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2018/04/18
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2026/04/23
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There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.
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Part Four: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare
2026/04/23
Robert concludes the harrowing tale of Jimmy Saville by explaining the horrific reach his relationship with Margaret Thatcher gave him into the NHS, and how he lived out his days as BBC royalty.
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Part Three: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare
2026/04/21
Now Jimmy Saville is at the top of the world: he's become a radio and TV star and found his way into the Royal family's good graces. Now we see what he does with power and access.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 228
2026/04/18
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- The Most Extreme Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of
- Rojava with Andrew
- Are Workers Lighting Warehouses on Fire?
- What Next for the People of Iran?
- Executive Disorder: Hungary Election, DoorDash Stunt, Sam Altman’s Home Attacked
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Sources/Links:
The Most Extreme Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of
https://transnews.network/p/u-s-catholic-bishops-launch-attack-on-trans-healthcare-it-s-time-to-fight-back
https://transnews.network/p/it-s-a-nightmare-the-human-toll-of-the-catholic-church-s-trans-healthcare-ban
Are Workers Lighting Warehouses on Fire?
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043408737424285989?s=20
https://www.tiktok.com/@laurel.elise5/video/7627719339067591949
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043379636533666100?s=20
https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcla/video/7626572223742102797
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/inland-empire-man-federally-charged-deliberately-setting-fires-destroyed-massive
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-10/warehouse-arson-charges-video
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2026/04/10/ontario-arson-fire-prompts-questions-about-toilet-paper-availability/89555950007/
https://www.forbes.com/companies/nfi-industries/
https://www.comparably.com/companies/nfi-industries/executive-salaries
https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Nfi-Industries/salaries/Warehouse-Operations/California
https://www.erieri.com/cost-of-living/united-states/california/ontario#:~:text=Based%20on%20our%20Ontario%20cost,average%20in%20the%20United%20States.
https://www.investor.kimberly-clark.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kimberly-clark-reports-strong-finish-second-year-transformation
https://x.com/FalconryFinance/status/2042839737288077445?s=20
https://abc7ny.com/post/college-point-fire-firefighters-continue-battling-flames-industrial-complex-queens-nyc/18870770/
https://www.tiktok.com/@kochead/video/7627882067191270670
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043330472131052020?s=20
https://x.com/FalconryFinance/status/2043107160301895841
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2026/04/08/amazon-warehouse-west-jefferson-ohio-fire/89518809007/
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/madison-county/crews-respond-to-fire-at-amazon-facility-in-west-jefferson/
https://www.tiktok.com/@thejackik/video/7627577500066991391
https://newjersey.news12.com/3-alarm-fire-in-ironbound-section-of-newark-rips-through-warehouse
https://www.nj.com/essex/2026/04/over-100-firefighters-battle-fire-that-erupted-at-nj-chemical-warehouse-authorities-say.html
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/union-county/2026/04/13/rahway-warehouse-lithium-ion-battery-fire/89594009007/
https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2026/04/extremely-large-brush-fire-reported-in-nj-amid-elevated-wildfire-risk.html
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043407987520442763?s=20
https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/-/news-events/news-releases/news-details/fire-news-release-business-fire-contained-at-gsl-transfer-station-in-lawrenceville
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/04/10/crews-respond-fire-business-near-gwinnett-county-airport/
https://x.com/commie_trucker/status/2043173598035169776?s=20
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043378163393437921?s=20
https://x.com/ProudSocialist/status/2043136718510153765?s=20
https://www.cleveland19.com/2026/04/12/multiple-departments-respond-5-alarm-fire-orrville/
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-wayne/crews-battle-massive-fire-at-wayne-county-lumber-yard
https://x.com/rdd147/status/2043188567518978381?s=20
https://x.com/strike_dr/status/2043365615247724762?s=20
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/kcfd-puts-out-yet-another-warehouse-fire-on-brundage-lane/article_58533f7d-87b5-4908-af77-3f3cf05b9f90.html
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/large-plume-rises-as-crews-battle-fire-at-abandoned-east-bakersfield-warehouse
https://www.tiktok.com/@thejackik/video/7627984684210769183
https://abc7.com/post/fire-inside-ontario-mills-mall-prompts-closure-arson-investigation/18867715/
https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/warehouse-structure-fires
https://hazwoper-osha.com/blog-post/top-5-ignition-sources-in-warehouses-and-how-to-eliminate-them
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043794082833867155?s=20
https://x.com/charise_lee/status/2043408737424285989?s=20
https://x.com/mistressdivy/status/2043148239520571676
https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/2/27/voters-think-plane-crashes-have-become-more-frequent-and-blame-recent-accidents-on-air-traffic-controller-shortages
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2025/05/us/plane-crashes-incidents-data-visuals-dg/
https://www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-is-replaceable-death-rattles
https://emersoncollegepolling.com/december-2024-national-poll-young-voters-diverge-from-majority-on-crypto-tiktok-and-ceo-assassination/
What Next for the People of Iran?
