Some of the parents who organized around bringing back Marbrook's Spanish immersion program join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the path from the Hockessin Gossip Girls page to reviving the program through public pressure. Show Notes: December Red Clay School Board meeting News Journal coverage Immersion program overview...
Did you know that Delaware is sometimes relevant to national news stories? Delaware Online certainly does, so today we talk about two articles that cover the silly, the bad, and the ugly of how Delaware interacts with the national news. We establish our anti-helicopter stance. Show Notes: Opening article from +972 Magazine First U.S. weapons to Israel left from Dover Air Force Base. More have been sent since How do Biden's Wilmington-based campaign staffers blow off steam? Karaoke at Trolley Tap...
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton joins to talk about her ongoing hunger strike in DC. DelPHR Founder Mike Abel and DE DSA communications chair Syjil Athar talk about how they came into the Palestinian freedom movement and where things stand now. Show Notes: Delawareans for Palestinian Human Rights Delaware DSA Call Me, Beta Chuck Modi interview Reagan Demands End To Attacks BDS Movement Playgrounds for Palestine , PCRF , MECA , Islamic Relief USA , Doctors Without Borders...
It's amazing how much trouble you can get it for just hiring your daughter. After over a year, the boys are back to cover the Supreme Court oral arguments about the appeal of Kathy McGuiness's sentencing last year. Show Notes: News Journal coverage
Former Rep. John Kowalko joins the bunker to give updates on RISE Delaware/Medicare Advantage lawsuit, then tells some stories from his time at legislative hall. Patrons will get to hear the full conversation. Show Notes: RISE Delaware Rebel John Kowalko Ceasefire protest...
Local activist Kirsten Walther joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her piece on misogyny in the Delaware left and some of her ideas on potential solutions, as well as some of the backlash it has received. Then, we try to close out our discourse around the genocide in Gaza and discuss what can and can't be done. Show Notes: Misogyny and the Delaware Left It’s Not Complicated – Ceasefire Now...
Racial justice organizer Hasini Perkins joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the state of mental and physical health care in Delaware's prison system, including first-hand testimony from himself and others who are still behind bars. Show Notes: ACLU prison health care lawsuit John Oliver prison health care segment
Professor and homelessness researcher Steve Metraux and housing activist Shyanne Miller join Rob in the bunker to talk about why Delaware's official homelessness rate suddenly spiked and plummeted in the last four years, the successes and failures of existing systems, and what we might need to do to fix them. Show Notes: Homelessness in Delaware: An Assessment Accused of begging inside Market Street restaurants, she was jailed for a year Carney budget presentation 2023 Delaware Housing Needs Ass...
In celebration of Indegenous Peoples' Day, historian Syl Woolford joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the Choptank Indian reservation, one of the few on the Delmarva peninsula. Show Notes: Branden's website Donate to Branden
The crew is in the bunker today to talk about the Bethany Hall-Long campaign drama, some thoughts around local independent journalism, and catching up with your Philadelphia Phillies. Show Notes: Delaware Call fundraiser tickets BHL Drama Delaware State Police Investigating Golf Cart Thefts in Sussex County...
Palestinian author and poet Maya Abu Al-Hayat joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her path to artistic expression, the role of an artist as activist, and the other work that she has been doing. Show Notes 'The Gap' short story 'I Suffer a Phobia Called Hope' poem
Professor Mark Paul joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his new book, The Ends of Freedom , and get into the history of economic rights in America as well as how modern issues of full employment, inflation, and means testing affect our ability to provide for everyone. Show Notes: The Ends of Freedom Book The guy who loves unemployment...
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about her campaign, her vision for a 21st century economic bill of rights, and the challenges that she has faced left, right, and center while running as a challenger to an incumbent president. Show Notes: Marianne's website
The crew is in the bunker today to prepare for a busy September by talking about what we worked on in July and August, from the Network Delaware Social Change Summit to Jordan Howell's three-part piece on the eastside of Wilmington. Show Notes: Jordan's Eastside Series - pt1 , pt2 , pt3 Brandon Holveck!...
