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County executive, gubernatorial candidate, and expectant father Matt Meyer joins Rob in the bunker to talk about what the county is working on from land use to police, then talks about his vision of what he wants to do as governor from transit to housing to climate.Show Notes:The War on Gaza Is a Labor IssueMatt Meyer's Site

The Red Clay School District has entered the working group phase of trying to avoid accountability, so the Marbrook Parents rejoin Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the updates from the last several months around what has been going on with the Spanish Immersion program and how the fight has expanded.

Bunker regular Haneef joins Rob in the bunker to talk about a variety of topics from Palestine to bus stories to the police oversight board to the city buying the new Gibraltar mansion. Apologies for the delayed episode.Show Notes:WHYY story on Gibraltar

Public Policy Advocate Ken Grant and Professor Steve Metraux join Rob in the bunker to talk about their newest report on parking and red light tickets and how it shows a core dysfunction in the way that the City of Wilmington conducts some of its most basic functions.Show Notes:News Journal articleFines and Fees report

Bunker regulars Jordan and Karl join Rob in the bunker to talk about the pieces they wrote in the Delaware Call: one about leaked updates to the corporate code that show the effects of last year's organizing, the other about Wilmington's first major strike that shows the effects of organizing from 140 years ago.Show Notes:Interviews in the openingHal Weitzman interviewChancery Daily interviewJordan's piece about the Corporate Law Council amendmentsKarl's piece about the Knights of Labor in WilmingtonClosing story

After interviewing Rob on her show a couple weeks ago, Rachelle Wilson now joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about her background, how she went from journalism to teaching to activism, and the injustice of our criminal justice system.Show Notes:Cold open threadMake Some Intelligent Noise Justice Movement

The Crew and Madinah join Rob in the bunker to talk some major shifts to bring in the new year. Madinah finally tells all.Show Notes:Biden pizza party

This week, Rob appeared on another show, MSIN Justice MVMT w/ Rachelle Wilson, on what will become a monthly recurring segment where they will discuss the state of the 2024 elections and what people should be looking out for.

Local professor and activist Jamila Davey joined Rob in the bunker to talk about her journey from small-town Indiana to studying world cultures, how she got connected with the Rodney Reservoir, and what the future of redevelopment in that area might look like.Show Notes:Green for the Greater GoodHow Wilmington neighbors rallied to keep Rodney Reservoir a park − and succeededJamila's Op-Ed

Senator Chris Coons answers some questions on a ceasefire in Gaza. Then, the crew talks about next year's most important election of our lifetimes and answer some important questions such as: is our strategy working, are there any shortcuts, and who is we?