my private podcast channel
Margaret reads you a story about the far-post-apocalypse and the joy we find in one another.
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array(3) { [0]=> string(184) "https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/78d30acb-8463-4c40-a5ae-ae2d0145c9ff/ba1d1e6d-41a5-4dcc-802d-b3d60031b28a/image.jpg?t=1768705504&size=Large" [1]=> string(10) "image/jpeg" [2]=> int(0) }All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- AI Robot Slaves and other CES Miracles
- Best and Worst (non AI) Products at CES
- What’s Happening in Iran?
- What Happened in 2025 with Andrew
- Executive Disorder: Portland Shooting, the FED, Visa Pause & Turtle Island Liberation Front
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!
Sources/Links:
What’s Happening in Iran?
https://www.instagram.com/hengaw_english?igsh=MTZ3Z29qd3h6YzVlMA==
https://www.instagram.com/ali.javanmardi?igsh=ODV2cGZzaXk2Z3dt
https://www.instagram.com/soran.mansournia?igsh=OWFhNDdtMTRtNzl0
https://www.instagram.com/kurdistanipeople?igsh=MTI3Y3kwZ3V0N3Zvag==
What Happened in 2025 with Andrew
https://wmo.int/media/news/fao-and-wmo-report-highlights-extreme-heat-risks-agriculture
https://chimpreports.com/un-warns-as-somalia-drought-crisis-deepens-hunger/
https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cams-tracks-extreme-july-wildfire-activity-both-sides-atlantic
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5w5nyd5xzo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/25/peru-youth-protesters-state-of-emergency-gen-z
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/israel-and-palestine
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/power-struggle-sudan
https://cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/2020/08/15103021/Yemen-HCA-2025.pdf
https://www.stimson.org/2025/too-little-too-late-china-steps-up-military-aid-to-myanmars-junta/
Executive Disorder: Portland Shooting, the FED, Visa Pause & Turtle Island Liberation Front
https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-synagogue-arson-jewish-south-0e489adc986bfaddd55662075bdb6443
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26378204-tilf-complaint-signed-redacted/
https://www.syriahr.com/en/376284/
https://www.syriahr.com/en/376282/
https://www.syriahr.com/en/376266/
https://x.com/deborahlipstadt/status/2010387174651490769?s=20
https://www.landtag.nrw.de/portal/WWW/dokumentenarchiv/Dokument/MMD17-5076.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.229.1.pdf
https://georgetown.app.box.com/v/AO-CaseAssignments-061825
https://georgetown.app.box.com/v/AO-NDOs-120125
https://x.com/StateDept/status/2011478657680757214?s=20
https://x.com/StateDept/status/2010740549469557010?s=20
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2009427948541993323
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/12/congress/mark-kelly-pete-hegseth-lawsuit-00722382
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm
https://apnews.com/article/trump-powell-federal-reserve-d87eedf1e35195957f903f9963aeaf99
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.pr260113~ec4630b9fa.en.html
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-synagogue-arson-jewish-south-0e489adc986bfaddd55662075bdb6443
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26378204-tilf-complaint-signed-redacted/
https://www.syriahr.com/en/376284/
https://www.syriahr.com/en/376282/
https://www.syriahr.com/en/376266/
https://x.com/deborahlipstadt/status/2010387174651490769?s=20
https://www.landtag.nrw.de/portal/WWW/dokumentenarchiv/Dokument/MMD17-5076.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.229.1.pdf
https://georgetown.app.box.com/v/AO-CaseAssignments-061825
https://georgetown.app.box.com/v/AO-NDOs-120125
https://x.com/StateDept/status/2011478657680757214?s=20
https://x.com/StateDept/status/2010740549469557010?s=20
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2009427948541993323
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/12/congress/mark-kelly-pete-hegseth-lawsuit-00722382
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm
https://apnews.com/article/trump-powell-federal-reserve-d87eedf1e35195957f903f9963aeaf99
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.pr260113~ec4630b9fa.en.html
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
array(3) { [0]=> string(184) "https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/78d30acb-8463-4c40-a5ae-ae2d0145c9ff/6c445efc-1571-4792-ae16-b3d400006b5a/image.jpg?t=1768521732&size=Large" [1]=> string(10) "image/jpeg" [2]=> int(0) }Andrew and James discuss what happened in 2025 from climate disasters to Gen Z uprisings to AI.