https://fpa.org/netanyahus-speech-and-the-question-of-an-iran-deal/
https://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1996/shock-n-awe_ch5.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqqyly9n0o
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1103shock/
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-us-forces-are-clearing-strait-hormuz-2026-04-11/
https://acleddata.com/iran-crisis-live
https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2043720881256448348?s=20
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/22022026
https://x.com/drpezeshkian/status/2041443063655248199
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/04/article-3
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/04/article-31
https://hengaw.net/en/execution
https://x.com/PDKIenglish
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116363336033995961
https://x.com/ScharoBajalan/status/2041190217470693733?s=20
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/
Executive Disorder: Hungary Election, DoorDash Stunt, Sam Altman’s Home Attacked
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-high-school-shooting-gunman-dead/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-school-shooting-kahramanmaras/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9025d7jqzo
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2043831574764921318?s=20
https://x.com/Southcom/status/2044185311673213219?s=20
https://x.com/Imranmuhdz/status/2043791969554465272?s=20
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/dozens-feared-dead-in-air-strike-on-village-in-northeastern-nigeria
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.42696/gov.uscourts.cadc.42696.01208840434.0.pdf
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5834485-iran-war-powers-house-2/
https://www.texasobserver.org/immigration-court-interpreter-arrested-ice-south-texas-airport/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.caed.484353/gov.uscourts.caed.484353.15.0_1.pdf
https://apnews.com/article/stonewall-rainbow-flag-trump-lgbtq-historic-preservation-ac4ab59d3251476139700db6687828ca?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pope-leo-brother-bomb-threat-police-investigate-rcna332136
https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/doordashs-white-house-stunt-backfired-then-its-pr-guy-made-everything-worse/91331363
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/trump-doordash-delivery-grandma-mcdonalds
https://x.com/TomSteyer/status/2044155939453129001
https://www.tomsteyer.com/issues/abolish-ice
https://www.aclu.org/cases/c-m-v-noem?document=Notice-of-Noncompliance-with-PI
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2043831680759169231?s=20
https://x.com/_MartinKelly_/status/2044683602638868959?s=20
https://x.com/LloydsList/status/2044748510868779062?s=20
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156929/US-claims-right-to-seize-Iran-linked-vessels-anywhere-beyond-neutral-waters
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156937/Iran-linked-vessels-continue-to-transit-Hormuz-despite-US-blockade
https://x.com/WarshipCam/status/2042574455549894847
https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2043826535203758561?s=20
https://news.usni.org/2026/04/13/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-april-13-2026
https://hanahr.org/en/news/hana-legal-team-report-on-the-death-of-ghazal-mawlan-chaparabad-following-a-drone-strike-and-alleged-denial-of-emergency-medical-care-in-sulaymaniyah/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-27/iran-routes-grain-imports-to-gulf-of-oman-with-hormuz-locked-up
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1435876/dl
https://x.com/mehran__jalali/status/2042755218819961048?s=20
https://morenogama.substack.com/p/ai-existential-risk-is-real
https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-molotov-attack-suspect-daniel-moreno-gama-houston-2026-4
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targeted-second-attack/
https://www.wdsu.com/article/atf-suspected-molotov-cocktail-starts-fire-tesla-new-orleans-service-center/71025308?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-workers-lighting-warehouses-on-fire/id1449762156?i=1000761449075
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Part Two: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare
2026/04/16
Robert explains how Jimmy Savile went from bike race commentator to pop music DJ and gatekeeper to the stars, and how much of Britain clamored to give him access to young girls as a reward.
