It Could Happen Here

The gang discuss the rescue of an US airman in Iran, ceasefire negotiations, a FEMA official who say he teleported to a Waffle House, and elections in Georgia and Wisconsin.
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.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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Andrew talks to James about the USA’s military incursion into Nigeria and the reality around claims of Christian genocide in the country.
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
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Dana El Kurd speaks to Molly Crabapple, an award winning writer and artist. Her most recent book is Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund, will be out on April 7th. Dana and Molly discuss what the Jewish Bund teaches us about the current political moment.
Sources:
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/
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Mia finishes her interview with Yahoo Sports writer Charles McDonald with the disturbing realization that the NFL might have paid a guy to keep the current leadership in power.
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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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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