On this week’s free Listen Frontier podcast, we talk about the second-degree manslaughter trial and conviction of former reserve deputy Robert Bates. Ziva Branstetter and Cary Aspinwall discuss the Bates trial and verdict with host RJ Young, as well as some controversial development issues around Tulsa.
Publisher Bobby Lorton and Editor in Chief Ziva Branstetter talk about the wild ride they’ve been on since launching The Frontier one year ago, changing the journalism landscape on the Great Plains.
On this Listen Frontier, we discuss the upcoming sheriff election, drama that’s played out between mayoral candidates, and the Robert Bates trial.
On this week’s Listen Frontier podcast, we spoke separately with mayoral candidates G.T. Bynum and Mayor Dewey Bartlett. Filing for municipal offices is Monday through Wednesday.
Josh Kline with the Tulsa Voice discusses their yearly awards, and Frontier Editor in Chief Ziva Branstetter talks about our year-long investigation into the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, as well as newly released incriminating video of Robert Bates recorded just weeks before the Eric Harris killing.
Vision Tulsa, a massive proposed public tax that would fund a number of different projects throughout the city has not been without controversy. A week ahead of the April 5 vote, The Frontier set down with City Councilor Blake Ewing, and Vision Tulsa opponent George McFarlin (of Citizens for a Better Vision) to discuss the proposal.
In today’s episode of Listen Frontier, NewsOn6 reporter Allison Harris, Frontier Creative Director Cary Aspinwall, and host R.J. Young discuss the ‘Buying Stripes’ allegations made toward TPD, as well as ongoing prison reform efforts we reported on earlier this week, and today’s story about a Tulsa Jail inmate who reportedly attempted suicide there and later died in a local hospital.
We talk about Vision Tulsa, our recent feature on Gilcrease Museum, and the clouds surrounding Vic Regalado’s bid for sheriff.
