Long Story Short

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Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit news organization specializing in investigative journalism. Long Story Short, a weekly podcast, lets you hear directly from our journalists as they provide deeper insight into their recently published stories.

Episode Date
Marijuana Facility Safety, Winter Storm Lawsuits and The Vesta Saga
Oct 06, 2026
Jail Accountability, Epic Charter Trial Delays and SQ 845
Sep 29, 2026
Missing County Gear, Federal Housing Bills and Cedar Lake Water Wars
Sep 22, 2026
Campus Conflicts, Tax Credit Gaps and Student Loan Fallout
Sep 15, 2026
University Hiring, Housing After Prison, and Educator Exam Data
Sep 09, 2026
Prison Call Centers, Norman’s Homeless Program and Statewide Audit Red Flags
Sep 01, 2026
Youth Prevention, Debating Education and Governor Ad Blitz
Aug 26, 2026
Utility Shock, Housing Protections and Juvenile Murder Laws
Aug 19, 2026
Fact-Checking the Debate, Title IX Resistance and Tenant Fallout
Aug 12, 2026
Cedar Lake Disputes, County Bail Disparities and Funding Native Success
Aug 04, 2026
AI Schools, Ballot Initiatives, and Serial Evictors
Jul 29, 2026
Candidate Attendance, Residency Disputes, and Apartment Agony
Jul 20, 2026
Voter ID Measures, Campaign Funds for Parents and the Insurance Wildfire
Jul 14, 2026
Edmond School Job Cuts, Medicaid Shortfalls and an Expiring Law
Jul 07, 2026
Supreme Court Climax, Bail Scams, and AI Data Centers
Jun 30, 2026
Outside Political Money & Oklahoma’s Frozen AI Legislation
Jun 23, 2026
Helter Smelter, Jail Visitations and Norman's Homelessness Crisis
Jun 16, 2026
A Cannabis Crash, The Inola Smelter and A Treasurer’s Commute
Jun 09, 2026
A Panhandle Tragedy, Reading Overhauls and The Cost of Play
Jun 03, 2026
The Treasurer, the Whistleblower, and the Eviction Engine
May 26, 2026
The Funding Paradox & The Soybean Squeeze
May 19, 2026
Abolitionists, Assets, and the Minimum Wage
May 12, 2026
Red Flags and Silent Journals
May 06, 2026
Air Alerts, Ethical Pledges, and Invest in Oklahoma
Apr 29, 2026
Shadowed Reports and Unfinished Business
Apr 22, 2026
Money, Mismanagement, and Mutuals
Apr 14, 2026
Oklahoma Battles: State Farm Standoff to Corporate Landlords
Apr 07, 2026
The Republican Future & Bicycle Busts
Mar 31, 2026
OCAST Leadership Shifts and the Guardianship System
Mar 24, 2026
Inola Residents Say Trump’s Industrial Push Is Coming at Their Expense
Mar 18, 2026
Vesta Realty Rental Crisis
Mar 10, 2026
Twin Chickasha Hearings Reveal Agents Knew of Hail Claim Practice
Mar 03, 2026
More Than 30 Oklahoma Agencies Sign Immigration Enforcement Agreements
Feb 24, 2026
Federal Health Care Windfall Meets Fiscal Warnings in Oklahoma
Feb 17, 2026
Gubernatorial Candidates Rely on Personal Money to Launch Campaigns
Feb 10, 2026
Oklahoma Farmers Face Uncertain Future as Comprehensive Farm Bill Splinters
Feb 03, 2026
How Oklahoma’s Domestic Violence Sentencing Law is Failing in Practice
Jan 27, 2026
Lawmakers Seek Balance in Oklahoma’s Landlord-Tenant Act
Jan 20, 2026
Oklahoma Ranks Third for Caregiver Burden as Families Struggle with Eldercare
Jan 14, 2026
Judge Allows Attorney General to Intervene in State Farm Hail Lawsuit
Jan 08, 2026
Too Little, Too Late, Too Weak: Critics React to Proposed Insurance Legislation
Dec 30, 2025
Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals
