Highlands Bunker

Karl Stomberg
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Jul 10, 2020 • 59min

E75 - Fisher's Amoeba (w/Andray Domise)

Journalist and activist Andray Domise joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the attempted corporate cooptation of the Black Lives Matter movement, the history of black radical movements, and the importance of a systemic analysis of racism.Show Notes:Matt Taibbi review of White FragilityMark Fisher's Capitalist RealismJP Morgan's Juneteenth celebrationJP Morgan's actual history on slaveryMichael Parenti yellow video
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Jul 3, 2020 • 1h 3min

E74 - Man of the Left (w/Leo Strine)

Former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court Leo E Strine Jr joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the history and meaning of Delaware's Chancery Court, how he would change America's corporate governance, and how woke talk should be met with woke action.Show Notes:Strine's paper on sustainable capitalism
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Jun 26, 2020 • 1h 2min

E73 - Confessions of a Looter (w/Zach Phillips)

Founder of Short Order Production House Zach Phillips joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his latest essay in technical.ly and how capitalism is the most poorly designed game in history.Note: there is a minor echo in Zach's audio, tried to edit it down so it shouldn't be too badShow Notes:Remaking Murdertown PodcastZach's essay in technical.lyEllora Derenoncourt tweet on the Great MigrationChallenge Program
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Jun 19, 2020 • 1h 15min

E72 - Antifa Superdelegates (w/Kristin Bricker)

We live in an age of statues and bus heroes, mass uprisings and fascists. General Secretary of the Delaware Antifa Chapter Kristin Bricker joins Rob and Karl in the backyard bunker to talk about some of the greatest figures and stories of these developments in Delaware.Show Notes:Delaware Young Republicans postKristin's Antifa credentialsPetition to name Rodney Square after the hero juggaloElmo's Antifa monologueThe Dover police monument story
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Jun 15, 2020 • 18min

BONUS EPISODE - March Towards Justice

The organizers of this Saturday's March Towards Justice in Dover join Rob in the bunker to talk about how they got into organizing and what the march stands for.March Towards JusticeSaturday, June 20th, 3:00-5:30pmJohn Wesley AME Church, 217 West Division Street, Dover, DE 19904RSVP here.
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Jun 12, 2020 • 1h 9min

E71 - The Great Uprising (w/Peter Levy, Yasser Payne)

Professor/Author Peter B Levy and Professor Yasser Payne join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the latest protests in the relation to the 1960s uprisings: what has changed, what has stayed the same, and where do we go from here?Show Notes:Professor Levy's Book, The Great UprisingProfessor Payne's People's ReportProfessor Payne's last episode
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Jun 9, 2020 • 52min

BONUS EPISODE - EITC's Unearned Credit (w/Matt Bruenig)

People's Policy Project founder Matt Bruenig joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his latest paper on the Earned Income Tax Credit, and how shoddy statistics can help make mediocre policies look like panaceas.Show Notes:Myths of the EITC paperMadinah's Plan for Working FamiliesFamily Fun Pack
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Jun 5, 2020 • 60min

E70 - Rumors of War (w/Karl Baker)

News Journal reporter Karl Baker joins Rob in the virtual bunker in a content-packed episode where they talk about Karl's reporting on Coronavirus, the protest in Wilmington on Saturday, and Delaware's latest greatest public-private partnership. Subscribe to the News Journal.Show Notes:Karl's coverage of the N95 mask shipmentsThe Great Transit Hub Heist
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Jun 1, 2020 • 15min

BONUS EPISODE - Reflections from the Streets of Wilmington

Rob gives his experience from the protest in Wilmington on May 30th, and reflects on where these uprisings fit into the larger context.
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May 29, 2020 • 53min

E69 - Commentary Alarm (w/Meredith Newman)

News Journal health reporter Meredith Newman joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about her path to Delaware journalism, the experience of reporting on the Coronavirus crisis across the state, and what it's like to be able to talk one on one with John Carney. Subscribe to the News Journal.Show Notes:News Journal Vaughn reportMeredith's coverage of the beach protests

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