334.
Education is ALWAYS on the ballot (with Erika Wright)
333.
Would an endorsement, by any other name, smell as sweet?
332.
Scam Alert! (with Tracey Halley-Terrell)
331.
2026 Primary Election Results
329.
Session recap (with Shawn Ashley)
328.
"Too liberal for Oklahoma" and other jokes
327.
Why Voting Matters (with Erika Wright)
326.
Gerrymaxxing (with Shanisty Whittington)
325.
Is this the end of the Voting Rights Act?
324.
CIVICS CON 2026: Joe Kennedy III
323.
Choose Your Own Voters, or, How the Legislature is Trying to Bamboozle Us
322.
Why is ODMHSAS still struggling so much?
321.
The Man Who Knows Everything (with Shawn Ashley)
320.
Save us from the SAVE Act
319.
We've got a new co-host!
318.
What are we doing, America?
317.
What do DAs do, exactly? (with Colleen McCarty)
315.
God bless Independent Voters (with Keith Gaddie)
314.
Finding Thankfulness
313.
The architecture of democracy (with Keith Gaddie)
312.
Is this the future of polling? (with Kyle Loveless)
311.
A court case you should watch (with Amber England)
310.
Finding hope when everything feels heavy
309.
Is grievance politics here to stay? (with Keith Gaddie)
308.
Meat and Potatoes (with Camal Pennington)
307.
Experience Local Together (with Rachael Crawford)
306.
It doesn't have to be like this
305.
From New Deal to New Dilemma (with Keith Gaddie)
304.
If Not a Dictator, Why So Dictator-Shaped? (with Grant Hermes)
303.
Show Me the Monies (with Paul Monies)
302.
What IS gerrymandering, anyway?
301.
The Gerrymandering Wars (with Keith Gaddie)
300.
EPISODE 300 (with Scott Melson)
299.
Why are all these men being so emotional? (with Effie Rorke)
298.
Overriders of the Storm
297.
The End [of Session] is Near
295.
Needless Political Drama (plus, Penny does the weather!)
294.
Three numbers: 249, 30, and 2
293.
ODMHSAS budget numbers don't add up
292.
Winning isn't everything (with Valerie Moore)
291.
Group chats are tricky
290.
Americans just want a Bud LIght
289.
Ryan Walters is in Hot Water
288.
Workforce Wins & Woes (with Leslie Osborn)
287.
Lawsuit by a Lawmaker (with Rep. Andy Fugate)
286.
"WTF are we supposed to do?!"
285.
Trickle-Down Economic Collapse
284.
Are we repeating budget history?
283.
Oh, what a week! (with Rep. Ellen Pogemiller)
282.
Ethics Lessons & a Session Preview (with Julia Kirt)
281.
Stitt's Storm Troopers
280.
New Year, New Legislature
279.
Forget 2024; we're looking at 2025
277.
Pre-Election Reminders
276.
Democracy is on the ballot (with Keith Gaddie)
275.
What's on the ballot in 2024
273.
Policy, Personality, or Just Vibes? (with Ava Woodall and Preston Salameh)
271.
Ryan Walters and the Case of the Missing Money
269.
Primary election prognosis
268.
The Politics of Political Reporting (with Ted Streuli)
267.
FY25 Budget Breakdown (with Julia Kirt)
265.
Organizing Oklahoma (with Jasmine Brown-Jutras and Jill Owens)
264.
Reviewing "Civil War" (with The Cinematic Schematic)
263.
Coping with Outrage Fatigue
262.
Legislative Session Halfway Point
261.
The Next Generation of Citizens
260.
Identifying Christian Nationalism (with Shannon Fleck)
259.
Public Schools Week should be every week (with Erika Wright)
258.
Are we cutting off our nose to spite our face?
257.
Chasing Civility (with James Davenport)
256.
Religion on Parade - 2024 State of the State
255.
Building a Faith Network (with Shannon Fleck)
254.
Working to Unify America (with Arielle Mizrahi)
250.
Episode 250 Live Show
253.
Sowing Change (with Colleen McCarty from OK Appleseed)
252.
Too much base will blow out your Speaker
251.
Gimme Shelter (with ShelterWell)
249.
Political insights from Local to Global (with Emily Stacey)
248.
Learning our ABCs - Appointments, Boards, and Commissions
247.
Advocacy is for everyone (with Nicole Bauman)
246.
LiveFree OKC (with Jabee)
245.
Drummond has entered the chat (and SHINE with Brian Maughan)
244.
U.S. Citizenship 101
243.
Civics Con is Coming
242.
Trump indictment + End of Session Wrap-Up
241.
Everything is hard right now. Keep going.
240.
Friends will help (with Pastor Mac)
239.
Self-inflicted financial faux pas
237.
He vetoed the Muppets!
236.
"As long as I'm Governor, we're not going to build housing"
235.
Is Gentner Drummond running for Governor?
234.
Don't let them distract you!
233.
Muslim courage (with Adam Soltani)
232.
Public Health "Awokening" (with Sunshine Cowan)
230.
Ballot Initiatives and Buckle Up (with Rep. Mickey Dollens)
229.
