Local historian Syl Woolford joins Rob in the bunker to talk about he began to research Delaware history and some of the stories and figures in Delaware Black history he has come across.

Show Notes:

• Syl on Harriet Tubman

• Syl on Black Women Leaders in the Early 20th Century

DelawareLiberal writers Steve Tanzer and Jason Scott join Rob in the bunker to talk about the first couple weeks of the new legislative session, what the future looks like for the House and the governor's seat, and a new campaign to get Rob on Mic'd Up with Mike Smith.

Show Notes:

• DelawareLiberal

Former Wilmington police lieutenant and current professor of sociology at WVU James Nolan joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his recent op-ed about police reform in Wilmington and how we need to redefine the relationship between police, law enforcement, and public safety.

Show Notes:

• Wilmington Police Need New Game, Playbook, Scorecard

• Reimagining the Wilmington Police: We Must Create Community.

• What will police reform in Wilmington look like?

• Policing in an Age of Reform

• Explainer on "changing the game"

• Description of structured racism in policing

From Episode 223 that didn't make it into the episode: Tizzy Lockman talks about where the Wilmington Learning Collaborative stands and generally the state of education reform in Delaware.

Senate Majority Whip and Leader Tizzy Lockman and Bryan Townsend join Rob in the bunker to talk about the priorities of the upcoming legislative session and some of the barrier that stand in the way.

Show Notes:

• Delaware Legislative Site

• Delaware Senate Priorities

The movie crew joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Plácido, a Spanish black comedy class-war Christmas movie satire.

Show Notes:

• Plácido

• Previous Movie Episode

WFP leaders Reji Gregoire, Tye Grier, Kirsten Walther, and Karl join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about what Delaware WFP has been working on over the last year and what they'll be working on in the next two years.

Show Notes:

• Delaware Working Families Party

• Become a WFP member

An ode to journalism.

Show Notes:

• Delaware has six new Christmas pop-up bars. And two are only 100 feet apart.

• Working at Wegmans - does it live up to the hype? We take you behind the scenes.

• The best parts of the Delaware Way are worth restoring. Here's why

Historian Harvey J Kaye joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his new edition of The British Marxist Historians: the story of how it came to be, what he has learned from it, and how it has affected his other work.

Show Notes:

• The British Marxist Historians

• A House Divided

Smart Justice Campaign Manager Haneef Salaam and Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton join Rob in the bunker to talk about the coming fights for probation reform and civil asset forfeiture and reflect on the results in the latest election.

Show Notes:

• Probation reform bill

• People Not Probation