Live from the News Dungeon

In an effort to capture memories of amusing moments and to offer behind-the-bylines insight into NonDoc Media's 10-person and 10-year-old nonprofit newsroom, the team gathered on the patio of Lively Beerworks on Sept. 4, 2025, to record this Birthday Bash episode. As always, Live! From the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production, in association with Flying Dutchman Productions . Email us at editor...

After another extended hiatus, we're back! On this latest episode, the team talks with veteran journalist Michael McNutt about his life and career in celebration of his retirement! After you listen to the episode, please consider joining us April 14, 2025, for The Feature Story, an event at OKC's Will Rogers Theatre that will celebrate Michael and raise money for NonDoc's Sustainable Journalism En...

After their latest hiatus, the inmates from the News Dungeon are back! In this episode, the gang welcomes podcast rookies Joe Tomlinson and Tara McMillen Hall, talks about NonDoc's Edmond Civic Reporting Project, and then finally tries to figure out what to call a podcast that no longer hails from the hallowed halls of the News Dungeon. Do you support community journalism? Please consider making a...

We are back in the Dungeon for this very special anniversary episode of Live! From the News Dungeon! Recorded live from Guyutes restaurant in OKC, Tres, Angela, and Bryce are joined by owners of Guyutes, Jarrod Friedel & Wayne Perotka. The gang talks about what it's like owning and managing a small business, with some digressions to about spicy tequila, delicious pizza, and other revenue strea...

All good things must come to an end, and the gang has decided to go on hiatus for a while, but not before giving you all a very special season finale wherein we reminisce about our favorite podcast moments from the past year, see who can make the best donkey noise, and share who we all would want our dream podcast guest to be. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Edit...

After an extended hiatus, the gang is back in the News Dungeon, and they have brought along Bailey Perkins Wright from the Oklahoma Food Banks to talk about food insecurity and ways to combat it. Along the way, we talk about the relationship between the Choctaw Nation and Ireland, admire Tres's new haircut, and Bryce reveals his love for a great English thespian. Links mentioned in the show: www....

Well, this episode got a little...weird. We start by talking about questionably appropriate children's literature, then things take a turn and we have a ridiculous and lengthy discussion about certain bodily functions, and we finally cap it all off by talking about our favorite fictional detectives. It's just another day in the News Dungeon. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production E...

The gang is back in the dungeon, and they have brought along NonDoc staff reporter Archie Browne! Archie talks about his latest reporting on food access in northeast OKC, then we segue into a little celebration of NonDoc’s 7th anniversary, Tres unveils how he almost singlehandedly ruined a national pizza ad campaign, and Bryce reveals the weird way he would want to grotesquely modify his body. Liv...

We are back from another hiatus! The gang was on the road, and they have returned with tales from some small towns in Oklahoma. They are also joined by NonDoc contributor Jeremy Cowen and have a talk about the recent announcement of OU's impending departure from the Big 12 for the SEC. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us Editorial@NonDoc.com

After a few weeks off, we are back in the Dungeon and joined by Andy Moore, founder of Let's Fix This and Executive Director of Freedom of Information Oklahoma! The group recaps the NonDoc Summer Fundraiser party, then talks about the First Amendment, the Freedom of Information Act, and which people they would like to throw a pie in their face. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com productio...

After a few weeks off, the crew is back in the Dungeon, and they've brought along NonDoc cartoonist Mike Allen! The gang has a wide ranging talk about political cartoons, the early days of NonDoc, the futility of life, things people hate to look at cartoons about, first jobs, and hanging out with incarcerated people when you're under-age! It's just another day, Live! from the News Dungeon Live! fr...

We are back in the News Dungeon for our cuddliest and weirdest episode yet! Tres, Angela, and Andrea (and Bryce!) sit down to talk all things pets, but the conversation soon digresses into talks about parasites, baculum, professional wrestling, and phone booths full of farts. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

For our 10th episode, the crew has a big guest this week: Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Joy Hofmeister! The Superintendent talks about her history in public education, what the future of education looks like in Oklahoma, and reveals which famous singer she would like to tour with. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

After a couple of weeks off, the crew is back in the News Dungeon! Tres, Andrea, and Angela have a chat about the latest round of local elections, then talk about the current state of transit in the metro area, including Tres's disdain for a certain streetcar system... Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

The crew is back in the News Dungeon, joined by NonDoc reporter Matt Patterson, to talk all things marijuana. They talk about Tres's annoyance with certain dispensaries, old-timey slang for pot, and what competitive activity everyone thinks they could dominate in. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

After a crazy bout of winter weather, the crew is back in the Dungeon, and they are joined by former Oklahoma Governor David Walters! The group talks about the recent controversies surrounding energy costs in Oklahoma and Texas, a historic oil and gas spill that made a lady famous, and then they answer that age-old question: would you rather be dumb or mean? Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc...

NOTE: Owing to the insane weather last week, the crew wasn't able to actually gather in the News Dungeon for this episode. We recorded over Zoom, and the audio quality isn't as good as our usual efforts, but we'll be back in the Dungeon next episode!   The group gets together virtually to talk about the massive winter storm that tore across Oklahoma. We talk about the history of the National Weath...

We are back in the News Dungeon with a special guest: NonDoc education reporter Megan Prather! The group talks about all things education in the state of Oklahoma, with some digressions about weird English pronunciations, Tres's childhood creations, and what some of the best snacks are. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

Our very first guest has arrived! Oklahoma State Rep. and House Majority Floor Leader John Echols ventures into the News Dungeon to preview the upcoming legislative session. The group talks Medicaid, education, marijuana, and the finer points of toe placement on the foot. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@nondoc.com

Tres, Angela, and Andrea are back and live(ish) from the News Dungeon! In this episode, the crew talks about all things vaccine, a couple of scab-related digressions, how the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is going, and then they finish everything off by trying to figure out who is the better fighter: a couple of enraged primates or a 43-year-old boxer? Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com...

Tres, Angela, and Andrea (and Bryce, a little bit) talk about what some people call the most wonderful time of the year. They talk about the history of gift-giving, the most popular toys of almost every decade, the current progressive side of Barbie dolls, disdain for humanity, and Bryce's controversial opinion on horses.   Show Notes: Donation link to the  OK Foster Wishes  gift program Backgroun...

Tres Savage, Angela Jones, and Andrea DenHoed are live(ish) from the NonDoc.com News Dungeon! Join them as they talk about COVID-19, a historical spitting scourge, a child's hairy back, attractive medical professionals, and which is the superior liquid: printer ink or Topo Chico? Links: Article  about the 1896 New York City anti-expectoration law Oklahoma’s coronavirus tracking  website ; the John...

The How We Got Here crew is back with a full recap and rundown of the results of the recent midterm elections.

The panel welcomes Brett Robinson, President of the Beer Distributors of Oklahoma, to talk about what many think is the biggest thing to happen to Oklahoma since we achieved statehood: the modernization of our alcohol laws! 

Tres and Bryan welcome OU professor Dr. Keith Gaddie to talk elections in Oklahoma and see how things have changed in almost a quarter of a century.