Part One: The Well Hung Warlord Who Tried to Conquer China

Robert tells Margaret how to scientifically shatter a bridge the T.E. Lawrence way, and how Lawrence crippled the transportation infrastructure of a mighty empire using some guys with camels and sacks of flour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

19 Nov 202457min

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Life for Trans People Under Trump What Happens to Gaza Under Trump How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact You Trump's Foreign Policy Why Did Non-White People Vote For Trump? 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: Life for Trans People Under Trump https://diyhrt.wiki/https://www.glad.org/transgender-id-project-updating-your-passport/#ds-11 https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/ https://www.transincomeproject.org/  https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-skrmetti/  https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/\  https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/harris-trump-trans-rights-election-lgbtq/  https://www.axios.com/2023/01/31/trump-transgender-rights-lgbtq  https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna178755  https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/05/10/trump-promises-rollback-on-trans-rights-heres-what-hes-said/  https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trumps-anti-trans-ads-are-just-election-rhetoric-rcna178755  https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/us/politics/trump-republican-transgender-ads.html  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/us/politics/democrats-kamala-harris.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU4.kF1q.d5RAok6aekNd&smid=url-share https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-anti-transgender-political-ads-are-dominating-the-airwaves-this-election https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/8/26/21374948/trump-second-term-lgbtq-people What Happens to Gaza Under Trump Palestinians dismayed by Trump's win, their leaders urge peace | Reuters Gaza’s Cease-Fire Talks Will Probably Wait Until After Trump’s Inauguration - The New York Times ‘Israel will keep invading – with more ease’: Gaza dreads Trump presidency | Features News | Al Jazeera Trump Wants to End Gaza War on Israel’s Terms Trump's election promises even more pain for Palestinians U.S. presidential election: Why Trump's phone call with Netanyahu is so alarming. Israeli Officials Embrace Trump Victory, Despite His Unpredictability - The New York Times Donald Trump uses expletive to attack ex-ally Benjamin Netanyahu No guarantees Trump will give Netanyahu all he wants How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact You https://chuangcn.org/2019/12/trade-war-or-redistribution https://chuangcn.org/journal/one/no-way-forward-no-way-back/ https://chuangcn.org/journal/two/picking-quarrels/ https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-cementing-fair-and-reciprocal-trade-with-the-trump-reciprocal-trade-act https://chuangcn.org/2020/06/measuring-profitability/ https://chuangcn.org/2019/08/the-changing-geography-of-chinese-industry-data-brief/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/politics/china-trump-tariffs-taiwan/index.html https://yeutter-institute.unl.edu/who-has-authority-impose-tariffs-and-how-does-affect-international-trade https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/china-and-walmart-please-for-the-love-3729889/ https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/trumps-tariff-would-cost-the-typical-american-household-roughly-1500-each-year/ https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/trump-tariffs-biden-tariffs/ https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/fiscal-macroeconomic-and-price-estimates-tariffs-under-both-non-retaliation-and-retaliation https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/11/07/donald-trump-is-poised-to-smash-mexico-with-tariffs https://www.vox.com/scotus/383884/supreme-court-donald-trump-tariffs-inflation-economy Trump's Foreign Policy https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/civilian-deaths-war-isis.html https://www.reuters.com/article/world/syrian-surprise-how-trumps-phone-call-changed-the-war-idUSKCN1OR0PN/ https://www.donaldjtrump.com/issues https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2024/trumps-bigger-tariff-proposals-would-cost-typical-american-household-over https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-donald-trump-trade-war-second-presidency-kamala-harris/ https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-trump-interview-transcript/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/09/woodward-war-biden-putin-nuclear-use-trump-russia-logan-act/ https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/border-patrol-tactical-unit-marksman-fires-round-fatally-injuring https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/04/trump-mexico-tariff-trade/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMrVdFnjEjs&t=17s Why Did Non-White People Vote For Trump? https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-11-10/election-2024-asian-american-voters  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-americans-exit-poll-harris-trump-rcna179005 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Nov 20242h 40min

