Joe Connor joins Rob in the back room of Gallucios to talk about the first few days of the Meyer and Trump administrations, the importance or lack thereof of attacking Bud Freel, and what we're in store for over the next four years. Plus, a message from the new campaign: Neighbors Organized for Credibility and Accountability in Policing. Show Notes: NOCAP Social Media
With the studio under construction, the bunker is on the road. This week, Rob joins Senator Laura Sturgeon and Representative Madinah Wilson-Anton in legislative hall to talk about the first week of the legislature and what they're looking forward to in the upcoming session. Show Notes: Delaware legislative site
Bill and Karl join Rob in the bunker to talk about our new governor, our new mayor, and a variety of other local and national news stories that have been ringing in the new year in 2025. Show Notes: Bethany Hall-Long swearing in Governor/Mayor Carney reflects...
SD1 and NCC Pres candidate George Frankel joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his experience running for both a real election and the Democrat's special selection process, and where they may agree and disagree. Show Notes: Spotlight Delaware coverage
Various registered Democrats in the 1st Senate District join Rob in the bunker to talk about the latest Democratic Party selection process for the open state senate seats, and what the alternative is. Show Notes: Rae's previous essay Spotlight Delaware coverage...
Friendship House Executive Director Kim Eppehimer joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the work they're doing among people experiencing homelessness and how that work is running up against the ongoing transformation of the city of Wilmington, as well as the work of the New Castle County Police Accountability Board. Show Notes: Donate to Friendship House Police Accountability Board...
Rev. Patrick Burke, Rector of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his path from the corporate world to the church, the role of faith in grassroots organizing, and the challenges that SsAM has been facing from the city of Wilmington around the issue of homelessness. Show Notes: Why a Wilmington church, 250 others, accuse city police of 'harassment and intimidation'...
The crew joins Rob in the bunker to talk briefly talk about some of the results of the 2024 election now that. month has passed. Bonus episode coming later this week at https://www.patreon.com/TheHighlandsBunker
Unlocked for this week: Historian Dael Norwood joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about a Thomas Nast's 1869 "Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Dinner" comic and what it means about for what America could have been and then what it actually became. Show Notes: Rob's thread on the homeless sweep Richard White Episode The racist Thanksgiving cartoon Freedom and Slavery at Delaware College: A Student Research Symposium...
Historian Dael Norwood joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about a Thomas Nast's 1869 "Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Dinner" comic and what it means about for what America could have been and then what it actually became. See the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/TheHighlandsBunker
Spotlight Delaware Report Nick Stonesifer joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his reporting on the Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission and how it was mismanaged. Show Notes: Delaware’s opioid fund differs from any other state Opioid grants mostly funded prevention, but also raised questions...
After being one of the comprehensive public high schools in the country, AI DuPont High School has seen a massive enrollment decline and is under threat from a variety of sources. Our panel of AI alums join Rob in the bunker to talk about their former school and what needs to be done to save it. Show Notes: Wilmington PD pressed city to cancel police accountability rally November 20th Red Clay School Board Meeting Friends of AI Interest Form AI Taskforce Summary and Recommendations Redding Conso...
We recorded on election night, but you're going to have to pay to hear more. Full episode coming later this morning. https://www.patreon.com/TheHighlandsBunker
ATTENTION loyal podcast listeners! Dr. Tanya Whittle has joined Rob IN THE BUNKER and we need your help to make sure that EVERYONE hears about her work on the New Castle County Police Accountability Board!!! All listens are 8X MATCHED (1 listen = 8 listens), so can we count on YOU today?? HBP Stop2Quit Show Notes: New Castle County Police Accountability Form November 1st Project Return event...
Regular guest Madinah Wilson-Anton and her uncle long-time comedian Rocky Wilson join Rob in the bunker to talk about stand-up comedy: how they got into it, how it's changed, and the best ways to do bits. Show Notes: For Lack of a Better Word Stand Up For Madinah Madinah Comedy Info...
