Long Story Short

In Episode 4, Season 2 of Long Story Short, Whitney Bryen talks about how the latest COVID surge is affecting nursing home residents; Jennifer Palmer talks about the newly released school enrollment data; and Keaton Ross talks about his survey to learn more about Oklahoma's criminal justice system from those who know it best, Ted Streuli hosts.

In episode 3 of season 2, executive Director Ted Streuli hosts reporters Trevor Brown, Rebecca Najera and Paul Monies. This week's topics are how Oklahoma consumers will be paying for the natural gas used during the 2021 ice storm for decades, the latest on non-binary birth certificates and the financial disclosure rules for elected officials and political candidates.

Host Ted Streuli talks to Jennifer Palmer about the Republican-only race for state superintendent of schools, Trevor Brown about the democracy beat and Keaton Ross about COVID in state prisons.

Executive Director Ted Streuli talks to Whitney Bryen about her mental health reader survey, Trevor Brown about the upcoming legislative session and mid-term elections, and Keaton Ross about 2022's hot topics in criminal justice.

Executive Director ted Streuli talk to reporters Whitney Bryen about police plans for mental health crisis calls; Trevor Brown about the low vaccination rate among evangelical Christians, and Rebecca Najera about gender identification on Oklahoma birth certificates.

Executive Director Ted Streuli interviews reporters Keaton Ross about a proposal to hire teenage prison guards, Paul Monies about the state of the state health lab, and Jennifer Palmer about the latest shakeup at Epic Charter Schools.

Executive Director Ted Streuli talks to reporters Trevor Brown about redistricting, Whitney Bryen about Oklahoma City's plan to spend $300,000 improving mental health crises response, and Lionel Ramos about a Mexican consulate proposed for Oklahoma.

Executive Director Ted Streuli talks to reporters Keaton Ross and Trevor Brown about Julius Jones' sentence commutation and Oklahoma's death penalty, and to reporter Whitney Bryen about the challenges of reporting nursing home COVID data.

Executive Director Ted Streuli talks to reporters Lionel Ramos and Trevor Brown about redistricting, the effect on the Hispanic community in south Oklahoma City and alternatives to the partisan system.

Executive Director Ted Streuli interviews reporters Paul Monies, Whitney Bryen, and Jennifer Palmer about their award-winning stories on COVID-19, how the pandemic affected nursing homes and the college admission rates of the state's largest charter school.

Executive Director Ted Streuli talks to reporters Jennifer Palmer and Paul Monies about redistricting, how school districts are using millions of dollars from the American Rescue Plan and the candidates for state schools superintendent.

Oklahoma Watch Executive Director Ted Streuli interviews reporters Keaton Ross on prison gerrymandering, Paul Monies on non-binary birth certificates, and Rebecca Najera on a stalled database of missing indigenous women.

Mike Sherman interviews reporter Trevor Brown about redistricting, Whitney Brown on Cutler and Keaton Ross on proposed changes to the Oklahoma Criminal Code

Ted Streuli interviews Jennifer Palmer on COVID rates for Oklahoma teachers, Lionel Ramos about the progress of Afghan refugees setting in Oklahoma, and Trevor Brown about a curveball in the governor's race.

Ted Streuli talks to Keaton Ross about prison staffing shortages, Whitney Bryen about domestic violence and Jennifer Palmer about school test scores

Ted Streuli talks to Trevor Brown about redistricting, Keaton Ross about the rights of Oklahoma's condemned prisoners, and Paul Monies about COVID in light of the state's 10,000th death.

This week, Ted Streuli talks with Jennifer Palmer about teachers' COVID risk, Mike Sherman about Oklahoma's alarming spike in domestic violence, and Lionel Ramos about Oklahoma's effort to take back unemployment overpayments.

Host Ted Streuli interviews reporters Trevor Brown on voting rights, Paul Monies on conflicts at the Department of Mines and Keaton Ross on wrongful convictions.

Lionel Ramos discusses his story on Afghan refugees coming to Oklahoma, Rebecca Najera details how money to help renters avoid eviction has been delayed, and Jennifer Palmer shares the latest on public school mask mandates.

Long Story Short is the weekly Oklahoma Watch podcast. This week, Trevor Brown talks about COVID vaccination rates, Whitney Bryen discussed a spike in state suicides, and Keaton Ross reveals a connection between adverse childhood experience scores and incarceration.