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Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about her campaign, her vision for a 21st century economic bill of rights, and the challenges that she has faced left, right, and center while running as a challenger to an incumbent president. Show Notes: Marianne's website

The crew is in the bunker today to prepare for a busy September by talking about what we worked on in July and August, from the Network Delaware Social Change Summit to Jordan Howell's three-part piece on the eastside of Wilmington. Show Notes: Jordan's Eastside Series - pt1 , pt2 , pt3 Brandon Holveck!

Creative Visions Factory director Michael Kalmbach joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the latest updates on what the peer-run program is up to, the importance of harm reduction and other wholistic strategies, and the importance of self-care and understanding in difficult work. Show Notes: Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice Creative Vision Factory

They're letting women play sports now, so women who play sports Jordyn Pusey and Kirsten Walther join Rob in the bunker to talk about the Women's World Cup that just ended. They talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the tournament from the exciting new players and countries to the rampant abuse that players have had to face.

Journalist Jordan Howell joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his latest piece in the Delaware Call about the origins of the August Quarterly Festival in Wilmington and how a very familiar set of processes led to the destruction of the East Side in the 1960s. Begins with an introduction about whether or not it's safe to walk around in the Highlands. Show Notes: Can someone let me know if this are...

Timeless Thomas Swann joins Rob in the bunker to talk about some updates on his book 101 Things You Should Know About Jail based on the experiences of other groups, and then the group talks about some of Delaware's newest white collar criminals. Show Notes: Congrats to Julia 101 Things You Should Know About Jail audiobook Karl Baker's Hunter Biden piece

Delaware political staffers, you'll have to pay to get this one. Show Notes: Delaware Call fundraiser

Professor and biographer Joe Fitzgerald joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the life and work of Gloria Richardson, a civil rights activist who served a crucial role in the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee. They discuss her background and what brought her to that work, the role of an organizers as a leader, and the strategies and tactics which made the movement so effective and what that co...

Innocence Project Delaware Executive Director Claudia Trupp joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how she became involved in criminal defense work, how an Innocence Project was brought to Delaware, and what work they are doing now to help the wrongfully convicted. Show Notes: Innocence Project Delaware Donate to the Innocence Project

State House candidate Monica Beard joins Rob in the bunker to talk about why she is running for office, the debacle that her opponent Mike Smith helped make happen, and how to actually stand up when legislative crises happen. Show Notes: Monica Beard website Donate to Monica

More Perfect Union journalist Paul Blest joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the debacle around the vote giving LLCs and other entities the right to vote in Seaford. Show Notes: More Perfect Union thread News Journal Coverage of LLC voting

Rob and Bill beam in from the virtual bunker to talk about a couple of court cases: the AMC settlement and the case of Samuel Waters, a cop who was charged with assault and perjury after being caught on camera assaulting someone in Southbridge. Show Notes: News Journal coverage of the Samuel Waters case

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