Tulsa Remote: A Positive Thing for the Future

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Tulsa remote is a new program that aims to bring people from other parts of the country to live and work in Tulsa. Hadi: "I didn't get any like horrible criticism about it" David Bestery, who's been there for 40 years, says he has had good interactions with residents so far. He said maybe it would be better if they spent more money on the people who are here rather than bringing people in.

A group in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will pay remote workers $10,000 to move there. Vox’s Rani Molla explains why the city is banking on a digital workforce — and whether the program leaves longtime Tulsans behind.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

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