It Could Happen Here

Molly, Mia, and Shereen celebrate National Police Week by deconstructing some of the myths about line of duty deaths and sharing the stories of several of the officers being honored this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gare, James, Mia, and Molly compare their experiences at campus occupations in four different cities.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert broke his waterbed. Also, the world might end. Let's talk about emergency solar power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Alex, Rocky, and Madelyn from Blue Bottle Independent Union about organizing an independent union and how they outmaneuvered Nestlé. https://linktr.ee/bluebottleunion   @bbiunion on twitter and instagram @bbiu16 on TikTok See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Mo about the supreme court’s decision not to hear the McKesson case, what it really means for protest, and wise legal strategy for protesters in a year of election and genocide. https://harvard.turtl.co/story/protect-your-people/page/1   https://ssd.eff.org   Https://NLG.org   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads three Slavic folk tales about magic women and mean children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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James, Robert, and Mia are joined by Debbie Bookchin (@debbiebookchin) and Arthur Pye (@TheArthurPye) to talk about the situation in Rojava, how listeners can help, and the ECR’s upcoming speaking tour. For more information about the Emergency Committee for Rojava and their upcoming West Coast speaking tour (May 11-17) featuring Debbie Bookchin and Arthur Pye, go to defendrojava.org or follow @def...

Andrew and James build on yesterday’s episode, dig deeper into Bob Altemeyer’s work, and discuss what the psychological characteristics of an authoritarian leader are.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and James discuss authoritarian followers and what traits might make people more likely to follow an authoritarian leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Janie and Sol from Fried Egg Works Union about unionizing Portland staple Fried Egg I'm In Love, why workers should unionize preemptively, and the challenges and advantages of unionizing small businesses   https://gofund.me/11d9775d @friedeggwu on insta/x/tiktok $friedeggwu on cashapp. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gare talks with filmmaker Vera Drew and comedian Ella Yurman about the pitfalls of representation and moving beyond the online media bubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two, Margaret reads Danl a story about hackers using drones to disrupt for-profit incarceration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gare talks with comedian Ella Yurman and filmmaker Vera Drew about the politics of late night comedy and the process of creating alternative queer media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and the crew interview activists in Arcata, California and Portland, Oregon about two university occupations in solidarity with Gaza that have both attracted press, and police, attention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This May Day Mia talks about the recent Labor Notes conference, divisions in the labor movement over Palestine, and the future union organizers are building. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second half of our conversation with Ahmed and Abdullah. In this episode we talk about grieving the loss of their friends and how solidarity and protest outside Gaza has made an impact on them. Support Ahmed’s family here https://gofund.me/f6b1f7be   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Shereen talk to Ahmed and Abdullah from Gaza Parkour about how it feels to be outside of Gaza watching the horrors unfold and how listeners can stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza. https://gofund.me/f6b1f7be See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads Danl a story about hackers using drones to disrupt for-profit incarceration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia and James are joined by Talia Jane to discuss the campus occupation at the University of Columbia and how it’s been misrepresented in legacy media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Meghan Bodette of the Kurdish Peace institute about the recent elections in Turkey, the Van uprising, and aggression against Kurdish people in Europe and in Kurdistan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia discusses Trump's Agenda 47 trade policy, why it probably won't happen, and how anti-free trade organizing built the modern left and right alike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew walks Mia through the oft forgotten history of anarchism is South Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.