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Rob and Karl discuss the new LEOBOR reform bills and the hearings that brought them to the vote that occurred yesterday. This was recorded right after the hearings but includes a couple updates on events that have happened since. Show Notes: News Journal coverage of the hearing Vote of no confidence episode The new LEOBOR reform substitute The POST Commission bill

Are corporate lobbyists using the secretive process that updates the general corporation law to impact a pending settlement? Chance from Chancery Daily joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how an AMC case in Chancery Court might be affected by Delaware's yearly update to the corporate law, and why the Delaware Way should be about integrity and not secrecy. Show Notes: Hal Weitzman episode Chancer...

Councilwoman Shané Darby joins Rob in the bunker to give some updates on what the hell is going on in Wilmington City Council, the barriers she's been facing to try to get basic accountability, and what some of her plans are for the next couple of years. Show Notes: The Public Reprimand Secret Member Votes Hiring Family Members Wilmington police lawsuit Black Mothers in Power

Journalist Karl Baker joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his latest venture, how the Port of Wilmington continues to be a disaster, and the broader state of local news in Delaware right now. Show Notes: Xerxes Wilson piece from the start Karl's newest port story on the News Arcade Delaware Call profile of Madinah

ACLU Racial justice organizer Hasini Perkins joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his experience going through the criminal legal system and how that led to the organizing work that he does now. Content warning on this one for description of violence and torture conditions in prisons. Show Notes: Right to Representation Campaign Smart Justice Campaign

Bunker OG Josh Whittaker joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the new legislative updates coming to the Delaware Call, some of the bills that have been included in it, and why some things are moving slower or quicker than they should be. Show Notes: Latest Delaware Call update

It's just Karl and Rob in the bunker today as they talk about Karl's new piece on why legislators sell out and how we can fix it. Show Notes: Why Do Legislators Sell Out?

Delaware has legalized cannabis, but unfortunately it has actually opened a portal to hell. First, Delaware CAN activist Zoë Patchell joins Rob to talk about their huge victory in passing this legislation. Then, we discuss two new pieces of legislation to criminalize other drugs with Creative Visions Factory Director Michael Kalmbach. Finally, the groups discusses some of Delaware's newest school...

Local Journalism Initiative Founder Allison Levine joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the Delaware Journalism Collaborative, which includes the Delaware Call, its project of addressing polarization and what that entails, and how to make positive change. Show Notes: Delaware Journalism Collaborative The Nazi Who Became Woke

Our series on the Dominion v Fox trial co mes to an abrupt c l ose with a $787.5 million sett le ment. Chance from Chancery Daily joins Rob and Bill a g a i n to t al k about what led to th i s set t lement, what the implications are, and how we ended up covering so man y trials. Show Notes: Leo Strine Interview Chance's Twitter Thread

This is a 4/20-type episode. Game Changers founder and community activist Dubard McGriff and Southbridge Civic Association President Haneef Salaam join Rob in the bunker to talk about building Black wealth, the best ways to uplift communities, and the legal weed bills that are on Carney's desk. Show Notes: Game Changers Street PAR episode Latest coverage on legal weed

The future of the First Amendment comes down to 12 citizens of New Castle County as the Dominion v Fox News trial arrives in Court 7E of the Leonard L Williams Justice Center. Chance from Chancery Daily joins Rob and Bill in the virtual bunker to talk about what this case entails and what the next six weeks might look like. Show Notes: The Chancery Daily Substack More Chancery Daily links

Christina School Board candidate Doug Danger Manley joins Rob in the bunker to talk about some of the things that are (literally) broken in Delaware education and his priorities in running for school board. Then, a preview of some more upcoming trial coverage. Show Notes: Doug's site Donate to Doug

In celebration of baseball's opening day, baseball historian Jon Springer joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the Quicksteps, Wilmington's only major league team. Come for the local baseball history, stay for the 1800s baseball nicknames. Show Notes: Once Upon a Team Out and About Coverage

Public Defender Misty Seemans joins Rob in the bunker to talk about LEOBOR reform: her series on it, where it stands right now, and what the best strategies are to make it happen. Show Notes: Misty Seemans' LEOBOR series

Author Steve Paxton joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his book "How Capitalism Ends", the origins of capitalism, and where things seem to be headed in our broader economic system. Show Notes: How Capitalism Ends

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Former State Senator Karen Peterson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the state's attempts to privatize Medicare for public sector retirees and how RISE Delaware has been working to push back. Show Notes: RISE Delaware Donate to RISE Delaware

Local historian Syl Woolford joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his research into Paul Robseon, how it relates to the present day, and the three times he was kicked out of the Iron Hill Museum. Show Notes: Iron Hill Museum opens Black History Trail John Brown's Body - Paul Robeson

Dover activist Vonda Smack joins Rob and Tye in the bunker to talk about her path from cab driver to bouncer to activist, her latest action to help stop a loitering ordinance in Dover, and the inhumanity of Delaware's prison system. Show Notes: Latest piece about LEOBOR Dover’s proposed loitering ordinance quashed once again

Etymologist and activist Faith Kuehn joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how a garden project for the Delaware Psychiatric Center turned into an effort to preserve a cemetery containing some of Delaware's most forgotten residents. Show Notes: An overview of these efforts as of 2021 Find a Grave page for the cemetery

Haneef Salaam joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Wilmington's new reparations taskforce, how the national response to Tyre Nichols relates to Delaware, and some incredibly dumb national stories. Show Notes: Wilmington wants to make amends for Delaware's slave history End Operation "Safe Streets"

A brief history lesson on how Delaware became a state of its own back in the 18th century.

State Senator Laura Sturgeon joins Rob and Kirsten in the bunker to talk about her path from teacher to legislator, updates on lead in school water, and what she's looking to do around education reform in the future. Show Notes: Laura Sturgeon's site Donate to Laura Sturgeon

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