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February 3, 2022 e-Newsletter

Special Programming: Governor's 'State of the State' Address Traditionally, Oklahoma's governor opens each year's legislative session with a "state of the state" speech to both houses of the legislature. Gov. Kevin Stitt's annual address is set for Monday, Feb. 7. KGOU will air live coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. with analysis from Capitol Insider hosts Dick Pryor and Shawn Ashley. The news teams for KGOU and StateImpact Oklahoma have also begun looking at what might come out of this session; you can listen to their discussion here: Listen

New Selection for the KGOU Readers Club The KGOU Readers Club is back with a new selection! This time, News Managing Editor Logan Layden has chosen lighter fare (or not, depending on your devotion to OU football) with John Scott's biography of the football coach credited with starting the OU dynasty, Bud Wilkinson and the Rise of Oklahoma Football. Readers have time to get the book and read it and then get their questions ready and tune in as Logan interviews the author in a one-hour convening of the Readers Club on Monday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. Read more

Jad, Lulu and Latif

Jad Abumrad is leaving Radiolab Radiolab's co-creator and longtime co-host Jad Abumrad is stepping aside after 20 years. He's leaving the show (which airs Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings on KGOU) in the capable hands of a talented group of producers as well as co-hosts Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser. Read Jad's heartfelt farewell letter here: Jad's announcement

Sunday Radio Matinee:

APM Reports: Dating While Gray Young adults don’t have exclusive rights to romance and sexual intimacy doesn't end after 50. But the brains and bodies of older people remain under-represented in narratives about love. This one-hour special from APM Reports examines the pleasures and perils of dating in later life, on our Sunday Radio Matinee for Feb. 6 at 12 p.m. Read more IQ2US: Is true love a myth? If you are an old-fashioned romantic, true love has a nice ring to it, but does it actually exist? Or is it a myth that harms what could be a more realistic, healthy expectation of relationships? Intelligence Squared U.S. takes up the debate as part of its 'Agree to Disagree' series, just in time for Valentine's Day. It's KGOU's Sunday Radio Matinee for Feb. 13 at 12 p.m.

'Tiny Desk Seeks Big Talent' - 2022 Contest Opens The Tiny Desk Contest is back for 2022, calling for entries from unsigned artists playing their original songs from any kind of desk they can think of. Submit entries by March 14, get all the rules, meet the judges, watch some of the best entry videos of past contests, see what you could win, and more: All about the Tiny Desk Contest

Ticket Giveaway

The King's Singers at Armstrong Auditorium The King's Singers have represented the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world's greatest stages for over 50 years. The group brings together a collection of music that has united nations, cultures and causes on their latest album Finding Harmony, and they'll be singing selections at Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond on Sunday, Feb. 20. We've got one pair of tickets to give away in a random drawing: Enter the drawing

Congratulations to Our Winner In our last issue we gave away a pair of tickets to An Evening with Branford Marsalis at Armstrong Auditorium coming up on Feb. 10. Our winner is Marty -- congratulations and enjoy the show!

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