Robert is joined again by Margaret Killjoy to continue our series on Lawrence of Arabia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Nov 20241h 7min

Robert tells Margaret Killjoy the whole story of Lawrence of Arabia, a British imperialist, hopeless romantic and asexual icon who invented the concept of modern insurgent war. Through it all we ask: was he a bastard? (4 Part Series) https://www.cliohistory.org/thomas-lawrence/lawrence/youth https://www.investigativeproject.org/4256/guest-column-the-final-death-of-lawrence-of-arabia https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/02/young-lawrence-a-portrait-of-the-legend-as-a-young-man-review https://www.salon.com/2015/03/01/i%C2%A0realize_now_that_he_was_sexless/ https://www.thehistoryreader.com/military-history/t-e-lawrence-art-war-twenty-first-century/ https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2016/2/16/what-would-t-e-lawrence-do https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-lawrence-arabia-180951857/ https://www.tracesofevil.com/p/blog-page_24.html https://www.firstworldwar.com/features/telawrence.htm https://baklol.com/baks/Misc/Great-people-who-were-also-per-_1492/T--E--Lawrence-_18491 https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2016/sykes-picot-100-years-middle-east-map/index.html https://stljewishlight.org/top-story/lawrence-of-arabia-or-lawrence-of-zion/ https://theintercept.com/2023/03/23/peter-thiel-jeff-thomas/ https://israelforever.org/programs/balfourinitiative/Implementing_Balfour_Declaration/ https://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Opinion/Implementing-the-Balfour-Declaration https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/manuscript-reveals-dark-side-of-lawrence-of-arabia-s-sex-life-76363.html https://www.amazon.com/Setting-Desert-Fire-T-Lawrence-ebook/dp/B006072QSG  https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/22/archives/the-naked-truth-nothing-withheld-revealed-at-last-the-secret-lives.html https://www.pbs.org/lawrenceofarabia/players/dahoum.html Schneider, James. Guerrilla Leader: T. E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt (p. 52). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Sattin, Anthony. The Young T. E. Lawrence (pp. 34-35). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Nov 20241h 19min

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.  Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November An Election Episode feat. Robert Still Don't Panic: An Election Response Trump's Deportation Plans 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: Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs https://politicalresearch.org/the-insurgence-sheriffs Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/ https://www.ajc.org/news/on-luther-and-his-lies https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/guy-fawkes-bonfire-night/index.html https://deadline.com/2024/10/lilly-wachowski-anarchists-united-grants-1236161483/ https://www.autostraddle.com/lilly-wachowski-interview/ Trump's Deportation Plans https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/MIGRATION-DEPORTATIONS/akpeoeoerpr/ https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/title-8-and-title-42-statistics-fy22 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-trump-would-crack-down-immigration-second-term-2023-11-14/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pledges-10000-extra-border-agents-fight-with-harris-over-immigration-2024-10-13/ https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287gSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Nov 20242h 38min

Robert and Noah conclude the story of Peter Thiel, who just might get the corporate god king he's dreamed about.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Nov 20241h 17min

Robert tells Noah how Peter Thiel went to war against Gawker and also completely whiffed on profiting from the 2008 financial crash. Bonus: how Palantir enabled a bunch of creepy corporate security types to stalk their girlfriends, each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Nov 20241h 24min

In this series, James describes his journey into the Darién Gap, one of the most remote and dangerous migration routes on earth. We hear from migrants from around the world about the dangers of the journey, their fears that forced them to take it, and their dreams for America. It Could Happen Here Weekly 154 Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode. The Green Hell: Migration Through the Darién Gap We Are All Brothers: How the Emberá Community of Bajo Chiquito Welcomes Migrants in the Darién Gap They Don’t Care About Us: What Migrants Leave Behind As If We Had Been Imprisoned: The Migrant Reception Center What Can You Do? Mutual Aid Along the Migrant Journey 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.

2 Nov 20243h 13min