It Could Happen Here

Mia and James talk about ICE's program to train civilians into paramilitaries and the Border Patrol's training camp for children. Sources: https://documentedny.com/2024/10/01/ice-immigration-train-citizens-academy/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1768KW4pKjW1HGF8qEz5mwT0ncwiXH13b/view https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/09/03/after-ice-postpones-chicago-citizens-academy-local-immigrant-groups-breath...

James and Margaret discuss her trip to Western North Carolina, the things people had prepared that helped, the things that didn't help, and how you can learn from their experiences. MADR: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/ Appalachian Medical Solidarity: https://www.facebook.com/appmedsolid/ MSR Dromedary Bags: https://www.msrgear.com/water-treatment/storage-bags/dromedary-bags/dromedary-bags.ht...

Mia, Gare and James are joined by the Outspoken slate's Joey Patt to read the indictment of Eric Adams and discover how his cartoon bribery schemes fell apart. Sources: Indictment Next-in-Line for New York Mayor Got Contributions From Donor in Eric Adams Indictment See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. What’s the Matter With Boeing, Pt. 1: Shareholders Don't Build Airplanes What’s the Matter With Boeing, Pt. 2: The Plane That’s Trying to Murders You Disaster Relief, Survival & Hurricane Helene Vance & Walz Become Friends During Debate Ja...

James talks to Mia about a reporting trip to the Emberá community of Bajo Chiquito in the Darién Gap, and his experience interviewing migrants making the most dangerous part of their journey to the USA. Sources: Jesuit Shelter: https://www.feyalegria.org/panama/ https://elpitazo.net/migracion/muere-venezolana-mientras-cruzaba-la-selva-de-darien-junto-a-su-familia/ See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Robert, Sophie, and Garrison discuss the vice presidential debate between Minnesota governor Tim Walz and Ohio senator JD Vance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy for a dispatch from Asheville in the wake of a disaster, and then talks to James Stout about disaster survival lessons we need to learn before the next one. Sources: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-helene-death-toll-missing-people-b2622259.html https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/43107 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1625951558?ref=cm...

As the shareholder revolution takeover continues, Boeing builds a plan that tries to crash itself and fixes it with software that also tries to crash the plane. Hundreds die. Sources: Boeing CEO Out in Sex Scandal As Boeing Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud, a Look Back at What Led Up to the 737 Max Crashes That Killed 346 People SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in...

As Boeing workers strike and airplanes are grounded for new and terrifying reasons, Mia looks back at how the shareholder revolution crushed Boeing's engineers. Sources: The Utopia of Rules Liquidated An Ethnography of Wall Street The 1997 Merger That Paved the Way for the Boeing 737 Max Crisis The Long-Forgotten Flight That Sent Boeing Off Course Harry Stonecipher Speech Requiem for a Dreamliner...

Margaret reads you even more William Morris, but this story has swords in it See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. How Bread Bloc Feeds Unhoused People In San Diego Anarchism In Brazil, Pt. 1 feat. Andrew Anarchism In Brazil, Pt. 2 feat. Andrew Gig Economy Terror: What Israel's Pager Bomb Attack Means for You Wild Faith: A Conversation with Talia Lavin You can...

Molly Conger sits down with Talia Lavin to talk about her new book, Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America . Pre-order Wild Faith now, available in hardcover, audiobook, and e-book October 15. Pre- order: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia-lavin/wild-faith/9780306829192/ Talia's Newsletter: https://buttondown.com/theswordandthesandwich See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Robert sits down with Mia and Gare to discuss the recent Mossad attack on Hezbollah using pagers and radios impregnated with explosives. It turns out this is an incredibly easy thing to do, an attack that opens a massive pandora's box with the potential to change daily life for all of us in terrifying ways. Sources: Turning Everyday Gadgets into Bombs is a Bad Idea « bunnie's blog (bunniestudios.c...

Andrew continues his conversation with Garrison about the development of Brazilian Anarchism during repression and fascist violence in the 20th century. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew talk with Garrison about the history of Brazilian Anarchism in the late 19th and early 20th century. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James sits down with two members of Bread Bloc to talk about mutual aid, how to set up your own mutual aid project, and the increasingly hostile environment for unhoused people in San Diego and California after the Grants Pass decision.  Sources: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/homelessness-and-housing-instability-among-lgbtq-youth-feb-2022/ https://calmatters.org/housing/homeless...

Margaret reads you a story about decoration. Really. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad...

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-s...

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://thediplomat.com/2024/09/arakan-army-commander-in-chief-twan-mrat-naing-on-the-future-of-rakhine-state/ https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/aa-chief-arak...

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 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/england-nhs-halts-puberty-blockers-transgender-youth/story?id=108077330 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9793415/...

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: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/07/29/war-in-ukraine-wide-partisan-differences-on-u-s-responsibility-and-support/ https://archive.is/VUyw0 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/20/republicans-ukraine-aid-package-congress https://nymag...

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Audiobook narrator Jackie Meloche reads Margaret the first chapter of her own upcomin book! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.