March 6, 2025

Today is Protect My Public Media Day!

Celebrate and sustain Public Media TODAY on Protect My Public Media Day. Public media reaches 99% of the U.S. population and federal funding costs about $1.60 per American, per year. The funding is especially important for KGOU and other stations that serve rural areas. Congress will be making decisions that could impact the future of public media as the current continuing resolution is set to expire on March 14th. At the same time, there have been renewed calls to restrict or eliminate funding for local services in communities across the country. While only 8% of KGOU’s budget comes from federal funds, via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, replacing those funds presents a steep challenge. Check out our FAQ’s of public media funding here.

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KGOU's Oklahoma Future Forum: Homelessness panels

Housing shortages. Anti-homeless architecture. Tenant rights. Homelessness is a top issue in Oklahoma -- what does the current landscape look like? Join KGOU for the second installment of the Oklahoma Future Forum, where a panel of expert journalists will explore the realities, challenges and future of housing in Oklahoma.

📍 Norman – April 10

📍 Oklahoma City – May 1

Our panel includes:

Hannah France (KGOU)

Heather Warlick (Oklahoma Watch)

Xavier Richardson (KFOR)

💡 As a newsletter subscriber, you get exclusive early access to submit your questions for the panel! Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for event details!

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Embedded: Alternate Realities

Reporter Zach Mack thinks his dad has gone all in on conspiracy theories, while his father thinks that Zach is the one being brainwashed. In 2024, after the latest round of circular arguments, they decided to try something new, an attempt to pull each other out of the spell each of them thinks the other is under -- they made a $10,000 bet on 10 political predictions.

Listen to this compelling three-part special that examines the question: Can one family live in two realities?

Listen to Part 1

Sunday Radio Matinee: Witness History: Women's History Month 2025

KGOU commemorates Women's History Month with a special hour-long program from the BBC World Service. Tune in for remarkable stories of women’s history, told by the women who were there. Selected from the BBC’s Witness History program, we hear moving, inspiring and even outrageous stories about a few of the most important women in living memory.

Check out the Women in History episode archive

A Decade of Reveal

This week, Reveal marks a decade of hard-hitting investigative journalism with a special anniversary episode, revisiting some of its most impactful stories. From uncovering water shortages in drought-stricken California to exposing labor abuses in the Dominican Republic, these investigations didn’t just make headlines—they sparked real change. Join host Al Letson as he sits down with the journalists behind these groundbreaking reports to reveal what happened after their stories aired.

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Marc Broussard: Time Is A Thief Tour

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Marc Broussard, celebrated for his unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock, and soul into contemporary terms, brings his Time Is A Thief Tour to Tower Theater in OKC with special guest Kendra Morris on March 22! Perfect for fans of Amos Lee, Allen Stone, and Ray LaMontagne. Enter for your chance to win a pair of free tickets!

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Congratulations to our winners

In our last newsletter we gave away tickets to Tab Benoit and Canterbury Voices' The Sacred Veil. Congratulations to our winners Kathy, David, Sarah, Susan, Debbie, Jim, Darl and Sharon!

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