Highlands Bunker - Karl Stomberg

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E173 - 101 Things You Should Know About Jail (w/Timeless Thomas) Apr 29, 2022

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Local author Timeless Thomas joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his path through the criminal justice system and how that led him to write 101 Things You Should Know About Jail, giving the important of information and reform in making a better criminal legal system.

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E172 - Fight Like Hell (w/Kim Kelly, Harvey Kaye) Apr 22, 2022

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Labor reporter Kim Kelly and Professor Harvey J Kaye join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about Kim's new book "Fight Like Hell", going through some of the figures and movements in the under-covered parts of labor history and what they mean for us today.

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E171 - With, Not For (w/DeShanna Neal) Apr 15, 2022

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Activist and candidate DeShanna Neal joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her Wilmington upbringing, how she became an activist for her daughter, and why she's running for office.

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E170 - Kathy v Kathy Pt. 1: Confidentiality is Our Motto Apr 08, 2022

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With the first pre-trial arguments being heard, the bunker digs into how we got to the indictment and re-indictment of Kathy McGuiness, some of the fun stories along the way, and what strategies your auditor's office is taking in response to the charges.

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E169 - Economic Bill of Rights (w/Kerri Harris, Harvey Kaye) Apr 01, 2022

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Historian Harvey J Kaye and local activist Kerri Evelyn Harris join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about FDR's economic bill of rights, and how that model can inform and improve our local fights.

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E168 - Unceasing Militant (w/Dr Alison Parker, Madinah Wilson-Anton) Mar 25, 2022

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UD History Department Chair Dr Alison Parker and State Representative Madinah Wilson-Anton join Rob in the bunker to talk about the life of Mary Church Terrell: what her career said about American history in the late 1800s and early 1990s, and what her activism means for us today.

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E167 - Representative Emeritus (w/John Kowalko) Mar 18, 2022

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After an update on the episode from last week, State Rep. John Kowalko joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his retirement, how progress is slowed in the state of Delaware, and some stories from his time in the general assembly.

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E166 - After the Flood (w/Stacey Henry) Mar 11, 2022

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In the early morning hours of September 2nd, flood waters started rolling into the northside of Wilmington. Six months later, dozens of people are still displaced. Community advocate Stacey Henry joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her efforts to support affected families and the failure of the state and city government to respond effectively to this crisis.

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E165 - State of State Corrections (w/Joe Connor) Mar 04, 2022

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Joe Connor joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his experiences in Delaware's criminal justice system, the inequities and broken processes that he saw, and then dives into his storied Delaware background.

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E164 - It Wasn't a Rout (w/Ben Burgis) Feb 25, 2022

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Writer Ben Burgis joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the legacy of Christopher Hitchens and his journey from a young Trotskyist to a defender of the Iraq War.

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