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Let's Pod This talks with policymakers, advocates, elected officials, and regular folks from across Oklahoma to explain how our government works and provide context for the pressing issues facing our state. A project of Let's Fix This…

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A delicious season for irony 2026-11-08 · 59m
State of the Horse Race everywhere else 2026-10-29 · 66m
SQ845 is a 60-year step backwards (with Cole Allen) 2026-10-17 · 47m
The Dialogue & Deliberation Revolution is beginning (with Mary Kate Cary) 2026-10-09 · 54m
SQ847 cuts services, not taxes 2026-10-03 · 49m
From real cup of urine to Real Clear Politics 2026-09-25 · 78m
A Constitution, by any other name... 2026-09-03 · 56m
Oh, so every vote really DOES matter! 2026-08-28 · 62m
SCOTUS Summary (with Christine Pappas) 2026-08-23 · 51m
Combatting disinformation about election security 2026-07-31 · 45m
Education is ALWAYS on the ballot (with Erika Wright) 2026-07-14 · 48m
Would an endorsement, by any other name, smell as sweet? 2026-07-11 · 44m
Scam Alert! (with Tracey Halley-Terrell) 2026-06-26 · 32m
2026 Primary Election Results 2026-06-18 · 57m
Primary Predictions 2026-06-12 · 53m
Session recap (with Shawn Ashley) 2026-05-28 · 57m
"Too liberal for Oklahoma" and other jokes 2026-05-22 · 68m
Why Voting Matters (with Erika Wright) 2026-05-20 · 39m
Gerrymaxxing (with Shanisty Whittington) 2026-05-07 · 73m
Is this the end of the Voting Rights Act? 2026-05-01 · 47m
CIVICS CON 2026: Joe Kennedy III 2026-04-22 · 42m
Choose Your Own Voters, or, How the Legislature is Trying to Bamboozle Us 2026-04-06 · 39m
Why is ODMHSAS still struggling so much? 2026-03-27 · 58m
The Man Who Knows Everything (with Shawn Ashley) 2026-03-13 · 61m
Save us from the SAVE Act 2026-03-06 · 52m
We've got a new co-host! 2026-02-27 · 45m
What are we doing, America? 2026-02-13 · 60m
What do DAs do, exactly? (with Colleen McCarty) 2026-01-16 · 60m
A look back at 2025 2026-01-02 · 32m
God bless Independent Voters (with Keith Gaddie) 2025-12-12 · 60m
Finding Thankfulness 2025-11-22 · 43m
The architecture of democracy (with Keith Gaddie) 2025-11-01 · 56m
Is this the future of polling? (with Kyle Loveless) 2025-10-24 · 51m
A court case you should watch (with Amber England) 2025-10-18 · 60m
Finding hope when everything feels heavy 2025-10-10 · 27m
Is grievance politics here to stay? (with Keith Gaddie) 2025-10-03 · 69m
Meat and Potatoes (with Camal Pennington) 2025-09-26 · 33m
Experience Local Together (with Rachael Crawford) 2025-09-19 · 60m
It doesn't have to be like this 2025-09-12 · 27m
From New Deal to New Dilemma (with Keith Gaddie) 2025-09-12 · 42m
If Not a Dictator, Why So Dictator-Shaped? (with Grant Hermes) 2025-09-05 · 47m
Show Me the Monies (with Paul Monies) 2025-08-30 · 57m
What IS gerrymandering, anyway? 2025-08-22 · 61m
The Gerrymandering Wars (with Keith Gaddie) 2025-08-14 · 79m
EPISODE 300 (with Scott Melson) 2025-06-21 · 67m
Why are all these men being so emotional? (with Effie Rorke) 2025-06-06 · 35m
Overriders of the Storm 2025-06-03 · 29m
The End [of Session] is Near 2025-05-23 · 48m
Veni, Veti, Veto 2025-05-09 · 29m
Needless Political Drama (plus, Penny does the weather!) 2025-05-02 · 48m
Three numbers: 249, 30, and 2 2025-04-25 · 76m
ODMHSAS budget numbers don't add up 2025-04-23 · 56m
Winning isn't everything (with Valerie Moore) 2025-04-04 · 50m
