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Let's Pod This
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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 (letsfixthis.org).
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Scam Alert! (with Tracey Halley-Terrell)
1w ago00:32:26Tap to summarizeAndy is joined by Sarah Blaney, the new VP of Development & Strategy at Let's Fix This, and then later he speaks with Tracey Halley-Terrell, president of the Oklahoma Bondsman Association, about a new wave of scams that is sweeping the state (and the country).
Transcribe →2026 Primary Election Results
2w ago00:56:33Tap to summarizeAndy and Emily review the results of the 2026 Oklahoma primary election and see if their predictions came true!
Transcribe →Primary Predictions
3w ago00:53:07Tap to summarizeAndy & Emily share their predictions for the outcomes of statewide & congressional races for the primary and their "theory of the case" for most of them.
Transcribe →Session recap (with Shawn Ashley)
May 2800:57:21Tap to summarizeNow that we have a little distance from the legislative session, Shawn Ashley from QuorumCall rejoins the show to discuss what happened in the second half of session, the unique forces at play in Republican primary elections, and how the landscape of Oklahoma politics may shift over the next few years.
Transcribe →"Too liberal for Oklahoma" and other jokes
May 2201:07:42Tap to summarizeWith 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 current crop of television ads are actually persuading any voters.
Transcribe →Why Voting Matters (with Erika Wright)
May 2000:38:50Tap to summarizeThe interview table gets turned this week as Erika Wright, founder of the Oklahoma Rural Schools Coalition, interviews Andy about why voting in the primary election matters so much.
Transcribe →Gerrymaxxing (with Shanisty Whittington)
May 701:13:08Tap to summarizeAndy & Emily discuss the fallout of SCOTUS' Callais decision as Republican-controlled state legislatures rush to gerrymander their Congressional maps ahead of (or in some cases during) the primary election. Also joining the show is Shanisty Whittington, senior political science major at Rose State College, to discuss her research on prison gerrymandering.
Transcribe →Is this the end of the Voting Rights Act?
May 100:46:36Tap to summarizeAndy and Emily discuss the Callais decision announced today by SCOTUS and it's potential impact on gerrymandering and voting rights more broadly. Plus some reflection on CIVICS CON and questioning exactly why the Oklahoma legislature is referring so man state questions to the ballot in August.
Transcribe →CIVICS CON 2026: Joe Kennedy III
Apr 2200:41:42Tap to summarizeThis episode is the keynote address delivered by former Congressman and founder of Groundwork Project, Joe Kennedy III, at CIVICS CON 2026. Joe speaks about Oklahoma, about democracy, and about a shared vision for the future.
Transcribe →Choose Your Own Voters, or, How the Legislature is Trying to Bamboozle Us
Apr 600:39:29Tap to summarizeOklahoma lawmakers are sending some of the biggest ballot questions in state history to an August election most voters won't know is happening. Andy breaks down the joint resolutions targeting Medicaid, TSET, and the state Constitution — and why the date is the point. Then: candidate filing just closed, and the numbers reveal a democracy where 68% of races are already decided before November. Two stories, one system.Oklahoma Watch story referenced: https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/04/03/choose-your-own-voters-republican-lawmakers-send-high-stakes-ballot-initiatives-to-low-turnout-election/NonDoc has several stories on candidate filing: https://nondoc.com/category/civics/politics/
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