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Part-time activist hoping to build and deepen solidarity in the local leftist community. Discussion will be focused on local politics, culture and more.... more
FAQs about Highlands Bunker:How many episodes does Highlands Bunker have?The podcast currently has 450 episodes available.
December 01, 2023E270 - Show Up For Humanity (w/ Madinah Wilson-Anton, Mike Abel, Syjil Athar)Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton joins to talk about her ongoing hunger strike in DC. DelPHR Founder Mike Abel and DE DSA communications chair Syjil Athar talk about how they came into the Palestinian freedom movement and where things stand now.Show Notes:Delawareans for Palestinian Human RightsDelaware DSACall Me, BetaChuck Modi interviewReagan Demands End To AttacksBDS MovementPlaygrounds for Palestine, PCRF, MECA, Islamic Relief USA, Doctors Without Borders...more1h 10minPlay
November 17, 2023E269 - Kathy v Kathy Pt. 17: Return of RazzleIt's amazing how much trouble you can get it for just hiring your daughter. After over a year, the boys are back to cover the Supreme Court oral arguments about the appeal of Kathy McGuiness's sentencing last year.Show Notes:News Journal coverage...more52minPlay
November 10, 2023E268 - Medicare Disadvantage (w/ John Kowalko)Former Rep. John Kowalko joins the bunker to give updates on RISE Delaware/Medicare Advantage lawsuit, then tells some stories from his time at legislative hall. Patrons will get to hear the full conversation.Show Notes:RISE DelawareRebel John KowalkoCeasefire protest...more1h 4minPlay
November 03, 2023E267 - Misandry and the Delaware Left (w/ Kirsten Walther)Local activist Kirsten Walther joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her piece on misogyny in the Delaware left and some of her ideas on potential solutions, as well as some of the backlash it has received. Then, we try to close out our discourse around the genocide in Gaza and discuss what can and can't be done.Show Notes:Misogyny and the Delaware LeftIt’s Not Complicated – Ceasefire Now...more1hPlay
October 27, 2023E266 - Health in Prison (w/ Hasini Perkins)Racial justice organizer Hasini Perkins joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the state of mental and physical health care in Delaware's prison system, including first-hand testimony from himself and others who are still behind bars.Show Notes:ACLU prison health care lawsuitJohn Oliver prison health care segment...more50minPlay
October 20, 2023E265 - Musical Chairs (w/ Steve Metraux, Shyanne Miller)Professor and homelessness researcher Steve Metraux and housing activist Shyanne Miller join Rob in the bunker to talk about why Delaware's official homelessness rate suddenly spiked and plummeted in the last four years, the successes and failures of existing systems, and what we might need to do to fix them.Show Notes:Homelessness in Delaware: An AssessmentAccused of begging inside Market Street restaurants, she was jailed for a yearCarney budget presentation2023 Delaware Housing Needs Assessment...more1h 16minPlay
October 13, 2023E264 - East Shore, West Side (w/ Syl Woolford, Branden Fletcher)In celebration of Indegenous Peoples' Day, historian Syl Woolford joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the Choptank Indian reservation, one of the few on the Delmarva peninsula.Show Notes:Branden's websiteDonate to Branden...more56minPlay
October 06, 2023E263 - Into The Punchbowl (w/ The Crew)The crew is in the bunker today to talk about the Bethany Hall-Long campaign drama, some thoughts around local independent journalism, and catching up with your Philadelphia Phillies.Show Notes:Delaware Call fundraiser ticketsBHL DramaDelaware State Police Investigating Golf Cart Thefts in Sussex County...more1h 3minPlay
September 29, 2023E262 - Gap in The Wall (w/Maya Abu Al-Hayyat)Palestinian author and poet Maya Abu Al-Hayat joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her path to artistic expression, the role of an artist as activist, and the other work that she has been doing.Show Notes'The Gap' short story'I Suffer a Phobia Called Hope' poem...more49minPlay
September 22, 2023E261 - The Ends of Freedom (w/Mark Paul)Professor Mark Paul joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his new book, The Ends of Freedom, and get into the history of economic rights in America as well as how modern issues of full employment, inflation, and means testing affect our ability to provide for everyone.Show Notes:The Ends of Freedom BookThe guy who loves unemployment...more53minPlay
FAQs about Highlands Bunker:How many episodes does Highlands Bunker have?The podcast currently has 450 episodes available.