How We Got Here

All good things must come to an end, and the gang has decided to go on hiatus for a while, but not before giving you all a very special season finale wherein we reminisce about our favorite podcast moments from the past year, see who can make the best donkey noise, and share who we all would want our dream podcast guest to be. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

After an extended hiatus, the gang is back in the News Dungeon, and they have brought along Bailey Perkins Wright from the Oklahoma Food Banks to talk about food insecurity and ways to combat it. Along the way, we talk about the relationship between the Choctaw Nation and Ireland, admire Tres's new haircut, and Bryce reveals his love for a great English thespian. Links mentioned in the show: www.RegionalFoodBank.org www.RFBO.org www.OKFoodBank.org Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

Well, this episode got a little...weird. We start by talking about questionably appropriate children's literature, then things take a turn and we have a ridiculous and lengthy discussion about certain bodily functions, and we finally cap it all off by talking about our favorite fictional detectives. It's just another day in the News Dungeon. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

The gang is back in the dungeon, and they have brought along NonDoc staff reporter Archie Browne! Archie talks about his latest reporting on food access in northeast OKC, then we segue into a little celebration of NonDoc's 7th anniversary, Tres unveils how he almost singlehandedly ruined a national pizza ad campaign, and Bryce reveals the weird way he would want to grotesquely modify his body. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

We are back from another hiatus! The gang was on the road, and they have returned with tales from some small towns in Oklahoma. They are also joined by NonDoc contributor Jeremy Cowen and have a talk about the recent announcement of OU's impending departure from the Big 12 for the SEC. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us Editorial@NonDoc.com

After a few weeks off, we are back in the Dungeon and joined by Andy Moore, founder of Let's Fix This and Executive Director of Freedom of Information Oklahoma! The group recaps the NonDoc Summer Fundraiser party, then talks about the First Amendment, the Freedom of Information Act, and which people they would like to throw a pie in their face. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

After a few weeks off, the crew is back in the Dungeon, and they've brought along NonDoc cartoonist Mike Allen! The gang has a wide ranging talk about political cartoons, the early days of NonDoc, the futility of life, things people hate to look at cartoons about, first jobs, and hanging out with incarcerated people when you're under-age! It's just another day, Live! from the News Dungeon Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

We are back in the News Dungeon for our cuddliest and weirdest episode yet! Tres, Angela, and Andrea (and Bryce!) sit down to talk all things pets, but the conversation soon digresses into talks about parasites, baculum, professional wrestling, and phone booths full of farts. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

For our 10th episode, the crew has a big guest this week: Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Joy Hofmeister! The Superintendent talks about her history in public education, what the future of education looks like in Oklahoma, and reveals which famous singer she would like to tour with. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

After a couple of weeks off, the crew is back in the News Dungeon! Tres, Andrea, and Angela have a chat about the latest round of local elections, then talk about the current state of transit in the metro area, including Tres's disdain for a certain streetcar system... Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

The crew is back in the News Dungeon, joined by NonDoc reporter Matt Patterson, to talk all things marijuana. They talk about Tres's annoyance with certain dispensaries, old-timey slang for pot, and what competitive activity everyone thinks they could dominate in. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

After a crazy bout of winter weather, the crew is back in the Dungeon, and they are joined by former Oklahoma Governor David Walters! The group talks about the recent controversies surrounding energy costs in Oklahoma and Texas, a historic oil and gas spill that made a lady famous, and then they answer that age-old question: would you rather be dumb or mean? Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

NOTE: Owing to the insane weather last week, the crew wasn't able to actually gather in the News Dungeon for this episode. We recorded over Zoom, and the audio quality isn't as good as our usual efforts, but we'll be back in the Dungeon next episode!   The group gets together virtually to talk about the massive winter storm that tore across Oklahoma. We talk about the history of the National Weather Center in Norman, pissing off local TV news folks, climate change, power problems, and weird foods we like to eat when it gets cold. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

We are back in the News Dungeon with a special guest: NonDoc education reporter Megan Prather! The group talks about all things education in the state of Oklahoma, with some digressions about weird English pronunciations, Tres's childhood creations, and what some of the best snacks are. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@NonDoc.com

