Highlands Bunker

Former Wilmington police lieutenant and current professor of sociology at WVU James Nolan joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his recent op-ed about police reform in Wilmington and how we need to redefine the relationship between police, law enforcement, and public safety.Show Notes:Wilmington Police Need New Game, Playbook, ScorecardReimagining the Wilmington Police: We Must Create Community.What will police reform in Wilmington look like?Policing in an Age of ReformExplainer on "changing the game"Description of structured racism in policing

From Episode 223 that didn't make it into the episode: Tizzy Lockman talks about where the Wilmington Learning Collaborative stands and generally the state of education reform in Delaware.

Senate Majority Whip and Leader Tizzy Lockman and Bryan Townsend join Rob in the bunker to talk about the priorities of the upcoming legislative session and some of the barrier that stand in the way.Show Notes:Delaware Legislative SiteDelaware Senate Priorities

The movie crew joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Plácido, a Spanish black comedy class-war Christmas movie satire.Show Notes:PlácidoPrevious Movie Episode

WFP leaders Reji Gregoire, Tye Grier, Kirsten Walther, and Karl join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about what Delaware WFP has been working on over the last year and what they'll be working on in the next two years.Show Notes:Delaware Working Families PartyBecome a WFP member

An ode to journalism.Show Notes:Delaware has six new Christmas pop-up bars. And two are only 100 feet apart.Working at Wegmans - does it live up to the hype? We take you behind the scenes.The best parts of the Delaware Way are worth restoring. Here's why

Historian Harvey J Kaye joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his new edition of The British Marxist Historians: the story of how it came to be, what he has learned from it, and how it has affected his other work.Show Notes:The British Marxist HistoriansA House Divided

Smart Justice Campaign Manager Haneef Salaam and Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton join Rob in the bunker to talk about the coming fights for probation reform and civil asset forfeiture and reflect on the results in the latest election.Show Notes:Probation reform billPeople Not Probation

Red Clay School Board member Jose Matthews and freelance journalist Jordan Howell join Rob in the bunker to talk about the recent controversy around lead testing in schools in Delaware, the systemic failures that led to this crisis, and what is and isn't being done to fix it.Show NotesJordan's Call piece on the RealtorsOriginal article about the lead testingMore on the public town hall

National athletes Jess Scarane and Jordyn Pusey joins Rob in the bunker to go through the latest reports of abuse in the National Women's Soccer League and how that plays out from the highest levels all the way down to local sports.Show Notes:Yates ReportRory Dames accusationsOoh ah, up the Ra