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A daily podcast from The Frontier taking a closer look at the coronavirus in Oklahoma, including interviews and conversations with reporters.

A daily podcast from The Frontier taking a closer look at the coronavirus in Oklahoma, including interviews and conversations with reporters.

A daily podcast from The Frontier taking a closer look at the coronavirus in Oklahoma, including interviews and conversations with reporters.

A new daily podcast from The Frontier taking a closer look at the coronavirus in Oklahoma, including interviews and conversations with reporters.

Over the past week, the coronavirus has spread in many U.S. cities and states, including reported cases in Oklahoma. Beyond the health implications of what world health officials are now calling a pandemic, coronavirus has sent stocks tumbling, especially in the energy sector, which is a critical Oklahoma industry. But it has also put a squeeze on workers in the service industry who may lose employment if events are canceled, tourism declines and public consumption habits begin to change.

The midterm elections of 2018 saw Democrats retake the U.S. House of Representatives, picking up 40 seats across the country, including in Oklahoma’s fifth congressional district, which was labeled by some as the biggest upset of the election.

Republican Steve Russell had lost his reelection bid to Kendra Horn, who took advantage of changing demographics in parts of Oklahoma City and deployed a successful ground game in suburban communities that had long been Republican strongholds.

Today, headed into the 2020 election, Horn is the incumbent with a sizable war chest. But she isn’t abandoning her underdog energy, especially as a slate of Republican candidates have pledged to emerge from their primary and retake the only Democratic seat in the state.

On this episode we speak with Horn and State Sen. Stephanie Bice, one of several Republicans running in the primary. We also speak with JR Day of OkiePolls about which Republican candidate might have the best chance of upsetting Horn.

This week's episode features an interview with Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board member Adam Luck and his work on the board, plus a conversation with Allison Herrera and a recent story she did on failure to protect laws.

Check out the new Listen Frontier podcast on Feb. 28, which takes you deeper into the investigative journalism of The Frontier and features conversations with those on the frontline of some of Oklahoma's most important stories.