Episodes

  • Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

    Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast
    May 20 2026

    Robert and Joe Kassabian are soon launching a new podcast about Warhammer 40,000 and you. This episode acts as a legally binding teaser / preview.

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    50 mins
  • Part Three: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk

    Part Three: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk
    May 19 2026

    Robert concludes the story of H.L. Hunt with his involvement in the death of John F. Kennedy and downfall as a polical force.

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    52 mins
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 232

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 232
    May 16 2026
    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State - Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy and the Spectre of Left-Wing Violence - Parasitism with Andrew - The Return of Jim Crow - Executive Disorder: Virginia Redistricting, Renaming the Iran War, TPUSA Event Cancelled by ANTIFA 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 Sources/Links: Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/ https://colonelpanic.tech/ SSD.eff.org Rayhunter.eff.org https://www.open-archive.org/save Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy and the Spectre of Left-Wing Violence https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSCT.pdf https://icct.nl/sites/default/files/import/publication/NSC-1v2.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130908/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101231/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/ https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/ https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/ https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/ https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline= https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism Parasitism with Andrew Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderloos The Return of Jim Crow https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/ https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/ https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/ https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/ https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/ https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/ https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html Executive Disorder: Virginia Redistricting, Renaming the Iran War, TPUSA Event Cancelled by ANTIFA https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzv77ldpdo https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/news/pdf/174-29160.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051126zr_apl1.pdf https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2052477681036583183?s=20 https://x.com/pastormarkburns/status/2052227145921892710?s=20 ttps://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/30-percent-of-americans-think-at-least-one-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged https://x.com/i/status/2053865929633661046 https://x.com/diyarkurda/status/2054268681362804860?s=20 https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895828 https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf https://x.com/Reuters/status/2053897929174188187?s=20 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-iran-military-aircraft-on-its-airfields-us-mediator-role/ https://www.c6f.navy.mil/Press-Room/News/Article/4482914/a-us-navy-ballistic-missile-submarine-arrived-in-gibraltar-may-10-2026/ https://www.them.us/story/uw-students-protest-turning-point-usa-after-trans-student-homicide https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2054289485303525720 https://x.com/ChloeCole/status/2054365092054286605?s=20 https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1240/408563/20260511151941216_25A%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/politics/virginia-redistricting-us-supreme-court https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-warSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    3 hrs and 26 mins
  • Part Two: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk

    Part Two: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk
    May 14 2026

    Robert explains how H.L. Hunt became the richest man alive through simple hard work and also gambling and pimping.

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    55 mins
  • Part One: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk

    Part One: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk
    May 12 2026
    This week Robert begins the three-part story of the former wealthiest man on earth, H.L. Hunt, who also became the first right wing plutocrat to buy his own shitty media empire, creating a model for Elon Musk to follow today. (3 Part Series) https://bluebonnetnews.com/2024/10/11/from-fields-to-fortune-how-h-l-hunt-once-became-richest-man-in-the-world/ https://www.oklahomaminerals.com/wildcatter-chronicles-h-l-hunt-pioneer-of-oil-industry https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/h-l-hunt https://www.nbcnews.com/msnbc/msnbc-podcast/archives-ultra-season-two-episode-eight-ncsl1310380 Hendershot, Heather. What's Fair on the Air?: Cold War Right-Wing Broadcasting and the Public Interest (p. 63). The University of Chicago Press. Kindle Edition. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hunt-haroldson-lafayette https://archive.org/details/foia_Hunt_H.L.-HQ-2/page/n39/mode/1up https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/new-london-school-explosion https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-waddy-thorpe-hunt-request/54655604/ https://archive.org/details/kingdomstoryofhu0000tucc/page/49/mode/1upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    58 mins
  • It Could Happen Here Weekly 231