Dec 26, 2025
State Delays Push Data Center Developers to Private Land
Dec 17, 2025
AG Intervenes in State Farm Lawsuit
Dec 09, 2025
TSET Investors Board Puts Asset Managers On Notice In Anti-ESG Push
Dec 03, 2025
Oklahoma Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Initiative Petition Bill
Nov 26, 2025
Former Lawyer’s Aggressive Tactics Target Oklahoma School District Amid Assault Claims
Nov 18, 2025
Reduced Oklahoma Prison Phone Call Rates Aren’t Coming Back
Nov 11, 2025
Former Corrections Director Approved Million Dollar Deal With AI Company, Then Went to Work For Them
Nov 04, 2025
Lawmakers Get Earful As Oklahoma Home Insurance Rates Skyrocket
Oct 29, 2025
Critics Say CompSource Plan Will Hurt Policyholders
Oct 21, 2025
Education Department Releases Student Test Scores
Oct 14, 2025
Dozens of Lawsuits and Hundreds of TV Appearances
Oct 09, 2025
Withheld Evidence Emerges in Another Old Murder Case
Sep 30, 2025
How OSSAA’s Latest Legal Loss Extends Basketball Controversy
Sep 23, 2025
With Little Notice, Oklahoma Prison Phone Call Rates More Than Double
Sep 17, 2025
Oklahoma Unprepared for Looming Guardianship Crisis
Sep 10, 2025
As Oklahoma Prisons Embrace AI, Critics Warn of Risks
Sep 02, 2025
Oklahoma Treasurer Making Another Attempt to Change Corporate Policies
Aug 27, 2025
CoreCivic Advertises Jobs at Vacant Prisons in Watonga and Sayre
Aug 19, 2025
Tulsa, OKC Resort to Hostile Architecture to Deter Homeless Encampments
Aug 12, 2025
Predator Hunters’ Tactics Draw Fans, but Concern Police and Advocates
Aug 05, 2025
Anonymous Source Sheds Light on Panhandle Police Impunity
Jul 29, 2025
Oklahoma Has Nation’s Highest Average Homeowners Insurance Premiums
Jul 22, 2025
Walters’ School Meal Plan Draws Criticism
Jul 15, 2025
After Two Years of Debate, Schools Get Months to Ban Phones
Jul 09, 2025
RFK Jr. Brings MAHA to Oklahoma
Jul 01, 2025
Parents Swallow Junk Fees to Pay for School Lunches
Jun 25, 2025
Resignations and layoffs at the state’s largest online school
Jun 17, 2025
Christian School’s Runoff Email Sparks Debate Over Partisan Lines
Jun 11, 2025
Oklahoma Watch Files Transparency Lawsuit Against Education Department
Jun 03, 2025
Oklahoma’s Pending Purchase of Lawton Prison Brings Hope of Reduced Violence
May 27, 2025
Hail Storms Do Not Explain Oklahoma’s Outrageous Homeowners’ Insurance Rates
May 20, 2025
Tom Cole’s Bipartisan Reputation Gets Put to the Test
May 13, 2025
Mental Health Agency Warns of Payroll Issues Amid Cash Crunch
May 07, 2025
Walters’ New Hires Steeped in Politics, Not Education
Apr 29, 2025
OSDE Personnel Payments Raise Questions
Apr 22, 2025
As Prison Phone Call Caps Take Effect, Focus Shifts to Tablets
Apr 15, 2025
Free Speech in Crisis
Apr 09, 2025
Walters Awarded Staff Nearly $600,000 in Bonuses
Apr 01, 2025
Sheridan Church’s Tax Status Holds Up, Despite Unabashed Political Influence
Mar 25, 2025
Forced Housing, Hidden Kickbacks: How Stay-to-Play Squeezes Sports Parents
Mar 17, 2025
Bill to Boost Rural Mental Health and Diversion Programs Advances
Mar 11, 2025
Board of Education Approves Controversial Social Studies Standards
Mar 03, 2025
Court Fines and Fees Reform Has Broad Support, But Fiscal Questions Persist
Feb 25, 2025
Traffic Scheme Nets Texas County DA’s Office Millions
Feb 18, 2025
Oklahoma Looks to Privatize Prison Food Service
Feb 11, 2025
