Story Category: Podcasts

Kassie and Ben discuss whether Oklahoma is testing enough people and why a saliva test is the best way to test nursing home residents. 

Kassie McClung and Ben Felder discuss what infectious disease experts are saying about the move to reopen businesses, the continued push to test more Oklahomans and the role of contract tracing in the coming weeks.

Host Ben Felder and Joe Dorman of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) and Sherry Fair of Prevent Child Abuse Oklahoma talk about the impact the coronavirus pandemic and related school and business closings are having on Oklahoma children.

On this week’s episode of Listen Frontier we explore Gov. Kevin Stitt’s suggestion that some COVID-19 emergency education funds be used for program that offers private school tuition through tax credits.

Kassie, Ben and Clifton discuss rising unemployment, the state’s forecast of a possible coronavirus peak and what else to watch for this week.

Ben Felder and reporter Kassie McClung discuss new modeling data from the state that shows a possible peak in COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma. We also discuss the continued issue of Oklahomans accessing coronavirus tests.

Ben Felder and Frontier reporter Kassie McClung discuss the importance of demographic data from coronavirus tests, the process of getting a test at one of the state’s mobile drive through sites and the impact school closures are having on homeless students.

Ben Felder and Frontier reporter Kassie McClung speak with Mike Brose, with Mental Health Association Oklahoma, about the impact the coronavirus is having on mental health.