

Highlands Bunker
Karl Stomberg
Part-time activist hoping to build and deepen solidarity in the local leftist community. Discussion will be focused on local politics, culture and more.
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Dec 4, 2020 • 1h 7min
E99 - No Permanent Friends, No Permanent Enemies (w/Mike Brickner)
ACLU-DE Executive Director Mike Brickner joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his journey to the ACLU, Delaware's broken probation system and law enforcement, and the controversies that come with defending civil liberties.Show Notes:ACLU calls for probation reformKathy Jennings episodeCincinnati police reformNew citizen police review board

Nov 27, 2020 • 58min
E98 - I Know It's Good (w/Madinah Wilson-Anton, Kirsten Walther)
State Representative Madinah Wilson-Anton and activist Kirsten Walther join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about food and cooking, and the familial, cultural, and community aspects that make them so great. No politics today.

Nov 20, 2020 • 53min
E97 - Building Back Better (w/Matt Meyer)
County Executive Matt Meyer joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the county's recent purchase of the Sheraton Hotel and how it will be used as an emergency homeless shelter.Show Notes:Delaware's homeless shelter shortageErik Raser-Schramm stepping downThe Deficit MythA winning website

Nov 16, 2020 • 49min
E96 - Angry Jesus (w/David Griscom)
Writer and TMBS Producer David Griscom joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the structural problems inour modern economy, and the need forShow Notes:Amazon workplace injury issuesCalifornia's Prop. 22Wilmington housing meeting situationVienna's public housingQuick Takes with David Griscom

Nov 13, 2020 • 1h 10min
E95 - Learn The Lesson (w/Atnre Alleyne)
DelawareCAN and Teensharp founder Atnre Alleyne joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how he got involved in education activism, the roles of charter schools in education reform, and the ethics of ratfucking.Show Notes:DelawareCANTeensharpMike Matthews situationSarah Fulton situation

Nov 6, 2020 • 1h 1min
E94 - Viral #HugACop Energy (w/Vasu Jayanthi, Tyeisha Grier, Dylan Rosenthal)
Former Jess staffers Vasu Jayanthi and Tyeshia Grier, along with Kyle Evans Gay staffer Dylan Rosenthal join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the results of the 2020 election and it's effect on Delaware politics, the career of James Spadola, and an important announcement on Rob's future plans.Show Notes:Delaware election resultsKarl's piece on Laura Sturgeon's and Madinah Wilson-Anton's campaigns#HugACopHunter S Thompson Documentary

Oct 30, 2020 • 1h 8min
E93 - The Taskforce Mindset (w/Kyle Evans Gay)
State Senate candidate Kyle Evans Gay joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how her background affects her views of the criminal justice system, the importance of actually accomplishing things in Dover, and why she no longer supports Cathy Cloutier. But first, football.Show Notes:Kyle's siteDonate to KyleFirst State FC

Oct 27, 2020 • 1h 10min
E92 - Success Is One Word (w/Will Weidner, Jamie Rubin, Tyeisha Grier, Dan Carapezzi)
A group of former Jess Scarane organizers join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the new Delaware DSA, their experiences and lessons from the Scarane campaign, and the importance of organizing all the time.Show Notes:Join Delaware DSARudy Giuliani

Oct 23, 2020 • 1h 15min
E91 - Building a Religion (w/Frank Hanson)
Teacher, non-profit president, and common-sense capitalist Frank Hanson joins Rob in the backyard bunker to talk about how he ended up in America from Ghana, his perspectives on capitalism and communism coming from an Africa, and why he ended up starting Guraba's Hands.Show Notes:Guraba's Hands WilmU Spotlight on Frank

Oct 16, 2020 • 56min
E90 - Mayor Purzycki Hates Poor People (w/Jeanne Kuang, Jerry Habraken)
New Journal reporters Jeanne Kuang and Jerry Habraken join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the decline of the Quaker Village apartments, the general state of housing in Wilmington, and also football and food.Show Notes:Reporting on Quaker VillageBlight Bill updateThe Lost Jerry Habraken episode


