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
Mia talks with journalist David Forbes about two recent horrific anti-trans bills in North Carolina and how Democrats made them possible.
https://transnews.network/p/nc-dems-anti-trans-betrayals
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Dana El Kurd outlines what is happening in higher education, how and why the Trump administration is attacking universities, and the role Palestine plays in all of this.
Sources:
Clifford Ando – The Crisis of the University Started Long Before Trump - https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-crisis-of-the-university-started-long-before-trump/
Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism - https://jerusalemdeclaration.org/
James and Robert sit down to discuss Gavin Newsom’s tweets and what they tell us about the DNC’s inability to stand up to Trump.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/newsom-trump-social-media.html
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/03/gavin-newsom-podcast-judgment-problem/
Margaret brings you further along into the tale of Hermetica, the generation ship.
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- The Federalization of DC Police feat. Bridget Todd
- Elon Musk and the Rebirth of Company Towns feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
- Alienation and AI feat. Andrew
- Objectivity in Journalism
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #30
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The gang discuss the Israeli cybersecurity official who bailed out and went home after being charged with sex crimes against children, the IDF's murder of journalists in Gaza, changes in USCIS guidance and Federal Agents opening fire on a California family.
Sources:
https://www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-journalists-hamas-hasbara/
James, Gare, and Robert discuss the concept of objectivity in legacy media and the issues it raises.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/opinion/objectivity-black-journalists-coronavirus.html
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Andrew and James talk about how artificial intelligence has created alienation in society
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In Texas, the world’s richest man is bringing back to life one of the worst ideas of the Gilded Age, local Robber Baron-owned dictatorships called company towns. Elon Musk has already established two in Texas and other high-tech oligarchs like Peter Theil hope to create more. In this episode, journalist Steven Monacelli and historian Dr. Michael Phillips explore the history of company towns in the ...
DC resident Bridget Todd talks with Garrison about Trump’s police takeover in Washington DC, the manufacturing of crime panics, and how federal police are effecting the city.
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Margaret brings you further along into the tale of Hermetica, the generation ship.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Infrastructure as Control feat. Andrew
- Why Trump is Obsessed with the Autopen
- How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center
- Tariffs and the Corruption State
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #29
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The gang discuss the deployment of National Guard and federalization of police in Washington DC, a Heritage Foundation economist being appointed to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a shooting targeting the CDC headquarters.
Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-help-for-bukets-asylum-case
Sources:
https://www.cvesd.org/parents/family-and-community-resources
lausd.org
Mia gives an update on the recent round of tariffs and what they say about the American state under Trump.
Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/tariff-more-expensive
https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nvidia-amd-chip-sales-china-15-percent-h20-m...
James is joined by Karl Kasarda of InRangeTV to discuss the Project Blue data center and the coalition of people who campaigned against its construction in Tucson.
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/electricity-prices-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-fbf213a915fb574a4f3e5baaa7041c3a
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Garrison talks with Robert about Republican investigations into the presidential autopen as a way to rescind pardons and remove judges.
Sources:
https://www.shapell.org/behind-the-scenes/the-robot-pen/
Andrew is joined by James to discuss how physical and digital infrastructure can be used as systems of control, and how communities have resisted and built their own infrastructure.
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Margaret continues with Hermetica and our protagonist discovers... a clue!
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Anti-War Movements feat. Andrew
- Aid as a Tool of War in Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd
- Mapping Border Deaths
- Dogwhistle Politics and Nazi Code Hunting
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #28
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The gang talk about Texas Dems fleeing to Illinois to stop gerrymandering, RFK Jr. canceling mRNA contracts, and how ICE is spending its new big budget. Plus, the return of Tariff Talk.
Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/tariff-more-expensive
https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-...
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