Our very first guest has arrived! Oklahoma State Rep. and House Majority Floor Leader John Echols ventures into the News Dungeon to preview the upcoming legislative session. The group talks Medicaid, education, marijuana, and the finer points of toe placement on the foot. Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@nondoc.com

Tres, Angela, and Andrea are back and live(ish) from the News Dungeon! In this episode, the crew talks about all things vaccine, a couple of scab-related digressions, how the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is going, and then they finish everything off by trying to figure out who is the better fighter: a couple of enraged primates or a 43-year-old boxer? Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@nondoc.com

Tres, Angela, and Andrea (and Bryce, a little bit) talk about what some people call the most wonderful time of the year. They talk about the history of gift-giving, the most popular toys of almost every decade, the current progressive side of Barbie dolls, disdain for humanity, and Bryce's controversial opinion on horses.   Show Notes: Donation link to the OK Foster Wishes gift program Background information about Kwanza Background information about Christmas gifting The “love languages” quiz and subsequent gift guide Marcel Mauss’ book The Gift History Channel information about popular gifts of the past A controversial tweet about an article from The Frontier Information about the kingdom Animalia A link to make end-of-year donations to NonDoc Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at Editorial@nondoc.com

Tres Savage, Angela Jones, and Andrea DenHoed are live(ish) from the NonDoc.com News Dungeon! Join them as they talk about COVID-19, a historical spitting scourge, a child's hairy back, attractive medical professionals, and which is the superior liquid: printer ink or Topo Chico? Links: Article about the 1896 New York City anti-expectoration law Oklahoma’s coronavirus tracking website; the Johns Hopkins coronavirus resource center Andrea DenHoed’s recent article on contact tracing Two tweets — first and second — from Bond Payne, chief of staff to Gov. Kevin Stitt Robert Ellis’ song Topo Chico Article about the world’s most valuable liquids Live! from the News Dungeon is a NonDoc.com production Email us at editorial@nondoc.com

The How We Got Here crew is back with a full recap and rundown of the results of the recent midterm elections.

The panel welcomes Brett Robinson, President of the Beer Distributors of Oklahoma, to talk about what many think is the biggest thing to happen to Oklahoma since we achieved statehood: the modernization of our alcohol laws! 

Tres and Bryan welcome OU professor Dr. Keith Gaddie to talk elections in Oklahoma and see how things have changed in almost a quarter of a century.

After a historic round primaries, the panel welcomes Bill Shapard, from Shapard Research and Sooner Poll, to discuss the upcoming runoffs.

Rep. Emily Virgin from Norman joins the panel to talk about the recent rules and regulations laid out by the Oklahoma Board of Health after the historic passage of SQ 788.

On this episode, the panel is joined by Ryan Tupps, of Right Strategy Group, and Chris Meredith, of Farmer's Insurance. The group discusses all goings-on from the recent Oklahoma primaries, as well as the historic passage of SQ 788.

Bud Scott, Executive Director of New Health Solutions Oklahoma, joins Tres and Bryan to talk the history and fine points of the upcoming medical marijuana vote, State Question 788.

The How We Got Here team welcomes longtime Capitol insider, children's advocate and health lobbyist Anne Roberts onto this episode that looks at Oklahoma's sometimes-sordid history of caring for kids.

Tres, Bryan, Spencer and Ryan are (not quite) live from the Oklahoma State Capitol this week! The panel talks about some recent bills that have hit the floor covering everything from wind power, to guns, to adoptions. Stick around until the end and you'll get to hear tale of one congressman's triumph over the legendary 72oz. steak!

Tres, Bryan, and Spencer sit down to talk the ins and outs of the Oklahoma Teacher Walkout. They discuss what's been happening, some misconceptions about the whole thing, and the series of events that led to it.

Tres, Bryan, and Spencer sit down with Nico Gomez of Care Providers Oklahoma to talk about the current state of health care in Oklahoma.

On this week's episode, Tres, Bryan, and Alex discuss the 2018 gubernatorial race with Joe Dorman, the 2014 Democratic nominee for Governor and the current CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy.

The panel discuss the Step Up Oklahoma plan ahead of it's big vote in the OK House of Representatives.

In this inaugural episode of How We Got Here, Bryan, Alex, and Tres talk about how raising taxes has become so difficult in Oklahoma. Check out accompanying article for this episode here. For more information, visit FKGConsulting.com and NonDoc.com