar reconciliation package for ICE and Border Patrol, elections in Ohio,and court rulings on mail order abortion pills.
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https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051761247779979301?s=20
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-city-denver-unconstitutional-weapons-bans
https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/sacred-site-located-in-cabeza-prieta-national-wildlife-refug...
Mia discusses the dire economic effects of the blockade across Asia and why the ripples haven’t reached the markets.
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https://thelensnola.org/2026/04/01/how-the-iran-war-is-disrupting-the-worlds-medicine-supplies/
Dana El Kurd speaks to Justin Salhani, writer and journalist based in Beirut and non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Dana and Justin discuss conditions for journalists in Lebanon at the moment, the widening range of targets, and what people expect from the ceasefire currently in place.
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Mick, Molly, and James conclude their discussion on the death of Quentin Duranque and discuss some fascinating new types of fascist.
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Mick, James, and Molly discuss Quentin Deranque, a French Nazi, and how it has been embraced by far right groups.
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Margaret discusses your reactions to Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and "The Day Before the Revolution" with Hazel Acacia and Steven Monacelli
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- 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.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGdfQ-kPTI
Andrew and James discuss Muammar Gaddafi and his claims of anti imperialism.
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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.
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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!
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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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