Part Four: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
ICBMs made it possible to end the world in 15 minutes or less. Robert tells Margaret about the nightmarishly incompetent first draft of the Minuteman, a nuclear weapons system almost perfectly designed to end the world on accident.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 Joulu 48min
Part Three: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
Robert continues the harrowing story of the men who decided we should be ready to rain nuclear hellfire on everyone at a moments notice forever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Joulu 1h 8min
It Could Happen Here Weekly 211
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part One: After The Jungle - Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Two: To Be Called By No Name - Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Three: The American Nightmare - Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Four: When Someone Needs Help - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44 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 Sources/Links: Darién Gap: One Year Later Primrose’s Legal Aid Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woody-guthrie-deportee-song-immigrants-rare-recording-1235383582/ https://southkernsol.org/2024/09/30/marker-unveiled-at-1948-plane-crash-site-that-killed-28-mexican-passengers/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders/ http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/ https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/ https://www.ice.gov/features/atd https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/us/ice-impersonators-on-the-rise-arrests-made-as-authorities-issue-national-warning https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1225&num=0&edition=prelim Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #44 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/economy/trump-north-american-trade-deal.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-us-may-exit-usmca-next-year-trump-meets-nvidias-huang-to-talk-ai-chip-curbs-231853198.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/business/supreme-court-tariff-ruling-refunds.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-deepens-tariff-cut-brazilian-224041283.html https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Complaint-Data-Current-Year-To-Date-/5uac-w243/about_data https://compstat.nypdonline.org/ https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/Particularly%20Serious%20Crimes%20Advisory_Dec%202023.pdf https://www.nycbar.org/press-releases/mayor-eric-adamss-threats-to-new-york-as-a-sanctuary-city/#_ftn3 https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-5445 https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/2003271432/-1/-1/0/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.PDF https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglx77mplgo https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/11/28/us-suspends-visas-in-depth-look-global-afghanistan-refugee-crisis https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/10/31/theyve-shot-many/abusive-night-raids-cia-backed-afghan-strike-forces https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-alerts/PM-602-0192-PendingApplicationsHighRiskCountries-20251202.pdf https://www.cato.org/blog/fbis-crosshairs-socialist-rifle-association https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10669/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115625429081411360 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-orders-enhanced-vetting-applicants-h-1b-visa-2025-12-04/ https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-somalia https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1992048335876772353 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1254a&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/search?conditions%5Bsearch_type_id%5D=3&conditions%5Bterm%5D=TPS+somali&order=newest https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-announces-modernized-more-affordable-national-park-access https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/north-texas-men-indicted-eastern-district-texas-international-murderkidnapping-scheme https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-texas-haiti-coup-plot/ https://nypost.com/2025/12/04/us-news/fbi-makes-arrest-in-jan-6-pipe-bomb-investigation-after-nearly-5-years/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/afghan-national-charged-murder-national-guard-soldier-sarah-beckstrom https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-mpd-detectice-affidavit.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/us/rahmanullah-lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-dc.html https://www.nyc.gov/assets/immigrants/downloads/pdf/nyc-detainer-laws.pdf https://time.com/7337578/ice-raid-new-york-mamdani/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dvs1d2mlFUostowEZzfr0CoCrbUQw99a/view https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doi/reports/pdf/2025/38DOC.Release.Rpt.09.25.2025.pdf https://www.instagram.com/p/DRj_NZHjeRK/?hl=en&img_index= https://x.com/UofOklahoma/status/1995186884704690262?s=20 https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12 https://x.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1978469463415755117See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 Joulu 3h 37min
Part Two: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
Robert Evans: Robert and Margaret discuss the birth of the first atom bomb and how delusions about the use of air power made it a savior for a certain kind of U.S Army Air Corps officer.Sophie Lichterman: She's sick more often than anyone I knowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 Joulu 1h 19min
