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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

DelawareLiberal writers Steve Tanzer and Jason Scott join Rob in the bunker to talk about the first couple weeks of the new legislative session, what the future looks like for the House and the governor's seat, and a new campaign to get Rob on Mic'd Up with Mike Smith. Show Notes: DelawareLiberal

Former Wilmington police lieutenant and current professor of sociology at WVU James Nolan joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his recent op-ed about police reform in Wilmington and how we need to redefine the relationship between police, law enforcement, and public safety. Show Notes: Wilmington Police Need New Game, Playbook, Scorecard Reimagining the Wilmington Police: We Must Create Community...

From Episode 223 that didn't make it into the episode: Tizzy Lockman talks about where the Wilmington Learning Collaborative stands and generally the state of education reform in Delaware.

Senate Majority Whip and Leader Tizzy Lockman and Bryan Townsend join Rob in the bunker to talk about the priorities of the upcoming legislative session and some of the barrier that stand in the way. Show Notes: Delaware Legislative Site Delaware Senate Priorities

The movie crew joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Plácido, a Spanish black comedy class-war Christmas movie satire. Show Notes: Plácido Previous Movie Episode

WFP leaders Reji Gregoire, Tye Grier, Kirsten Walther, and Karl join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about what Delaware WFP has been working on over the last year and what they'll be working on in the next two years. Show Notes: Delaware Working Families Party Become a WFP member

An ode to journalism. Show Notes: Delaware has six new Christmas pop-up bars. And two are only 100 feet apart. Working at Wegmans - does it live up to the hype? We take you behind the scenes. The best parts of the Delaware Way are worth restoring. Here's why

Historian Harvey J Kaye joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his new edition of The British Marxist Historians: the story of how it came to be, what he has learned from it, and how it has affected his other work. Show Notes: The British Marxist Historians A House Divided

Smart Justice Campaign Manager Haneef Salaam and Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton join Rob in the bunker to talk about the coming fights for probation reform and civil asset forfeiture and reflect on the results in the latest election. Show Notes: Probation reform bill People Not Probation

Red Clay School Board member Jose Matthews and freelance journalist Jordan Howell join Rob in the bunker to talk about the recent controversy around lead testing in schools in Delaware, the systemic failures that led to this crisis, and what is and isn't being done to fix it. Show Notes Jordan's Call piece on the Realtors Original article about the lead testing More on the public town hall

National athletes Jess Scarane and Jordyn Pusey joins Rob in the bunker to go through the latest reports of abuse in the National Women's Soccer League and how that plays out from the highest levels all the way down to local sports. Show Notes: Yates Report Rory Dames accusations Ooh ah, up the Ra

The general election is finally over, so we get together to talk about what the results in Delaware and nationwide mean both in the short-term and the long-term. Show Notes: For those confused by the first two minutes Election Results Delaware Call Fundraiser

State House candidate Terrell Williams joins Rob in the bunker about his background, some of the reasons why he's running for office, and his views on various issues from police reform to homeownership. Show Notes: Terrell's website Donate to Terrell Debunking vote by mail myths Full Bernie video