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Part One: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare
2026/04/14
Robert explores the life and times of Jimmy Savile, the face of the BBC for decades, an ally of Margaret Thatcher, and a pedophile rapist on an incomprehensible scale.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 227
2026/04/11
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 1
- How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association, Pt. 2
- The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination
- Nigeria with Andrew
- Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire?
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Sources/Links:
How to Break a Union From the Inside: The NFL Players Association
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45769802/ex-nflpa-boss-lloyd-howell-strip-club-expenses-sent-investigator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P42Wq3fmTYg
https://youtu.be/SwVNM266nCM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjOpA-N24Cc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-dN5xO7r
The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination
Here Where We Live is Our Country - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-by-molly-crabapple/
We Need New Jewish Institutions by Arielle Angel - https://jewishcurrents.org/we-need-new-jewish-institutions
Jewish Federations of North America polling - https://www.inss.org.il/social_media/jfna-survey-finds-just-37-of-jewish-americans-identify-as-zionists/
Executive Disorder: FEMA Teleportation, Pam Bondi Fired, Iran Ceasefire?
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-
Sources:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-his-legal-path-is-murky-00863519
https://www.wisn.com/article/author-of-banned-book-calls-out-menomonee-falls-district/45840156
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-announces-50-tariffs-nations-supplying-iran-with-weapons-2026-04-08/
https://aomeara.com/section-338-and-the-ghost-of-smoot-hawley/
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13006
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-tariffs-countries-supplying-weapons-iran-ceasefire.html
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11346
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-polls.html
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-scores-f-accurate-pollster-11797710
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5819659-trump-approval-rating-democrats/
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5810850-trump-approval-hits-new-low/
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5770114/democrats-wisconsin-georgia-election-shift-overperformance-trump
https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2041503849991516661?s=20
https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/tx-primary
https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-shots-fired-into-indianapolis-city-county-councilors-home/
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041938354858582151?s=20
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/shelly-kittleson-journalist-iraq.html
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=456810#text=Dignidad
https://truthsocial.com/@greggphillips/posts/116329963429212640
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-teleportation.html
https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2041878299454955640/photo/1
https://x.com/jonkarl/status/2041839012097229086?s=20
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-news-conference-iran/
https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/us-military-rescue-iran/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/trump-says-us-armed-iranian-dissidents-via-kurds-kurdish-groups-deny-claim
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041422908166127898?s=20
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041429864335446102?s=20
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2041073575273156670?s=20
https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s-rescues-downed-f-15e-wso-deep-inside-iran/
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-threatens-jail-time-over-f-15-story-leak-260769349590
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116351998782539414
https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-scene-ice-involved-shooting-patterson-california/story?id=131812411
https://x.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/2041886308964913229
https://x.com/OversightDems/status/2041900181977718843
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lee-m-zeldin/about
https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2026/04/5-things-know-about-lee-zeldin-he-tops-trumps-list-ag/412647/
https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/politics/why-rep-zeldin-now-running-for-governor-says-he-voted-against-the-2020-election-results/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump.html
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/politics/todd-blanche-nobody-knows-why-bondi-was-fired
https://x.com/RepNancyMace/status/2041906771074138402
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Part Four: The Phil Spector Episodes
2026/04/09
Greazy Wil concludes the story of Phil Spector by talking about the murder he definitely committed.
