California has always attracted dreamers. But the California dream had a dark side. From this complicated history, Marcus & Louis saw an opportunity to grow their movement. Sources:
OHS Film and Video Archives
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3 | After The Gold Rush

What if California seceded from the United States? If it did, what would happen? Would it usher in a new era of peace and prosperity? Or plunge the US into a new civil war?

This is The Last Resort, a new documentary podcast following the rise, fall, and rebirth of CAL EXIT: the campaign for Californian Independence. It’s a story about a dream for a new progressive utopia on the West Coast. It’s about the fight for America’s future. And it’s also a tale of two friends who started on the political fringe and ended up in the middle of a still-unfolding global criminal conspiracy involving the FBI and Russian Intelligence.

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Marcus tries to rebuild the CAL EXIT movement, but sabotage from Louis creates new jeopardy. Then, the FBI ensnares a supporter. Can CAL EXIT escape its complicated past? And we ask: how do we chart a new path forward for America?Sources:
Young Broadcasting of San Francisco, Inc.
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8 | Alcatraz

CAL EXIT is in disarray. But secession movements don’t happen in a straight line. In this episode, we tell the story of the Zapatistas. They fought for autonomy for decades. And in the 90s – it finally happened. Sources:
ABC
MIT
Gerardo Uam on YouTube
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7 | People of the Sun

Shocking revelations about Louis threaten to derail the CAL EXIT movement. Can it survive the civil war within its ranks?Sources:
CNBC
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The Guardian
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@samadams593 on TikTok
@sheepdogs17762.0 on TikTok
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6 | Civil War

Marcus & Louis file to get CAL EXIT on the ballot. But for CAL EXIT to happen, other states would have to agree. One big reason why they might? Water. Sources:
FOX Weather
PBS (Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature)
BBC News
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5 | The Land of Flowing Water

California is perceived as a liberal state but the truth is a lot more complicated. No place better epitomizes that truth than Shasta County, where far-right activists are plotting a government takeover.Sources:
Doni Chamberlain / anewscafe.com
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TMZ
Action News Now
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Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
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3 | After The Gold Rush

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