Group chats are tricky 2025-03-28 · 27m
Americans just want a Bud LIght 2025-03-21 · 52m
Ryan Walters is in Hot Water 2025-03-14 · 45m
Workforce Wins & Woes (with Leslie Osborn) 2025-03-07 · 39m
Lawsuit by a Lawmaker (with Rep. Andy Fugate) 2025-02-28 · 38m
"WTF are we supposed to do?!" 2025-02-21 · 51m
Trickle-Down Economic Collapse 2025-02-17 · 48m
Are we repeating budget history? 2025-02-08 · 42m
Oh, what a week! (with Rep. Ellen Pogemiller) 2025-01-30 · 81m
Ethics Lessons & a Session Preview (with Julia Kirt) 2025-01-24 · 73m
Stitt's Storm Troopers 2025-01-17 · 60m
New Year, New Legislature 2025-01-10 · 55m
Forget 2024; we're looking at 2025 2024-12-17 · 60m
What comes next? 2024-11-08 · 41m
Pre-Election Reminders 2024-11-01 · 30m
Democracy is on the ballot (with Keith Gaddie) 2024-10-25 · 65m
What's on the ballot in 2024 2024-10-15 · 67m
The Voter Purge 2024-09-20 · 28m
Policy, Personality, or Just Vibes? (with Ava Woodall and Preston Salameh) 2024-09-10 · 49m
Come at me, bro 2024-08-16 · 53m
Ryan Walters and the Case of the Missing Money 2024-08-09 · 42m
As The World Turns 2024-08-02 · 56m
Primary election prognosis 2024-06-21 · 52m
The Politics of Political Reporting (with Ted Streuli) 2024-06-07 · 56m
FY25 Budget Breakdown (with Julia Kirt) 2024-05-28 · 51m
This Seat's Taken 2024-05-03 · 45m
Organizing Oklahoma (with Jasmine Brown-Jutras and Jill Owens) 2024-04-19 · 73m
Reviewing "Civil War" (with The Cinematic Schematic) 2024-04-17 · 131m
Coping with Outrage Fatigue 2024-04-05 · 58m
Legislative Session Halfway Point 2024-03-22 · 53m
The Next Generation of Citizens 2024-03-15 · 51m
Identifying Christian Nationalism (with Shannon Fleck) 2024-03-08 · 61m
Public Schools Week should be every week (with Erika Wright) 2024-03-01 · 53m
Are we cutting off our nose to spite our face? 2024-02-23 · 54m
Chasing Civility (with James Davenport) 2024-02-16 · 66m
Religion on Parade - 2024 State of the State 2024-02-06 · 69m
Building a Faith Network (with Shannon Fleck) 2024-02-02 · 64m
Working to Unify America (with Arielle Mizrahi) 2024-01-18 · 31m
Episode 250 Live Show 2023-12-01 · 92m
Sowing Change (with Colleen McCarty from OK Appleseed) 2023-11-16 · 47m
Announcement: upcoming LIVE podcast event for Ep. 250! 2023-11-11 · 6m
Too much base will blow out your Speaker 2023-10-13 · 47m
Gimme Shelter (with ShelterWell) 2023-09-22 · 39m
Political insights from Local to Global (with Emily Stacey) 2023-08-25 · 75m
Learning our ABCs - Appointments, Boards, and Commissions 2023-08-18 · 45m
Advocacy is for everyone (with Nicole Bauman) 2023-08-12 · 42m
LiveFree OKC (with Jabee) 2023-08-04 · 67m
Drummond has entered the chat (and SHINE with Brian Maughan) 2023-07-31 · 57m
U.S. Citizenship 101 2023-07-21 · 35m
Civics Con is Coming 2023-06-16 · 23m
Trump indictment + End of Session Wrap-Up 2023-06-09 · 41m
Everything is hard right now. Keep going. 2023-06-05 · 31m
Friends will help (with Pastor Mac) 2023-05-26 · 64m
Self-inflicted financial faux pas 2023-05-19 · 49m
Budget Battle 2023-05-12 · 60m
He vetoed the Muppets! 2023-04-28 · 50m
"As long as I'm Governor, we're not going to build housing" 2023-04-15 · 56m
Is Gentner Drummond running for Governor? 2023-04-08 · 44m
Don't let them distract you! 2023-03-31 · 58m
Muslim courage (with Adam Soltani) 2023-03-17 · 46m
Public Health "Awokening" (with Sunshine Cowan) 2023-03-10 · 60m
Weed by the Wink 2023-03-04 · 52m
Ballot Initiatives and Buckle Up (with Rep. Mickey Dollens) 2023-02-25 · 66m