Stitt Aligns with Trump Administration, Proposes Tax Cuts and Government Efficiency Plan
Feb 04, 2025
Housing Insecurity Forcing Oklahoma Seniors To Move
Jan 28, 2025
Oklahoma State Guard Plan Unveiled
Jan 21, 2025
Content in Walters' Revised Social Studies Standards
Jan 08, 2025
Content in Walters' Revised Social Studies Standards
Jan 08, 2025
HUD Ends Section 8 at Duncan Apartments, Residents Told To Leave
Dec 17, 2024
How Ex-Secretary’s Investment Ties Sparked Lawsuits, Audits and Controversy
Dec 09, 2024
Bill filling period begins
Dec 03, 2024
A new open primaries ballot initiative hopes for 2026
Nov 27, 2024
Superintendent Ryan Walters’ new video message mandate
Nov 19, 2024
Education Department Abruptly Cancels Search for Bible Vendor
Nov 12, 2024
LOFT Report Details Lack of Communication in Sending Funds to Schools
Nov 05, 2024
GOP Lawmakers Remain Committed to Anti-ESG Law
Oct 29, 2024
What to Know About State Question 833
Oct 22, 2024
Education Department Updates Bible Plan After Concerns By State Purchasing Agency
Oct 15, 2024
State Education Department Seeks Bids for 55,000 Classroom Bibles
Oct 08, 2024
KFOR sues the Oklahoma State Department of Education
Oct 02, 2024
Collaborative Financing to Fuel Tenant Right-to-Counsel
Sep 25, 2024
Stitt Sets June 2026 Election Date for Minimum Wage Question
Sep 18, 2024
Oklahoma Department of Corrections pushes to revive the prison rodeo
Sep 10, 2024
State Walks Away from Tens of Millions Meant for Needy Families
Sep 03, 2024
Parental Tax Credit Program Has No Standards for Accreditation
Aug 27, 2024
Growing friction between Ryan Walters, the state Legislature and the AG.
Aug 20, 2024
Oklahoma Tax Credit Program Sparks Statewide Surge in Private School Tuition
Aug 13, 2024
The state continues to delay an OKSC order regarding St. Isidore
Aug 06, 2024
Oklahoma Western District Court Among the Slowest in the Country
Jul 30, 2024
Oklahoma AG opinion could help groups working with homeless
Jul 23, 2024
Petitioners seek to raise Oklahoma's minimum wage
Jul 17, 2024
How a Supreme Court decision could impact Oklahoma's homeless
Jul 09, 2024
Court Blocks Catholic Public School, Superintendent Orders Bible Study
Jul 02, 2024
Lawmakers Boost Police Pension System Benefits
Jun 25, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Education Department’s Attempt to Ban Books
Jun 18, 2024
Oklahoma Watch summer intern introductions.
Jun 11, 2024
Lawmakers Face Policy Decisions in Final Week of Session
Jun 04, 2024
Memorial Day Weekend Mass Evictions
May 28, 2024
House Committee Approves Most of Walters’ Controversial Rule Changes
May 21, 2024
Millions More Go To Oklahoma Hospitals As Managed Care Begins
May 14, 2024
How Oklahoma Zoning Laws Contribute to the Housing Crisis
May 07, 2024
Sick to Death: The Unique Challenges of Heath Care for The Unhoused
Apr 30, 2024
House Rejects Resolution to Change Oklahoma’s Judicial Selection Process
Apr 23, 2024
Family Member’s Eviction Attempt Ends In Flames
Apr 16, 2024
State Supreme Court Hears St. Isidore Arguments
Apr 09, 2024
Preliminary Hearing Continues for Epic Charter Schools Founders
Apr 02, 2024
Legislature Focuses on Budget, Policy at Halfway Point
Mar 26, 2024
State Dollars Prop Walters’ National Media Blitz
Mar 19, 2024
Stillwater Schools Settle Sexual Misconduct Suit
Mar 12, 2024
Federal lawsuit filed in the death of Shannon Hanchett.
