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  • 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. 1
    Apr 6 2026

    Mia talks with Yahoo Sports writer Charles McDonald about the history of the NFLPA and how it installed a corporate consultant as its Executive Director.

    Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th or we'll hunt down your family.

    Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation

    It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics

    Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary

    Sources:

    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

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    39 mins
  • CZM Book Club: All Cats Are Grey, by Andre Alice Norton

    CZM Book Club: All Cats Are Grey, by Andre Alice Norton
    Apr 5 2026

    Margaret reads you some golden-age pulp sci-fi about a hypercompetant space captain and her trusty cat

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    31 mins
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 226

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 226
    Apr 4 2026
    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 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! http://apple.co/coolerzone Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th! Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary 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/...
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    4 hrs and 10 mins
  • Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots

    Executive Disorder: Tariff Refund Disaster, DHS Citizenship List, Idaho Bathroom Bill, Two Bombing Plots
    Apr 3 2026
    The gang discuss Trump threatening to bomb desalination plants in Iran, an executive order to create a State Citizenship List and restrict mail in voting, misinformation about an anti-trans bill in Kentucky, and a bombing plot targeting a pro-Palestinian activist. Plus, updates on tariffs and immigration. Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th!wbby.co/57418Nwbby.co/57437N wbby.co/57436N Sources: 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/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Slouching Towards Gallipoli: How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran

    Slouching Towards Gallipoli: How The U.S. Might Be Losing To Iran
    Apr 2 2026

    Robert sits down to explain how Iran has responded to the U.S. invasion, and how the odds of a military disaster have become almost a guarantee.

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    30 mins
  • Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden

    Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden
    Apr 1 2026

    Molly interviews Michael Edison Hayden about his new book, Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small Town. The book is an intimate portrait of what happened in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia after a white nationalist group moved into the castle on the hill.
    Preorder the book now or buy it anywhere books are sold when it comes out on April 7, 2026

    https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/

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    56 mins
  • Talking to Venezuelans about Venezuela

    Talking to Venezuelans about Venezuela
    Mar 31 2026

    James talks to Marian about how the left discourse about the US kidnapping of Maduro has silenced Venezuelan leftists and how the anti Maduro Venezuelan left is navigating the US intervention.

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    54 mins
  • The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy

    The Trans Panic Clickbait Economy
    Mar 30 2026
    Garrison investigates a series of frightening claims: that ICE can detain people for ‘looking trans,’ the creation of a transgender public registry, and that an adult gender-affirming healthcare ban is imminent. Sources: 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/7554381061128473886See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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