It Could Happen Here

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/theswordandthesandwichSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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.com) We still don’t know how the Lebanon pager attack happened. Here’s what we do know about our own electronic devices | CNN Business Study reveals robust performance in aged detonator explosive (lanl.gov) What is the PETN explosive used by Israel in walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah? Can dogs detect them? (msn.com) How Israel Built a Modern-Day Trojan Horse: Exploding Pagers - The New York Times (archive.is)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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.

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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.

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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/homelessness/2024/09/camping-ban-ordinances/https://apnews.com/article/california-gavin-newsom-homeless-sweeps-funding-bdaf5719847e11daf8cca06c62737994https://www.sandiego.gov/police/services/neighborhood-policing-division/unsafe-campingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

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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-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.

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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-hoaxhttps://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tim-walz-horse-semen-story-hoax/https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tampon-timhttps://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fell-out-of-a-coconut-tree#fn1https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-can-be-unburdened-by-what-has-beenhttps://x.com/herandrews/status/1817979762570375597https://x.com/RichardHanania/status/1834790387883413592https://x.com/Esqueer_/status/1835321899116577206https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/19/day-by-day-how-jd-vance-tweeted-misinformation-about-springfield/https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/08/09/what-to-know-about-olympics-gender-debate-as-imane-khelif-faces-off-in-womens-boxing-final/https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/8/7/imane-khelif-and-western-delusions-of-white-innocencehttps://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/origins-haitians-eating-pets-claimhttps://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-vance-springfield-ohio-haiti-cats-rcna170934See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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