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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, what role the Attorney General can and should have in preventing these sorts of shootings, and how the Delaware Way hurts our criminal legal system. Show Notes: Dwyane's website Donate to Dwayne Shooting of Kadir Skinner AG Jennings completes...

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 the wake of Eviction Day, Rob speaks with many of the mutual aid workers who were present and have been working in Wilmington for the past several years to discuss how this happened and what's next. Show Notes: Delaware DSA Food Not Bombs Stat...

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 legislative controversies. Show Notes: Delaware Call on the defeat SB 100

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. Show Notes: Adriana's website Donate to Adriana

Rob gives an update on the scheduled eviction in Christina Park today.

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 of the highlights of the Kathy McGuiness trial from 2022. Show Notes: The Kathy v Kathy series Mike Purzycki Hated Poor People, certified by the Gannett Corporation

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 foreign policy and elections, and a bit about the history of the economy and why people distrust the government so much today. Show Notes: Zach on TikTok , Instagram , and Facebook

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 an appointed incumbent. Show Notes: Shay Frisby's website Delaware officials reveal plan to close $185M shortfall for Edgemoor port

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, Rev. Patrick Burke and Shyanne Miller talk about the growing city council fight around the upcoming budget and Christina Park. Finally, we visit the Rae Krantz fundraiser to talk about the future of the legislature. Show Notes: RIP Mike Purzyck...

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 in Delaware sticking around much longer than they need to be. Show Notes: Mayor Carney to shut down Wilmington homeless encampment

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 the Delaware Call are going up against the Delaware State Police. We then travel to legislative hall to hear updates on ex-prisoners lobby day and other legislation being heard this week. Apologies for any weird audio, this was our first tim...

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 Christopher from the DREAM Initiative join Rob to talk about some exciting news and some special cameos. Show Notes: Rae's website , canvass kickoff , and fundraiser WFP Endorsement Kickoff Fenel Unchained

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 legal cannabis system has completely failed to live up to expectations. Show Notes: The latest on legal weed WFP Endorsement Kickoff

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 Assembly. Show Notes: DelawareOnline guide on how to tip Why restaurants want to not pay credit card fees Protect Our Points!

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 Park.

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 now come to Delaware to take advantage of our loose corporate laws. Show Notes: Donate to Francisca Moreno for Treasurer Petition to the Attorney General

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 to be a Gen Z candidate running in a weird information age, and what he would like to accomplish in Dover. Show Notes: Will's website Donate to Will

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.

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 for a broader discussion about the various things that are making people forget how to be people. Don't worry legislative staffers, you don't have to listen — no politics talk in this one. Show Notes: Madinah links

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 somewhat in check. Show Notes: After months of debate, New Castle County Council agrees to regulate data center industry

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 bunker to talk about the current state of cryptocurrency in the broader history of our financial system, and what Delaware might try to do to legitimize flim flams, swindles, and other scams in the name of financial innovation. Show Notes: Con...

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 history, talking about the parallels between Jack Markell and Matt Meyer as well as how the weird antisemitism against them came to be. Show Notes: Subscribe on Patreon Before the Riots

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 February. In this episode, we move from Christina Park to Saints Andrew and Matthew (SSAM) Episcopal Church, which has served as another one of the front lines for dealing with homelessness in the city. We speak again to Patrick Burke, rector at SS...

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...

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 Crimina...