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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Mia talks with organizer Elly Belle about ICE’s kidnapping of Albeiro Remolina, the campaign to free him, and how you can help.
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Margaret reads you a story about the far-post-apocalypse and the joy we find in one another.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- AI Robot Slaves and other CES Miracles
- Best and Worst (non AI) Products at CES
- What’s Happening in Iran?
- What Happened in 2025 with Andrew
- Executive Disorder: Portland Shooting, the FED, Visa Pause & Turtle Island Liberation Front
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The gang discuss arson in Mississippi, events in Syria, threats to federal reserve independence and attempts to impeach judges.
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https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-synagogue-arson-jewish-south-0e489adc986bfaddd55662075bdb6443
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Indictm...
Andrew and James discuss what happened in 2025 from climate disasters to Gen Z uprisings to AI.
Sources:
https://wmo.int/media/news/fao-and-wmo-report-highlights-extreme-heat-risks-agriculture
...James is joined by Gordayen to discuss the protest wave in Iran, massive regime violence, and the possibilities for the future.
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https://www.instagram.com/hengaw_english?igsh=MTZ3Z29qd3h6YzVlMA==
https://www.instagram.com/ali.javanmardi?igsh=ODV2cGZzaXk2Z3dt
https://www.instagram.com/soran.mansournia?igsh=OWFhNDdtMTRtNzl0
https://www.instagram.com/kurdistanipeople?igsh=MTI3Y3kwZ3V0N3Zvag==
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From exoskeletons, rolling laptops, and VR therapy, Robert and Garrison discuss the some of the products at CES 2026 that aren't powered by AI and ChatGPT.
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Robert and Garrison talk about all of the physical AI products using ChatGPT and other large language models filling the show floor at the Consumer Electronics Show.
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Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.
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- 2025 Q&A
- 2026 Predictions
- Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro
- Inside Our AI Future: Report from CES
- Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update
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The gang talk about the ICE shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Maduro, protest in Iran, and conflict in Aleppo.
Note: This episode was recorded prior to the shooting in Portland, Oregon, but we will be closely following developments. We also did not know Renée Nicole Good’s name at the time of recording, but we feel it should be included here.
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Robert and Gare return to the windy city, Las Vegas, for the annual Consumer Electronic Show, which had become drunk on AI optimism and puked all over the floor.
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Robert, Mia, and James discuss the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. Forces, and what it means for the USA and the world.
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The gang makes their annual predictions.
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The gang answers listener questions.
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Margaret reads you a story about what enormous love it will take to rebuild the world and take back what's ours from the powerful.
Original Airdate: 7.21.2024
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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 this series:
Border Kindness: https://borderkindness.org/donate/
Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
Fe Y Alegria: https://www.feyalegria.org/en/home-fya-international/
Original Air Date: 11.1.24
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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 often be stuck there for months without the money to continue their journeys.
Original Air Date: 10.31.24
Sources:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5
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 Gap.
Original Air Date: 10.30.24
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5
In the second part of his series on the Darién Gap, James looks at the impacts of migration on the indigenous Panamanian Emberá community.
Original Air Date: 10.29.24
Sources:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5
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