Sources:
https://wmo.int/media/news/fao-and-wmo-report-highlights-extreme-heat-risks-agriculture
https://chimpreports.com/un-warns-as-somalia-drought-crisis-deepens-hunger/
https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cams-tracks-extreme-july-wildfire-activity-both-sides-atlantic
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5w5nyd5xzo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/25/peru-youth-protesters-state-of-emergency-gen-z
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/israel-and-palestine
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/power-struggle-sudan
https://cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/2020/08/15103021/Yemen-HCA-2025.pdf
https://www.stimson.org/2025/too-little-too-late-china-steps-up-military-aid-to-myanmars-junta/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
array(3) { [0]=> string(150) "https://www.omnycontent.com/d/programs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/78d30acb-8463-4c40-a5ae-ae2d0145c9ff/image.jpg?t=1751824393&size=Large" [1]=> string(10) "image/jpeg" [2]=> int(0) }James is joined by Gordayen to discuss the protest wave in Iran, massive regime violence, and the possibilities for the future.
Sources:
https://www.instagram.com/hengaw_english?igsh=MTZ3Z29qd3h6YzVlMA==
https://www.instagram.com/ali.javanmardi?igsh=ODV2cGZzaXk2Z3dt
https://www.instagram.com/soran.mansournia?igsh=OWFhNDdtMTRtNzl0
https://www.instagram.com/kurdistanipeople?igsh=MTI3Y3kwZ3V0N3Zvag==
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array(3) { [0]=> string(150) "https://www.omnycontent.com/d/programs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/78d30acb-8463-4c40-a5ae-ae2d0145c9ff/image.jpg?t=1751824393&size=Large" [1]=> string(10) "image/jpeg" [2]=> int(0) }From exoskeletons, rolling laptops, and VR therapy, Robert and Garrison discuss the some of the products at CES 2026 that aren't powered by AI and ChatGPT.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
array(3) { [0]=> string(150) "https://www.omnycontent.com/d/programs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/78d30acb-8463-4c40-a5ae-ae2d0145c9ff/image.jpg?t=1751824393&size=Large" [1]=> string(10) "image/jpeg" [2]=> int(0) }Robert and Garrison talk about all of the physical AI products using ChatGPT and other large language models filling the show floor at the Consumer Electronics Show.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
array(3) { [0]=> string(150) "https://www.omnycontent.com/d/programs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/78d30acb-8463-4c40-a5ae-ae2d0145c9ff/image.jpg?t=1751824393&size=Large" [1]=> string(10) "image/jpeg" [2]=> int(0) }Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
array(3) { [0]=> string(150) "https://www.omnycontent.com/d/programs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/78d30acb-8463-4c40-a5ae-ae2d0145c9ff/image.jpg?t=1751824393&size=Large" [1]=> string(10) "image/jpeg" [2]=> int(0) }All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- 2025 Q&A
- 2026 Predictions
- Trump Kidnaps Venezuelan President Maduro
- Inside Our AI Future: Report from CES
- Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update
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!
Sources/Links:
Executive Disorder: Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Maduro, Iran & Aleppo Update
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689
https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20
Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war
https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true
https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know
https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Note: This episode was recorded prior to the shooting in Portland, Oregon, but we will be closely following developments. We also did not know Renée Nicole Good’s name at the time of recording, but we feel it should be included here.
Sources:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689
https://x.com/war_noir/status/2008927274326761631?s=20
Https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war
https://files.constantcontact.com/7fef1c1f901/78a97f42-d0ad-4077-94b0-1e3300697e20.pdf?rdr=true
https://www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-statement-on-the-situation-in-aleppo
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/us/marimar-martinez-shooting-case-what-we-know
https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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