Creative Visions Factory director Michael Kalmbach joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the latest updates on what the peer-run program is up to, the importance of harm reduction and other wholistic strategies, and the importance of self-care and understanding in difficult work. Show Notes: Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice Creative Vision Factory...
They're letting women play sports now, so women who play sports Jordyn Pusey and Kirsten Walther join Rob in the bunker to talk about the Women's World Cup that just ended. They talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the tournament from the exciting new players and countries to the rampant abuse that players have had to face.
Journalist Jordan Howell joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his latest piece in the Delaware Call about the origins of the August Quarterly Festival in Wilmington and how a very familiar set of processes led to the destruction of the East Side in the 1960s. Begins with an introduction about whether or not it's safe to walk around in the Highlands. Show Notes: Can someone let me know if this area is safe? Jordan's new piece in the Delaware Call...
Timeless Thomas Swann joins Rob in the bunker to talk about some updates on his book 101 Things You Should Know About Jail based on the experiences of other groups, and then the group talks about some of Delaware's newest white collar criminals. Show Notes: Congrats to Julia 101 Things You Should Know About Jail audiobook Karl Baker's Hunter Biden piece...
Delaware political staffers, you'll have to pay to get this one. Show Notes: Delaware Call fundraiser
Professor and biographer Joe Fitzgerald joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the life and work of Gloria Richardson, a civil rights activist who served a crucial role in the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee. They discuss her background and what brought her to that work, the role of an organizers as a leader, and the strategies and tactics which made the movement so effective and what that could mean for today. Show Notes: The Struggle is Eternal book Meals on Wheels...
Innocence Project Delaware Executive Director Claudia Trupp joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how she became involved in criminal defense work, how an Innocence Project was brought to Delaware, and what work they are doing now to help the wrongfully convicted. Show Notes: Innocence Project Delaware Donate to the Innocence Project
State House candidate Monica Beard joins Rob in the bunker to talk about why she is running for office, the debacle that her opponent Mike Smith helped make happen, and how to actually stand up when legislative crises happen. Show Notes: Monica Beard website Donate to Monica...
More Perfect Union journalist Paul Blest joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the debacle around the vote giving LLCs and other entities the right to vote in Seaford. Show Notes: More Perfect Union thread News Journal Coverage of LLC voting...
Rob and Bill beam in from the virtual bunker to talk about a couple of court cases: the AMC settlement and the case of Samuel Waters, a cop who was charged with assault and perjury after being caught on camera assaulting someone in Southbridge. Show Notes: News Journal coverage of the Samuel Waters case...
Rob and Karl discuss the new LEOBOR reform bills and the hearings that brought them to the vote that occurred yesterday. This was recorded right after the hearings but includes a couple updates on events that have happened since. Show Notes: News Journal coverage of the hearing Vote of no confidence episode The new LEOBOR reform substitute The POST Commission bill...
Are corporate lobbyists using the secretive process that updates the general corporation law to impact a pending settlement? Chance from Chancery Daily joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how an AMC case in Chancery Court might be affected by Delaware's yearly update to the corporate law, and why the Delaware Way should be about integrity and not secrecy. Show Notes: Hal Weitzman episode Chancery Daily substack SB 114...
Councilwoman Shané Darby joins Rob in the bunker to give some updates on what the hell is going on in Wilmington City Council, the barriers she's been facing to try to get basic accountability, and what some of her plans are for the next couple of years. Show Notes: The Public Reprimand Secret Member Votes Hiring Family Members Wilmington police lawsuit Black Mothers in Power...
Journalist Karl Baker joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his latest venture, how the Port of Wilmington continues to be a disaster, and the broader state of local news in Delaware right now. Show Notes: Xerxes Wilson piece from the start Karl's newest port story on the News Arcade Delaware Call profile of Madinah...
ACLU Racial justice organizer Hasini Perkins joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his experience going through the criminal legal system and how that led to the organizing work that he does now.Content warning on this one for description of violence and torture conditions in prisons. Show Notes: Right to Representation Campaign Smart Justice Campaign...
Bunker OG Josh Whittaker joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the new legislative updates coming to the Delaware Call, some of the bills that have been included in it, and why some things are moving slower or quicker than they should be. Show Notes: Latest Delaware Call update
