Sometimes a Great Podcast: Season 01, Episode 01

✅ 1. Inclusive Hiring Advocate program

• Published on Discover: June 2, 2025

• Segment: Deadline ODHS

• Summary: Launch of the Inclusive Hiring Advocate (IHA) Program to promote equity and accountability in hiring decisions. Open to ODHS staff with 1+ year of service.

• Published on Discover: June 11, 2025

• Segment: The FACTs of Life

• Summary: Clarifies current status of SNAP and OHP under federal review. Provides talking points, emphasizes no changes yet finalized, and reinforces data protection protocols.

• Published on Discover: June 2, 2025

• Segment: Mission: In Policy

• Summary: Training available in June; retention policy begins July 1, 2025. Emphasis on compliance with state records management policy.

• Published on Discover: May 5, 2025

• Segment: Mission: In Policy

• Summary: Deadline reminders for fiscal year-end closeout. Key dates include June 30 for receipt of goods/services and August 18 for invoice submissions.

• Published on Discover: June 16, 2025

• Segment: Mission: In Policy

• Summary: New intake process for position classification reviews takes effect July 1. Requires submission of three updated documents (Form 2118, PD, and org chart).

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• Segment: The Big Picture

✅ 2. FACT of the Week from the Federal Actions Coordination Team: Approved talking points

✅ 3. Email Retentional Initiative: Training updates and resources

✅ 4. Important dates as the end of biennium nears

✅ 5. Easier Classification Review Process and what you’ll need
✅ 6. ODHS Transformation Project Summary: The place to find everything you need to know about the ODHS Transformation.

"Sometimes a Great Podcast" is not just a podcast about the people of ODHS. It's also about appreciating the state in which they live and work, and most importantly, the people they support. That starts with our title, one based in the literary, cinematic, pop culture and lived history of our state itself.

If you're interested in knowing more about the hosts of "Sometimes a Great Podcast," Dr. Bethany Grace Howe and Shenika, this is a quick introduction to both of them.

Each week on Sometimes a Great Podcast there segments that run every time, and others that run some of the time. All of them, however, are based in titles from 50 years of pop culture titles and fun. This show is your guide to knowing what's what - and why we chose the names in the first place.