Christina School Board members Doug Manley and Monica Moriak join Rob in the bunker to talk about our two favorite things: political dysfunction and the Court of Chancery. We get updates on Naveed Baqir and new attempts to resolve his residency, the upcoming elections and potential leadership election, and what an actual functional school board would look like.

Show Notes:

• Previous Doug episode
• More on the Christina School Board Election

Karl the Producer joins Rob in the bunker to talk about a series of pieces he wrote in the context of the passage of Senate Bill 21, laying out how the modern Delaware Way developed economically and politically in the 70s and 80s against the backdrop of militant teacher action.

Show Notes:

• Wilmington Federations of Teachers Part One, Two, and Three
• Capital Fight or Flight
• Storm the Fort

Shyanne Miller joins Rob in the bunker for a wide-ranging discussion about how much we need to change our tactics given the stagnation of leftist priorities and the acceleration of corporate priorities.

Show Notes:

• Most recent reporting on SB 21

Historian Dael Norwood joins Rob in the bunker to finally talk about Senate Bill 21, this year's attempt to completely undermine Delaware's judiciary in favor of billionaires like Elon Musk. Not that it has anything to do with Elon Musk, why would you even say that? I don't even know who that is.

Show Notes:

• Unrelated tweet less than two weeks before this bill was released
• Senate hearing on Wednesday, March 12th
• Original Hal Weitzman episode
• Last year's corporate law update

Congresswoman Sarah McBride joins Rob and Andrew Galvin in the bunker to talk about how the Democratic Party is responding to the current moment on issues from the economy to Gaza, and how she's navigating a very difficult situation in DC.

After the interview, Rob, Andrew, and Karl have a follow-up conversation diving deeper on the current state of affairs.

Show Notes:

• Rep McBride's first speech
• Four Freedoms Speech

New Castle County Councilman Kevin Caneco joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his path into Delaware politics as a transplant, how he got so interested in land use and why it really matters, and the challenges and benefits of being an insurgent candidate.

Show Notes:

• Battling the Prince
• More on Kevin Caneco

Local historian Syl Woolford joins Rob in the bunker to talk about some of the latest news around Donald Trump and Elon Musk before telling the story of Delaware's 1922 US House Election and the role played by the African American community and an anti-lynching bill.

Show Notes:

• DelDems roll over for Musk
• First part of Wilmington Federation of Teachers piece
• Storm the Fort trailer

Recorded on the same day as our first episode in the renovated bunker, Bill and Karl join Rob to talk about the first days of the Trump administration, more about the port and our former governor, and an upcoming podcast on the Knights of Labor.

Show Notes:

• Bethany at the Trump inauguration
• Follow Storm the Fort on Bluesky
• philadelphiaeagles.com

State senate candidate Riley Figliola and regular guest Madinah Wilson-Anton join Rob in the bunker to talk about the Delaware Way (and its new official bell), and how it affects the upcoming special election and the Port of Wilmington.

Show Notes:

• Riley's website

Where does Dan Cruce live?