Mar 06, 2024
Eviction Crisis Prompts Calls for Sealing, Expunging Records
Feb 27, 2024
Bill Would Ban Ranked Choice Voting in Oklahoma
Feb 20, 2024
Man's Body Found in Trash Can Under Milk Cartons
Feb 14, 2024
Analyzing the State of the State Speech
Feb 06, 2024
Proposed Law Could Mean More Involuntary Commitments
Jan 31, 2024
Bill Would Make it Harder to get an Initiative on the Ballot
Jan 23, 2024
Oklahoma Crisis: Mental Health and Detention
Jan 17, 2024
Oklahoma Parole Rates on the Decline
Jan 09, 2024
Jail Deaths Tied to Untreated Mental Health Problems
Dec 20, 2023
Latinos Are Least Engaged in Politics; New PAC Wants to Change That
Dec 12, 2023
Department of Education Looks to Add Academic Standards
Dec 05, 2023
Minimum Wage Increase Proposal Challenged
Nov 29, 2023
High Absenteeism Plaguing Oklahoma Schools
Nov 21, 2023
Lawton inmate suffered and died after prison refused medical care.
Nov 14, 2023
Walters Administration Wants to Hire Someone to Get More National Media Exposure
Nov 08, 2023
Troubled Jail Promotes Second in Command
Oct 31, 2023
Drummond Sues to Stop Catholic Charter School
Oct 25, 2023
Who received nearly $18 million in COVID relief funds?
Oct 17, 2023
Prisoners Confined to Tiny Shower Stalls in Hinton
Oct 10, 2023
Native, Black and Disabled Students Get Most Beatings From Educators
Oct 03, 2023
Elite High School Ignored Harassment, Bullying
Sep 27, 2023
OKlahoma Woman Forced to Travel 600 Miles for Emergency Treatment
Sep 20, 2023
Dept. of Ed Endorses PragerU
Sep 12, 2023
Oklahoma Has Region's Lowest Vaccination Rate for Kindergartners
Sep 05, 2023
Pottawatomie County Jail Deaths Swept Under the Rug
Aug 29, 2023
Sexual Harassment Complaints Plague Elite Oklahoma High School
Aug 22, 2023
Pending closure of the Talahina Veterans Center
Aug 16, 2023
Lawsuit Filed Against Catholic Charter School
Aug 08, 2023
Critical Nonprofit Coalition Dissolves
Aug 01, 2023
Perry, Blackwell hospitals get a new license on life
Jul 18, 2023
60% of Oklahoma Jails Failed 2022 Inspections
Jul 11, 2023
Man in Mental Health Crisis Killed by Passing Truck After OKC Police Abandoned Him
Jul 05, 2023
Superintendent's Committee Wants Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Jun 28, 2023
Poorly Funded Ethics Commission Fights Campaign Finance Shenanigans
Jun 20, 2023
Party Politics: Governor raised $1.5 million to celebrate his re-election
Jun 13, 2023
Church and State Merge With Oklahoma Charter School Decision
Jun 06, 2023
How Overturning the Indian Child Welfare Act Could Affect Oklahomans
May 30, 2023
Cleveland County Jail Cited for Failing to Check on High-Risk Detainees
May 23, 2023
Sex, Lies and Videotape: Why Sexual Abuse Allegations at a Women's Prison Went Nowhere
May 16, 2023
New Social Studies Curriculum Goes for a Test Drive
May 09, 2023
Pregnant Pause: Choosing Childbirth Act Flounders Again
May 02, 2023
Why no one's been charged in Ronald Given's jailhouse death
Apr 25, 2023
How Texas Crossed the Line With a Texoma Pump Station
Apr 19, 2023
Guess How Many State Purchases Bypass a Corruption-Prevention Rule
Apr 11, 2023
Only 10% of Young Voters Cast a Ballot in Marijuana Special Election
Apr 04, 2023
Thousands of Disabled Oklahomans Waiting for Help
Mar 28, 2023
Proposed Rule Would Out Gay Students
Mar 21, 2023
Rep. Mauree Turner's Censure and House Speaker Charles McCall’s Time and Place Distinction
Mar 15, 2023