Labor Omnia Vincit (with Leslie Osborn) 2023-02-18 · 59m
Live feedback during State of the State 2023-02-07 · 55m
What to watch with education policy (with OEA's Ellen Pogemiller) 2023-02-04 · 61m
We're back! (What's all this about "fake math?") 2023-01-28 · 51m
2022 Election Reflection 2022-12-17 · 49m
Well, what's going to happen on Election Day? 2022-11-04 · 36m
Accessibility for Disabled Voters 2022-11-02 · 25m
New Outside Counsel 2022-10-28 · 37m
Was the Debate a Disaster? 2022-10-22 · 51m
Grab Your Future by the Ballot (with LWV Oklahoma) 2022-10-15 · 50m
Unexpectedly close and political power plays 2022-10-03 · 54m
How will national politics affect Oklahoma in November? 2022-09-10 · 46m
Your Tax Dollars at Work (with Julia Kirt and Michelle Tilley) 2022-08-27 · 61m
Veterans, teachers, and blame-shifting 2022-08-13 · 53m
What the Kansas abortion vote could signal for Oklahoma 2022-08-08 · 44m
Everyone gets an audit 2022-07-24 · 54m
Processing the Primaries 2022-07-03 · 64m
The Gardens of Democracy 2022-06-27 · 12m
Somebody Got Hoodwinked 2022-06-18 · 47m
It's the guns (with Beth Furnish) 2022-06-03 · 62m
Why so many abortion bans? (with Tamya Cox-Touré) 2022-05-29 · 60m
We Have a Budget 2022-05-20 · 51m
Where is the budget? 2022-05-13 · 55m
They're coming for the courts next 2022-05-08 · 58m
Swadley's Soggy Bottom 2022-05-02 · 53m
Foggy Bottom Boondoggle 2022-04-23 · 47m
Where have all the candidates gone? 2022-04-16 · 50m
Inside baseball (and why some players are leaving the game) 2022-04-10 · 56m
Foggy Bottom needs some power washing 2022-04-04 · 53m
Sometimes the arm twisting doesn't work 2022-03-26 · 53m
The Impact of Authentic Women (with Merleyn Bell & Lauren Schueler) 2022-03-18 · 68m
Survey says: Oklahomans don't like vouchers 2022-03-14 · 53m
If it quacks like a duck... 2022-03-07 · 61m
Inhofe is retiring: Who's next? 2022-02-28 · 68m
No vouching for vouchers 2022-02-20 · 57m
Covid is, in fact, NOT your friend 2022-02-12 · 72m
2022 State Budget Preview 2022-02-04 · 59m
Not illegal, just sketchy (with Sen. Julia Kirt and Rep. Cyndi Munson) 2022-01-29 · 64m
Attack on the Teachers (and why many want to quit) 2022-01-23 · 56m
The Omicron Cometh 2022-01-15 · 54m
One Month 'Til Session 2022-01-10 · 45m
The Epic Battle Continues 2021-12-21 · 50m
Get Paid to Attend Public Meetings 2021-12-06 · 41m
Final Maps and Fledgling Mercy 2021-11-20 · 58m
What's happening with the disability waiting list? 2021-11-13 · 67m
A Motorcade in Mexico 2021-11-08 · 45m
Another botched execution 2021-10-31 · 67m
A blank sheet of paper 2021-10-16 · 48m
Hofmeister bets on blue 2021-10-10 · 52m
Race for US Senate heats up 2021-10-01 · 57m
Show Us the Maps 2021-09-24 · 23m
The Wild, Wild Western Heights 2021-09-19 · 52m
Legal Expert & Labor Commissioner 2021-09-03 · 54m
Honestly, a bit of a ramble 2021-08-28 · 50m
School's in session for students...and candidates? 2021-08-14 · 63m
Undeclared Emergency (with Julia Kirt) 2021-08-06 · 66m
The third school year with Covid (with Amanda Ewing) 2021-07-31 · 44m
They're teaching times tables, not Critical Race Theory 2021-07-16 · 53m
Community Impact Theater 2021-07-09 · 35m
The trickle-down economics of closing a prison 2021-07-02 · 44m
Paddle Your Own Canoo 2021-06-25 · 47m
What Would ALEC Do? 2021-06-18 · 46m
A Weather Report, but Make it Politics 2021-06-12 · 44m
There's No Relief Like Tax Relief 2021-06-05 · 50m