Labor Omnia Vincit (with Leslie Osborn)
228.
Live feedback during State of the State
227.
What to watch with education policy (with OEA's Ellen Pogemiller)
226.
We're back! (What's all this about "fake math?")
225.
2022 Election Reflection
224.
Well, what's going to happen on Election Day?
223.
Accessibility for Disabled Voters
222.
Was the Debate a Disaster?
221.
Grab Your Future by the Ballot (with LWV Oklahoma)
220.
Unexpectedly close and political power plays
219.
How will national politics affect Oklahoma in November?
218.
Your Tax Dollars at Work (with Julia Kirt and Michelle Tilley)
217.
Veterans, teachers, and blame-shifting
216.
What the Kansas abortion vote could signal for Oklahoma
215.
Everyone gets an audit
214.
Processing the Primaries
213.
The Gardens of Democracy
212.
Somebody Got Hoodwinked
211.
It's the guns (with Beth Furnish)
210.
Why so many abortion bans? (with Tamya Cox-Touré)
208.
Where is the budget?
207.
They're coming for the courts next
206.
Swadley's Soggy Bottom
205.
Foggy Bottom Boondoggle
204.
Where have all the candidates gone?
203.
Inside baseball (and why some players are leaving the game)
202.
Foggy Bottom needs some power washing
201.
Sometimes the arm twisting doesn't work
200.
The Impact of Authentic Women (with Merleyn Bell & Lauren Schueler)
199.
Survey says: Oklahomans don't like vouchers
198.
If it quacks like a duck...
197.
Inhofe is retiring: Who's next?
196.
No vouching for vouchers
195.
Covid is, in fact, NOT your friend
194.
2022 State Budget Preview
193.
Not illegal, just sketchy (with Sen. Julia Kirt and Rep. Cyndi Munson)
192.
Attack on the Teachers (and why many want to quit)
190.
One Month 'Til Session
189.
The Epic Battle Continues
188.
Get Paid to Attend Public Meetings
187.
Final Maps and Fledgling Mercy
186.
What's happening with the disability waiting list?
185.
A Motorcade in Mexico
184.
Another botched execution
183.
A blank sheet of paper
182.
Hofmeister bets on blue
181.
Race for US Senate heats up
179.
The Wild, Wild Western Heights
178.
Legal Expert & Labor Commissioner
177.
Honestly, a bit of a ramble
176.
School's in session for students...and candidates?
175.
Undeclared Emergency (with Julia Kirt)
174.
The third school year with Covid (with Amanda Ewing)
173.
They're teaching times tables, not Critical Race Theory
172.
Community Impact Theater
171.
The trickle-down economics of closing a prison
170.
Paddle Your Own Canoo
168.
A Weather Report, but Make it Politics
167.
There's No Relief Like Tax Relief
bonus
It's been a helluva week
166.
Money for Nothing (and Tax Cuts for Free)
165.
Budget Breakthrough and Building Woes
164.
Covid's legacy in Oklahoma Politics
163.
Progress is Hard Work (with Joshua Harris-Till)
162.
Worst Press Release Ever
161.
The Subjectivity of How Justice is Applied
160.
Committee Substi-duped
159.
Is Oklahoma at a breaking point?
158.
Oklahoma's Broken Promise
157.
A tax cut for...Californians?
156.
Racism Inside and Outside the State Capitol
155.
Governor trusts you, not him
154.
When States Rights Goes Wrong
153.
Ski or Swim: Lessons in How Not to Handle a Crisis
152.
Two is Company; Three’s a Riot
151.
State of the...Stitt?
150.
Session Preview with Senator Kirt
149.
A Record Number of Bills
148.
Impeachment proceedings and forced in-person schooling
146.
Let's Vaccinate This
145.
Initiative Petition Power Play
144.
Covid (and bad policy) has gotten personal
143.
Bill filing has begun!
142.
Hooten Plays His Horn (and three other stories)
bonus
Perseverance after the election
Two quick election reminders
141.
Timeline of Shenanigans in Oklahoma County Government
140.
An Epic week in Oklahoma politics
139.
Decision 2020: SQ805
138.
Decision 2020: SQ814
137.
Proposed Changes to the Oklahoma City Charter
136.
Oklahoma polling results and Inhofe's weird ad
135.
A Labor Day Civic Sermon
134.
Do candidates really moderate after a primary?
133.
What is going on with Oklahoma County?
132.
Oklahoma County Budget Board gets rowdy
131.
Does Oklahoma need more CARES Act money?
130.
A Plateau of Magicians
129.
Governor's Chief of Staff resigns plus...aliens?
126.
What's it like to be a poll worker?
125.
Things are looking up, but not in a good way
124.
It's Juneteenth in the Big Town
122.
Mo' Virus, Mo' Problems
120.
With This Pen, I Thee Veto
119.
The quadruple veto override...that wasn't in the manual
118.
Vote by Mail Goes to Court
117.
Who's down with PPE?
116.
Revenue failures, people suing the government, and look, the state is reopening!
115.
Four Plans to End the Pandemic
114.
Budget Battle: Stitt vs Literally Everyone
113.
