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"Too liberal for Oklahoma" and other jokes
Episode 328
With the legislative session behind us and the primary election looming ahead, Andy and Emily discuss the "horse race" of it all and wonder if the cu…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Voting Matters (with Erika Wright)
Episode 327
The interview table gets turned this week as Erika Wright, founder of the Oklahoma Rural Schools Coalition, interviews Andy about why voting in the p…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Gerrymaxxing (with Shanisty Whittington)
Episode 326
Andy & Emily discuss the fallout of SCOTUS' Callais decision as Republican-controlled state legislatures rush to gerrymander their Congressional maps…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Is this the end of the Voting Rights Act?
Episode 325
Andy and Emily discuss the Callais decision announced today by SCOTUS and it's potential impact on gerrymandering and voting rights more broadly. Plu…
4 months ago
CIVICS CON 2026: Joe Kennedy III
Episode 324
This episode is the keynote address delivered by former Congressman and founder of Groundwork Project, Joe Kennedy III, at CIVICS CON 2026. Joe speak…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Choose Your Own Voters, or, How the Legislature is Trying to Bamboozle Us
Episode 323
Oklahoma lawmakers are sending some of the biggest ballot questions in state history to an August election most voters won't know is happening. Andy …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Why is ODMHSAS still struggling so much?
Episode 322
Andy & Emily discuss how late-night lawmaking and budget maneuvers reduce transparency, then unpack a pressing—and persistent—Department of Mental He…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Man Who Knows Everything (with Shawn Ashley)
Episode 321
Almost no one living person has spent more time at the Oklahoma State Capitol than longtime capitol reporter Shawn Ashley. From being a public televi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Save us from the SAVE Act
Episode 320
We're joined by Dr. Christine Pappas, Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics, Law and Society at East Central University, to discuss the S…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
We've got a new co-host!
Episode 319
Dr. Emily Stacey returns to the show, but this time as our new co-host. This episode is really about getting to know her so that listeners have some …
6 months, 1 week ago