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.
Podcast episodes
Season 1
E341 - Objectivity or Solidarity (w/Amy Roe, Sarah Bucic)
Lead-Free Delaware activists Amy Roe and Sarah Bucic join Rob in the bunker to talk about where Delaware is far behind (and actually ahead in one case) in handling lead poisoning, and how our state's culture of profit and institutional inertia prevents us from protecting against even the most obvious threats. Show Notes: Stand Up For Madinah Screening Comedy Special Tickets Lead-Free Delaware House Bill 70
E340 - Back On Track (w/Doug Manley, Monica Moriak)
Christina School Board members Doug Manley and Monica Moriak join Rob in the bunker to talk about our two favorite things: political dysfunction and the Court of Chancery. We get updates on Naveed Baqir and new attempts to resolve his residency, the upcoming elections and potential leadership election, and what an actual functional school board would look like. Show Notes: Previous Doug episode More on the Christina School Board Election
E339 - Founding Myths of the Delaware Way (w/Karl Stomberg)
Karl the Producer joins Rob in the bunker to talk about a series of pieces he wrote in the context of the passage of Senate Bill 21, laying out how the modern Delaware Way developed economically and politically in the 70s and 80s against the backdrop of militant teacher action. Show Notes: Wilmington Federations of Teachers Part One, Two, and Three Capital Fight or Flight Storm the Fort
E338 - Discussing Passive Income (w/Shyanne Miller)
E337 - Throttling the Golden Goose (w/Dael Norwood)
Historian Dael Norwood joins Rob in the bunker to finally talk about Senate Bill 21, this year's attempt to completely undermine Delaware's judiciary in favor of billionaires like Elon Musk. Not that it has anything to do with Elon Musk, why would you even say that? I don't even know who that is. Show Notes: Unrelated tweet less than two weeks before this bill was released Senate hearing on Wednesday, March 12th Original Hal Weitzman episode Last year's corporate law update