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Part Three: The Phil Spector Episodes
2026/04/07
Greazy Wil continues the story of Phil Spector, and how his relationship with the Beatles and his relationship with his wife came into, uh, conflict.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 226
2026/04/04
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy
- Talking to Venezuelans About Venezuela
- Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden
- Slouching Towards Gallipoli: How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran
- Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots
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Sources/Links:
The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy
https://transitics.substack.com/p/trump-administration-opens-the-door
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/
https://rachelnorfolk.me/sites/default/files/2025-02/25_State_11402.pdf https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20250402-RecognizingMaleAndFemaleSexes.pdf
https://iptp-production.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/2025.2.24_DOS_Guidance_for_Visa_Adjudicators_EO_14201_22Keeping_Men_Out_of_Wom_VhPai1S.pdf
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/administrative-processing-information.html
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1182%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182)&f=treesort&num=0&edition=prelim
https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM030209.html
https://bsky.app/profile/progesteronipizza.bsky.social/post/3m5w6wnkyhc2u
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/25a169_5h25.pdf
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_03_0000.pdf
https://www.tiktok.com/@transitics/video/7616520936925285662
https://bsky.app/profile/firestorm.coop/post/3mgwxdih3x222
https://www.tiktok.com/@e_c_lider/video/7616688370462231830
https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-excluding-data-on-transgender-people-in-detention
https://www.them.us/story/alice-correia-barbosa-ice-arrest-brazil-trans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/trump-mexico-deportation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportations_of_U.S._citizens_in_the_second_Trump_administration#
https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118180/documents/HMKP-119-JU00-20250430-SD003.pdf
https://19thnews.org/2025/12/trump-administration-plans-to-end-prison-rape-protections-for-trans-and-intersex-people-memo-says/
https://theneedlenews.com/2026/03/anti-trans-hate-groups-petitioning-fda-for-registry-of-trans-women-crackdown-on-transition-newly-revealed-document-shows/
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27871234-fda-2025-p-7321-0001-attachment-public-fda/?ref=theneedlenews.com
https://bsky.app/profile/angelic.style/post/3mgv3hjepvs2p
https://bsky.app/profile/tinylesbianrobot.itch.io/post/3mgvbihtidu2m
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4865109/#:~:text=Only%20346%20(18%25)%20of,Risk%20Evaluation%20and%20Mitigation%20Strategy
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/03/19/tennessee-gop-advances-bill-that-would-create-public-list-of-trans-residents/?utm_content=1773928472&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
https://trackbill.com/bill/tennessee-house-bill-754-an-act-to-amend-tennessee-code-annotated-title-1-title-4-title-33-title-56-title-63-title-68-and-title-71-relative-to-health-care/2644177/
https://x.com/popbase/status/2034737772792041622?s=46
https://transitics.substack.com/p/tennessee-republicans-advance-bill
https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/movaokabwva/USA_HEALTH_TRANSGENDER_WESTVIRGINIA.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/rfk-jr-transgender-care-ruling.html
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/4th-circuit-rules-that-states-can
https://bsky.app/profile/davidforbes.bsky.social/post/3mgv5httwss26
https://glaad.org/new-york-times-sign-on-letter-from-lgtbq-allied-leaders-and-organizations
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people
https://gnet-research.org/2025/07/18/meaning-through-its-opposite-significance-quest-theory-and-nihilistic-violent-extremism/
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/what-are-nihilist-violent-extremists
https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1968802472111083949?s=20
https://oversight-project.revv.co/urge-the-fbi-to-designate-transgender-terrorism
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOykLZJDS2h/
https://www.tiktok.com/@genericartdad/video/7554381061128473886
Talking to Venezuelans About Venezuela
https://www.instagram.com/e.m.arian
Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/
Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots
https://open.substack.com/pub/shatterzone/p/the-trans-panic-clickbait-economy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/memorandum-for-the-secretary-of-homeland-security-and-the-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/todd-lyons-ice-stress-hospital-00848458
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-00847967
https://ktla.com/news/california/u-s-marine-in-california-accused-of-stealing-selling-missile-systems-in-arizona/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/gun-store-owner-indicted-conspiracy-and-attempting-provide-material-support-designated
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032526_gun_store_terrorism/southern-az-gun-dealer-hit-with-terrorism-charges-selling-50-cal-rifle-machine-guns-atf-sting/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/77/african-communities-together-v-lyons/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/78/african-communities-together-v-lyons/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893.77.1_1.pdf
https://www.patreon.com/posts/129696965?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
https://www.mofa.gov.mm/en/receiving-those-deported-from-overseas-with-open-arms-21-3-2025/
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116317880658472708
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889231
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-officials-deny-israeli-reports-strike-inside-iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-infrastructure-industry.htm
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/middleeast/us-air-force-awacs-jet-destroyed-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk-ml
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/marshall-islands-declared-a-state-of-economic-emergency-amid-global-criss
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953/gov.uscourts.dcd.280953.81.0_4.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/media/1432851/dl?inline
https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/land-olakes-woman-charged-assisting-after-fact-and-evidence-tampering-related-attempt
https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/03/31/tampa-macdill-air-force-base-bomb-threat-ann-mary-zheng/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/media/1433011/dl?inline
https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2037640720375316583
https://queerkentucky.com/kentucky-trans-teachers-hb-759-fact-check/
https://x.com/whooith/status/2039021995267141814?s=20
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-move-to-a-reporter-free-newsroom-with-its-journalists-facing-redundancy/
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/
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Part Two: The Phil Spector Episodes
2026/04/02
Greazy Wil continues the story of Phil Spector, now with The Beatles!
