Let's Pod This
News & Politics Podcasts
Let's Pod This is the official podcast of grassroots organization Let's Fix This, Inc., where we talk 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.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
Let's Pod This is the official podcast of grassroots organization Let's Fix This, Inc., where we talk 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.
Twitter:
@letsfixthisok
Language:
English
Contact:
405-5296263
Episodes
This Seat's Taken
5/3/2024
Let's talk about immigration, legislative deadlines, and the budget battle that's brewing.
Duration:00:44:42
Organizing Oklahoma (with Jasmine Brown-Jutras and Jill Owens)
4/19/2024
We're joined by Jasmine Brown-Jutras and Jill Owens, both organizers with ACLU Oklahoma, to discuss their careers as community organizers, what "organizing" actually means, and how you can do it in your own community.
Links mentioned:
Raise the Wage OklahomaUpcoming training & signature collection regional offices
Duration:01:12:42
Reviewing "Civil War" (with The Cinematic Schematic)
4/17/2024
This is a special crossover episode with our friends at The Cinematic Schematic, which is the podcast produced by OKC-based art and film blog, The Cinematropolis.
Duration:02:11:14
Coping with Outrage Fatigue
4/5/2024
A couple of legislative updates, but really, let's talk about "outrage fatigue." It's real, and we need to address it together if we're going to save democracy.
Also, please join us: letsfixthis.org/volunteer
Duration:00:57:37
Legislative Session Halfway Point
3/22/2024
We take a few minutes to catch up on where the Oklahoma legislature is in session, along with candidate filing information, open primaries, and how immigration is factoring into the Drummond v McCall not-yet-official race for Governor.
Links discussed:
Oklahoma group weighing open primary ballot initiative to increase inclusion, reduce divisiveness
Duration:00:53:08
The Next Generation of Citizens
3/15/2024
We're joined by Michelle Tilley, executive director of the south region Generation Citizen.
*** Editor's Note: If you have the means, we encourage you to support or volunteer with Freedom Oklahoma.
Duration:00:51:27
Identifying Christian Nationalism (with Shannon Fleck)
3/8/2024
We're joined again by Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck from Oklahoma Faith Network to talk more in-depth about Christian nationalism, both as an ideology and as a political movement, and, more importantly, where those things intersect.
Links mentioned:
Pew Research Center on Christian nationalism.PRRI research (Feb 28, 2024)OFN's Sign-on letter in support of separation of church & state
Duration:01:01:25
Public Schools Week should be every week (with Erika Wright)
3/1/2024
In honor of National Public Schools Week, Andy is joined by Erika Wright, founder & director of the Oklahoma Rural Schools Coalition, to discuss the state of public schools throughout Oklahoma and the unique challenges they face in rural areas.
Duration:00:52:49
Are we cutting off our nose to spite our face?
2/23/2024
It's been a busy week! Andy summarizes several recent, relevant stories:
RSVP for our upcoming The West Wing watch party on 2/28
Duration:00:53:45
Chasing Civility (with James Davenport)
2/16/2024
Andy is joined by James Davenport, Associate Dean for Social Sciences at Rose State College and noted Libertarian, to discuss governance, civility, and what civic engagement really means.
Duration:01:05:51
Religion on Parade - 2024 State of the State
2/6/2024
Governor Stitt delivered his sixth annual State of the State address to joint session of the Oklahoma legislature and we noticed a higher-than-usual amount of religious content. Given our conversation last week with Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck and the rise of Christian nationalism across the country, we felt it important to highlight those excerpts for you. You can also listen to the full speech at the end of the episode.
Read the full text of the speech
Watch video of the speech
Duration:01:09:08
Building a Faith Network (with Shannon Fleck)
2/2/2024
We're joined by Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck, executive director of the Oklahoma Faith Network, to discuss how they bring together the interfaith community and how to understand white Christian nationalism so that we can fight it together.
Duration:01:04:22
Working to Unify America (with Arielle Mizrahi)
1/18/2024
We're joined by Arielle Mizrahi, Partnerships Manager for Unify America, a national nonprofit that creates interactive experiences to help people bust out of their bubbles, build civic muscles, and work together to tackle our country’s biggest challenges.
Duration:00:31:18
Episode 250 Live Show
12/1/2023
Recorded with a live studio audience, Andy and Scott reflect on 250 episodes, engage the audience with some Oklahoma history trivia, and are joined on stage by Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn and state Senator Julia Kirt.
Duration:01:31:32
Sowing Change (with Colleen McCarty from OK Appleseed)
11/16/2023
We're joined by Colleen McCarty from the Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice about their work on criminal & juvenile justice, education justice, elections justice, and pretty much every other kind of justice.
Click here for tickets to our 250th Episode party!
Duration:00:47:01
Announcement: upcoming LIVE podcast event for Ep. 250!
11/11/2023
Join us on November 30th at 6pm at Factory Obscura for a LIVE podcast event to celebrate our 250th episode. Get tickets here!
Duration:00:05:45
Too much base will blow out your Speaker
10/13/2023
Andy is joined by LFT policy fellow Cooper Marshall to for a round-robin update on federal government gridlock, Oklahoma legislative special session, and upcoming elections.
Duration:00:46:46
Gimme Shelter (with ShelterWell)
9/22/2023
Andy visits with Brad Senters from ShelterWell, an Oklahoma City-based nonprofit fostering a spirit of connected community that is centered on the belief that housing is a human right.
Duration:00:39:19
Political insights from Local to Global (with Emily Stacey)
8/25/2023
Andy visits with Dr. Emily Stacey, professor and program director of political science at Rose State College.
Check out the Oklahoma Voice!
Duration:01:14:35
Learning our ABCs - Appointments, Boards, and Commissions
8/18/2023
In the gap between elected officials, citizen activists, and professional advocates, there exists another way you can shape policy: serving on a board or commission. In this episode, Andy speaks with Constanzia Nizza, chief of staff at the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs, about the hundreds of boards and commissions in our state on which people can serve, how to apply, and why it's necessary for us to show up!
Oklahoma's "ABC Book"Oklahoma City's Boards and Appointees
Duration:00:45:27