Sometimes a Great Podcast

3 Sept · 53 mins September 3, 2025 (Season 1, Episode 11): This week on Sometimes a Great Podcast, Deadline: ODHS rings the bell on two key dates — the agency-wide Rebranding Webinar happening today and Florence’s “Beat the Wave” Tsunami Evacuation Quest coming September 7 (4:59). In FACT of the Week, we highlight how you can be a part of the messages we share with our communities. (13:52) Then in...

27 Aug · 40 mins August 27, 2025 (Season 1, Episode 10): This week on Sometimes a Great Podcast , Deadline: ODHS drops some dates for a virtual Spanish-language emergency-preparedness event. (6:01) In FACT of the Week, we unpack the potential $15 billion federal budget cut announced by Governor Kotek, what it could mean for Oregon programs, and the reassurance that SNAP benefits and ODHS staff pos...

Relaaaaaaax! Take it cheesy! This week in “Sometimes a Great Podcast: The Voices of ODHS” have all kinds of news for managers, and those hoping to become one or just a better one. We’ll also head down the river and down the beach, where we’ll pop the Cork on life in a rural - but not definitely not small - district. 20 Aug · 41 mins August 20, 2025 (Season 1, Episode 9): This week on Sometimes a G...

Bring me a HIRED love!  All kinds of news for managers, and those hoping to become one or just a better one. This week in “Sometimes a Great Podcast: The Voices of ODHS”13 Aug · 50 mins August 13, 2025 (Season 1, Episode 8):This week on Sometimes a Great Podcast , Dateline: ODHS includes the search for a permanent head of the Developmental Disabilities Services, and some quick reminders about upco...

WOWI That’s an awesome truck! It’s another week on the roads to TransformationSometimes a Great Podcast – The Oregon Department of Human Services 6 Aug · 52 mins “Sometimes a Great Podcast:” August 6, 2025 (Season 1, Episode 7):We kick off “Deadline: ODHS,” with a retiring director and a VERY exciting truck in Roseburg, (3:26) followed by our “FACT of the Week,” (6:37), we’ll roll into “The Magnif...

Christine Warner: One Family Coach, Two Programs, No Wrong Door Sometimes a Great Podcast –  The Oregon Department of Human Services 23 Jul · 46 mins. “Sometimes a Great Podcast:” July 30, 2025 (Season 1, Episode 6): After our regular “Deadline: ODHS,” (4:23) and “FACT of the Week,” (6:09) segments, we’ll get into the next edition of “Survivor, Oregon.” This month: Emergency Kits for In-Home Medic...

Deadline: ODHS Hiring Manager Office Hours – July 30 Virtual Q&A with Recruitment, Classification & Compensation, and Workday teams Topics: full-cycle recruitment, post-reference check steps, documentation, Bench List Covered in: Discover , July 9 Next session: September 24 Email Retention Changes – August 1 Automatic deletion of non-compliant emails begins Originally set for July 1; postp...

Deadline: ODHS Transformation Office Hours – August 13 Updates from design workshops, including alignment across CW, SSP, and APD Embedding ICWA/ORICWA and service integration Staff Q&A with Maria Ross and Sherrelle Jackson ADA 35th Anniversary Webinar Series July 22: Squirmy and Grubs on disability and access July 29: Oregon’s journey toward inclusion Fully accessible sessions with ASL, Spani...

Dateline: ODHS SSP and OEP Eligibility Transition Published June 23, 2025 ODHS Remains Strong in Its Commitment to Our Equity North Star Published June 25, 2025 Congratulations Director Fariborz Pakseresht on winning the APHSA's 2025 Impact Award! Published June 9, 2025 Announcing Sonya Faulkner as Interim District 16 Manager Published June 30, 2025 Farewell Gayla Andresen, Welcome John Flemin...

Deadline: ODHS Webinar series for 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act launches July 8 Discover Post Date: June 11, 2025 Registration for Trauma Informed Workplace Support and Community Groups is open Discover Post Date: May 28, 2025 Inclusive Hiring Advocate Program – Final Application Reminder Discover Post Date: June 25, 2025 We are Oregon: Upholding the State's Sanctuary...

Sometimes a Great Podcast: Season 01, Episode 01 ✅ 1. Inclusive Hiring Advocate program Published on Discover : June 2, 2025 Segment : Deadline ODHS Summary : Launch of the Inclusive Hiring Advocate (IHA) Program to promote equity and accountability in hiring decisions. Open to ODHS staff with 1+ year of service. Published on Discover : June 11, 2025 Segment : The FACTs of Life Summary : Clarifie...

"Sometimes a Great Podcast" is not just a podcast about the people of ODHS. It's also about appreciating the state in which they live and work, and most importantly, the people they support. That starts with our title, one based in the literary, cinematic, pop culture and lived history of our state itself.

If you're interested in knowing more about the hosts of "Sometimes a Great Podcast," Dr. Bethany Grace Howe and Shenika, this is a quick introduction to both of them.

Each week on Sometimes a Great Podcast there segments that run every time, and others that run some of the time. All of them, however, are based in titles from 50 years of pop culture titles and fun. This show is your guide to knowing what's what - and why we chose the names in the first place.