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StateImpact Oklahoma

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StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU.

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200 episodes

  1. A ‘super’ El Niño is here. But like much of Oklahoma’s weather, its effects are hard to predict 4:52
  2. ‘We need someone with experience’: Republican superintendent candidate Robert Franklin talks change 4:55
  3. ‘That goes beyond party’: Democrat superintendent candidate Jennettie Marshall talks priorities, politics 4:49
  4. Oklahoma rolled out a competitive funding formula for higher ed. Who wins, and who loses? 4:53
  5. Oklahoma volunteers restore wildlife habitat amid peak fall bird migration 4:43
  6. A rural Northwest Oklahoma hospital is bringing back maternity care. Can it survive healthcare cuts? 5:01
  7. ‘Very friendly territory:’ The politics behind President Trump’s Oklahoma rally 4:49
  8. ‘What happened to me wasn't right’: Magon Hoffman speaks out about Oklahoma abortion lawsuit 9:35
  9. Oklahoma is ending a school meal program. Districts are left to figure out how to feed kids. 4:39
  10. Oklahoma City high school students get hands-on healthcare experience through new partnership 4:56
  11. The Trump administration is shifting funding for HIV prevention. Vulnerable Oklahomans could suffer 4:46
  12. Superintendent candidate Robert Franklin wants ‘political rancor’ out of Oklahoma education 4:50
  13. Broken Arrow nature center trains citizen scientists to preserve firefly magic 4:45
  14. Some data centers are building their own power plants. In Oklahoma, most want to plug into the grid 4:45
  15. Ascension St. John plans to end inpatient care at Nowata hospital. Residents are fighting back. 5:01
  16. What is ONE Transit's role in adapting to the Oklahoma City metro's rapid growth? 4:54
  17. Rejected for Oklahoma funding, an anti-abortion group helped rewrite state law 4:05
  18. ‘Playing with my heart’: Student musicians celebrate America’s 250th alongside Army Band 4:37
  19. As data centers eye Oklahoma, tribes weigh the costs 4:41
  20. New Oklahoma law disrupts gender-affirming care for transgender adults 5:01
  21. Oklahoma author celebrates state's thousands of plant and animal species in new book 4:59
  22. The cost of childcare is too high for many Oklahoma families. How are lawmakers responding? 4:55
  23. What a small forest animal can tell us about Oklahoma’s environment 4:48
  24. StateImpact Oklahoma reporters sum up the 2026 legislative session 5:05
  25. Federal rural hospital program offers a lifeline in Oklahoma, but hurdles remain 4:42
  26. Another battle is brewing over public funds for religious schools. Oklahoma Jewish leaders are uneasy 4:31
  27. ‘We are dismayed:’ Oklahoma doctors, patients respond to potential changes to Medicaid expansion 4:55
  28. Some Oklahoma prisons are becoming biodiversity hubs for pollinators 4:55
  29. Divorcing from usual process, Oklahoma Board of Education rewrites dozens of social studies standards 4:59
  30. What a super El Niño could mean for Oklahoma's weather 4:32
  31. ‘Like a gym membership:’ An Oklahoma provider explains a growing primary care model 7:18
  32. An Oklahoma family says oil is polluting their home. The state says its hands are tied 4:54
  33. Minutes matter in stroke cases. In rural Oklahoma, a telemedicine program is saving critical time 4:51
  34. Some of Oklahoma’s thousands of orphaned wells could find a new purpose under this state bill 4:55
  35. The great tech debate: Should Oklahoma students use screens in the classroom? 4:46
  36. Finding Tiny Tim: How Oklahoma's citizen scientists contribute to conservation 5:02
  37. Oklahomans seek cheaper ways to pay for health care after ACA enhanced premium tax credits expire 5:04
  38. As electricity demand and investments grow, what’s being done to shield Oklahomans from higher monthly bills? 4:10
  39. StateImpact Oklahoma previews the 2026 legislative session 7:20
  40. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's 2026 State of the State address 35:26
  41. Lawmakers eye bringing a literacy ‘miracle’ to Oklahoma 4:56
  42. Oklahoma climatologist Gary McManus on what to expect in 2026 4:19
  43. As AI becomes part of traditional Medicare reviews, some Oklahomans worry they’ll lose out on care 4:46
  44. Oklahomans continue generational tradition of Christmas Bird Count 4:44
  45. StateImpact Oklahoma discusses what’s to come in the new year 6:30
  46. OU researchers propose solution to Indian Health Service underfunding 4:46
  47. What’s being done to bring down Oklahoma’s costly home insurance rates? 4:50
  48. Oklahoma Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell previews Route 66 centennial celebrations 4:52
  49. New book details impacts of drug rehabilitation industry on patients, inspired by story in Oklahoma 8:00
  50. Oklahoma is seeking part of a $50 billion rural health fund. Could it transform care amid other cuts? 4:55