PODCAST · government
Highlands Bunker
by Karl Stomberg
Part-time activist hoping to build and deepen solidarity in the local leftist community. Discussion will be focused on local politics, culture and more.
Episodes
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E418 - Blocus des Lycées (w/ Joanna Flannagan)
Highlands Bunker international correspondent Joanna Flannagan joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the student uprisings in France, what is causing them, and how it relates to the broader political situation and upcoming elections in the country. Show Notes: Demands of the students
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E417 - Which Kind of Hope and Change (w/ Nurse Susan, Shyanne Miller)
Nurse Susan makes her bunker debut to talk about how other cities deal with homelessness and what Delaware could learn. Then, Shyanne and Rob discuss what the primary elections mean for the upcoming legislative session. Show Notes: Viewpoint: Delaware’s primary sent a message that business now…
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E416 - The Opt-Out State (w/ The Crew)
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E415 - Temporary Autonomous Zone (w/ Michael Kalmbach)
Michael Kalmbach returns from exile to reflect on the state of homelessness and addiction two years after the closing of the Creative Vision Factory, and larger lessons around burnout, PTSD, and dealing with the system problems we face. Show Notes: Our previous episode with Michael Michelle…
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E414 - The Water's Fine (w/ Jess Scarane, Karl Stomberg)
We can't let history happen to us. We have to happen to history. Show Notes: Progressives mark big wins in Democratic statehouse primaries Why did the winners win?
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E413 - It's Called Transparency (w/ Chelle Paul)
RD 32 Candidate and NOCAP member Chelle Paul joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about her race against Kerri Evelyn Harris and the general state of Dover politics. Show Notes: Delaware Call - Call To Action Awards on November 15th Chelle Paul's website
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E412 - Electron Congestion (w/ Dustyn Thompson)
Delaware Sierra Club Chapter Director Dustyn Thompson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about all things electrons: the state of data centers in Delaware, whether or not we should have fiber optic cables and wind mills, and the various increasingly goofy ways that Delmarva is trying to pick out...
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E411 - Surplus Humanity (w/ Jason Myles)
Musician and fellow leftist podcaster Jason Myles joins Rob in the virtual bunker to return to the issue of homelessness, looking at the societal programs big and small based on Jason's personal experienced both being functionally unhoused and serving the homeless community. Show Notes: This Is...
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E410 - Political Hygiene (w/ Madinah Wilson)
State Representative Madinah Wilson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her latest piece for the Delaware Call and how legislators can keep from selling out. Show Notes: Madinah's piece Karl's original piece and episode
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E409 - Double Dippers (w/ The Crew)
Rob and Bill discuss updates around police reform and other cases of the malfeasance of public officials. If you want to double dip, you'll have to pay. https://www.patreon.com/TheHighlandsBunker Show Notes: Delaware Dual Employment Audit Finds Significant Deficiencies in Governance and…
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E408 - The Alliance to Destroy Delaware's Future (w/ Karl Baker)
Spotlight Delaware Deputy Editor Karl Baker joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his latest article covering the corporate law firms which are dumping millions of dollars into influencing local Delaware elections. We discuss how to tell the difference between an evil corporation and a non-evil...
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E407 - Reefer Sanity (w/ Joshua Sanderlin)
Marijuana Commissioner Joshua Sanderlin joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his role, how the marijuana industry is currently being developed in Delaware, and how various people have been trying to hold that up. Show Notes: Video captures police pepper-spraying woman during Skinner protest on...
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E406 - Accountability Session
We missed some files, so the theme of this episode is taking accountability (we took some recent patrons-only content and are releasing it publicly).
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E405 - Claude Reflects Our Values (w/ Jess Scarane, Len Damico)
AI slop has taken Delaware politics by storm, so aesthetic experts Jess Scarane and Len Damico are here to talk about what it all means. Show Notes: Melissa Minor-Brown Nurse Legislator Ray Seigfried Earth Day
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E404 - How Is That Your Job? (w/ Dwayne Bensing)
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…
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E403 - The Worst Case Scenario (w/ The Christina Park Workers)
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...
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E402 - Roll Me Up and Smoke Me
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
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E401 - A Student of SD1 (w/ Adriana Bohm)
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
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Update - Eviction Day
Rob gives an update on the scheduled eviction in Christina Park today.
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E400 - A Bit That Went Too Far (w/ Rachel Sawicki)
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...
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E399 - American Dirt (w/ Zachary Foust)
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…
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E398 - Constituent Services (w/ Shay Frisby)
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
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E397 - Delaware Is Burning (w/ Jordan Howell, Patrick Burke, Shyanne Miller, Rae Krantz)
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...
