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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: A one-on-one interview on NPR's Up First special edition, structured as a probing policy discussion with host questions driving the flow.
- The Key Players:
- Host: Steve Inskeep, NPR journalist known for sharp, neutral questioning on politics.
- Guest: Governor Kevin Stitt (R-Oklahoma), current chair of the National Governors Association (NGA), enrolled Cherokee Nation member, and vocal Trump critic on specific issues—interesting for bridging conservative red-state views with bipartisan nuance and Native heritage.
- The Vibe: Educational and intense, blending respectful tension over Trump disputes with optimistic calls for unity; conversational tone highlights Stitt's folksy charm amid policy clashes.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Kevin Stitt**
- 2 (02:38) **NGA Meeting Controversy and Federalism**
- 3 (05:50) **Exclusions of Democratic Governors**
- 4 (10:03) **Immigration Enforcement and Reform**
- 5 (15:36) **Non-Citizen Voting and Election Integrity**
- 6 (18:22) **Immigrant Children in Schools**
- 7 (22:35) **Cherokee Heritage and Tribal Sovereignty**
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Show Notes
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt leads a state that gave President Trump 66% of the vote in 2024. He is also charting his own course and has publicly differed with the president. Stitt sat for an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep and talked about his vision for the Republican Party’s post-Trump future.
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This bonus episode of Up First was was produced by Adam Bearne. We get engineering support from Margaret Luthar, David Greenburg and Tiffany Vera Castro.
Our Deputy Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens and our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.
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