Highlands Bunker

Becca Cotto from YWCA Delaware and returning champion Coby Owens join RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about Juneteenth, white privilege, and the continuing effects of racism in America. And then after about forty-five minutes things go off the rails.Show Notes:Delaware Racial Justice Collaborative

Fresh off of phone banking for Tiffany Cabán, Coby Owens and Action Anderson take control of the bunker for the first-ever non-RE Vanella hosted episode of Highlands Bunker. This episode is about the progressive movement: where it is nationwide, where it is in Delaware, and what it needs to be in the future.

News Journal reporter Adam Duvernay and freelance journalist/adjunct professor Jordan Howelljoin RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about their Delaware stories, from convincing kids that birds don't exist to reporting on a murder in Sussex County. Show Notes:Jordan's piece on the 1968 riots Karl's piece on the suburbs One of Adam's pieces on the murder in Sussex

Karl the producer joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about some of the disingenuous attempts to stop the minimum wage increase as well as their field trip down to DC to see Bernie Sanders speak about democratic socialism.Show Notes:Report on minimum wage increaseNon-profits minimum wage op-ed The full Sanders speech

Delaware State News Reporter Matthew Bittle joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about the many accomplishments of the Delaware state legislature, what the best path going forward for the left is in Dover, and what a wonderful guy Senator Dave Lawson is. Don’t we just love Dave Lawson.Follow Matthew Bittle at @MatthewCBittle

Former News Journal Reporter and WDEL broadcaster Al Mascitti joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about Bernie and Biden, America's Boomer problem, and whether or not Delaware is really moving to the left.

Activists Stephanie Herron and Maria Beauchamp join RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about Puerto Rico, Southbridge, the plastic bag ban, and how we all have the responsibility to take both personal and collective action to change the world. Books Referenced: The Uninhabitable EarthThe Color of LawDumping in DixieLinks:Environmental Justice for Delaware Report Fencelines

Highlands native Sarah McBride joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about some of her experiences in progressive activism as well as the different strategies that are needed, or perhaps not needed, when creating change.

Rebel John Kowalko joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about his experiences as a Delaware State Representative, and his personal experiences with the ins and outs of the Delaware Way. Names are named and a good time is had all around.

Former campaign manager for Eugene Young/Kerri Evelyn Harris and Network Delaware activist Drew Serres joins RE Vanella in the bunker (back in February) to talk about how he got into activism, how other people can get involved in changing their communities, and what the future of progressivism in Delaware looks like.