It Could Happen Here

Robert and Mia talk with famed No Fly List hacker maia arson crimew about the shady industry of stalkerware, spy software that allows people to spy on their victims' devices. Original Air Date: 3.20.24 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From milking machines to testicle tanning, the gang tells four stories of semen based conspiracy theories and quack science spreading across the online conservative right. Original Air Date: 3.15.23 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James begins a 4 part series looking at the history and future of the low lying atoll nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This episode looks at the islands’ nuclear legacy. Original Air Date: 9.5.23 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Kevin McDonald, in an interview recorded before the ceasefire, about his experience as a peacekeeper with the Irish Defence Forces within UNIFIL and UNTSO in Lebanon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret interviews the one and only General Lichterman about her decades as a revolutionary icon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Anarchism in Paraguay feat. Andrew What’s Happening In Rojava The Madison, Wisconsin School Shooter Was A Columbine Copycat: Here's What That Means Who Is Running South Korea? Collective Media in the Second Trump Era You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone M...

Mia chats with Shuli Branson, carla joy bergman, and Vicky Osterweil of the Collective of Anarchist Writers (CAW) about their new project, media between upheavals, and writing as a collective practice. https://www.cawshinythings.com/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-launch-caw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia traces the chaotic aftermath of the coup attempt in South Korea and the period before Yoon's impeachment where nobody knew who was running the country. Sources: https://www.commondreams.org/news/south-korean-president-impeachment https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/g-s1-37854/south-korea-yoon-martial-law https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/09/south-korea-ruling-party-accused-of-second-coup-a...

Garrison Davis does a deep dive into the dark online world of America's latest school shooter and unravels why right-wing influencers keep trying to portray her as transgender. https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/the-madison-wisconsin-school-shooter   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Dani Ellis about Turkish aggression in North and East Syria and we hear from Têkoşîna Anarşîst from their position on the front lines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew talks with Gare about the history of anarchism and trade unions in Paraguay from the late 1800s through the 20th century. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret and Jamie report back from DinoCon in the year 2054. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Kash Patel: Trump's FBI Pick What Next for Syria? Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain The Moral Economy of Inflation or Why Trump Won You Already Know How to Organize You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Pod...

You already know how to organize, you just don't realize it. Mia and James discuss the skills and knowledge you already have from things as basic as having a dinner party that will allow you to start organizing today! James' Links for Syria:  www.defendrojava.org www.freeburmarangers.org www.heyvasor.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia looks at both what caused the inflation that defined the Biden administration and how the reactions to it were driven by an American moral economy and the sense of injustice it invokes. Sources: https://strangematters.coop/supply-chain-theory-of-inflation/ https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/157973/1/bna-259_20090522_nb_casp_full_indexed.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/650244 James' Links...

Robert traces the online history of alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione and arrives at a simple conclusion for why he did what he did. James' Links for Syria:  www.defendrojava.org www.freeburmarangers.org www.heyvasor.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Robert discuss the downfall of the Assad regime, the future for Syria, and what we can all learn from Syria. Sources: Defendrojava.org https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tJgepOyOt9cjXRjLE4kHdOhoCesJx-l_S9hJ2foQxnI/edit?tab=t.0 https://youtu.be/kuj8zPLY_4E?si=D2SVT1KBQzXwrxEU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garrison and Robert discuss Patel’s plans for the FBI and his storied career of grifting.  Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/kash-patel.html https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council/679566/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/politics/kash-patel-bravado-baggage-fbi.html   https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-fisa-...

Margaret comes back from the future with a podcast episode from the year 2054. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Occupied America and the Primal Father How the Mapuche Fought Colonization feat. Andrew What's Happening in Syria The South Korean People Defeat the World's Worst Coup The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription,...

Mia talks with Kate Bertash, the executive director of the Digital Defense Fund, and Crystal, a reproductive health worker, about which of the myriad concerns set off by Trump's election are more valid than others and what people can do to avoid criminalization.  Sources: https://mahotline.org https://reprolegalhelpline.org https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy-top-3 https://d...

Mia and Gare discuss why South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's recent half-baked coup attempt failed in less than 4 hours and how South Koreans defeated it. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-25a2a7c957e77a19f771b6b7c56a2173 https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/1170874.html https://www.mk.co.kr/en/politics/11107769 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/202...

James speaks to Wladimir van Wilgenburg about recent changes in the Syrian Civil war, what this means for the democratic project in North East Syria and how to find good information on the conflict online.  https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Garrison talk about anti-colonial resistance in modern day Argentina and Chile, and how it reflects current anti-colonial struggles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garrison and Robert discuss the fascist rhetoric of the 2024 Trump campaign. Sources: https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/theodor-w-adorno-freudian-theory-and-the-pattern-of-fascist-propaganda-5.pdf   https://apnews.com/article/turning-point-election-2024-donald-trump-2b3580134a6b19dff18771c3fdb0f11a   https://www.denver7.com/follow-up/aurora-pauses-closure-plans-of-apartmen...