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It Could Happen Here

It Could Happen Here

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It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

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  • Elon Musk and the Rebirth of Company Towns feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

    Elon Musk and the Rebirth of Company Towns feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
    Aug 19 2025

    In Texas, the world’s richest man is bringing back to life one of the worst ideas of the Gilded Age, local Robber Baron-owned dictatorships called company towns. Elon Musk has already established two in Texas and other high-tech oligarchs like Peter Theil hope to create more. In this episode, journalist Steven Monacelli and historian Dr. Michael Phillips explore the history of company towns in the United States and their disturbing rebirth.

    Sources:

    Margaret Crawford, Building the Workingman's Paradise: The Design of American Company Towns

    Alan Dawley, Struggles for Justice: Social Responsibility and the Liberal State

    Hardy Green, The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy

    Chad Pearson, Capitalism’s Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century

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    37 mins
  • The Federalization of DC Police feat. Bridget Todd

    The Federalization of DC Police feat. Bridget Todd
    Aug 18 2025

    DC resident Bridget Todd talks with Garrison about Trump’s police takeover in Washington DC, the manufacturing of crime panics, and how federal police are effecting the city.

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    41 mins
  • CZM Book Club: Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part Three

    CZM Book Club: Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part Three
    Aug 17 2025

    Margaret brings you further along into the tale of Hermetica, the generation ship.

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    32 mins
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This show has been amazing. It provides useful information and news on underreported issues around the world.

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All the hosts bring unique experiences and a wide breadth of reports. Pairing the haunting reality of our world with great banter, calls to action, and resources to inform ourselves as well.

Informed, In-person, and experienced

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Gf and I just got back from Chicago. We saw the protests and wondered what was going on. Thanks for filling us in on what was happening.

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After finding it via Some More News, I found myself immediately hooked onto the combination of otg reporting and collated reports supported by a great many sources.

Though the content does seem left-leaning, the stories being covered are quite relatable and at least, entertaining to almost anybody. I'd recommend if you're a fan of saying "Jesus Christ" under your breath in response to the story you're being told.

Incredibly informative exposès

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