{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Pod This","slug":"let-s-pod-this-913793","podcast_index_feed_id":913793,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/lets-pod-this/","website_url":"http://www.letsfixthis.org","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/aa3a99fa-cf98-4ea0-9155-c22a831293e0/lets-pod-this-3.png","author":"Let's Fix This","episode_count":300,"summary":"Let's Pod This talks with policymakers, advocates, elected officials, and regular folks from across Oklahoma to explain how our government works and provide context for the pressing issues facing our state. A project of Let's Fix This (letsfixthis.org).","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-pod-this-913793"},"episode":{"title":"Why is ODMHSAS still struggling so much?","slug":"why-is-odmhsas-still-struggling-so-much","published_at":"2026-03-27T20:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-pod-this-913793/why-is-odmhsas-still-struggling-so-much","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-pod-this-913793","url":"https://lets-pod-this.captivate.fm/episode/why-is-odmhsas-still-struggling-so-much","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/24812c97-16a4-442e-a3db-18531bc5f5f5.mp3","summary":"Andy & Emily discuss how late-night lawmaking and budget maneuvers reduce transparency, then unpack a pressing—and persistent—Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services funding gap that prompted agency heads to hold a “premature” press conference about consolidating ODMHSAS into the Department of Health, despite concerns that consolidation won’t solve a roughly $20–30 million shortfall. They also talk property tax sticker shock, strategic party registration for the gubernatorial primary, and promote CIVICS CON (April 9–10 at Rose State College).","meta_description":"Andy & Emily discuss how late-night lawmaking and budget maneuvers reduce transparency, then unpack a pressing—and persistent—Department of Mental Hea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3501,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-pod-this-913793/episodes/why-is-odmhsas-still-struggling-so-much/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-pod-this-913793/why-is-odmhsas-still-struggling-so-much.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}