Good Neighbor Podcast: Tulsa

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Justin Gorski, general manager of the Tulsa Drillers, to talk about baseball, community, fireworks, and what makes ONEOK Field one of Tulsa’s most memorable gathering places.

Justin shares why a Tulsa Drillers game is about much more than watching baseball. From future Los Angeles Dodgers talent on the field to Hornsby, the splash pad, playground, food, drinks, theme nights, and Friday night fireworks, ONEOK Field is built to give families, fans, and first-time visitors something to enjoy from the moment they walk in.

This conversation also pulls back the curtain on what fans do not always see: offseason planning, stadium maintenance, promotions, food and beverage decisions, operations, and the behind-the-scenes work that keeps a 17-year-old ballpark feeling fresh.

You’ll also hear how the Tulsa Drillers serve as a community hub for nonprofits, schools, families, businesses, and local groups. Justin talks about charity events, watch parties, community nights, and programs that help people experience the ballpark who may not otherwise get the chance.

If you grew up with the Drillers, love Tulsa traditions, or want a night out that feels bigger than the scoreboard, this episode gives you a fun look at the people and planning behind the magic at ONEOK Field.

Sometimes the game is only the beginning of the night.

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Steve Grantham, executive director of Up With Trees, to talk about Tulsa’s urban forest, neighborhood shade, tree planting, and how one phone call helped grow a movement that has lasted 50 years.

Steve shares the surprising origin story behind Up With Trees: a Tulsa high school student noticed trees being removed for a road project, called City Hall, and helped spark a nonprofit that has now planted more than 40,000 trees and distributed hundreds of thousands more throughout Tulsa and northeast Oklahoma.

This conversation gets into what urban forestry really means. Steve explains why trees are not just decoration. They cool streets, soften traffic noise, improve neighborhoods, support healthier communities, and make everyday places feel more alive.

You’ll also hear about the 3-30-300 rule: three visible trees from home, work, or school, 30% neighborhood canopy coverage, and quality green space within 300 yards. Steve explains why that simple framework can help cities think more clearly about shade, health, access, and long-term neighborhood care.

If you care about Tulsa, neighborhoods, conservation, volunteering, local nonprofits, or what your street could look like with more shade and care, this episode gives you a fresh look at the trees most people drive past without thinking twice.

Sometimes changing a city starts with asking what happens to one tree.

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Mayor Stephen Tyler Holman of Norman, Oklahoma to talk about local leadership, city growth, public pressure, and what it really takes to serve a community up close.

Mayor Holman shares how his family’s roots in Norman go back generations, from Main Street memories to watching the city change over time. That history shapes the way he leads today, especially in a growing city where decisions about streets, sidewalks, water, sewer, zoning, public safety, and development affect people’s daily lives.

This conversation pulls back the curtain on what most people never see: one-on-one meetings with residents, public votes after months of process, neighborhood concerns, budget realities, and the constant challenge of making decisions when someone will be upset no matter what happens.

You’ll also hear Mayor Holman talk candidly about issues facing Norman, including a proposed turnpike, homelessness and rehousing efforts, neighborhood pressure, social media, misinformation, AI-generated content, and the emotional weight of decisions that can affect someone’s home, commute, or sense of stability.

If you care about local government, city planning, civic leadership, public safety, growth, housing, or what actually happens behind the scenes at City Hall, this episode gives you a grounded look at the human side of public service.

Local leadership is not abstract when the decision reaches your street.

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Erin Martin, founder and CEO of FreshRx Oklahoma, to talk about food as medicine, preventive healthcare, local farmers, and how fresh produce can become part of real support for people facing chronic disease.

Erin shares how her early work with older adults opened her eyes to a healthcare system where people were often following instructions, taking prescriptions, and still getting worse. That concern eventually helped shape FreshRx Oklahoma, a program where clinicians can prescribe fresh, locally grown food and connect patients with the education and support they need to actually use it.

This conversation goes beyond handing someone a bag of vegetables. Erin explains how FreshRx helps people rebuild confidence in the kitchen through knife skills, cooking demos, seasonal recipes, check-in calls, goal setting, mental health conversations, sleep support, and a patient-first culture that feels respectful instead of judgmental.

You’ll also hear why soil health, regenerative agriculture, and local farmers matter to a healthcare program. Erin breaks down why not all produce is equal, how long supply chains can affect freshness and nutrients, and why investing in local food systems can support both community health and the local economy.

If you care about diabetes support, food insecurity, preventive healthcare, regenerative agriculture, local farmers, or practical ways to eat healthier on a budget, this episode gives you a clear place to start.

