Listen Frontier

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Listen Frontier is a podcast exploring the investigative journalism of The Frontier and featuring conversations with those on the frontlines of Oklahoma's most important stories. At The Frontier, our mission is to hold public officials accountable, give a voice to the powerless and tell the stories that others are afraid to tell, or that illuminate the lives of people in our community. We will shine a light on hypocrisy, fraud, abuse and wrongdoing at all levels in our community and state. We will delve into complex issues and explain them to our readers, arming them with the information they need to make change.

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A judge says ‘suck it up’ after executions put strain Oklahoma prison staff

Mar 28 2024 2 mins  
Judge Gary Lumpkin made the remarks during a hearing Tuesday on the state’s request to further delay the time between executions from 60 days to 90 days to reduce strain on staff. 

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Listen Frontier: Oklahoma Senate leader says he’ll consider a tax cut, just not yet

Jan 26 2024 41 mins  
A special legislative session called by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt will begin on Monday. Stitt hopes lawmakers will pass a quarter-cent income tax cut, though that appears unlikely. Leadership in the Oklahoma House of Representatives has indicated they’ll pass the cut, calling it another step toward leading Oklahoma to zero income tax, but the Senate’s leader says Stitt has

Listen Frontier: Reporter Ashlynd Huffman talks about her story on Oklahoma's anti-red flag law

Jan 19 2024 4 mins  
Firearms have been the leading cause of domestic violence homicides in Oklahoma since 1998. The state’s anti-red flag law bans any efforts to seize weapons by court order.

Listen Frontier: Multiple investigations launched into alleged abuse at Oklahoma facility for people with developmental disabilities

Dec 08 2023 28 mins  
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services continued to refer clients to a troubled center for people with developmental disabilities for months after reports of systemic abuse first surfaced. A former Greer Center staff member said coworkers retaliated against her after she reported the allegations.Frontier reporter Kayla Branch has been covering the story for months, and on this e

Listen Frontier: A conversation with Interim TPS Superintendent Dr. Ebony Johnson

Nov 27 2023 21 mins  
Ebony Johnson replaced former superintendent Deborah Gist in September. It was a chaotic start - TPS, the state's largest school district with more than 30,000 students, was under the threat of takeover by the state board of education, as state Superintendent Ryan Walters targeted Gist and TPS with criticism and ultimatums.Gist eventually stepped down, Johnson was appointed, and te

Karen Keith enters the Tulsa mayoral race

Sep 22 2023 22 mins  
Karen Keith worked as a television reporter before moving to the local chamber of commerce and later a post in the mayor's office. She now serves as one of three Tulsa County Commissioners.Next up? Possibly the most powerful position in local city government.On this episode of Listen Frontier, Keith talks with us about her past, why she wants to be mayor, and what she thinks she ca

Monroe Nichols wants to be Tulsa's next mayor

Aug 24 2023 26 mins  
Rep. Monroe Nichols, D-Tulsa, is one of the more outspoken members of Oklahoma's Legislature. Now he wants to take his talents to Tulsa's City Hall where he would become Tulsa's first Black mayor. The election isn't for 12 months, but Nichols declared his candidacy early in order to get a head start campaigning, and, he said, to give him the time to dive more deeply into the issues

Sen. James Lankford talks to The Frontier about abortion, immigration and more

Feb 22 2023 27 mins  
Sen. James Lankford, now Oklahoma’s Senior Senator following the retirement of Jim Inhofe, took time this week to speak with The Frontier about immigration, abortion, the McGirt decision and the state of “Trump-ism” in the Republican Party.