It's been a helluva week 2021-05-28 · 6m
Money for Nothing (and Tax Cuts for Free) 2021-05-21 · 51m
Budget Breakthrough and Building Woes 2021-05-14 · 60m
Covid's legacy in Oklahoma Politics 2021-05-10 · 53m
Progress is Hard Work (with Joshua Harris-Till) 2021-04-30 · 58m
Worst Press Release Ever 2021-04-24 · 62m
The Subjectivity of How Justice is Applied 2021-04-16 · 51m
Committee Substi-duped 2021-04-10 · 57m
Is Oklahoma at a breaking point? 2021-04-02 · 55m
Oklahoma's Broken Promise 2021-03-26 · 48m
A tax cut for...Californians? 2021-03-19 · 56m
Racism Inside and Outside the State Capitol 2021-03-13 · 56m
Governor trusts you, not him 2021-03-06 · 48m
When States Rights Goes Wrong 2021-02-27 · 52m
Ski or Swim: Lessons in How Not to Handle a Crisis 2021-02-19 · 48m
Two is Company; Three’s a Riot 2021-02-13 · 55m
State of the...Stitt? 2021-02-06 · 65m
Session Preview with Senator Kirt 2021-01-29 · 55m
A Record Number of Bills 2021-01-22 · 63m
Impeachment proceedings and forced in-person schooling 2021-01-15 · 54m
Words Have Meaning 2021-01-12 · 59m
Let's Vaccinate This 2020-12-18 · 61m
Initiative Petition Power Play 2020-12-11 · 51m
Covid (and bad policy) has gotten personal 2020-12-04 · 45m
Bill filing has begun! 2020-11-20 · 52m
Hooten Plays His Horn (and three other stories) 2020-11-14 · 59m
Perseverance after the election 2020-11-06 · 26m
Two quick election reminders 2020-10-30 · 4m
Timeline of Shenanigans in Oklahoma County Government 2020-10-24 · 78m
An Epic week in Oklahoma politics 2020-10-16 · 56m
Decision 2020: SQ805 2020-10-10 · 62m
Decision 2020: SQ814 2020-10-02 · 64m
Proposed Changes to the Oklahoma City Charter 2020-09-26 · 72m
Oklahoma polling results and Inhofe's weird ad 2020-09-13 · 53m
A Labor Day Civic Sermon 2020-09-04 · 21m
Do candidates really moderate after a primary? 2020-08-29 · 70m
What is going on with Oklahoma County? 2020-08-22 · 55m
Oklahoma County Budget Board gets rowdy 2020-08-16 · 57m
Does Oklahoma need more CARES Act money? 2020-08-08 · 70m
A Plateau of Magicians 2020-08-01 · 60m
Governor's Chief of Staff resigns plus...aliens? 2020-07-25 · 56m
Infection-in-Chief 2020-07-18 · 57m
Masks and McGirt 2020-07-10 · 61m
What's it like to be a poll worker? 2020-07-04 · 58m
Things are looking up, but not in a good way 2020-06-26 · 54m
It's Juneteenth in the Big Town 2020-06-20 · 65m
Mo' Virus, Mo' Problems 2020-06-12 · 46m
Black Lives Matter 2020-06-06 · 66m
With This Pen, I Thee Veto 2020-05-22 · 60m
The quadruple veto override...that wasn't in the manual 2020-05-16 · 56m
Vote by Mail Goes to Court 2020-05-08 · 59m
Who's down with PPE? 2020-05-01 · 47m
Revenue failures, people suing the government, and look, the state is reopening! 2020-04-24 · 59m
We spend a little extra time discussing not just the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic but how we get to the end of the pandemic, specifically four proposals for how we get there. 2020-04-17 · 78m
Budget Battle: Stitt vs Literally Everyone 2020-04-11 · 49m
The most powerful Governor in history? 2020-04-04 · 58m
Legislative Leadership in Lockdown 2020-03-27 · 61m
Everyone wants some Moxie 2020-03-21 · 69m
(State of) Emergency Pod 2020-03-17 · 51m
The Coronavirus Has Arrived 2020-03-14 · 45m
Just How Super Was Tuesday? 2020-03-07 · 49m
Process and the Primary 2020-02-28 · 64m
Constitutional convention...or Pandora's Box? 2020-02-23 · 60m
Love's Executioner 2020-02-15 · 66m
2020 State of the State 2020-02-10 · 53m
