The Challenges Facing the Mamdani Administration
Mia talks about the bond market, the police, and other challenges Zohran Mamdani will face in office and how to overcome them. Sources: https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/11/08/hochul-a--no--on-mamdani-s-free-bus-plan---yes--on-statewide-universal-childcare https://thebaffler.com/latest/paying-for-it-backer https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/13/zohran-mamdani-free-bus-plan-governor-hochul/87258107007/ https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-attacks-nypd-for-threatening-bill-de-blasios-daughter-after-arrest-2020-6 https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-free-buses-kathy-hochul/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17 Nov 202523min
CZM Book Club: Pathfinder: Dawn of the Frogs, Part Three
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16 Nov 20251h 25min
It Could Happen Here Weekly 208
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Mamdani’s Victory: Winners, Losers, and Crashouts - A New Threat to Public Lands - The Pro Palestine Movement Two Years After Genocide feat. Dana El Kurd - The Mainstreaming of Nick Fuentes by the Coward Tucker Carlson - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #41 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: Mamdani’s Victory: Winners, Losers, and Crashouts https://www.npr.org/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5600718/wall-street-zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-mayor https://www.businessinsider.com/business-leaders-react-nyc-mayor-election-race-results-zohran-mamdani-2025-11#jamie-dimon-1 https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/11/elon-musk-is-having-a-post-election-meltdown-western-civilization-is-doomed.html https://defector.com/lets-check-in-with-people-who-threatened-to-leave-zohran-mamdanis-nyc https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/democrats-republicans-reaction-mamdani-win https://lindseyboylan4ny.medium.com/my-story-of-working-with-governor-cuomo-e664d4814b4e https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/15/lindsey_boylan https://indypendent.org/2025/07/we-will-beat-these-monsters-lindsey-boylan-reacts-to-cuomos-defeat/ https://archive.vn/3N3wu A New Threat to Public Lands https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/lee-bill-fights-back-against-biden-s-border-chaos-destroying-america-s-parks-and-public-lands https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/11/sierra-club-statement-trump-s-nomination-steve-pearce-lead-blm https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kathleen-sgamma-withdraws-jan-6-criticism-came-public--rcna200699 https://recreationroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ORR-Burgum-Nomination-Letter-of-Support-Final.pdf https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696 https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264 https://www.jstor.org/stable/14646 The Pro Palestine Movement Two Years After Genocide Ahmed Moor & Antony Loewenstein’s book - https://saqibooks.com/books/saqi/after-zionism/ The Mainstreaming of Nick Fuentes by the Coward Tucker Carlson https://x.com/jasonahart/status/1985338713791172827 https://x.com/KevinRobertsTX/status/1984335805192532265 https://x.com/markgoldfeder/status/1985000264743416256?s=46 https://x.com/McCormickProf/status/1984646330849837488 https://www.jta.org/2025/10/31/united-states/ted-cruz-to-jewish-republicans-antisemitism-is-an-existential-crisis-in-our-party https://jewishinsider.com/2025/11/gop-senators-tucker-carlson-left-wing-antisemitism-josh-hawley-james-lankford/ https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5586731-heritage-foundation-tucker-carlson-nick-fuentes-controversy/ https://nypost.com/2025/11/03/us-news/heritage-foundation-in-revolt-over-tucker-carlson-defense-after-controversial-nick-fuentes-interview-footsie-with-literal-nazis/ https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/chris-demuth-resigns-from-the-heritage-foundation/ https://x.com/AudreyFahlberg/status/1985781905976115550?s=20 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/politics/heritage-foundation-antisemitism-task-force.html https://freebeacon.com/politics/i-made-a-mistake-heritage-foundation-president-apologizes-to-staff-for-video-refusal-to-cancel-tucker-carlson-and-throws-shade-at-former-chief-of-staff/ https://www.nationalreview.com/news/heritage-president-apologizes-for-tucker-carlson-defense-video-in-heated-all-hands-meeting/ https://www.mediaite.com/politics/david-french-schools-matt-walsh-over-his-call-for-no-enemies-on-the-right/ https://x.com/Cernovich/status/1985032452432437704?s=20 https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1985417108407124110?s=20 https://x.com/JDVance/status/1986099131845136594 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/opinion/nick-fuentes-kirk-successor.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/politics/nick-fuentes-trump.html https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson-interview/684792/ https://roddreher.substack.com/p/what-i-saw-and-heard-in-washington?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #41 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/italian-pasta-tariffs-trump-rcna243264 https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/nov/13/pasta-italian-imports-trump-tariffs https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-50-year-mortgage-loan-bill-pulte-cost/ https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2025/11/13/when-will-the-2000-tariff-dividend-be-paid-new-trump-stimulus-check-2025-payment-eligibility-update/87209405007/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/business/fifty-year-mortgage https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93ddrp17zko\ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/30/white-house-withdraws-ej-antoni-nomination-lead-bls-00589289 https://archive.vn/sHLdh https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/11/13/white-house-will-release-octobers-jobs-report-after-saying-data-would-likely-never-publish/ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-hell-issue-2000-tariff-dividend-except-high/story?id=127356839\ https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/us-bishops-issue-special-message-immigration-plenary-assembly-baltimore https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-kept-chicago-police-records-for-months-in-violation-of-domestic-espionage-rules/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832522/66/moreno-gonzalez-v-noem-secretary-us-department-of-homeland-security/ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/11/11/harris-county-immigration-lawsuit/2501762887924/ https://www.mediamatters.org/new-york-times/study-ny-times-wash-post-coverage-caravan-plummets-after-midtermsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15 Nov 20253h 48min