Cool Zone Media is nominated for 3 Webby Awards🎉🎉🎉
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Part One: The Phil Spector Episodes
2026/03/31
Robert sits down with his old pal and Grammy-award audio engineer Greazy Will to discuss one of the music industry's greatest bastards: Phil Spector.
(4 Part Series)
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 225
2026/03/28
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Prairieland and Antifa Terrorism
- The Scariest Court in America feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
- Israel’s Attack on Lebanon
- Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse
- Executive Disorder: ICE at Airports, New DHS Secretary, Iran Negotiations
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Sources/Links:
Prairieland and Antifa Terrorism
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting
https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/f536e696-072c-4982-bc47-d2dc7f42f766/gov-uscourts-txnd-411041-89-0_1.pdf
https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-10-federal-trial-day-12/#kyle-shideler-prosecutions-antifa-expert-redirect
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-26-federal-trial-day-5/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-10/dario-sanchez-prairieland-ice-shooting
The Scariest Court in America feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips
Jack Bass, “John Minor Wisdom, Appeals Court Judge Who Helped to End Segregation, Dies at 93,” New York Times, May 16, 1999, https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/16/us/john-minor-wisdom-appeals-court-judge-who-helped-to-end-segregation-dies.html
Jonathan Entin, “The Surprising History of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals,” Governing, January 23, 2024, https://www.governing.com/policy/the-surprising-history-of-the-5th-circuit-court-of-appeals.
Eleanor Klibanoff, “Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit,” The Texas Tribune, July 3, 2024, https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/supreme-court-5th-circuit-court-rulings-texas-overturned/
Mattathias Schwartz, “This Federal Judge Is the ‘Tip of the Spear’ of Trump-Era Conservatism,” New York Times, August 9, 2025, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/judge-ho-trump-border.html
Israel’s Attack on Lebanon
Lebanese news source Megaphone news – https://megaphone.news
Elia at +972mag - https://www.972mag.com/israels-renewed-war-on-lebanon-is-about-more-than-just-hezbollah/
Death toll and displacement numbers in Lebanon - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/hezbollah-attack-kills-one-in-north-israel-as-assault-on-lebanon-continues
Nathan Brown on “Israel’s Forever Wars” - https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2026/03/dominance-degradation-and-debilitation
Land for peace concept - https://archive.unescwa.org/land-peace-principle
Foundation for Defense of Democracy on “Peace for Land” - https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/01/23/peace-for-land-not-land-for-peace/
The book Beware of Small States - https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-hirst/beware-of-small-states/9780786744411/?lens=bold-type-books
The Fire These Times podcast - https://thefirethesetimes.com/
Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocalypse
https://www.fsb.org/work-of-the-fsb/financial-innovation-and-structural-change/non-bank-financial-intermediation/
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/shadow-banking-is-now-a-52-trillion-industry-and-posing-risks.html
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7992100/
https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/06/basics.htm
https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/inside-the-cdo-market-that-catalyzed-the-financial-crisis
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48512#ifn146
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26153238
https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/economists/adrian/1306adri_map.pdf
https://tellerwindow.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/17/nbfis-in-focus-the-basics-of-private-credit/
https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/bank-lending-to-private-credit-size-characteristics-and-financial-stability-implications-20250523.html
https://libcom.org/article/debt-first-5000-years-david-graeber
Executive Disorder: ICE at Airports, New DHS Secretary, Iran Negotiations
https://x.com/Holden_Culotta/status/2034419794099777620?s=20
https://www.semafor.com/article/03/18/2026/fbi-investigates-national-security-aide-who-resigned-over-war
https://abcnews.com/Politics/pentagon-plans-national-guard-dc-2029-2-us/story?id=131234530
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/openai-shutting-down-sora-ai-video-app-1236546187/
https://x.com/cspan/status/2036514340896121179?s=20
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2036105325326016658?s=20
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2036083777164775452