2020 Session Preview 2020-01-24 · 73m
It's our 2020 Predict-O-Rama! 2020-01-03 · 56m
2019 wrap-up...and a look ahead 2019-12-11 · 45m
People Not Politicians (Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #5) 2019-10-29 · 41m
Should student athletes be paid? (with Peter Daggett) 2019-10-10 · 55m
Power to the People with Katie Fahey(Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #4) 2019-10-06 · 33m
Ratf**ked (Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #3) 2019-09-18 · 48m
A Cause we all have in Common (Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #2) 2019-09-06 · 28m
GADDIEMANDERED! (Gerrymandering Oklahoma series #1) 2019-08-30 · 56m
Emergency Pod: Drug Money 2019-08-27 · 12m
Run Sally Run 2019-08-24 · 52m
Reforming the Law (CJR series #3) 2019-08-06 · 47m
Fines, Fees, and Fallacies (CJR series #2) 2019-07-25 · 64m
Let's Start with the Data (CJR series #1) 2019-07-19 · 31m
Let Bartlet Be Bartlet (live panel discussion) 2019-06-24 · 46m
The Politics of Pride (w/ James Cooper & David White) 2019-06-22 · 52m
2019 Predict-o-Rama Results (with Rep. Zack Taylor) 2019-06-17 · 57m
Can we run OKDHS like a business? 2019-06-08 · 64m
The Art of Activism 2019-05-31 · 58m
Sine Die (with Rep. Josh West and Rep. Marcus McEntire) 2019-05-24 · 88m
"I Stand With Pruitt!" 2019-05-17 · 67m
Mo Money, Mo Problems (w/ Jonathan Dodson) 2019-05-11 · 59m
BudgetWatch 2019 2019-05-04 · 59m
Government overreach! 2019-04-26 · 69m
Rally for Coverage 2019-04-19 · 38m
Legislative Update and Texts with Mom (with Effie Craven and Jason Dunnington) 2019-04-16 · 64m
Opioid Settlement, Round 1 (with Attorney General Mike Hunter) 2019-04-11 · 45m
Talkin' Tourism (with Lt. Gov Matt Pinnell) 2019-04-08 · 46m
Privileged Pollution and Secret Sh*t 2019-04-06 · 53m
Dead Candidates Society (with Megan Funderburk & Bo Broadwater) 2019-03-30 · 58m
Mid-Session Update 2019-03-21 · 58m
Gravel Tax and Sunshine Week (with Tres Savage & Joe Hight) 2019-03-16 · 48m
Religion & Politics (with Jon Middendorf) 2019-03-13 · 58m
Auditing Oddity and Agency Appointments (with Julia Kirt) 2019-03-09 · 47m
Why "Women's Issues" Matter (with Liz Charles and Bo Broadwater) 2019-02-28 · 68m
Show Me the Money 2019-02-23 · 69m
Guns, Weed, and #oklegvalentines 2019-02-16 · 82m
Kevin Calvey & The Blue Eyed Butcher 2019-02-09 · 77m
Ep. 65 | All About Agendas 2019-02-02 · 57m
Ep. 64 | 2019 Predict-O-Rama 2019-01-26 · 71m
Ep. 63 | New Governor, Who Dis? 2019-01-16 · 74m
Ep 62 | Election Recap 2018-11-18 · 44m
Ep. 61 | Which races we're watching 2018-11-04 · 43m
Ep. 60 | Model Thoughts and How to Make a Voting Plan 2018-11-02 · 60m
Ep. 59 | CD5 Debate and another Labor Commissioner candidate 2018-10-26 · 48m
Ep. 58 | On the Road Again 2018-10-24 · 45m
Ep. 57 | 2018 State Questions Guide 2018-10-17 · 62m
Ep. 56 | Everybody likes sandwiches (with Mark Myles) 2018-10-11 · 79m
Ep. 55 | Commissioner Candidate Chat 2018-10-05 · 67m
Ep. 54 | Gubernatorial Debate Recap 2018-09-25 · 35m
Ep. 53 | Someone should poll our dogs 2018-09-24 · 81m
Ep. 52 | Capitol Reporters, Vol. 1 (with Grant Hermes and Sean Murphy) 2018-09-14 · 69m
Ep. 51 | Too Close for Missiles 2018-09-08 · 82m
Ep. 50 | Sit-down with the Solicitor General 2018-08-31 · 67m
Ep 49 | Labor Commissioner 101 with Leslie Osborn 2018-08-23 · 43m
Ep. 48 | Words Have Meaning (with Daniela Busciglio) 2018-08-17 · 72m
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