Episodes

  • Book Club Rerun from the ol' ICHH archive - now with Book Club wrapping!

    Margaret Killjoy joins us to read a special spooky week ghost story about the 2nd American Civil War.

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  • 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

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    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/287g

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  • James, Robert, and Sophie discuss what we know about the incoming Trump administration's plans to deport undocumented people and how likely we are to see mass deportations in the next four years.

    Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.org/

    Haitian Bridge Alliance: https://haitianbridgealliance.org/

    Sources:

    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/287g

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  • The Cool Zone crew sit down to discuss where we go from here and how we can prepare for Trump’s second administration between now and January.

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  • Robert discusses what's likely to happen, unlikely to happen, and likely to happen in unlikely ways this election season.

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  • Mia and James take a break from America to discuss the history of Guy Fawkes Day, the heroes of the German Peasants War, and the future of trans cinema.

    Sources:

    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/

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  • Robert sits down with Cloee Cooper of Political Research Associates to talk about her new podcast, The Insurgents, which looks into the movement of "constitutional" sheriffs working against democracy.

    Sources:

    https://politicalresearch.org/the-insurgence-sheriffs

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  • Margaret reads you folklore about witches in Russia, because she likes witches and it's still sort of Halloween.

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  • 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

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  • James' final episode looks at the people helping migrants once they leave the Darién Gap, and how you can help.

    Donation links for groups featured in this series:

    Border Kindness: https://borderkindness.org/donate/
    Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
    Fe Y Alegria: https://www.feyalegria.org/en/home-fya-international/

    Sources:

    https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2023-11/OIG-24-07-Nov23.pdf

    https://www.notiparole.com

    https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5

    https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html

    https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/

    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino

    https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/

    https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border

    https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/

    https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/

    https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one

    https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html

    https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf

    https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers

    https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama

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  • In the fourth installment of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks to migrants at Lajas Blancas reception center north of the Darién, who can often be stuck there for months without the money to continue their journeys.

    Sources:

    https://www.notiparole.com

    https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5

    https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html

    https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/

    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino

    https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/

    https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border

    https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/

    https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/

    https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one

    https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html

    https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf

    https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers

    https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama

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  • In part three of his series on the Darién Gap, James talks about what drives Venezuelan and African migrants to make the journey through the Darién Gap.

    Sources:

    https://www.notiparole.com

    https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5

    https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html

    https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/

    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino

    https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/

    https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border

    https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/

    https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/

    https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one

    https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html

    https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf

    https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers

    https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama

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  • In the second part of his series on the Darién Gap, James looks at the impacts of migration on the indigenous Panamanian Emberá community.

    Sources:

    https://www.notiparole.com

    https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5

    https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html

    https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/

    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino

    https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/

    https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border

    https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/

    https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/

    https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one

    https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html

    https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf

    https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers

    https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama

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  • In the first of 5 episodes, James describes his journey to the Darién gap in Southern Panama, and the journeys that thousands of migrants take each week on one of the most dangerous land migration routes on earth.

    Sources:

    https://www.notiparole.com

    https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5

    https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html

    https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/

    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino

    https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/

    https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border

    https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/

    https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/

    https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one

    https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html

    https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf

    https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers

    https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama

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  • Margaret reads you a story in which vampires serve as a metaphor for yet another thing, because vampires are cool.

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  • All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.

    An Alex Jones Update feat. Knowledge Fight

    Infiltrating Local Nazi Groups How Trump Rigged an FBI Investigation for Brett Kavanaugh Economists Win Worst Nobel Prize Yet, Asked to Please Stop Charlie Kirk vs College Students

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  • Garrison dissociates at a Charlie Kirk x Vivek Ramaswamy rally and wonders if it's even worth it anymore.

    Sources:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/us/politics/elon-musk-donald-trump-pennsylvania.html

    https://www.9news.com/article/news/verify/immigration/new-york-city-free-one-way-plane-tickets-migrants-fact-check/536-c6e7168f-7f16-4bf9-97cd-33389729869c
    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/nyregion/nyc-hotels-homeless-shelters.html
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/09/kamala-harris-afghanistan-withdrawal-report
    https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/undocumented-immigrant-offending-rate-lower-us-born-citizen-rate
    https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find

    https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/oct/15/byron-donalds/fact-checking-misleading-claims-about-black-wage-g/

    https://www.tampabay.com/news/2024/07/02/how-did-black-americans-do-economically-under-trump-biden/

    https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/the-trump-administration-embraces-the-saudi-led-war-yemen

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/saudi-arabia-arms-deal-trump-what-to-know/

    https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/01/20/trump-the-anti-war-president-was-always-a-myth/

    https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/

    https://www.wabe.org/charlie-kirk-vivek-ramaswamy-tangle-with-georgia-state-students-at-tour-stop-in-support-of-trump/

    https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NLP-Teen-Survey-Report-2024.pdf

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  • Mia and James discuss Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson's recent fake economics Nobel won for being to first economists to discover that history exists.

    Sources:

    https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.91.4.938

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2378023118773614
    https://www.nber.org/papers/w10481
    https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/117/4/1231/1875948
    https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2024/10/advanced-economicsciencesprize2024.pdf
    https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2024/10/advanced-economicsciencesprize2024.pdf
    https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/aer.91.5.1369

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  • Mia, Sophie and Robert relive the horror of the Kavanaugh hearings and discover how Trump made the FBI conduct a fake "investigation" to clear him.

    Sources:

    https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/KavanaughReport_final.pdf

    https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-brett-kavanaugh-misogyny.html

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/kavanaugh-trump-white-house-fbi-report/

    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article214604235.html

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/politics/joe-biden-anita-hill.html

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/kavanaugh-trump-white-house-fbi-report/

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  • Garrison is joined by Corvallis Antifa and Left Coast Right Watch to discuss the Oregon chapter of White Lives Matter and one particular nazi who is receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in government contracts via his company Whit Industries.

    Sources:
    https://cvantifa.noblogs.org/post/2024/09/16/wlm/

    https://leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/your-tax-dollars-at-work-the-nazi-leader-behind-coos-bays-whit-industries/

    https://info4publicuse.org/2024/09/tax-dollars-funding-a-nazi-linked-business-at-the-port-of-coos-bay/

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