Oklahoma's State School Board Shuffle Continues
Mar 07, 2023
What to Know About Oklahoma's Vote on Recreational Marijuana
Feb 28, 2023
Jail Considers Healthcare Expansion After Two Women Die
Feb 22, 2023
Oklahoma Legislature Considers Separating State, Federal Elections
Feb 14, 2023
State of the State 5.0: Vouchers, tax cuts and more
Feb 07, 2023
Jail Video, Finally Released, Shows Given's Death
Jan 31, 2023
Sorting Through 3,100 Bills Filed for Oklahoma's Legislative Session
Jan 24, 2023
Attendance Woes Stymie State's Virtual School Board
Jan 17, 2023
Walters Resigns from EKCO Post
Jan 11, 2023
Choctaw Opposition Sinks Hydroelectric Project
Jan 04, 2023
Long Story Short: Why Oklahoma Watch is Suing Tulsa
Dec 20, 2022
Long Story Short: Has OKC Reached a Turning Point With Homelessness?
Dec 13, 2022
You're out! Oklahoma evictions hit an all-time high.
Dec 07, 2022
One Man Vigil: Fr. Bryan Brooks is at 114 executions and counting
Nov 29, 2022
Long Story Short: Straight Party Voting in Oklahoma? Check.
Nov 16, 2022
Getting to Tuesday: Long Story Short reports on runups to the midterms
Nov 09, 2022
Our State Under Stitt: Education, Criminal Justice and the Economy
Nov 02, 2022
Our State Under Stitt: Promises Kept and Not
Oct 26, 2022
Learning Curve: Student scores show slow recovery
Oct 19, 2022
Shortages: Poll Workers, Nursing Home Staffers and News Funding
Oct 12, 2022
Long Story Short: The 21,000 Oklahomans Facing Language Barriers to Voting
Oct 05, 2022
Why recreational marijuana isn't on the ballot Long Story Short S2 E36
Sep 28, 2022
Stabbings soar at Holdenville prison S2 E35 09 - 21 - 2022
Sep 21, 2022
Democracy Day, ARPA funding, Substandard Housing -- Long Story Short S2 E34
Sep 14, 2022
Uncontested Oklahoma; Banning Book; Reconsidering the Death Penalty
Sep 07, 2022
Long Story Short S2 E32 -- A nonprofit run amok, HB 1775 and voter turnout 8-31-22
Aug 31, 2022
Long Story Short: Has Oklahoma Done Right By Afghan Refugees?
Aug 24, 2022
Long Story Short: Who Failed Josh McWhorter?
Aug 17, 2022
Signature Verifications, Class Wallet lawsuit, Election Audit
Aug 10, 2022
Long Story Short: Education Audit; SQ 781 Funding; Accreditation Contentiousness 08-03-2022 S2 Ep 29
Aug 03, 2022
Long Story Short: Tracking Requests for Billions in Federal Aid, Legislative Conflicts of Interest
Jul 27, 2022
Long Story Short Podcast 07-20-2022
Jul 20, 2022
Long Story Short: Dark Money in the Primaries
Jul 13, 2022
Long Story Short: What Voters Told Us On Election Day
Jul 06, 2022
Long Story Short: When Law Enforcement Came for Epic Founders
Jun 29, 2022
Long Story Short: Assessing Oklahoma's ACT Scores and Education Relief Spending
Jun 22, 2022
Long Story Short: The Ruling That Restarts Executions in Oklahoma
Jun 15, 2022
Long Story Short: Why a District Attorney Is Investigating Gov. Stitt's TV Ad
Jun 08, 2022
Long Story Short: How Agencies and Non-Profits Are Bidding For Millions in Federal Relief Dollars
Jun 01, 2022
Long Story Short S2 E20 05-25-2022
May 25, 2022
Long Story Short 05-18-2022 S2 E18
May 18, 2022
Long Story Short: How Leaked Documents Benefit The Public
May 11, 2022
Long Story Short: The Latest Watchdog Journalism on Public Funds and Policing
May 04, 2022
Long Story Short: The Continued Fallout from the Health Lab Relocation and a Decades Old Injustice
Apr 27, 2022
Long Story Short: Oklahoman Election Races Are Off And Running, But There's Fewer Of Them.