Part One: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to talk about how mankind went from building one atomic bomb to building tens of thousands of them, permanently 15 minutes or less away from ending all life on earth. (5 Part Series) Sources: https://warontherocks.com/2018/09/a-horrifying-and-believable-path-to-nuclear-war-with-north-korea/ https://mwi.westpoint.edu/inside-frighteningly-plausible-nuclear-attack-scenario/ https://sci-hub.ru/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10736700.2018.1513920 https://www.si.edu/media/NASM/NASM-DoomsdayDelayed.pdf https://doomsdaymachines.net/p/i-have-sought-to-slaughter-as-few https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1996/november/strategic-bombing-always-myth https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/does-strategic-bombing-work-world-war-ii-test-case-proved-it-or-not-173621 https://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-wwii/articles/rcaf-bomber-squadrons-overseas/strategic-bombing/ https://www.npr.org/2021/08/06/1025059199/fallout-tells-the-story-of-the-journalist-who-exposed-the-hiroshima-cover-up https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/p/bombing-because-you-can-operation https://www.amazon.com/Bombing-Win-Coercion-Cornell-Security/dp/0801483115 https://www.amazon.com/15-Minutes-General-Countdown-Annihilation/dp/1250002087 https://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illusion/dp/0143125788 https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-War-Scenario-Annie-Jacobsen/dp/0593476093See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Joulu 1h 15min
It Could Happen Here Weekly 210
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Requiem for Stop Cop City - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43 - CZM Rewind: My RNC Grindr Adventure - CZM Rewind: Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers 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 Sources: Requiem for Stop Cop City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3dqH_lfh6g https://www.policemag.com/articles/understanding-the-ooda-loop https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/29/atlanta-police-cop-city-surveillance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZDfvAZrrU https://newrepublic.com/article/190850/coming-war-dissent https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/26/text https://atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/13/atlanta-police-flock-immigration-searches/ https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/additional-measures-to-address-the-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/ https://newuniversity.org/2025/05/10/ice-raids-home-in-irvine-rep-dave-min-issues-statement/ https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/cop-city-activists-arrest-flyers/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yok1fhPICAY https://www.mainlineatl.com/georgia-drops-charges-against-atlanta-solidarity-fund-rico-cop-city/ https://www.mainlineatl.com/cop-city-rico-judge-to-toss-charges/ Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43 https://archive.is/LRnmy https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqZO0VRlp7E https://x.com/SenMcConnell/status/1992719172292214824?s=20 https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1990948698508185760 https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-arrests-police-federal-5c21bcb2cd890fcb086480469c1a3a96 https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/border-patrol-monitoring-us-drivers-detaining-suspicious-travel-127699704 https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-el-cajon-illegally-sharing-license-plate-data-out https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhscbppia-049-cbp-license-plate-reader-technology https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-doesnt-exist-with-eight-months-left-its-charter-2025-11-23/ https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-six-new-agency-partnerships-break-federal-bureaucracy https://www.ed.gov/media/document/fact-sheet-department-of-education-and-department-of-state-international-education-and-foreign-language-studies-partnership-112461.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDanzN1EUeE https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/nyregion/mamdani-osse-dsa-endorsement.html CZM Rewind: Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/09/15/deshaun-watson-trade-details-texans-browns/75189022007/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ykCc588Zw https://thecourier.com/news/549130/browns-need-to-start-asking-questions-about-depodesta/ https://www.georgiaentertainment.com/2024/04/georgias-got-game-why-the-gaming-industry-is-larger-than-film-television-and-music-combined/#:~:text=The%20dominant%20entertainment%20industry%20is,than%203%20billion%20active%20gamers https://app2top.com/news/the-gaming-industry-in-2024-by-the-numbers-a-review-by-gamesindustry-276003.html https://www.ign.com/articles/asmongolds-twitch-channel-banned-following-racist-rant-about-palestinians https://g-mnews.com/en/global-games-market-will-generate-usd-187-7-billion-in-2024/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 Marras 3h 11min
CZM Rewind: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (Secretly About Michael Lewis)
Robert Evans is a Living God and can never lie.....Also we talk with Jamie Loftus about Sam Bankman-Fried and beloved biographer to con man Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short. Original Air Dates: 12.5.23 & 12.7.23 Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/michael-lewiss-big-contrarian-bet https://archive.is/GnVkX#selection-2015.0-2029.125 https://archive.is/cZZcN#selection-455.0-523.30 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/03/michael-lewis-sam-bankman-fried-crypto-going-infinite https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/10/02/is-michael-lewis-throwing-out-his-reputation-to-defend-sam-bankman-fried/ https://archive.is/yrvL9#selection-1231.0-1271.105 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/02/sam-bankman-fried-trial-key-takeaways https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/the-fraud-was-in-the-code https://www.investopedia.com/why-ftx-plan-to-refund-90-percent-of-recovered-assets-doesnt-add-up-to-90-percent-of-what-customers-lost-8362556 https://jacobin.com/2023/11/sam-bankman-fried-convicted-crypto-fraud-michael-lewis https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-08-15/the-blind-side-michael-lewis-michael-oher-sean-leigh-anne-tuohy-original-review-archiveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Marras 2h 44min
CZM Rewind: How Sam Bankman-Fried Conned the Crypto World & The Sam Bankman-Fried Update
Part One: Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about the collapse of one of the great financial criminals of our time. Original Air Date: 11.22.22 Part Two: Everyone's favorite crypto conman is back behind bars! Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about his plans to buy an island and make he and his friends living gods. Original Air Date: 8.15.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Marras 3h