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 231
    May 9 2026
    All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque - The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque, Pt. 2 - Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon - Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz - Executive Disorder: A Billion for Trump’s Ballroom Security, RIP Spirit Airlines, Iran Stalemate 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 Sources/Links: The Afterlives of Quentin Deranque Donate: https://acu.nl/about/donate https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/02/17/who-was-quentin-deranque-the-far-right-activist-killed-in-lyon_6750585_5.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/02/27/france-s-political-violence-has-risen-significantly-with-assaults-doubling-over-the-past-10-years_6750916_23.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/02/18/nemesis-the-identitarian-activists-behind-feminist-masks_6750599_117.html https://www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/news-and-events/right-now/2024/extreme-right-violence-in-france-is-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=copilot.com https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260220-how-the-death-of-far-right-activist-quentin-deranque-became-france-s-charlie-kirk-moment https://jacobin.com/2023/06/france-far-right-neofascist-violence-politics?utm_source=copilot.com https://www.humanite.fr/politique/nemesis/nemesis-le-collectif-dextreme-droite-qui-provoque-le-cyber-harcelement-de-militantes-feministes-et-delues-de-gauche https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/02/french-nemesis-activist-says-group-traumatised-after-supporter-killed-in-lyon/ https://archive.is/VvPa4 https://www.humanite.fr/politique/nemesis/nemesis-photographiee-realisant-une-gestuelle-neonazie-alice-cordier-evoque-une-reference-au-rap https://archive.is/kjEUp https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/video/2026/02/18/mort-de-quentin-deranque-ce-que-montrent-les-videos-des-faits_6667296_3224.html https://contre-attaque.net/2026/02/16/revelations-de-nouvelles-images-et-un-temoignage-revelent-quune-embuscade-a-bien-ete-tendue-le-12-fevrier-par-des-fascistes-lyonnais/ https://www.franceinfo.fr/faits-divers/mort-de-quentin-militant-identitaire-agresse-a-lyon/reportage-il-a-refuse-d-aller-a-l-hopital-des-habitants-de-lyon-racontent-l-agression-mortelle-de-quentin-deranque_7808942.html https://contre-attaque.net/2026/03/27/affaire-deranque-scandale-detat/ Journalism Under Attack in Lebanon Report on killing of Amal Khalil - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil Report on “black Wednesday” - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/11/lebanese-mourn-victims-of-black-wednesday-we-are-not-just-numbers_6752321_4.html Justin Salhani and Maram Humaid on killing of journalists in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/7/targeted-killed-burned-alive-journalists-in-gaza-attacked-by-israel Quadruple tap strike on paramedics in Lebanon - https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-paramedics-strike-9.7173448 Forensic Architecture on Gaza’s hospitals - https://gaza-hospitals.forensic-architecture.org/ Economic Echoes of the Strait of Hormuz https://archive.vn/1qeiu https://thelensnola.org/2026/04/01/how-the-iran-war-is-disrupting-the-worlds-medicine-supplies/ https://archive.vn/pM5a6 https://archive.vn/u38pm https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/asia-battles-rising-uneven-toll-energy-crisis-caused-by-iran-war-2026-05-04/ https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/16/the-iran-war-widens-indonesias-fiscal-faultlines/ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/plastic-bag-chaos-shortage-fears-highlight-taiwans-energy-security-concerns Executive Disorder: A Billion for Trump’s Ballroom Security, RIP Spirit Airlines, Iran Stalemate https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2051761247779979301?s=20 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-city-denver-unconstitutional-weapons-bans https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/sacred-site-located-in-cabeza-prieta-national-wildlife-refuge-destroyed-by-border-wall-construction/ https://www.state.gov/releases/bureau-of-political-military-affairs/2026/05/ukraine-joint-direct-attack-munitions-extended-range https://x.com/TedCGoodman/status/2051470245555052557 https://x.com/i/status/2052092791916806265 https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-investigating-leaks-to-journalist-who-wrote-explosive-article-on-kash-patel-sources https://apnews.com/article/cruise-ship-hantavirus-andes-strain-south-africa-cb424510bb0c934c781f6bd42ce2e7c8 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/canarians-worry-arrival-hantavirus-cruise-ship-will-bring-repeat-covid-2026-05-06/ https://www.grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reconciliation_-_senate_judiciary_committee_title.pdf https://punchbowl.news/mdm26a11/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5/5/26%20AM:&utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%...
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    3 hrs and 12 mins
  • Part Two: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders

    Part Two: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders
    May 7 2026

    Robert concludes his explanation of how AI chatbots replicate cult dynamics in the brains of some vulnerable users.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Part One: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders

    Part One: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders
    May 5 2026

    Over the last year or so a series of news articles have sounded warnings about AI psychosis, and now an AI-generated cult, the Spiralists. Robert sits down with Blake Wexler to answer an important question: can a chatbot become a cult leader?

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    56 mins