Highlands Bunker

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Former State Senator Karen Peterson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the state's attempts to privatize Medicare for public sector retirees and how RISE Delaware has been working to push back.Show Notes:RISE DelawareDonate to RISE Delaware

Local historian Syl Woolford joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his research into Paul Robseon, how it relates to the present day, and the three times he was kicked out of the Iron Hill Museum.Show Notes:Iron Hill Museum opens Black History TrailJohn Brown's Body - Paul Robeson

Dover activist Vonda Smack joins Rob and Tye in the bunker to talk about her path from cab driver to bouncer to activist, her latest action to help stop a loitering ordinance in Dover, and the inhumanity of Delaware's prison system.Show Notes:Latest piece about LEOBORDover’s proposed loitering ordinance quashed once again

Etymologist and activist Faith Kuehn joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how a garden project for the Delaware Psychiatric Center turned into an effort to preserve a cemetery containing some of Delaware's most forgotten residents.Show Notes:An overview of these efforts as of 2021Find a Grave page for the cemetery

Haneef Salaam joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Wilmington's new reparations taskforce, how the national response to Tyre Nichols relates to Delaware, and some incredibly dumb national stories.Show Notes:Wilmington wants to make amends for Delaware's slave historyEnd Operation "Safe Streets"

A brief history lesson on how Delaware became a state of its own back in the 18th century.

State Senator Laura Sturgeon joins Rob and Kirsten in the bunker to talk about her path from teacher to legislator, updates on lead in school water, and what she's looking to do around education reform in the future.Show Notes:Laura Sturgeon's siteDonate to Laura Sturgeon

Local historian Syl Woolford joins Rob in the bunker to talk about he began to research Delaware history and some of the stories and figures in Delaware Black history he has come across.Show Notes:Syl on Harriet TubmanSyl on Black Women Leaders in the Early 20th Century

DelawareLiberal writers Steve Tanzer and Jason Scott join Rob in the bunker to talk about the first couple weeks of the new legislative session, what the future looks like for the House and the governor's seat, and a new campaign to get Rob on Mic'd Up with Mike Smith.Show Notes:DelawareLiberal