The Last Resort

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  • 8 | Alcatraz

    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.
  • ABC Action News
  • Slavic Sacramento
  • MSBNC
  • MSBNC
  • The Rubin Report
  • Fox Business
  • American Archive of Public Broadcasting
  • NBC News Archives
  • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    32 min
  • 7 | People of the Sun

    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
  • Radio Zapata
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • 20th Century Studios
  • EZLN
  • WGN News
  • CNN
  • NPR
  • UVA Miller Center
  • Associated Press
  • ABC
  • Bloomberg
  • CNN
  • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    32 min
  • 6 | Civil War

    Shocking revelations about Louis threaten to derail the CAL EXIT movement. Can it survive the civil war within its ranks?Sources:

    • CNBC
  • CNN
  • The Guardian
  • PBS NewsHour
  • @samadams593 on TikTok
  • @sheepdogs17762.0 on TikTok
  • The Next News Network
  • MSBNC
  • ABC 7 News
  • MSNBC
  • CSPAN
  • Reddebrek on YouTube
  • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    32 min
  • 5 | The Land of Flowing Water

    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
  • CBS News
  • The Sacramento Bee
  • ABC 30 News
  • Paramount Pictures (Chinatown)
  • travelfilmarchive
  • ABC News
  • NBC News
  • The Next News Network
  • Slavic Sacramento
  • MSNBC
  • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min
  • 4 | The Great State of Jefferson

    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
  • Associated Press
  • TMZ
  • Action News Now
  • CNN
  • Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
  • MMFA | InfoWars
  • truth videos
  • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min
  • 3 | After The Gold Rush

    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
  • CBS News
  • Fox News
  • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    31 min
  • 2 | The Ballad of Marcus & Louis

    Meet your new Founding Fathers: Marcus Ruiz-Evans & Louis Marinelli. Who are they? And how did they take CAL EXIT from the political fringe to the national news?

    Sources:

    • The Seasteading Institute
  • @SophiaBollag on Twitter
  • KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
  • Fox News
  • PBS SoCal
  • Kayla Moon on YouTube
  • Yes California Calexit Campaign
  • Donald J Trump on YouTube
  • Good Morning Britain
  • CGTN America
  • truth videos on YouTube
  • Fox News
  • Fox News
  • Fox News
  • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min
  • 1 | The Tipping Point

    Could California really secede from the United States? A group of activists believe it’s not just possible – it’s inevitable. They call their movement CAL EXIT.

    Sources:

    • The Washington Post
  • PBS NewsHour
  • The New Yorker
  • ABC7 News
  • @sophiabollag on Twitter
  • CGTN America
  • KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
  • ABC7 News
  • @Phil_Lewis_ on Twitter
  • Pigeons & Planes
  • BBC Music
  • NewsNation
  • BRUT
  • Bloomberg
  • The Washington Post
  • News 5 Cleveland
  • Newsweek
  • Associated Press
  • Real Time with Bill Maher
  • Jesse Dollemore on YouTube
  • MSNBC
  • CrowderBits
  • The Daily Wire
  • Fox News
  • Netflix
  • Earth Guardians
  • Skavlan
  • United Nations
  • Fox News
  • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    28 min
  • Introducing: The Last Resort. Coming October 18th.

    Could California secede from the United States? That’s the goal of activists behind the movement known as CAL EXIT. The Last Resort is a new 8 part series about their story. And it takes us to some wild places: from a far-right political revolution in upstate California to an international criminal conspiracy in Russia. Narrated by Xiuhtezcatl. Coming October 18th.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    3 min

About The Last Resort

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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?

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