Podcast
Highlands Bunker
Hosted by Karl Stomberg · EN
Part-time activist hoping to build and deepen solidarity in the local leftist community. Discussion will be focused on local politics, culture and more.
45episodes
Episodes
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E390 - Reaching New Heights (w/ Will Imbrie-Moore)
Apr 301:10:34Tap to summarizeState 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 websiteDonate to Will
Transcribe →Tense City
Apr 200:09:44Tap to summarizeRob 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.
Transcribe →E389 - The Human Loneliness Epidemic (w/ Madinah Wilson-Anton)
Mar 2701:10:32Tap to summarizeWe 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 don't have to listen — no politics talk in this one.Show Notes:Madinah links
Transcribe →E388 - We Can't Tax Computer (w/ Dave Carter)
Mar 2000:49:52Tap to summarizeNew 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
Transcribe →E387 - Fisker Currency (w/ Dael Norwood)
Mar 1300:55:08Tap to summarizeWhat 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 to legitimize flim flams, swindles, and other scams in the name of financial innovation.Show Notes:Congratulations All Around for FiskerNOCAP Middletown Town Hall on March 25th
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E386 - The Nudge Governor (w/ The Crew)
Mar 600:33:14Tap to summarizeTaking 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 Notes:Subscribe on PatreonBefore the Riots
Transcribe →E385 - Out of Compassion and Spite (w/ Patrick Burke, Food Not Bombs)
Feb 2701:06:40Tap to summarizeThis 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 the front lines for dealing with homelessness in the city.We speak again to Patrick Burke, rector at SSAM, as well as Brenna, Dawn, and Jax of Food Not Bombs who have been helping staff the kitchens. We discuss the practical matters of feeding people during a winter emergency, preventing death and burnout, and what the issue of homelessness means in a broader spiritual sense.Show Notes:Food Not Bombs LinktreeFood Not Bombs InstagramGet microfic from Jax by donating to FNBFriendship House
Transcribe →E384 - The New Skid Row (w/ Steve Metraux, Patrick Burke, Kim Eppehimer)
Feb 2001:01:56Tap to summarizeThis 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 Friendship House Executive Director Kim Eppehimer about what their plans are for the temporary shelter there.Show Notes:Delaware, we have to fix Wilmington's new Skid Row
Transcribe →E383 - Tide Shift Justice (w/ Meryem Dede)
Feb 1300:53:58Tap to summarizeTide 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 during violent crackdown at Georgetown prisonWho’s behind Leave Delaware?The Reform Room: Talking Criminal Justice with Governor Meyer
Transcribe →E382 - But They're Democrats! (w/ Chancery Daily, Dael Norwood)
Feb 601:07:26Tap to summarizeChancery 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 corporations to ditch Delaware. They didn't listen.What makes the Delaware Court of Chancery unique
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