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

Robert Evans: Robert and Margaret discuss the birth of the first atom bomb and how delusions about the use of air power made it a savior for a certain kind of U.S Army Air Corps officer.Sophie Lichterman: She's sick more often than anyone I knowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Dec 20251h 19min

Robert sits down with Margaret Killjoy to talk about how mankind went from building one atomic bomb to building tens of thousands of them, permanently 15 minutes or less away from ending all life on earth. (5 Part Series) Sources: https://warontherocks.com/2018/09/a-horrifying-and-believable-path-to-nuclear-war-with-north-korea/ https://mwi.westpoint.edu/inside-frighteningly-plausible-nuclear-attack-scenario/ https://sci-hub.ru/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10736700.2018.1513920 https://www.si.edu/media/NASM/NASM-DoomsdayDelayed.pdf https://doomsdaymachines.net/p/i-have-sought-to-slaughter-as-few https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1996/november/strategic-bombing-always-myth https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/does-strategic-bombing-work-world-war-ii-test-case-proved-it-or-not-173621 https://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-wwii/articles/rcaf-bomber-squadrons-overseas/strategic-bombing/ https://www.npr.org/2021/08/06/1025059199/fallout-tells-the-story-of-the-journalist-who-exposed-the-hiroshima-cover-up https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/p/bombing-because-you-can-operation https://www.amazon.com/Bombing-Win-Coercion-Cornell-Security/dp/0801483115 https://www.amazon.com/15-Minutes-General-Countdown-Annihilation/dp/1250002087 https://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illusion/dp/0143125788 https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-War-Scenario-Annie-Jacobsen/dp/0593476093See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Dec 20251h 15min

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Requiem for Stop Cop City - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43 - CZM Rewind: My RNC Grindr Adventure - CZM Rewind: Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers 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: Requiem for Stop Cop City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3dqH_lfh6g https://www.policemag.com/articles/understanding-the-ooda-loop https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/29/atlanta-police-cop-city-surveillance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZDfvAZrrU https://newrepublic.com/article/190850/coming-war-dissent https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/26/text https://atlpresscollective.com/2025/11/13/atlanta-police-flock-immigration-searches/ https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/additional-measures-to-address-the-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/ https://newuniversity.org/2025/05/10/ice-raids-home-in-irvine-rep-dave-min-issues-statement/ https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/cop-city-activists-arrest-flyers/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yok1fhPICAY https://www.mainlineatl.com/georgia-drops-charges-against-atlanta-solidarity-fund-rico-cop-city/ https://www.mainlineatl.com/cop-city-rico-judge-to-toss-charges/ Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #43 https://archive.is/LRnmy https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqZO0VRlp7E https://x.com/SenMcConnell/status/1992719172292214824?s=20 https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1990948698508185760 https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-arrests-police-federal-5c21bcb2cd890fcb086480469c1a3a96 https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/border-patrol-monitoring-us-drivers-detaining-suspicious-travel-127699704 https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-el-cajon-illegally-sharing-license-plate-data-out https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhscbppia-049-cbp-license-plate-reader-technology https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-doesnt-exist-with-eight-months-left-its-charter-2025-11-23/ https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-six-new-agency-partnerships-break-federal-bureaucracy https://www.ed.gov/media/document/fact-sheet-department-of-education-and-department-of-state-international-education-and-foreign-language-studies-partnership-112461.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDanzN1EUeE https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/nyregion/mamdani-osse-dsa-endorsement.html CZM Rewind: Elon Musk Has Lost the Gamers https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/09/15/deshaun-watson-trade-details-texans-browns/75189022007/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ykCc588Zw https://thecourier.com/news/549130/browns-need-to-start-asking-questions-about-depodesta/ https://www.georgiaentertainment.com/2024/04/georgias-got-game-why-the-gaming-industry-is-larger-than-film-television-and-music-combined/#:~:text=The%20dominant%20entertainment%20industry%20is,than%203%20billion%20active%20gamers https://app2top.com/news/the-gaming-industry-in-2024-by-the-numbers-a-review-by-gamesindustry-276003.html https://www.ign.com/articles/asmongolds-twitch-channel-banned-following-racist-rant-about-palestinians https://g-mnews.com/en/global-games-market-will-generate-usd-187-7-billion-in-2024/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Nov 20253h 11min

Robert Evans is a Living God and can never lie.....Also we talk with Jamie Loftus about Sam Bankman-Fried and beloved biographer to con man Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short. Original Air Dates: 12.5.23 & 12.7.23 Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/michael-lewiss-big-contrarian-bet https://archive.is/GnVkX#selection-2015.0-2029.125 https://archive.is/cZZcN#selection-455.0-523.30 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/03/michael-lewis-sam-bankman-fried-crypto-going-infinite https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/10/02/is-michael-lewis-throwing-out-his-reputation-to-defend-sam-bankman-fried/ https://archive.is/yrvL9#selection-1231.0-1271.105 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/02/sam-bankman-fried-trial-key-takeaways https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/the-fraud-was-in-the-code https://www.investopedia.com/why-ftx-plan-to-refund-90-percent-of-recovered-assets-doesnt-add-up-to-90-percent-of-what-customers-lost-8362556 https://jacobin.com/2023/11/sam-bankman-fried-convicted-crypto-fraud-michael-lewis https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-08-15/the-blind-side-michael-lewis-michael-oher-sean-leigh-anne-tuohy-original-review-archiveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Nov 20252h 44min

