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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.

Podcast · By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts · American English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
67
Latest publication
Sep 24, 2026
Audience
Apple #117 · US
Earliest in this view
Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 24, 2026

    Gas Prices and Oil Wars (opens the original)

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    Mia looks at how recent shifts in gas prices tell the story of a series of global wars and American empire. Sources : https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973810/houthi-attacks-saudi-oil-world-markets https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-executives-say-the-great-fuel-crisis-is-here-b6b32030 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/19/attacks-choke-off-saudi-oil-kingdom-confronts-limits-trumps-friendship/ https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-hovers-near-100-as-analysts-warn-t

  2. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    Diversity With Andrew (opens the original)

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    James is joined by Andrew to discuss diversity and its value as a concept, not a corporate buzzword. Sources : In Light of Our Differences by David Harmon The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies by Scott E. Page See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    The AI Regulation Debate (opens the original)

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    Garrison outlines various proposals for a regulatory “slowdown” of frontier AI models, Trump’s push against regulation, the risk of regulatory capture, legislation for public ownership of AI companies and control of this technology, and the organizing limits of AI-denialism. Sources : https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843 https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910?s=20 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/frontier-models/ https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/a

  4. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    The Wall and the Wilderness (opens the original)

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    James talks about the ecological disaster that is the border wall and interviews Dr. Christina Aiello about the Peninsular Bighorn ram that was killed by razor wire in the Jacumba mountains. Sources: https://www.usaspending.gov/search?hash=29de9d51905bd175a701b04c24176b46 https://www-jstor-org.sdmesa.idm.oclc.org/stable/3636811?seq=5 https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_employer=Atkore https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_a11265b0-17c3-5bed-b50a-72e5d17

  5. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    West Bank Takeover (opens the original)

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    In this episode Dana El Kurd talks about how the settlers and the Israeli state are working hand in hand to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from the West Bank, and how we should understand the relationship between the two actors. Sources : https://jewishcurrents.org/it-feels-like-a-death-sentence https://www.972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-bank-settlers-violence.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-surroun

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