Highlands Bunker

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

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