From the Newsroom: The Oklahoman Podcast

In this inaugural episode of The Oklahoman's Varsity podcast Cameron Jourdan, Abby Bitterman and Nick Sardis look at some of the biggest football games happening during week two of the season.

Edmond native Tyler Williams was dismissed from the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith basketball team Aug. 16 for what he and his family allege was racial discrimination by head coach Jim Boone because of Williams' hair. Williams and his parents met with Boone that day, and Williams recorded the conversation upon which their allegations are based. Williams provided the audio of the meeting to The Oklahoman.

Oklahoma City artist Jack Fowler talks about leaving teaching behind for the artist’s life.

In the coming months, the Oklahoma County jail will be operated by an outside jail administrator rather than through the sheriff’s office following a vote from the Oklahoma County Jail Trust.

Josh Dulaney takes a break from hosting a podcast, to be being a guest on a podcast. Matt Gleason from the Mental Health Download talks to Dulaney about his career as journalist, and his coverage of Mental Health in Oklahoma.

Thousands of Oklahoma City School students went to new schools on Monday after reconfiguring the district. That also meant new bus routes, but the routes haven’t been running as smoothly as district officials would like.

OKC bartender Jace Melton talks tequila, the bar life and Frito chili pie (not boat)

To help ease the blow of the Smart Saver in northeast Oklahoma City closing this week, community partners will provide free transportation services and extra food distribution to residents in need.

The shootings over the weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio were might be some cries for gun control, but there are no signs the Senate plans to take up any policy changes. The Oklahoman’s Chris Casteel spoke to Oklahoma’s delegates about the mass shootings.