Apr 20, 2022
Long Story Short: Let the Campaigning Begin, A New Jail Proposal, No Traction for Race Commission
Apr 13, 2022
Long Story Short S2 E14 04-06-22
Apr 06, 2022
Long Story Short S2 E13
Mar 30, 2022
Long Story Short S2 E12 3-22-2022
Mar 23, 2022
Long Story Short: Legislators’ Transparency Exemption, Lethal Injection Secrets
Mar 16, 2022
Long Story Short: On Expungement, Drug Court and the Public's Right To Know
Mar 10, 2022
Long Story Short: On State Question Reform, Government Secrecy and School Vouchers
Mar 03, 2022
Long Story Short: Oklahoma's Execution Process On Trial, Eviction Crisis Far From Over
Feb 23, 2022
Long Story Short: Long Story Short: Where Legislative Interests Are Conflicted
Feb 16, 2022
Long Story Short: What Stitt's Speech Forecasts
Feb 09, 2022
Long Story Short: Change Coming To Utility Bills, Voting, Criminal Justice?
Feb 02, 2022
Long Story Short: Nursing Home Mandates, School Enrollment Data
Jan 25, 2022
Long Story Short: Investigating Utility Rates, Making the Legislature More Transparent
Jan 19, 2022
Long Story Short: Covering Democracy, the All-Republican State Superintendent Race
Jan 12, 2022
Long Story Short: Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Political Issues of 2022.
Jan 05, 2022
Long Story Short: Religion & Vaccine Hesitancy, OKC’s New Response To Mental Health Emergencies
Dec 15, 2021
Long Story Short: Teenage Prison Guards? Another Epic Charter Schools Shakeup & More
Dec 08, 2021
Long Story Short: How OKC Police Could Change Their Response to Mental Health Emergencies
Dec 01, 2021
Long Story Short: Julius Jones Commutation, COVID in Nursing Homes
Nov 24, 2021
Long Story Short: A Better Way to Redistrict
Nov 17, 2021
Long Story Short: The Legacy of Some Award-Winning Journalism
Nov 10, 2021
Long Story Short: How Oklahoma School Districts Are Spending Millions in Federal Aid
Nov 04, 2021
Long Story Short: How The Counting of the Incarcerated Influences Oklahoma Politics
Oct 28, 2021
Long Story Short: Three Stories Of Visions For A Different Oklahoma
Oct 22, 2021
Long Story Short: A Teachers’ COVID Survey, Hofmeister’s Candidacy and Refugee Resettlement
Oct 16, 2021
Long Story Short: A New Plan For Prison Safety and Some Alarming Domestic Violence Data
Oct 07, 2021
Long Story Short: Explaining Redistricting, Rights of the Condemned
Oct 02, 2021
Long Story Short: Teachers With Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases, Unemployment Overpayments
Sep 23, 2021
Long Story Short: Voting Rights, Landowners Vs. Mines, Wrongful Convictions
Sep 17, 2021
Long Story Short: Oklahoma’s Approach to Rental Assistance, Masks in Schools, Refugee Resettlement
Sep 08, 2021
Long Story Short: Oklahoma Watch Debuts New Podcast
Sep 02, 2021