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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The gang discuss the election of Zohran Mamdani and California’s redistricting. Plus updates on immigration, tariffs, and air travel issues.
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In the conclusion of this three-part series on lethal injection, Steve Monacelli and Dr. Michael Phillips interview Rais Bhuiyan, a Muslim who was shot and blinded in one eye by a white supremacist on a killing spree in Dallas following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Bhuiyan explains why he campaigned to prevent the execution of his attacker, Mark Stroman. His efforts led European companies...
In the second episode of the lethal injection series, Steve Monacelli and Michael Phillips interview Dick Reavis, a journalist who witnessed the world’s first execution by lethal injection, that of Charlie Brooks in Texas in 1982. They report on how the lethal injection method was improvised after a Dallas reporter won a temporary court order allowing television stations to broadcast executions. Wo...
In this first episode of a three-part series on lethal injection in the United States, guest hosts Steve Monacelli and Dr. Michael Phillips describe the futile quest for a “humane” form of execution, from the 1600s to the present day. They explore how each one has turned out to be extremely violent, prompting authorities to move such “gruesome spectacles” out of public view. Finally, th...
Garrison talks with a panel of magicians at the Occulture conference in Berlin to discuss digital technomancy vs. traditional magical practices and debate the ability of occultism to shape politics and culture in contemporary society.
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It's RPG time! Margaret and company are playing Pathfinder. This week, our heroes begin their journey.
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- Caribbean Roundtable
- The Campaign to Bust Chicago’s Only Bookstore Union
- What’s Real in the Politics of Population with Andrew
- Occulture, William S. Burroughs, and Generative AI
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #39
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The gang discuss Graham Platner, Operation Midway Blitz, a shakeup in ICE leadership, and use of facial recognition to determine legal status. Plus, updates on tariffs, public lands, and Tylenol.
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Garrison talks with a panel of magicians while attending a conference in Berlin focused on the intersection of mainstream culture and the occult.
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Andrew talks with Mia about the history of the human population and how different groups have sought to leverage it for their own fears and advantage.
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Mia talks with Ez and Finnly of the Seminary Co-op Booksellers Union about black mold, bad management, and how union busting works like an abusive relationship.
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James is joined by Andrew and Michael Paarlberg to discuss the Trump administration’s campaign of drone strikes against boats in the Caribbean and the regional response.
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https://newsday.co.tt/2025/10/20/trinidad-and-tobago-stands-firm-with-us-on-regional-security/
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Margaret reads you a haunted house story about real estate desirability.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Squatting with Andrew
- Domination Is Peace: Trump’s 20 Point Peace Plan for Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd
- The Economics of the Tariff Regime
- New Wall Construction and Borderlands Resistance
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #38
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The gang discuss misleading reporting on ICE acquisitions, Trump's Argentina bailout, the Republican nazi group chat, celebrations of the Marine Corps 250th birthday and all the news from the past two weeks.
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James is joined by Erick Meza to discuss the plans for new border walls in San Diego and elsewhere, and how people are resisting the destruction of sacred spaces, wildlife habitat, and wilderness.
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https://www.sierraclub.org/arizona/blog/2025/10/no-more-walls-san-diego-county
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https://www.sierraclub.org/borderlands
https://borderwallresistance.com/
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Mia looks at the economics behind American and European steel tariffs to explain the push behind the broader tariff regime and how capitalism works.
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https://www.piie.com/blogs/china-economic-watch/chinas-excess-capacity-steel-fresh-look
In this episode, Dana El Kurd examines what we know about the new 20 point peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, presented by President Trump. This plan helped facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza in the short term, but has dangerous limitations that will impact its success in the long term. This episode outlines the issues with this plan, with comparisons to other conflict resolution mechanisms aro...
Andrew and James discuss the history and political function of squatting
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https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/crimethinc-hidden-histories-of-resistance
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anders-corr-anarchist-squatting-and-land-use-in-the-west
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Margaret reads you "The Open Window" by Saki and "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" by Ambrose Bierce
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