Highlands Bunker

Public Policy Advocate Ken Grant and Professor Steve Metraux join Rob in the bunker to talk about their newest report on parking and red light tickets and how it shows a core dysfunction in the way that the City of Wilmington conducts some of its most basic functions.Show Notes:News Journal articleFines and Fees report

Bunker regulars Jordan and Karl join Rob in the bunker to talk about the pieces they wrote in the Delaware Call: one about leaked updates to the corporate code that show the effects of last year's organizing, the other about Wilmington's first major strike that shows the effects of organizing from 140 years ago.Show Notes:Interviews in the openingHal Weitzman interviewChancery Daily interviewJordan's piece about the Corporate Law Council amendmentsKarl's piece about the Knights of Labor in WilmingtonClosing story

After interviewing Rob on her show a couple weeks ago, Rachelle Wilson now joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about her background, how she went from journalism to teaching to activism, and the injustice of our criminal justice system.Show Notes:Cold open threadMake Some Intelligent Noise Justice Movement

The Crew and Madinah join Rob in the bunker to talk some major shifts to bring in the new year. Madinah finally tells all.Show Notes:Biden pizza party

This week, Rob appeared on another show, MSIN Justice MVMT w/ Rachelle Wilson, on what will become a monthly recurring segment where they will discuss the state of the 2024 elections and what people should be looking out for.

Local professor and activist Jamila Davey joined Rob in the bunker to talk about her journey from small-town Indiana to studying world cultures, how she got connected with the Rodney Reservoir, and what the future of redevelopment in that area might look like.Show Notes:Green for the Greater GoodHow Wilmington neighbors rallied to keep Rodney Reservoir a park − and succeededJamila's Op-Ed

Senator Chris Coons answers some questions on a ceasefire in Gaza. Then, the crew talks about next year's most important election of our lifetimes and answer some important questions such as: is our strategy working, are there any shortcuts, and who is we?

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 meetingNews Journal coverageImmersion 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 MagazineFirst U.S. weapons to Israel left from Dover Air Force Base. More have been sent sinceHow do Biden's Wilmington-based campaign staffers blow off steam? Karaoke at Trolley Tap HouseHi. I’m in … Delaware.

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 RightsDelaware DSACall Me, BetaChuck Modi interviewReagan Demands End To AttacksBDS MovementPlaygrounds for Palestine, PCRF, MECA, Islamic Relief USA, Doctors Without Borders