It Could Happen Here

In this first ever episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads the first two chapters of her folk horror novella the  Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert.  https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Garrison talks with defense attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen about how the State of Georgia is using RICO charges to repress activists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James is joined by Shereen and Robert to discuss Elon Musk’s perpetuating of border myths, and to talk about how to refute them. James also shares some updates on the camps in Jacumba. Support Border Kindness  Venmo Venmo.com/border-kindness Cashapp https://cash.app/borderkindnesscash Zelle /paypal info@borderkindness.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia chats with Alisa Mahjoub, an ex-member of the Unification Church and part of Deprogramming Imperialism about the Japanese government's reaction to the public outcry over their connection to the Unification Church and how the various factions of the cult have responded. Follow Deprogramming Imperialism HERE (@no_more_cults on X) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Mia discuss the role of national liberation in anti-colonial movements and how anarchists can and should interact with them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Mia discuss the effects of colonization on the formation of nations and the psychological consequences of colonial rule on both the colonizer and the colonized. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our last episode of the break we revisit the immediate aftermath of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister and right-wing fanatic Shinzo Abe at the hands of a contraption wielding Japanese navy quatermaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James chose to return to the end of the first series he and Robert made about Myanmar. This episode profiles some of the young men and women of the PDF. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The end of the world already happened, but we haven't yet arrived at our new reality. Hyperobjects can help us along the path. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unfortunately, media bias when it comes to Palestine and Israel is truly an evergreen topic. For today's re-run episode from June 2022, we're reminded of how irresponsible journalism unfairly frames the public perception of Palestine.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cool Zone is taking a week off! Here's a rerun episode, where Robert discussed how the tech industry became a failure despite massive advanced in consumer tech. 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.

James sits down with @borderkindness and @Pedroconsafos of @AFSCSanDiego to discuss their mutual aid response to the ongoing open air detention of asylum seeking refugees, and how listeners can help.  Donations  AFSC San Diego https://secure.everyaction.com/INKv-BzUs0qiNp8THpg1rg2   Border Kindness  Venmo Venmo.com/border-kindness  Cashapp https://cash.app/borderkindnesscash   Zelle /paypal info@b...

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to discuss the invasion of Artsakh by Azerbaijan, and what might be the start of a new Armenian genocide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of Mia's look at the history of class discourse, a technical argument about productive workers is warped by the Nazis and later Ronald Reagan into the ideological basis of fascism See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part one of Mia's investigation into why Americans are so weird about class we go back to the ideology of the 19th and 20th century workers movement and how its weaknesses allowed capitalists to make a counter-attack See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen, James, and Robert are joined by visual artist and Anti-Zionist activist Adam Broomberg to talk about his experience growing up in apartheid South Africa, attending Zionist schools, and how German society is weaponizing antisemitism at an institutional level. https://www.instagram.com/adambroomberg   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 talks with Tylor Fellini and Alex Gage, two organizers involved with the New Seasons Labor Union about the incredible success of their union and the wave of large independent unions sweeping across Portland. https://nslu.org/   https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-seasons-labor-union-solidarity-fund   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Robert and Shereen about CBP’s practice of detaining migrants in the open air with no food, water, or supplies, and then denying they’re detaining them Xavier’s video coverage: https://youtube.com/@sdartivistmedia?si=LZR1a6OeqgzcA6Sf   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Lucas Herndon, a New Mexico-based activist, to talk about his governor's new unconstitutional gun carry ban and why murder in Albuquerque is up 50% See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia and Gare talk with journalist Evan Urquhart from Assigned Media about how the New York Times pushed the lies of anti-trans ex-clinic employee Jamie Reed and helped get trans healthcare banned across the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia once again talks with Steven Mann and John Michael Colón about the further expansion and spread of their inflation work and how mainstream economists steal from heterodox economists 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.