The Oklahoma Today Podcast

Season 4, Episode 40: Asian Elephant Awareness Month with the Oklahoma City Zoo

This week on the podcast, Oklahoma City Zoo elephant curator Rachel Emory stops in to talk about Asian Elephant Awareness Month—a nationwide, and now international, effort to raise awareness of the plight of Asian elephants who are losing their habitat to human encroachment. 

In Question of the Week, the crew ponders which zoo animal they'd most like to become friends with, followed by an exploration of great happenings across the state in Podvents. We hope you listen!

The Oklahoma Today podcast is sponsored by Bravado Wireless.

Season 4, Episode 39: Education and Entertainment at the McKnight Center in Stillwater

Mark Blakeman, executive director of the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Oklahoma State University, joins the editors to discuss the blockbuster slate of upcoming performers and shows coming to Stillwater and how the McKnight Center includes education for university students and public schools students in the arts. 

Plus, the editors are in their dream cars thinking about an Oklahoma Barbie in Question of the Week and finding another week of must-try activities in Podvents. 

We hope you listen!

The Oklahoma Today Podcast is sponsored by Bravado Wireless.

Season 4, Episode 38: Flying High with the Thunderbird Drone Festival

This week on the podcast, drone expert Nathan Holliday stops by to talk about the upcoming Thunderbird Drone Festival in Woodward and how these flying machines are finding new uses in film, safety, and sports. Plus, we discuss "the best" views in Oklahoma in Question of the Week and search for more fun across the state in Podvents. We hope you listen!

 

The Oklahoma Today podcast is sponsored by Bravado Wireless. 

Season 4, Episode 37: Community Spirit at the Hydro Free Fair

Little towns are big fun in this week's episode. The editors chat with the organizers of the Hydro Free Fair, the state's oldest free fair, and discuss their favorite small towns across the state in the Question of the Week. Then it's time to plan for your next outing with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 36: Big 10 Ballroom with Doc Shaw

This week musician and educator Doc Shaw stops by the podcast to talk about his afterschool program A Pocket Full of Hope and the revival of Tulsa's famed Big 10 Ballroom, allowing up-and-coming talents to rehearse and perform on the same stage as great musicians of the past. Plus, we dig into the Question of the Week and keep the fun rolling with the weekly Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 35: Grilling and Giving at the United Way BBQ Showdown

We're headed to Ardmore for this week's episode, featuring the folks behind the United Way BBQ Showdown. Be sure to show up the first night for a heap of Cajun cooking. Plus, we expand the Oklahoma State Meal with our Question of the Week and take a look at more amusements on the horizon in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 34: Brain Freeze with the Broken Arrow Taste of Summer Ice Cream Festival

Temperatures are soaring, so there's no better time to talk to the folks at the Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce about the annual Taste of Summer Ice Cream Festival, coming August 5. Plus, we answer the Question of the Week and help plan more future fun with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 33: Special Celebrations with The Country Dove

This week the owners of beloved Elk City tea room The Country Dove join the podcast to talk about how a short-term gift shop became their long-term dream. Plus, the editors talk about special occasion destinations and plan another week of outings with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 32: Digging Up ”Treasure Maps”

This week the editors dig into their group feature in the latest issue of Oklahoma Today, "Treasure Maps," which will take readers through the decades and all over the map in search of Oklahoma's rich history. Plus, answers to the Question of the Week and plenty of more happenings in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 31: Creating Cinema with Kyle Roberts

Local movie maven Kyle Roberts joins the podcast to talk about the challenges and triumphs of making movies in Oklahoma. Plus, the editors tackle the Question of the Week and predicting your future fun with Podvents. We hope you listen!