It Could Happen Here Weekly 246
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1 The Dangers of Silica ft. Kim Kelly How AI Companies are...
22 Aug 4h 3min
Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election
The gang discuss a DHS investigation into Minnesota labor unions part of an alleged anti-ICE conspiracy, military detention near National Defense Areas at the border, the USS Lincoln, why a General Dy...
21 Aug 1h 21min
Fighting for Incarcerated Workers
Mia talks with Colin, Giselle, and Audra of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee about organizing behind bars and the conditions of incarcerated workers in the US. Links: https://audrasrealth...
20 Aug 1h 11min
How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd
Garrison talks with Bridget Todd about how personally intimate AI chatbots are creating a new form of emotional surveillance and why focusing just on “AI girlfriends” overlooks the need to regulate em...
19 Aug 31min
The Dangers of Silica ft. Kim Kelly
Labor journalist and author Kim Kelly discusses the impact of deadly silica dust in the workplace, from coal mines to coffee shopsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18 Aug 18min
Who Is Behind America's Cyclospora Summer?
James looks into the recent Cyclospora outbreak and what it can tell us about solidarity, food safety, and where our food comes from. Sources: https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/magazine/spring-2026/t...
17 Aug 25min
No Golf No Masters: Celebrating Our Ungovernable Peccary Friends
James talks with Molly Conger about the javelina and their installable appetite for golf courses. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65x0RvhJNa8 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/nov...
17 Aug 29min
How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1
Journalist Carlos Berríos Polanco talks with James, outlining the United States' overseas colonial empire and how it was started by a quest for bird poop. Sources: How to Hide an Empire: A History of...
17 Aug 41min
