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The Oklahoma Today Podcast is your definitive audio guide to all the best of Oklahoma’s travel destinations, food, culture, events, and history. Published weekly by the staff of Oklahoma Today magazine, the podcast is your best bet for planning your next road trip, dinner with friends, or unexpected adventure in the Sooner State. Learn more at oklahomatoday.com.
Episodes
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
This week on the podcast, the editors reel in an interview with Mark Fuqua about the state's oldest fishing tournament, the Canton Lake Walleye Rodeo, and why anglers and foodies alike are wild about walleyes. Plus, the editors are thinking about cocktails and mocktails in the Question of the Week, and everybody has something fun to talk about in Podvents. We hope you listen!
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Shana Ford joins the editors this week to talk about the El Reno Fried Onion Burger Day Festival, what it's like to see (and smell!) an 800-pound onion burger cooking outside, and that there's more to do in El Reno than just eat. Plus, the team discusses their own ideas about a perfect burger and keeps you in the know with this week's Podvents. We hope you listen!
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
One of Oklahoma's favorite and most unique entertainment destinations is the Castle of Muskogee. Mike Hiller joins the editors to talk about six weekends of Oklahoma Renaissance Festival fun, generational fans, and how they keep things fresh after 27 years. Plus, we quiz the editors about other eras in need of celebration and check out the week ahead in Podvents. We hope you listen!
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Comedian and freelance writer Jeremy Martin, author of Oklahoma Today's popular events calendar "Out There," stops by to talk about what makes a great event and how going down a Wikipedia hole leads to the best write-ups. Plus, the editors answer our Question of the Week and we take a crack at doing our own write-ups in Podvents. We hope you listen!
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
The chef and general manager of artistically minded eatery Frida Southwest in Oklahoma City join the editors this week to discuss menu creation, valuing every staff member, and how they come up with their captivating drink names. Plus, we hear your answers to the Question of the Week and peer into Oklahoma's entertaining future with Podvents. We hope you listen!
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Curator Michael Grauer joins the podcast to talk about the new exhibit Playing Cowboy which explores Western-themed toys from the late 1800s through today. The editors get in on the fun with a discussion of their favorite toys in Question of the Week, and help you plan for fun days ahead in Podvents.
We hope you listen!
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Alex Mann joins the editors to discuss upcoming exhibits at Norman's Sam Noble Museum and why touching nature is so important to young visitors. Plus, we talk about our favorite dinosaurs and help you plan for a fun week ahead in Podvents. We hope you listen!
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
This week on the podcast, the editors chat with the organizers of Miami's Sunny Side Up Film Festival. Then they ponder the Question of the Week and plan out upcoming fun with Podvents. We hope you listen!
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Live theater can be challenging, eye-opening, and affecting. But it can also be a lot of fun. This week on the pod, guests from Guthrie's Pollard Theatre talk about Clue: The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, and how they're bringing audiences back with productions that focus on having a good time. Plus, the editors talk theater in our Question of the Week, and explore the upcoming calendar in Podvents. We hope you listen!
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
A new exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art includes accessibility features for low- and no-vision guests, as well as tactile learners. We talk to OKCMOA and NewView Oklahoma about the challenges and triumphs of accessible art. Plus, the editors answer the Question of the Week and help show off the most fun you can have in Oklahoma with Podvents.
We hope you listen!