First block of tunes features NEW LRYN, MOTHICA 💀🌹⏳, Dream Club, BrandonBirdwell, Graham Colton & The Lunar Laugh! youtu.be/Tt9k33lCR8Y

In the last 24 hours, we received disappointing new COVID-19 data for Oklahoma City. Once I saw it, I felt it was a necessity to have our first update since April to share what we know with the people of OKC & to urge a higher level of caution in the weeks ahead. (1/5)

BREAKING: Stillwater, OK Mayor declares State of Emergency due to “medical health of the community” with COVID-19. Says they will be building overflow tents outside of hospital emergency room to handle increase in patients. Declaration lasts until at least Sep. 20, 2021.

We have Kat Lock, y’all's new album and new songs by BRONCHO, Sports, Kaitlin Butts, Parker Millsap, Luke Dick, Johnny Manchild & the Poor Bastards, Seth Lee Jones, The Lunar Laugh, STEPHEN SALEWON + Jmasty, @hotelnightsband and Michael Todd & Kiara Day! 7-9 tonight on KOSU & THE SPY!

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Coming up soon: The Supreme Court hears arguments in a pair of challenges to the Texas law that bans nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. We'll be live-tweeting the arguments here in this thread. You can listen to the arguments live here: supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments…

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has voted to grant Julius Jones clemency. The recommendation will go to Gov. Stitt. Here's how members voted: Smothermon - no Morris - yes Luck - yes Doyle - yes Williams - recused

Planning on seeing Johnny Manchild & the Poor Bastards tonight @TowerTheatreOKC ? Prepare by listening to this interview to hear him talk about his last album, One Big Beautiful Sound. kosu.org/podcast/2020-0… And then check out his newest album out now!

Today KOSU and The Spy will honor the occasion online and on-air with two radio-special episodes of our music podcast Songwriters & Tour Riders: Noon: Parker Millsap 7 p.m.: Fire In Little Africa Note: Fresh Air will be preempted today. kosu.org/music/2021-11-…

Our partner KOSU has this webpost up, and they'll be updating it throughout the day. kosu.org/local-news/202…

KOSU is compiling a list of Indigenous-owned businesses or places that feature Indigenous products to shop from. Tell us your favorite, a new place you heard about or one that you've been meaning to check out. Help us out by filling out the form: forms.gle/HWTDchcHqMpep4…

This week's #OklahomaMusicMinute features bands playing Norman Music Festival this week: Sugar Free Allstars, mad honey, Nia Moné, Lust Online & @jasonscottmusic! kosu.org/music/2022-04-…

"Nothing is more dangerous to America than a liberal white person." During a recent Citizen Police Academy, a Tulsa Police Sgt. said it "was fun" to "smoke" anti-police violence protestors during the 2020 George Floyd protests and used an ableist slur. "It was beautiful."

Here's what we know about fires popping up across Central Oklahoma via Xcaret Nuñez, loganlayden and me. kosu.org/news/2023-03-3…

Today, Agalisiga Mackey releases his debut album, featuring music in Cherokee. KOSU's Matthew V spoke with Agalisiga, singer-songwriter Kalyn Fay, and Cherokee translator Kathy Sierra about the process of translating a song into in Cherokee. kosu.org/music/2024-10-…

If you need something to read during Thanksgiving break, check out these recommendations of new books by Oklahoma authors Douglas Miller, Greg Shaw, Lou Berney and Jennifer Lynn Barnes. kosu.org/arts-culture/2…