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E396 - The Book of John (w/ Madinah Wilson-Anton)
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
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E395 - What is a Personnel File? (w/ Sam Stecklow, Jared Silberglied, the Leg Hall Chorale)
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...
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E394 - Part of the Solution (w/ Rae Krantz, Jennifer Chattin, Heather Christopher)
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...
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E393 - Coop-a-Dupe (w/ Zoë Patchell)
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
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E392 - Will the Real DEFAC Please Stand Up? (w/ The Crew)
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!
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Paddywagons in Christina Park
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.
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E391 - Behind An Iron Wall (w/ Elizabeth West, Mariah Schnee)
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...
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E390 - Reaching New Heights (w/ Will Imbrie-Moore)
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...
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Tense City
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.
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E389 - The Human Loneliness Epidemic (w/ Madinah Wilson-Anton)
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...
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E388 - We Can't Tax Computer (w/ Dave Carter)
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
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E387 - Fisker Currency (w/ Dael Norwood)
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…
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E386 - The Nudge Governor (w/ The Crew)
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...
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E385 - Out of Compassion and Spite (w/ Patrick Burke, Food Not Bombs)
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…
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E384 - The New Skid Row (w/ Steve Metraux, Patrick Burke, Kim Eppehimer)
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...
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E383 - Tide Shift Justice (w/ Meryem Dede)
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…
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E382 - But They're Democrats! (w/ Chancery Daily, Dael Norwood)
Chancery Daily and local historian Dael Norwood join Rob in the bunker to talk about what the near-future might hold for Delaware corporate law updates and how that interacts with the largesse of the General Assembly. Show Notes: What Rough Beach Slouches Towards Dover? Elon Musk called on...
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E381 - Become a Patron (w/ The Crew)
In a twist on the normal formula, we have a full 70+ minute episode with Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton as a bonus episode this week, and a quicker episode with the crew as our main episode. In this episode, Bill and Karl talk with Rob about the violence and occupation in Minneapolis over the last...
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E380 - A Better Chris (w/ Christopher Beardsley)
US Senate candidate and Chris Coons challenger Christopher Beardsley joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his own foreign policy experience, the importance of addressing our housing crisis, how to leverage the existing Democratic Party into a statewide primary victory. Show Notes: Christopher...
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E379 - Always Of The Peoples (w/ The Crew)
As the legislature returns to session, we look forward to what we can expect them to accomplish this year, and then we look back to legislatures of years past to see what has changed and what hasn't. We look at an op-ed from an old-school News Journal editor and then a profile of Rep. Al O Plant,...
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E378 - The Modified River Plan (w/ Tizzy Lockman)
Redding Consortium Co-Chair and State Senator Tizzy Lockman joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the recent Redding Consortium vote to consolidate all the school districts in northern New Castle County, how it came about, and what it actually means. Show Notes: Redding Consortium site Coverage…
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E377 - Why Is That Too Much? (w/ Jordan Howell, Jakim Mohammed, Rae Krantz)
Journalists Jordan Howell and Jakim Mohammed join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about another move that is being made to further gut public transportation in Delaware and how we can help stop it. Then, Rae Krantz comes in to discuss her run for state representative and her theory of change…
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E376 - Data and Transparency Coalition of the Insane (w/The Crew)
The crew records another late-breaking episode discussing Julianne Murray's wrongful persecution, the data center and AI slop, the male loneliness epidemic, and why our education system should never change no matter what. Show Notes: Christina Elliot GoFundMe, please give Francis Fukuyama and…
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E375 - Justice for Richard (w/Christina Elliott)
Another person has been killed by the Department of Corrections' medical neglect. Richard Flippin's aunt Christina joined Rob in the bunker to talk about what happened and what needs to happen next. Show Notes: GoFundMe for the family DOC statement
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E374 - Potemkin Eddie's (w/The Crew)
To quote the great Tom Gordon: "My office blew up." As we wait for new equipment in the wake of a mild electrical explosion incident, the crew discusses one of our oldest topics of interest: Buccini Pollin's attempts to reshape Wilmington's downtown into this video, and how it has played out in...
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E373 - Revolution is an Inheritance (w/The Crew)
Kirsten, Bill, Karl, and Rob discuss One Battle After Another, the novel it was based on Vineland, and the real historical background and context for the types of events covered in the movie. Show Notes: Mother Country Radicals
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E372 - The DMV Loophole (w/Lisa Power)
Journalist Lisa Power joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how she got connected with the Delaware Call and then going over her first piece exposing a loophole that could allow ICE to access DMV data in Delaware. Show Notes: Obscure loophole in state police database allows ICE access to...
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Part-time activist hoping to build and deepen solidarity in the local leftist community. Discussion will be focused on local politics, culture and more.
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