The most powerful Governor in history?
112.
Legislative Leadership in Lockdown
111.
Everyone wants some Moxie
110.
(State of) Emergency Pod
109.
The Coronavirus Has Arrived
108.
Just How Super Was Tuesday?
107.
Process and the Primary
106.
Constitutional convention...or Pandora's Box?
104.
2020 State of the State
103.
2020 Session Preview
102.
It's our 2020 Predict-O-Rama!
101.
2019 wrap-up...and a look ahead
100.
People, Not Politicians! (Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #5)
99.
Should student athletes be paid? (with Peter Daggett)
98.
Power to the People with Katie Fahey(Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #4)
97.
Ratf**ked (Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #3)
96.
A Cause we all have in Common (Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #2)
95.
GADDIEMANDERED! (Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #1)
94.
Emergency Pod: Drug Money
92.
Reforming the Law (CJR series #3)
91.
Fines, Fees, and Fallacies (CJR series #2)
90.
Let's Start with the Data (CJR series #1)
89.
Let Bartlet Be Bartlet (live panel discussion)
88.
The Politics of Pride
87.
2019 Predict-o-Rama Results (with Rep. Zack Taylor)
86.
Can we run OKDHS like a business?
84.
Sine Die (with Rep. Josh West and Rep. Marcus McEntire)
83.
"I Stand With Pruitt!"
82.
Mo Money, Mo Problems (w/ Jonathan Dodson)
80.
Government overreach!
79.
Rally for Coverage (w/ Sabine Brown & Carly Putnam)
78.
Legislative Update and Texts with Mom (with Effie Craven and Jason Dunnington)
77.
Opioid Settlement, Round 1 (with Attorney General Mike Hunter)
76.
Talkin' Tourism (with Lt. Gov Matt Pinnell)
75.
Privileged Pollution and Secret Sh*t
74.
Dead Candidates Society (with Megan Funderburk & Bo Broadwater)
72.
Gravel Tax and Sunshine Week (with Tres Savage & Joe Hight)
71.
Religion & Politics (with Jon Middendorf)
70.
Auditing Oddity and Agency Appointments (with Julia Kirt)
69.
Why "Women's Issues" Matter (with Liz Charles and Bo Broadwater)
67.
Guns, Weed, and #oklegvalentines
66.
Kevin Calvey & The Blue Eyed Butcher
65.
Ep. 65 | All About Agendas
64.
Ep. 64 | 2019 Predict-O-Rama
63.
Ep. 63 | New Governor, Who Dis?
Ep. 61 | Which races we're watching
Ep. 60 | Model Thoughts and How to Make a Voting Plan
Ep. 59 | CD5 Debate and another Labor Commissioner candidate
Ep. 58 | On the Road Again
Ep. 57 | 2018 State Questions Guide
Ep. 56 | Everybody likes sandwiches (with Mark Myles)
Ep. 55 | Commissioner Candidate Chat
Ep. 54 | Gubernatorial Debate Recap
Ep. 53 | Someone should poll our dogs
Ep. 52 | Capitol Reporters, Vol. 1 (with Grant Hermes and Sean Murphy)
Ep. 51 | Too Close for Missiles
Ep. 50 | Sit-down with the Solicitor General
Ep 49 | Labor Commissioner 101 with Leslie Osborn
Ep. 48 | Words Have Meaning (with Daniela Busciglio)
Ep. 47 | Post-mortem with Senator AJ Griffin
Ep. 46 | You're in charge while I'm gone
Ep. 45 | Carpathians, Kardashians, and Cardassians
Ep 44 | Reefer Madness Continues plus an interview with the State Auditor (feat. Gary Jones)
Ep 43: A doctor, a lawyer, and a therapist walk into a bar
Ep 42 - Everybody gets a run-off
Ep. 41: Live Pod of the Primaries
Ep. 40 - Fact-checking cannabis claims
Ep. 38: GOP Labor Commissioner Debate (with Tres Savage)
Ep. 37 | From 56th to 57th
Ep. 36 | Bonus episode: From Walkout to What's Next - Day 2 [Live]
Ep. 35 | Bonus episode: From Walkout to What's Next - Day 1 [Live]
Ep. 34 | We Have a Winner!
What would fully funded look like?
A Whole Lot of Filing Going On
Walkout ends...so what's next?
Emergency Pod - OK House passed a tax increase
Education & Partisanship (with Senator Greg McCortney)
These books were made for walking
Post-partisanship, co-ed dorms, and the end of special session.
Will you be my legislative valentine?
State of the State (Live Recording)
Groundhog Day Predictions
More people are stepping up, but not necessarily to vote.
Is the business community trying to step up?
What Happened at the Health Department?
How Politics Create and Divide Our Sense of Community, Part 1
Emergency Pod: Fallin vetoed the budget!
Veteran's Day and a Really Bad Bill
Small progress, small episode.
Merton, Norquist, and Bennett with the Good Hair
Taxation thru the eyes of an oil tycoon
It's an "Extraordinary" Session
Pre-Special Session with Scott Melson & Senator David Holt
Supreme Court fallout and Capitol Building Restoration
1.
When is a tax called a fee?