Whether you're in Wilmington, Tuscon, or St Louis, we still love our boys in blue. Rob joins the bunker virtually to talk about upcoming efforts for police reform, the exploits of police in Delaware and across the country, and some stories about campaign finance and independents. Show Notes: Meyer on police transparency Former Delaware State Police officer sentenced to prison for assault on teens Robert Tracy still at it Bloomberg donated $250K to support Meyer PAC ahead of primary...
Several activists from DE Actions 4 Palestine join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the latest protest at the Dover Air Force Base where munitions are being shipped to Israel. We had some technical issues so apologies for the imperfect audio. Show Notes: DE Actions 4 Palestine Israel's credit rating downgraded More on the Dover protest...
Spotlight Delaware Editor-in-Chief Jacob Owens joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the model of Spotlight Delaware, how it fits into the current media landscape, and then how all this falls into the post-primary environment. Show Notes: Spotlight Delaware
Bill and Karl join Rob in the bunker to talk more about what the next few years might look like in the wake of the September 10th primary. Show Notes: Crime rates dropping
Jordyn Pusey and Jason Scott join Rob in the bunker to break down the latest primary election results and what they mean for the future of the movement. Show Notes: Primary Election Results A Landmark Election The Auditor report Delaware Call Fundraiser...
Christina School Board member Doug Danger Manley joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the roiling series of scandals that have engulfed the school board from executive sessions to shell LLCs to privatization. Show Notes: Latest Bethany Hall-Long article The Naveed Baqir Files Delaware Call Fall Classic...
Bunker regulars Jess Scarane and Jordan Howell join Rob in the bunker to preview the upcoming primaries from governor to state house to mayor and also begin the #DraftMisterCelery movement. Show Notes: Check your voting info Delaware Call Baseball Fall Fundraiser
ACLU Legal Director and former Wilmington Democrats parliamentarian Dwayne Bensing joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the Delaware Call/ACLU lawsuit against Delaware's police, some of the other lawsuits the ACLU is involved in, and then some of his experiences with the Democratic Party in Chicago and a little bit closer to home. Show Notes: Arms shipments to Israel and @MenchOsint ACLU's vanity plate lawsuit ACLU voting rights Obama’s Lost Army...
Former Delaware Public Media reporter Rachel Sawicki joins Rob in the bunker to talk about their experience in the Delaware media landscape, the parallels between the Kathy McGuiness and Bethany Hall-Long situations, and then a case study on how police violence gets covered. Show Notes: Rachel's most recent Kathy McGuiness story Esteban's police violence story...
Wilmington activist Haneef Salaam joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the upcoming Justice For All edition of the monthly Positive Vibes in the Park event, the state of the 2024 elections, and the theory of an Old School vs New School Delaware Way. Show Notes: New Book from Maya Justice For All Event on 8/23...
Activists James and Henry join Rob in the bunker to talk about their journey into leftist politics and advocacy for Palestine, and some of their takeaways after recent protests in Delaware and Washington DC.
Former Delaware Democratic Party Executive Director Erik Raser-Schramm joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his unique path into politics, his time in the political establishment, and why he wrote an op-ed calling out Bethany Hall-Long and endorsing Matt Meyer for governor. Show Notes: Lt. Gov. Hall-Long’s campaign team is getting shaken up — again Erik's op-ed...
Oh, you thought it was just New Castle County that had horrible police unaccountability? Tye Grier joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about another instance of Dover police violence, and then more about the failed efforts to make change in that arena. Show Notes: Esteban Parra uses passive voice
State Representative Madinah Wilson-Anton joins Rob in the bunker to talk about this week's New Castle County Police Accountability Board meeting, and what it represents in the broader efforts to reform policing in Delaware. Show Notes: Another Day Another Case of Extreme Police Violence
The criminal legal system is back at it again as Bill joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the latest police violence from the New Castle County police department, as well as the trial of one of the arrested Palestine protesters. Then, some discussion about Delaware's favorite elderly president. Show Notes: New Castle County police beat a woman New Castle County Police Accountability Board Network Delaware Social Change Summit...
