The Oklahoma Today Podcast

Season 4, Episode 54: Picture-Perfect Christmas in Ponca City

When it comes to celebrating the holidays, Ponca City doesn't fool around. Zach Trantham, tourism coordinator for the Putnam City Chamber of Commerce, joins the podcast to talk about the town's Festival of Angels holiday lights tour and the many other ways they make Christmas special. From the fabulous Marland Mansion to live penguins, Ponca City proves itself as a real Yuletide heavyweight.

Also on this week's issue, the editors discuss what Oklahoma town they'd like to spend the holidays in, and podvents stuns and amazes. We hope you enjoy!

Season 4, Episode 53: Seeing the Light with Preston Singletary

Welcome back listeners! Internationally known, Seattle-based glass sculpture artist Preston Singletary is our guest this week. Oklahoma Today editors Ben Luschen and Nathan Gunter sat down with Singletary at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art while he was in town for the opening of his new immersive exhibit Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight. This one-of-a-kind audio and visual experience takes guests inside one of the most cherished stories in Tlingit culture. The exhibit will be open at OKCMOA now through April 28. 

Also on the podcast, the editors discuss what inspires them, and podvents delight as always. Enjoy!

Season 4, Episode 52: The Okie Holiday Bucket List

Oklahoma Today's November/December issue is out to subscribers and on newsstands now. The editors hash out the new magazine, including our feature on the most classic holiday must-dos across the state. From the nation's tallest fresh-cut Christmas tree in Enid to dinosaur-guarded jollies in Idabel, we've got your holiday travel destinations covered.

 

Additionally, the editors discuss the most superior Thanksgiving side dishes, and BMX bikes and limousines guide us through podvents. Happy listening!

Season 4, Episode 51: Exhibiting Strength with National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

This week we are welcoming Eric Singleton onto the podcast. As the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum’s curator of ethnology, he curated the exhibition Nations at War! Field Sketches of a Pawnee Warrior, which you can go see at the museum in Oklahoma City through January 21. These sketches by Pawnee artist and soldier in the US 45th Infantry Division Brummett Echohawk depict prisoners of war and other soldiers from around the world during World War II.

 

In the spirit of museum exhibits, the editors name some of their all-time favorites and discuss listener input. Plus podvents take us from creepy acrobatics to old-fashioned hog's head feasts. We hope you enjoy!

Season 4, Episode 50: Krista Tippett and The Art of Being

Radio luminary Krista Tippett is this week's guest on the Oklahoma Today podcast. Known for enlightening conversations with the likes of Maya Angelou and Joy Harjo on the award-winning former National Public Radio program On Being, the Shawnee native recently spoke with Photo Editor Megan Rossman about taking the show to an independent digital format through the On Being Project, her past work, and the connection Tippett still feels with her home state. See Oklahoma Today's new November/December issue to read a Q&A version of this conversation. 

In addition to a fabulous guest, the Oklahoma Today editors crack open the mental thesaurus to describe our unique state, and podvents this week are particularly animal friendly.

Season 4, Episode 49: Okie Ghosts with Jeff Provine

There might not be a bigger expert on ghosts and paranormal activity in the Sooner State than Jeff Provine, the writer behind the Haunted Oklahoma book series and ghost tours, and we're pleased to have him as a guest for this special Halloween Week episode. Editor-in-Chief Nathan Gunter interviews Provine about the metaphysical realm and the classic ghost legends of Oklahoma. 

Stick around for the editors sharing some of their own favorite ghost stories, and the weekly podvents never disappoint. 

Season 4, Episode 48: Pretty Words with Vince Gill

It's an honor to welcome country music royalty onto this week's show: Norman's own Vince Gill is this week's interview guest. It's hard to know where to even begin with a career spanning four decades now, but Oklahoma Today contributor Preston Jones does his best to catch us up on Gill's recent activities, including touring as an Eagles member and the twenty-fifth anniversary of his 1998 album The Key. The Heart Won't Lie and neither will Vince, so you won't want to miss it. 

But that's not all! The editors tackle the controversial subject of least favorite Halloween candies, and Ben takes the reigns as host. 

Season 4, Episode 47: Killers of the Flower Moon Part II with Addie Roanhorse

You wanted more Killers of the Flower Moon and you're getting just that. Our fourth season concludes with the second part of our preview of the upcoming film, this time with an interview from Addie Roanhorse, an Osage artist and founder of Big Rain Gallery in Pawhuska. In addition to working as an art director and Osage Nation cultural ambassador on Killers, she also designed the cover art for Oklahoma Today's upcoming November/December issue.

Stay tuned for a discussion on some of our favorite Oklahoma small towns to visit, as well as a bittersweet sendoff to Greg. We hope you listen!

Season 4, Episode 46: Killer of the Flower Moon with Mason Whitehorn Powell

This week on the podcast, the editors sit down with Osage journalist and law student Mason Whitehorn Powell to discuss the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon movie, which was filmed in Oklahoma. Powell was on-set with director Martin Scorcese and has been following its development since the book's publication.

And stick around for historical fun in Question of the Week and plan your next road trip with Podvents.

We hope you listen!

The Oklahoma Today podcast is sponsored by Bravado Wireless.

Season 4, Episode 45: All-American Touring with Tyson Ritter

Musician, model, and actor Tyson Ritter of All-American Rejects stops in to talk about taking a band from local shows in Stillwater to touring the country in advance of the band's show at the Zoo Amphitheatre. 

Plus, the editors reminisce about their favorite Oklahoma concerts in Question of the Week and make sure listeners know what's coming next in Podvents. 

We hope you listen!

The Oklahoma Today podcast is sponsored by Bravado Wireless.