Part One: Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about the collapse of one of the great financial criminals of our time. Original Air Date: 11.22.22 Part Two: Everyone's favorite crypto conman is back behind bars! Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to talk about his plans to buy an island and make he and his friends living gods. Original Air Date: 8.15.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Nov 20253h

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Challenges Facing the Mamdani Administration - Nick Fuentes Explains Pornography to Tucker Carlson - The Conde Nast Union Busting Purge - Producing Knowledge on Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #42 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 Challenges Facing the Mamdani Administration 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/ Nick Fuentes Explains Pornography to Tucker Carlson 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/ The Conde Nast Union Busting Purge https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-conde-bosses-to-reinstate-the-fired-four-reverse-the-suspensions-and-end-the-union-busting @goodbyealma @picnic_mag Producing Knowledge on Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd Journal of Palestine Studies – https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/journals/jps/about Donate to the Journal of Palestine Studies – https://palestine-studies.networkforgood.com/projects/18346-donate-to-support-palestinian-knowledge-production Mahmoud Darwish interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrvzKOYeQZY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Feliaayoub.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE AAUP & MESA report on Title 6 investigations - https://www.aaup.org/news/new-aaup-report-analyzes-weaponization-title-vi-doe-investigations Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #42 https://x.com/micah_erfan/status/1991117893912977891?s=20 https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/1991186996421640702?s=20 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115562626931599548 https://nypost.com/2025/11/17/opinion/fbi-secret-service-butchered-the-thomas-crooks-case-and-invited-conspiracies-we-deserve-the-truth/ https://nypost.com/2025/11/17/us-news/thomas-crooks-used-they-them-pronouns-had-obsession-with-violence-and-muscle-mommies-sources/ https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1990444544584819185?s=20 https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1990439113997078866?s=20 https://independentnewsroom.com/p/intel-report-thomas-crooks-alleged-social-media-dump-2bda https://www.state.gov/releases/2025/11/designations-of-antifa-ost-and-three-other-violent-antifa-groups/ https://x.com/StateDept/status/1989034285819740531?s=20 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387.1437.0.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/us/jd-vance-threats-michigan.html https://apnews.com/article/poland-sabotage-explosion-rail-track-warsaw-97dae3045d4e1ff329780526c6279c0f https://apnews.com/article/latvia-belarus-border-migrants-hybrid-warfare-c75de2cd135dd24d4865ec40a3dea698 https://apnews.com/article/finland-russia-border-frontex-guards-2fc202b3a900d6887e0152b235a0a00d https://bsky.app/profile/peark.es/post/3m5plwjfzgs2t https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-launches-billboards-charlotte-featuring-large-public-safety-threats https://www.wunc.org/race-class-communities/2024-11-25/immigration-enforcement-house-bill-10-north-carolina https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ice-agent-arrested-for-pulling-gun-on-southern-california-teen-lawyer-says/ https://www.riversidesheriff.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6777 https://lataco.com/ice-gun-aimed-santa-ana https://apnews.com/article/charlotte-north-carolina-immigration-arrests-trump-989b5f9428a65b9cd669244f79723edf https://www.wfae.org/race-equity/2025-03-27/sheriff-mcfadden-ice-at-odds-over-immigration-enforcement https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/german-court-admits-charges-against-201638141.html https://www.bnaibrith.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AnnualMarchesGlorifyingNazism_Z105c.pdf https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/PROC_declaring_Muslim_Brotherhood_and_CAIR_Transnational_Criminal_Organizations_IMAGE_11-18-2025.pdf https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-sends-formal-response-letter-to-texas-governor-abbott-condemning-defamatory-and-lawless-proclamation/ https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00017F.pdf#navpanes=0 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Nov 20253h 23min

Robert concludes the story of Bo Gritz with his unhinged attempts to rescue POWs from Vietnam, his political ambitions, and disgraceful downfall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Nov 202541min

Robert and Prop did a live show to raise money for the Portland Bail Fund. They discussed the life and times of Bo Gritz, a foundational right wing militia maniac. Sources: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/03/29/James-Bo-Gritz-the-Vietnam-War-veteran-who-slipped/7427417762000/ https://www.spike-team.com/home/origins/ https://time.com/archive/6857330/colonel-gritzs-dubious-mission/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/03/24/bo-gritz-story-is-fascinating-but-does-he-really-believe-itmissing/9aef313b-233d-401c-b4d6-cfb9c4368e95/ https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/patriot-leader-bo-gritz-shoots-himself-under-troubling-circumstances/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/02/erase-and-forget-review-andrea-luka-zimmerman-bo-gritz https://theoutline.com/post/7984/rambo-last-blood-vietnam-bo-gritz-sylvester-stallone https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/military/war-hero-bo-gritz-reflects-on-ruby-ridge-siege-28-years-later-2124428/ https://www.nizkor.org/gritz-grodin-and-garbage/ https://www.deseret.com/1994/10/19/19137185/gritz-says-he-s-leaving-lds-church/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/03/03/bo-gritz-the-glory-38/e0a78612-dfa7-45f2-b5b7-c2f78f53a80f/ https://archive.is/OLBBk#selection-475.0-475.238 https://www.deseret.com/1992/10/25/19012368/gritz-raring-to-solve-the-ills-of-america-in-1-week/ https://archive.is/ANNoI#selection-1035.507-1039.688 https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2024/11/04/parker-anderson-conspiracy-theory-reserach/ https://archive.org/stream/soldieroffortunemagazine/Soldier%20of%20Fortune%20%5B1992%2709%5D_djvu.txtSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Nov 202558min