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2036253584090685709?s=20
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/5799345-ice-deployment-tsa-criticism/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/tsa-data-ice-deportation-san-francisco-airport.html
https://punchbowl.news/archive/32326-am/
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116275668825285445
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2036511652275703864?s=20
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/gregory-bovino-border-patrol.html
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2031414203920077123
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Fh_K2gxDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fW9E2zneDg
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/politics/mullin-confirmation-hearing-senate-paul-dhs
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2036510924173963558?s=20
https://archive.ph/SmBos
https://archive.vn/Xg3zP#selection-717.162-717.174
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/iran-war-us-trump.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/trump-iran-war-power-plants-energy-infrastructure-middle-east.html
https://time.com/article/2026/03/25/trump-peace-proposal-us-iran-war-israel-pakistan/
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/indias-reliance-buys-5-million-barrels-iranian-oil-after-us-waiver-sources-say-2026-03-24/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1450zj6n48o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrzr9ynpn1o
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/oil-prices-trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-wti-crude-middle-east-lng-gas.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-gets-daily-video-montage-briefing-iran-war-rcna263912
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thai-tanker-strait-hormuz-iran-6015671
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Part Two: The First Shah of Iran
2026/03/26
Robert discusses what Reza did with power once he ascended to the Peacock throne, and how he ultimately lost everything.
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Part One: The First Shah of Iran
2026/03/24
Robert sits down with Dr. Kaveh Hoda to discuss the first Shah of Iran.
(2 Part Series)
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 224
2026/03/21
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz
- Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics
- Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism
- The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire
- Executive Disorder: Bovino Calls It Quits, Prairieland Trial, War on Iran Continues
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Sources/Links:
Shipping Security in the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.register-iri.com/wp-content/uploads/MN-2-011-39.pdf
https://en.mercopress.com/2009/04/26/cruise-ship-melody-fended-off-a-pirate-attack
https://www.jstor.org/stable/48821900?searchText=&searchUri=&ab_segments=&searchKey=&refreqid=fastly-default%3Aa5c02fb4e4aea98208bb9f0b37780d3b&initiator=recommender&seq=1
https://abcnews.com/Business/International/pirates-attack-us-flagged-maersk-alabama/story?id=9114429
https://www.ospreyobserver.com/2011/11/riverview-resident-receives-commemorative-knife-after-surviving-pirate-attack/
Palestinians Debate Armed Tactics
Moral Matters in Hard Times - https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Lists/ACRPS-PDFDocumentLibrary/moral-matters-in-hard-times.pdf
October 2025 poll of Palestinians - https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2096%20press%20release%20FINAL%20ENGLISH%2028%20Oct%202025.pdf
Disarmament reporting - https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2020639164602200358
Khaled Meshaal interview with Drop Site News - https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-leader-khaled-meshaal-interview-trump-maga-united-states-support-israel-gaza-netanyahu
Reconstruction of Gaza reporting - https://www.dw.com/en/trump-board-of-peace-backers-pledge-5-billion-for-gaza/a-75982195
Aljazeera reporting on Israeli backed gangs in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/6/armed-militia-members-are-serving-as-israeli-agents-in-gaza-investigation
Panel interview in Gaza - https://youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?si=im4SHWm6v0g60t75
Venture Capital: The Monster Fueling Tech Fascism / The Network State: A Tech Fascist Empire
https://www.vcinfodocs.com/
Executive Disorder:
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-attack-damage-wipes-out-17-qatars-lng-capacity-three-five-years-qatarenergy-2026-03-19/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-vows-no-more-attacks-by-israel-iran-gas-field-after-it-violently-lashed-2026-03-19/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/strike-on-key-iranian-gas-field-is-a-new-phase-of-the-war-trump-blames-israel-00837052
