Nut Country Revisited feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
Since before the fall of the Alamo, Texas has served as an incubator for unhinged conspiracy theories about the motives behind the Texas Revolution, feared rebellions by the enslaved, Mexican plans to retake Texas, the supposed plot by Franklin Roosevelt to impose communism in the United States, why water is being fluoridated, who killed Kennedy, and the various fever dreams of the QAnon movement. In this episode, we explore what makes Texans, and Americans in general, particularly susceptible to conspiracy theories and what emotional comfort these ideas give believers. Sources: Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America https://www.ucpress.edu/books/a-culture-of-conspiracy/paper Mark Fenster, Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816654949/conspiracy-theories/ Edward H. Miller, Nut Country: Right-Wing Dallas and the Birth of the Southern Strategy https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo19197692.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Jan 38min
The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office
Mia talks with Bad Mouth, a letter carrier and organizer, and Tommy Espinoza, a former union steward, about the new awful Post Office union contract and the campaign to privatize the Post Office through sabotaging service. Sources: https://www.nalc.org https://www.fightingnalc.com https://concernedlettercarriers.com https://www.nalc.org/member-benefits/nalc-disaster-relief-foundation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Jan 52min
CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Battle of Ogre Hill
Margaret from the future describes the terrifying battle of ogre hill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Jan 29min
It Could Happen Here Weekly 166
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Lost Post Office Union Episode The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next How to Evacuate Your Home A Firsthand Account of the Inauguration & Trump's First Days About That Nazi Salute 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: The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next https://emilygorcenski.com/ How to Evacuate Your Home https://www.fire.ca.gov/prepare/get-ready-to-go https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/ About That Nazi Salute https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-politics-brasilia-united-states-government-florida-state-29fad1e6c79a5737641932c939021e62 https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-invisible-committe-to-our-friends See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Jan 2h 50min
About That Nazi Salute
Mia discusses Elon Musk's Nazi salute, why everything feels like this, and how to get out. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-politics-brasilia-united-states-government-florida-state-29fad1e6c79a5737641932c939021e62 https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-invisible-committe-to-our-friendsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24 Jan 17min
A Firsthand Account of the Inauguration & Trump's First Days
Robert and Gare sit down with D.C. resident, Bridget Todd to discuss her experiences at the inauguration, the return of the Proud Boys, and what it all means for everyone in and out of the District.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 Jan 41min
How to Evacuate Your Home
James is joined by Margaret Killjoy to talk about evacuating from wildfires and what to put in your go bag. You can hear Margaret and James talk about prepper stuff more on the Live Like The World is Dying podcast: https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/ Sources: https://www.fire.ca.gov/prepare/get-ready-to-goSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 Jan 46min
The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next
The fascists have won. Where do we go from here, and how can we turn the tide? Robert reads an essay on just that, and Emily Gorcenski debuts a poem about the moment we've just entered. https://emilygorcenski.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 Jan 24min