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #41
The gang discuss the end of the government shutdown, the release of Epstein emails, a J6 bomber theory, and the wonders of the Trump economy. Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/italian-pasta-tariffs-trump-rcna243264 https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/nov/13/pasta-italian-imports-trump-tariffs https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-50-year-mortgage-loan-bill-pulte-cost/ https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2025/11/13/when-will-the-2000-tariff-dividend-be-paid-new-trump-stimulus-check-2025-payment-eligibility-update/87209405007/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/business/fifty-year-mortgage https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93ddrp17zko\ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/30/white-house-withdraws-ej-antoni-nomination-lead-bls-00589289 https://archive.vn/sHLdh https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/11/13/white-house-will-release-octobers-jobs-report-after-saying-data-would-likely-never-publish/ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-hell-issue-2000-tariff-dividend-except-high/story?id=127356839\ https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/us-bishops-issue-special-message-immigration-plenary-assembly-baltimore https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-kept-chicago-police-records-for-months-in-violation-of-domestic-espionage-rules/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832522/66/moreno-gonzalez-v-noem-secretary-us-department-of-homeland-security/ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/11/11/harris-county-immigration-lawsuit/2501762887924/ https://www.mediamatters.org/new-york-times/study-ny-times-wash-post-coverage-caravan-plummets-after-midtermsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Nov 20251h 6min
The Mainstreaming of Nick Fuentes by the Coward Tucker Carlson
Garrison explains how Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes sparked infighting between the Heritage Foundation and Ben Shapiro, and the growing influence of America First branded antisemitism in the Republican Party. Sources: https://x.com/jasonahart/status/1985338713791172827 https://x.com/KevinRobertsTX/status/1984335805192532265 https://x.com/markgoldfeder/status/1985000264743416256?s=46 https://x.com/McCormickProf/status/1984646330849837488 https://www.jta.org/2025/10/31/united-states/ted-cruz-to-jewish-republicans-antisemitism-is-an-existential-crisis-in-our-party https://jewishinsider.com/2025/11/gop-senators-tucker-carlson-left-wing-antisemitism-josh-hawley-james-lankford/ https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5586731-heritage-foundation-tucker-carlson-nick-fuentes-controversy/ https://nypost.com/2025/11/03/us-news/heritage-foundation-in-revolt-over-tucker-carlson-defense-after-controversial-nick-fuentes-interview-footsie-with-literal-nazis/ https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/chris-demuth-resigns-from-the-heritage-foundation/ https://x.com/AudreyFahlberg/status/1985781905976115550?s=20 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/politics/heritage-foundation-antisemitism-task-force.html https://freebeacon.com/politics/i-made-a-mistake-heritage-foundation-president-apologizes-to-staff-for-video-refusal-to-cancel-tucker-carlson-and-throws-shade-at-former-chief-of-staff/ https://www.nationalreview.com/news/heritage-president-apologizes-for-tucker-carlson-defense-video-in-heated-all-hands-meeting/ https://www.mediaite.com/politics/david-french-schools-matt-walsh-over-his-call-for-no-enemies-on-the-right/ https://x.com/Cernovich/status/1985032452432437704?s=20 https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1985417108407124110?s=20 https://x.com/JDVance/status/1986099131845136594 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/opinion/nick-fuentes-kirk-successor.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/politics/nick-fuentes-trump.html https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson-interview/684792/ https://roddreher.substack.com/p/what-i-saw-and-heard-in-washington?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=trueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 Nov 20251h 3min
The Pro Palestine Movement Two Years After Genocide feat. Dana El Kurd
Dana El Kurd speaks with author, activist, and 2025 Foundation for Middle East Peace fellow Ahmed Moor on the pro-Palestine movement in the US, and what we can learn after two years of genocide. Sources: Ahmed Moor & Antony Loewenstein’s book - https://saqibooks.com/books/saqi/after-zionism/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Nov 202526min
A New Threat to Public Lands
James and Gare discuss Utah Senator Mike Lee’s latest attempt to erode protections on wilderness in the USA. Sources: https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/lee-bill-fights-back-against-biden-s-border-chaos-destroying-america-s-parks-and-public-lands https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/11/sierra-club-statement-trump-s-nomination-steve-pearce-lead-blm https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kathleen-sgamma-withdraws-jan-6-criticism-came-public--rcna200699 https://recreationroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ORR-Burgum-Nomination-Letter-of-Support-Final.pdf https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696 https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264 https://www.jstor.org/stable/14646 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 Nov 202537min
Mamdani’s Victory: Winners, Losers, and Crashouts
Mia and Gare discuss the wide range of reactions to Mamdani’s victory and see some truly astonishing meltdowns. Sources: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5600718/wall-street-zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-mayor https://www.businessinsider.com/business-leaders-react-nyc-mayor-election-race-results-zohran-mamdani-2025-11#jamie-dimon-1 https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/11/elon-musk-is-having-a-post-election-meltdown-western-civilization-is-doomed.html https://defector.com/lets-check-in-with-people-who-threatened-to-leave-zohran-mamdanis-nyc https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/democrats-republicans-reaction-mamdani-win https://lindseyboylan4ny.medium.com/my-story-of-working-with-governor-cuomo-e664d4814b4e https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/15/lindsey_boylan https://indypendent.org/2025/07/we-will-beat-these-monsters-lindsey-boylan-reacts-to-cuomos-defeat/ https://archive.vn/3N3wuSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 Nov 202535min
