The Oklahoma Today Podcast

Food Worth the Drive 2021

The Oklahoma Today editorial team (Nathan Gunter, Karlie Ybarra, Megan Rossman, and Greg Elwell) gather around the microphones to talk about the joys and challenges of putting together the annual "Food Worth the Drive" feature, which appears in the Jan-Feb issue.

A Sunny Forecast for 2021 with Meteorologist Emily Sutton

KFOR meteorologist Emily Sutton joins Oklahoma Today editors Nate, Karlie, and Greg to discuss why Oklahoma is the epicenter of meteorological studies and how a Chicago kid became one of the state's most-trusted TV personalities. Plus, the crew tries to crack each other up with a slew of fun events across Oklahoma.

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma with Stacy Dykstra

Editor in Chief Nathan Gunter sits down with new Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma CEO Stacy Dykstra to talk about how 2020 impacted Oklahoma's food scarcity issues and how people can help. Read highlights from the interview in our Jan-Feb 2021 issue, hitting newsstands this week.

And, as always, Nate, Managing Editor Karlie Ybarra, and Web Editor Greg Elwell try to crack each other up with our weekly events listings. 

State Parks with Tom Creider

As longtime Oklahoma State Parks employee Tom Creider bids farewell to his 47-year career with the state, he sat down with Oklahoma Today editors Nathan Gunter, Karlie Ybarra, and Greg Elwell to talk about what makes Oklahoma's State Parks so special and how they changed the course of his life.

 

Plus, the editors try to make each other break with another week of hilarious events across the state. 

Local Produce Delivery with Ashley Neal

Oklahoma Today editors Nate Gunter and Greg Elwell sit down (virtually) with Ashley Neal, co-owner of LocalFarmOK—a local farmer's market in a bag delivery service from Tulsa that recently expanded to Oklahoma City—to talk about supporting area growers and putting seasonal produce in the hands of Oklahomans. 

 

Plus, as always, Greg, Nate, and Karlie Ybarra try to crack each other up with our weekly events listings. 

Quarantine Fitness with Jesse Slone

This week's Oklahoma Today Podcast includes editors Nate Gunter, Megan Rossman, and Greg Elwell talking with Jesse Slone, who has spent his quarantine time getting fit and planning a new gym. Follow along with his fitness journey on Instagram.

 

Plus another week of the editors trying to get each other to break while reading the weekly calendar.

Museum of the Red River

Oklahoma Today editors Nathan Gunter, Megan Rossman, and Greg Elwell welcome Dr. Henry Moy from Idabel's Museum of the Red River to talk about the museum's recent expansion and how this southeast Oklahoma gem brings visitors from three surrounding states to enjoy thousands of culturally significant pieces of art and archeology. 

Plus a week of fun events for you to enjoy across Oklahoma. 

Online Gift Guide with Mary Beth Babcock

The Oklahoma Today Podcast team of Nathan Gunter, Karlie Ybarra, Megan Rossman, and Greg Elwell Zoomed in Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on 66 owner Mary Beth Babcock to talk about the challenges of running a shop in a pandemic and how the move to online sales has helped many retailers weather the storm. 

Plus, as always, the staff tries to crack each other up with our weekly calendar of events. 

Learning To Be An Oklahoman

The Oklahoma Today Podcast welcomes in relatively new Oklahoma transplant (and our intrepid Research Editor) Kashea McCowan to discuss her new blog series about acclimating to life in the Sooner State with non-native Photo Editor Megan Rossman and old Okie pros Nathan Gunter (editor in chief) and Greg Elwell (web editor).

 

And, as always, we try to get each other to crack up with our weekly calendar of events. (What is "hawk throwing" anyway?)

 

The Oklahoma Today Podcast is brought to you by MIO, the Made in Oklahoma Coalition.

The Introvert's Guide to Oklahoma

Oklahoma Today editors Nathan Gunter, Karlie Ybarra, Megan Rossman, and Greg Elwell preview our newest issue, including the solo adventuring of "The Introvert's Guide to Oklahoma." And, as always, listen as the staff try to crack each other up with our weekly calendar items.

 

The Oklahoma Today Podcast is sponsored by MIO, The Made In Oklahoma Coalition. Visit miocoalition.com.