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Highlands Bunker
Part-time activist hoping to build and deepen solidarity in the local leftist community. Discussion will be focused on local politics, culture and more.
Episodes
Highlands BunkerE421 - DEcision 2026 (w/ The Crew)
Bill and Rob go through live coverage of the Delaware General Election three days after the fact. Rob tells a story about Melissa Minor-Brown. Show Notes…
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E420 - Governor, We Must Make Changes (w/ Jordan Howell)
Delaware Call editor Jordan Howell joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the political story that has everyone talking: Delaware no longer releasing mugshots…
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E419 - Man City Shams (w/ Bert Moniz)
This week we move from France to England. Bert Moniz joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the Manchester City scandal shaking the Premier League in England…
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E418 - Blocus des Lycées (w/ Joanna Flannagan)
Highlands Bunker international correspondent Joanna Flannagan joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the student uprisings in France, what is causing…
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E417 - Which Kind of Hope and Change (w/ Nurse Susan, Shyanne Miller)
Nurse Susan makes her bunker debut to talk about how other cities deal with homelessness and what Delaware could learn. Then, Shyanne and Rob discuss what the…
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E415 - Temporary Autonomous Zone (w/ Michael Kalmbach)
Michael Kalmbach returns from exile to reflect on the state of homelessness and addiction two years after the closing of the Creative Vision Factory, and…
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E414 - The Water's Fine (w/ Jess Scarane, Karl Stomberg)
We can't let history happen to us. We have to happen to history. Show Notes: Progressives mark big wins in Democratic statehouse primaries Why did the winners…
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E413 - It's Called Transparency (w/ Chelle Paul)
RD 32 Candidate and NOCAP member Chelle Paul joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about her race against Kerri Evelyn Harris and the general state of Dover…
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E412 - Electron Congestion (w/ Dustyn Thompson)
Delaware Sierra Club Chapter Director Dustyn Thompson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about all things electrons: the state of data centers in Delaware…
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E411 - Surplus Humanity (w/ Jason Myles)
Musician and fellow leftist podcaster Jason Myles joins Rob in the virtual bunker to return to the issue of homelessness, looking at the societal programs big…
Highlands BunkerE410 - Political Hygiene (w/ Madinah Wilson)
State Representative Madinah Wilson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her latest piece for the Delaware Call and how legislators can keep from selling out…
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E409 - Double Dippers (w/ The Crew)
Rob and Bill discuss updates around police reform and other cases of the malfeasance of public officials. If you want to double dip, you'll have to pay…
Highlands BunkerE408 - The Alliance to Destroy Delaware's Future (w/ Karl Baker)
Spotlight Delaware Deputy Editor Karl Baker joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his latest article covering the corporate law firms which are dumping…
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E407 - Reefer Sanity (w/ Joshua Sanderlin)
Marijuana Commissioner Joshua Sanderlin joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his role, how the marijuana industry is currently being developed in Delaware…
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E406 - Accountability Session
We missed some files, so the theme of this episode is taking accountability (we took some recent patrons-only content and are releasing it publicly).
Highlands BunkerE405 - Claude Reflects Our Values (w/ Jess Scarane, Len Damico)
AI slop has taken Delaware politics by storm, so aesthetic experts Jess Scarane and Len Damico are here to talk about what it all means. Show Notes: Melissa…
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E404 - How Is That Your Job? (w/ Dwayne Bensing)
In the wake of the Wilmington Police shooting of Kadir Skinner, Attorney General candidate Dwayne Bensing joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his campaign…
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E403 - The Worst Case Scenario (w/ The Christina Park Workers)
On Monday, June 15th, the City of Wilmington put up a fence around Christina Park and evicted the remaining residents from the homeless encampment there. In…
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E402 - Roll Me Up and Smoke Me
A brief interlude ahead of our big Christina Park episode. Rob provides updates on the park, the big election results in New York, and some of the latest…
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E401 - A Student of SD1 (w/ Adriana Bohm)
State senate candidate and former Red Clay School Board member Adriana Bohm joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her first real election for state senate…
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Update - Eviction Day
Rob gives an update on the scheduled eviction in Christina Park today.
