The Oklahoma Today Podcast

Season 4, Episode 10: Like an Open Book with Jeff Martin

Reader, writer, critic, and enthusiast Jeff Martin joins the editors from Tulsa to talk about Magic City Books, Book Smart Tulsa, and why reading is both fun and fundamental. Plus, we put a marker in some favorite tomes in our Question of the Week and get you ready for a week of fun in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 9: Creating Community with the Center of Family Love

This week the editors talk to the inspiring folks at the Center of Family Love in Okarche about their mission to help Oklahoma's forgotten citizens find meaning through community and work. Plus, we ponder your answers to the Question of the Week and put some fun on your calendar with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 8: Riding Along with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

This week editors Megan Rossman and Karlie Ybarra hit the road with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for an interview about some hidden treasures in the state. Plus, we answer the Question of the Week and plumb the depths of TravelOK.com's calendar for Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 7: Loving Lawton-Ft. Sill with Dr. Krista Ratliff

Every city has hidden treasures and, on this week's Oklahoma Today podcast, Lawton-Ft. Sill Chamber of Commerce President Dr. Krista Ratliff talks to the editors about what folks don't know about her neck of the woods. Plus, we answer the always intriguing Question of the Week and take a light-hearted look at events in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 6: Looking Back on 2022

This week the Oklahoma Today editors are joined by Oklahoma Travel and Recreation Department's new Executive Director Shelley Zumwalt to talk about the best things that happened in 2022, our favorite stories from the magazine, and what's coming in the new year. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 5: Streaming Oklahoma with Dennis Spielman

Videographer Dennis Spielman joins the editors to talk about The Show Starts Now Studios and creating an Oklahoma-centric streaming service to help locals find new entertainment in their backyards. Plus we ponder our Question of the Week and highlight more fun to come in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 4: Appreciating Great Music with Alexander Mickelthwate of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic

Oklahoma City Philharmonic Musical Director Alexander Mickelthwate knows from great music and he stops by the podcast to talk about relating to audiences hundreds of years ago and why modern music and classics fit so well together. Plus, we tune up our Question of the Week and laugh our way into a new week with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 3: Something Sweet with Apron Strings Candy

Enid's candy maker extraordinaire Melissa Thomas comes by to talk about Apron Strings Candy and how they're dedicated to keeping classic candies around. Plus we pick your noodles in our Question of the Week and help predict your future fun in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 2: Art, Colony, and G. Patrick Riley

Acclaimed artist and Colony artist-in-residence G. Patrick Riley joins the podcast to talk about how a small Oklahoma town has embraced art as a fundamental part of life. Then the Oklahoma Today editors talk about their favorite small towns and help you explore the state with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 1: The One Enid

Kicking off the fourth season of the Oklahoma Today podcast the organizers of The One Enid stop by to talk about this year's record-breaking Christmas tree and why Enid is becoming a regional destination. All that and we read your Question of the Week answers and dig into the calendar with Podvents. We hope you listen!