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It Could Happen Here Weekly 249 Sep 12, 2026

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file:

Counterrevolution in Egypt
What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos?
The Death of American Hegemony
Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov

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Counterrevolution in Egypt

Hossam’s substack - https://barracks.substack.com/
Hossam’s book - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L

What Happened with Milo Yiannopoulos?

The Death of American Hegemony

Executive Disorder: Escalation in Iran, Trade War with Canada, Arcade.gov

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Part Two: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics Sep 10, 2026

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In part 2, we follow Galton during his youthful rampage through the middle east and then Africa, and how his 'gap years' created the racism we all live with today.

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Part One: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics Sep 08, 2026

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This week Robert begins our exploration of Francis Galton, a groundbreaking explorer and statistician who also invented modern racism as we know it by creating Eugenics.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 248 Sep 05, 2026

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

Disarming Hamas
Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew
The Hunt for Jason Arday
Civilization with Andrew
Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted

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Disarming Hamas

Anarchists and the Great War with Andrew

Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War
George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen

The Hunt for Jason Arday

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Civilization with Andrew

Against the Grain by James C. Scott
Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan
Wild Thought by Claude Lévi-Strauss
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

Executive Disorder: US Strikes Wedding in Iran, Mail-In Voting Whistleblower, Tupac Killer Convicted

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Part Two: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network Sep 03, 2026

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Robert sketches out the international network of websites where sex criminals ply their trade and advertise, and concludes the story of Dominique Pelicot.

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Part One: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network Sep 01, 2026

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There exists online a community of websites and users who encourage, pay and teach each other in how to drug and sexually abuse women. Robert explores the case of one particular website, Coco, in France, along with in one specific offender, Dominique Pelicot.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 247 Aug 29, 2026

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. How to Rob a City: NBA Billionaire Edition How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 2 Sophie Cunningham's Transphobic WNBA Panic DHS Surveillance and Infiltration of ICE Protests in Minnesota Executive Disorder: Mail-In Voting Restrictions, Canadian Trade War, Record High ICE Detentions 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! 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McCoy and Francisco A. 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Part Two: Percy Fawcett: Real-Life Indiana Jones, or Deluded Psychic Racist? Aug 27, 2026

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Robert concludes the tale of Percy Fawcett by discussing how he came to believe a hidden jungle portal would turn his son into a god (spoiler: they died horribly).

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Part One: Percy Fawcett: Real-Life Indiana Jones, or Deluded Psychic Racist? Aug 25, 2026

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There are a few candidates for the title "the real Indiana Jones" but Percy Fawcett is the man whose reputation most inspired our favorite fictional archaeologist. Unfortunately, he was a racist, a murderer and a weirdo occultist who led his own son to a horrific death for reasons of Magic.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 246 Aug 22, 2026

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1
The Dangers of Silica ft. Kim Kelly
How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd
Fighting for Incarcerated Workers
Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election

Sources/Links:

How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231241274187

https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/hormuz-fertilizer-guano-islands-act-fertilizer-empire/

https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/navassa-island-the-uss-160-year-forgotten-tragedy

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-09-26/almost-half-of-americans-dont-know-puerto-ricans-are-us-citizens-poll

https://www.doi.gov/oia/islands/politicatypes

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/puerto-rico-independence-movement

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CARIBBEAN/MILITARY-BUILDUP/egpbbnzyrpq/

https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/

https://apnews.com/article/american-samoa-voting-citizenship-alaska-trump-eda6c32ce0fcdca6edb22efac26e403d

https://www.nminewsservice.com/cnmi-covenant-united-states-50th-anniversary-explainer-timeline/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/how-us-controls-iraqs-oil-revenues-2026-01-23/