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E400 - A Bit That Went Too Far (w/ Rachel Sawicki)
It is episode 400 and also basically the four-year anniversary of the trial of the century, so we are joined by former journalist Rachel Sawicki to relive some…
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E399 - American Dirt (w/ Zachary Foust)
Felton commentator Zachary Foust joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Delaware's distorted corporate and real estate markets, Israel's influence on our…
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E398 - Constituent Services (w/ Shay Frisby)
State senate candidate Shay Frisby joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her background, the issues she's hearing at the doors, and how she's running against…
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E397 - Delaware Is Burning (w/ Jordan Howell, Patrick Burke, Shyanne Miller, Rae Krantz)
Jordan Howell joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the biggest loss Wilmington has faced this week: the Mother African Union Church in Cool Springs. Then…
Highlands BunkerE396 - The Book of John (w/ Madinah Wilson-Anton)
The Carney Cartel is at it again. We discuss the latest moves that the mayor is making to punish homeless people in Wilmington, and the broader issue of people…
Highlands BunkerE395 - What is a Personnel File? (w/ Sam Stecklow, Jared Silberglied, the Leg Hall Chorale)
It's a field trip day down to Dover. On Wednesday, Rob and the crew went to the Delaware Supreme Court to hear oral arguments around a FOIA case where Rob and…
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E394 - Part of the Solution (w/ Rae Krantz, Jennifer Chattin, Heather Christopher)
First, state house candidate Rae Krantz joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her now-open race and upcoming events. Then, Jennifer Chattin and Heather…
Highlands BunkerE393 - Coop-a-Dupe (w/ Zoë Patchell)
For 4/20 week and the three-year anniversary of the legal cannabis law, DelawareCAN President Zoë Patchell joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how Delaware's…
Highlands BunkerE392 - Will the Real DEFAC Please Stand Up? (w/ The Crew)
The Crew gives an update on last week's Betar episode and does a brief overview of some of the groundbreaking legislation being introduced by the 153rd General…
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Paddywagons in Christina Park
HOMES Campaign organizer Shyanne Miller joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how the city has attempted to further attack homeless people living in Christina…
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E391 - Behind An Iron Wall (w/ Elizabeth West, Mariah Schnee)
Elizabeth West and Mariah Schnee from Delawareans for Palestinian Human Rights join Rob in the bunker to talk about Betar, a radical Zionist group which has…
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E390 - Reaching New Heights (w/ Will Imbrie-Moore)
State Representative candidate Will Imbrie-Moore, who is challenging Kim Williams, joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his Delaware background, what it means…
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Tense City
Rob gives an update on the city of Wilmington's attempts to expropriate the unhoused population in Christina Park and put them in small, flimsy tents.
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E389 - The Human Loneliness Epidemic (w/ Madinah Wilson-Anton)
We begin with an update from Fenel Baines and the Dream Initiative, and the eternal, unanswerable question: do cops lie? Then, Madinah joins Rob in the bunker…
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E388 - We Can't Tax Computer (w/ Dave Carter)
New Castle County Councilman Dave Carter joins Rob in the bunker to talk about data centers, and the the county council has been doing to attempt to bring them…
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E387 - Fisker Currency (w/ Dael Norwood)
What is money? It might just be whatever helps us do increasingly elaborate financial schemes. Historian of capitalism Dael Norwood joins Rob in the virtual…
Highlands BunkerE386 - The Nudge Governor (w/ The Crew)
Taking a bit of a break from the homelessness series, we have a crew episode where we finally cancel Senator Eric Buckson and then dive back into Delaware…
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E385 - Out of Compassion and Spite (w/ Patrick Burke, Food Not Bombs)
This is our second part in a series about the homelessness crisis in Wilmington, recorded over the course of the winter storm in late January and early…
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E384 - The New Skid Row (w/ Steve Metraux, Patrick Burke, Kim Eppehimer)
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…
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E383 - Tide Shift Justice (w/ Meryem Dede)
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…
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E382 - But They're Democrats! (w/ Chancery Daily, Dael Norwood)
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…
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E381 - Become a Patron (w/ The Crew)
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…
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E380 - A Better Chris (w/ Christopher Beardsley)
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…
Highlands BunkerE379 - Always Of The Peoples (w/ The Crew)
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…
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E378 - The Modified River Plan (w/ Tizzy Lockman)
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…
Highlands BunkerE377 - Why Is That Too Much? (w/ Jordan Howell, Jakim Mohammed, Rae Krantz)
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…
Highlands BunkerE376 - Data and Transparency Coalition of the Insane (w/The Crew)
The crew records another late-breaking episode discussing Julianne Murray's wrongful persecution, the data center and AI slop, the male loneliness epidemic…
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E375 - Justice for Richard (w/Christina Elliott)
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…
Highlands BunkerE374 - Potemkin Eddie's (w/The Crew)
To quote the great Tom Gordon: "My office blew up." As we wait for new equipment in the wake of a mild electrical explosion incident, the crew discusses one of…
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E373 - Revolution is an Inheritance (w/The Crew)
Kirsten, Bill, Karl, and Rob discuss One Battle After Another, the novel it was based on Vineland, and the real historical background and context for the types…
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E372 - The DMV Loophole (w/Lisa Power)
Journalist Lisa Power joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how she got connected with the Delaware Call and then going over her first piece exposing a…
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E371 - Bucking The System (w/Eric Buckson)
State Senator Eric Buckson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his background in Delaware and Delaware politics, his takes on some of the things going…
Highlands BunkerE370 - A Better World Is Possible? (w/Jess Scarane)
We begin by discussing the recent reassessment decision in the Court of Chancery, as well as some meta-discussion about how people have been discussing…
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E369 - Keeper of the Flame (w/John Flaherty, Madinah Wilson-Anton)
Representative Emeritus John Kowalko passed away this past weekend at the age of 80. In this episode, we remember his legacy. Past Kowalko Episodes: E14 - A…
Highlands BunkerE368 - The Dark Triad (w/Jess Scarane)
New reassessment expert Jess Scarane joins Rob in the bunker for what is now the third part of a series about the property reassessment meltdown. They discuss…
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E367 - If It Ain't Got Views, It Ain't The News (w/Madinah Wilson-Anton, Karl Baker)
Madinah takes Austin. Then, Spotlight Delaware Deputy Editor Karl Baker joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the state of the media nationally and the…
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E366 - American Midnight (w/The Crew)
A brief update on ICE, local political candidates, and FOIA requests. You'll have to pay to get more.
Highlands BunkerE365 - Reassessment Reassessed (w/Jess Scarane)
Governor Matt Meyer, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a…