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/why-targeting-kharg-island-could-backfire-on-trump-00834972?nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nname=playbook-pm&nrid=9f5c80e5-432f-4eff-99b5-c830ad9d5d94
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/19/iran-war-live-updates-oil-prices-gas-field-strikes-pentagon-more-funds-trump-news
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wrapup1-iran-targets-energy-facilities-across-gulf-after-israel-struck-its-key-2026-03-19/
https://apnews.com/article/ships-iran-oil-china-us-trump-hormuz-82a9acb473837f1bf7a821d0c3f95205
https://defector.com/trump-to-world-please-help-me-un-shoot-my-own-leg-off
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/strait-hormuz-coalition-allies-statement-uk
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/european-nations-japan-to-join-appropriate-efforts-to-open-hormuz-strait
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/joint-statement-strait-hormuz-by-european-nations-japan-2026-03-19/
https://communityforums.atmeta.com/blog/AnnouncementsBlog/updates-to-your-meta-quest-experience-in-2026/1369435
https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2033674470712353192?s=20
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-03/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-trial-defendants-self-defense-third-party-defense-theory-judge-mark-pittman
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-6th-federal-trial-day-10/
https://prairielanddefendants.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Superseding-Indictment-2.pdf
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/february-27th-federal-trial-day-6/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted-prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.366.0.pdf
https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-9th-federal-trial-day-11/
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41333
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.367.0.pdf
https://x.com/petrogustavo/status/2034111241409445916?s=20
https://x.com/LisaDNews/status/2033996104186970532?s=20
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2032460946770202725?s=20
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-to-retire-sources/
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/2033497141306405353?s=20
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/03/16/exclusive-border-patrol-sector-chief-gregory-bovino-to-retire-after-leading-largest-interior-immigration-operations-in-u-s-history/
https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/leo-cbpo/cbpo-retirement
https://www.cbp.gov/employee-resources/retirement/fers
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/justices-will-hear-argument-on-trump-administrations-removal-of-protected-status-for-syrian-and-haitian-nationals/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf
https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2033733565838496020?s=20
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/15/fpv-drone-slams-into-us-military-base-in-iraq
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-8
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/03/article-17
https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2033897242986209689?s=20
https://x.com/PressSec/status/2033932810709315865
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Podcast reviews
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mst3kaddict 2026/04/21
Magdalene Laundries
Have you ever thought of doing this topic? Would love to see how you and Sophie handle it.
MegCinBuffalo 2026/04/22
Could be amazing
Sophie is pretty terrible. Robert is interesting as are the topics.
A_R_12345 2026/04/18
Needs more Sophie
Mostly okay, but there isn’t enough Sophie.
Billie Holly 2026/04/19
Sophie
Sophie is brilliant at stating the obvious. Good job
grubhub h8tr 2026/04/12
Easily my favorite show
Everyone’s quite entertaining, politically cool, and fun. I especially love Robert and Sophie’s relationship/banter. I’ve been listening to this every...
Roger B. Roger 2026/04/17
Mononogamy
In the March 2020 episode, “How LRH Made an Antichrist,” the host says “mononogomy” instead of “monogamy.” The context makes clear this wasn’t a simpl...
Regality? 2026/04/16
Pro tip:
When Sophie starts talking, forward 30s, back 15s. Repeat as necessary.
Whatsupjessb 2026/04/08
I want to love this podcast.
I want to love this podcast but Sophie is obnoxious, especially when it’s heavy topics like Epstein, and she’s yelling ‘ew’ or talking over Robert.
LisaferRising666 2026/04/09
Ewwww
I can't listen to this show because the Robin Quivers person just says "ewwww". Really? That's it? Just say EWWWWW inside your head if that's all you ...
gmorel1987 2026/04/08
Sold their audience out
Sold their audience out for a buck from Netflix. Been a fan since day one, but them pulling and paywalling free content to try to get people to sub to...
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