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, James Stout and Shereen Lani Younes 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. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.
- The UAW Staff Purge
- Why Conservatives Hate Ukraine feat. Rudy Giuliani
- The Heritage Foundation's Anti-Trans Booklets
- An Update On The Revolution in Myanmar
- The Current State of Meme Politics
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Garrison and Robert discuss how memes are being used in the 2024 election, from couch sex to racist bomb threats.
Sources:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jd-vance-couch-sex-rumor-explained-1235068142/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jd-vance-couch-cushion-story-hoax
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tim-walz-horse-semen-story-hoax/
https://k...
James talks to Billy Ford of the USIP about the developments in the conflict in Myanmar, the recent and disastrous flooding, the situation in Rakhine State, and how the Junta is holding onto power despite massive losses.
Sources:
https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/aa-chief-arakan-armys-vision-for-myanmar-...
Garrison is joined by Mia and James to read from their collection of Heritage Foundation 'Gender Ideology' pamphlets obtained at the RNC.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-03-28/opinion-gender-affirming-care-is-not-new-or-experimental
Robert discusses how the Republican Party came to see Ukraine as an enemy, and plays an argument he had with Rudy Giuliani at the 2024 RNC.
Sources:
Mia talks with Alex Chan, an organizer for the UAW, about the union's attempts to break her staff union and how it hurts both UAW organizers and the workers they organize.
Follow the UAW on socials: @UAWstaffunited
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Audiobook narrator Jackie Meloche reads Margaret the first chapter of her own upcomin book!
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- How to Stop the Far Right in Three Easy Steps
- What’s The Matter With Texas? feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
- Inside the Russian Government's Big YouTube Scam
- Harris V. Trump: The Thriller in Wherever They Filmed This Debate
- What Happens When Temperatures Soar at the Border?
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James talks to Josef from Borderlands Relief Collective about a day of dropping water in triple digit temperatures at the border, and how you can help.
Los Angeles Del Desierto Paypal
Los Angeles Del Desierto Homepage: https://losangelesdeldesierto.org/en/how-to-help/
Borderlands Relief Collective https://linktr.ee/borderlandsreliefcollective
Sources:
San Diego County Medical Examiners' Office
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Robert, Garrison, and Sophie react to the first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/goldman-sachs-sees-biggest-boost-us-economy-harris-win-2024-09-04/
Robert, James, and Gare discuss Russia's secret payment to Tenet Media and conservative content creators as a part covert operations to influence US politics.
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Steven Monacelli, a journalist in Texas focused on politics and extremism, and Dr. Michael Phillips, a historian of racism and eugenics in Texas, team up to explain the apocalyptic religious belief that shapes politics in Texas — and in turn, the nation and world.
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Mia and Robert discuss an unlikely electoral program to defeat the far right: an MLM crackdown, supplement regulations, and legalizing direct car sales.
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Margaret reads you a classic sci-fi critique of eugenics by a master of satire.
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- How DSA Politicians & the City of LA Betrayed a Tenant Movement
- The Anarchists of Chile feat. Andrew
- What Happens When A US Volunteer Is Shot by the IDF?
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James and Shereen talk with Amado, a volunteer with Faz3a who was shot in the leg by the IDF. We discuss the lack of a US government response, and how listeners can be in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
https://www.defendpalestine.org
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The saga of Latin American anarchism continues as Andrew explores the 19th and 20th century history of anarchism in Chile.
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Mia talks with Janis Yu from CCED and Anahy, a tenant organizer at Hillside Villa, about their organizing against their landlord and the deal LA politicians, bureaucrats, and DSA council reps negotiated behind their backs to sell them out.
Follow: @hillside_villa
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Margaret reads you a classic sci-fi tale of a marriage on Mars gone wrong.
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Kamala Shuts Down the DNC
- Imane Khelif and the Co-option of the Mexican Terfs
- Transnational Repression of Sikh Independence Activists
- Political Cults: The Democratic Workers Party feat. Andrew
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