Highlands Bunker

This is our first part in a series about the homelessness crisis in Wilmington, recorded over the course of the winter storm in late January and early February. In this episode, we head to Christina Park and speak to Professor Steve Metraux and Rev. Patrick Burke of SSAM, and then hear from Friendship House Executive Director Kim Eppehimer about what their plans are for the temporary shelter there.

Show Notes:

• Delaware, we have to fix Wilmington's new Skid Row

Tide Shift Justice executive director Meryem Dede joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her background as a public defender and how that got her involved in the advocacy she is working on how advancing fines and fees reform among broader criminal justice reform.

Show Notes:

• Injuries reported during violent crackdown at Georgetown prison
• Who’s behind Leave Delaware?
• The Reform Room: Talking Criminal Justice with Governor Meyer

Chancery Daily and local historian Dael Norwood join Rob in the bunker to talk about what the near-future might hold for Delaware corporate law updates and how that interacts with the largesse of the General Assembly.

Show Notes:

• What Rough Beach Slouches Towards Dover?
• Elon Musk called on corporations to ditch Delaware. They didn't listen.
• What makes the Delaware Court of Chancery unique

In a twist on the normal formula, we have a full 70+ minute episode with Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton as a bonus episode this week, and a quicker episode with the crew as our main episode. In this episode, Bill and Karl talk with Rob about the violence and occupation in Minneapolis over the last several weeks.

US Senate candidate and Chris Coons challenger Christopher Beardsley joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his own foreign policy experience, the importance of addressing our housing crisis, how to leverage the existing Democratic Party into a statewide primary victory.

Show Notes:

• Christopher Beardsley website
• Donation link
• Delaware, we have to fix Wilmington's new Skid Row

As the legislature returns to session, we look forward to what we can expect them to accomplish this year, and then we look back to legislatures of years past to see what has changed and what hasn't. We look at an op-ed from an old-school News Journal editor and then a profile of Rep. Al O Plant, who was doing it like no one else was.

Show Notes:

• The Press Room updates
• What Rough Beast Slouches Toward Dover?

Redding Consortium Co-Chair and State Senator Tizzy Lockman joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the recent Redding Consortium vote to consolidate all the school districts in northern New Castle County, how it came about, and what it actually means.

Show Notes:

• Redding Consortium site
• Coverage of the Redding decision
• Contact Sen. Lockman at [email protected]

Journalists Jordan Howell and Jakim Mohammed join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about another move that is being made to further gut public transportation in Delaware and how we can help stop it. Then, Rae Krantz comes in to discuss her run for state representative and her theory of change for how Delaware's government needs to work differently. Also: introducing the Gumboro Groyper.

Show Notes:

• Episode with Matt Meyer talking about transit
• In SEPTA budget battle, Meyer missed the moment
• Reach out to the governor and your legislator
• Rae's website, Facebook, Instagram, and donation

The crew records another late-breaking episode discussing Julianne Murray's wrongful persecution, the data center and AI slop, the male loneliness epidemic, and why our education system should never change no matter what.

Show Notes:

• Christina Elliot GoFundMe, please give
• Francis Fukuyama and Henry Blodget talk about their weird AI stuff

Another person has been killed by the Department of Corrections' medical neglect. Richard Flippin's aunt Christina joined Rob in the bunker to talk about what happened and what needs to happen next.

Show Notes:

• GoFundMe for the family
• DOC statement