Sometimes the path to better health starts with what is growing close to home.

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Oscar Garcia of Valmonte Enterprises to talk about custom builds, outdoor living, property development, and why clarity before construction can save homeowners and investors from expensive surprises.

Oscar shares how Valmonte Enterprises helps clients think through the full process before a project begins, from finding land and creating blueprints to planning finishes, outdoor living spaces, pools, patios, and larger development projects. His goal is to help people understand what they are walking into before they sign, build, or commit real money.

This conversation gets into the hidden details that can change everything: soil conditions, utilities, easements, restrictions, design choices, material costs, and whether a property actually supports the plan someone has in mind. Oscar explains why asking better questions early can help avoid confusion, budget problems, and stressful surprises later.

You’ll also hear how Valmonte works with investors, homeowners, and property owners across Tulsa and surrounding areas, including projects involving custom homes, build-to-sell strategy, build-to-rent planning, outdoor upgrades, and storm restoration after hail, wind, tornadoes, or fire.

If you are thinking about building, restoring, developing land, adding an outdoor living space, or starting a major property project, this episode is worth hearing before the dirt moves.

The best time to find the problem is before construction starts.

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Dominique Campbell of Turning Point Global Media to talk about visual storytelling, church media, nonprofit marketing, small business growth, and why clear visuals can help good ideas move faster.

Dominique shares how his path from professional musician and drummer led into building a media company focused on helping churches, nonprofits, and small businesses turn simple ideas into visual stories people can actually understand. His approach is practical: move fast, communicate clearly, use the client’s own words, and create visuals that help people see the message instead of getting lost in it.

This conversation gets into what “visual storytelling” really means beyond making a nice-looking video or graphic. Dominique explains how a few strong words, clean design, sharp aesthetics, and fast response time can help a message land in a scroll-heavy world where attention disappears quickly.

You’ll also hear Dominique talk about faith-driven entrepreneurship, discipline, consistency, referrals, and why he sees business as spiritual warfare. He shares why money is speed, why leadership and legacy show up in daily work, and why some people are waiting for a “red light” when they may already have permission to move.

We also discuss Turning Point University, a hybrid program built around leadership, financial literacy, biblical literacy, and practical teaching that can be brought directly into churches and student communities.

If you care about church media, nonprofit marketing, visual storytelling, small business growth, or building with more clarity and consistency, this episode gives you a practical look at how ideas become movement.

A good idea still needs to be seen clearly.

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Mike Guillen of Hope Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Electrical to talk about home service, faith, customer care, leadership, and the heart behind Day of Hope.

Mike shares why he started the business and the outreach at the same time. For him, giving money felt like the easy part. The harder and more meaningful gift was time: showing up face to face, praying with people, listening to their stories, and helping neighbors feel seen instead of forgotten.

This conversation gets inside the culture of Hope Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Electrical, from weekly prayer and Bible study to teaching employees how to care for customers with empathy. Mike explains why a service call is not just about fixing air conditioning, plumbing, or electrical problems. It is also about restoring trust in moments when people may feel anxious, overwhelmed, or taken advantage of.

You’ll also hear about Day of Hope, a monthly community outreach that brings churches, businesses, and volunteers together to serve neighborhoods with food, clothing, groceries, prayer, and hands-on support. Mike talks about distributing food bags, creating family-friendly block parties, and building longer-term projects that meet real needs in the community.

If you care about faith-led business, home service leadership, local outreach, customer trust, or practical ways to serve Tulsa neighbors, this conversation is worth your time.

Sometimes the greatest gift is not money. It is showing up.

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Brittany Stokes of Tulsa Girls Home and Project Orphans to talk about foster care, trauma, vulnerable children, and what it really takes to create safety for girls who need someone to stay.

Brittany shares how her path shifted from corporate marketing into nonprofit leadership, eventually helping build Project Orphans and later Tulsa Girls Home. After she and her husband became foster parents, they saw the gaps surrounding girls in foster care and began working toward a trauma-informed home built around stability, healing, and consistent adult support.

This conversation challenges one of the most damaging assumptions in foster care: the myth of the “bad foster kid.” Brittany explains why behaviors that frustrate or scare adults are often signs of untreated trauma, unmet needs, fear, instability, and pain that children have not had the tools or safety to process.

You’ll also hear how Tulsa Girls Home supports girls in Oklahoma, how Project Orphans serves vulnerable children and families in Uganda, and why the same wounds often show up across very different parts of the world once basic needs are met. Brittany also shares about Beyond Foster Care, their work supporting young people as they age out of the system and need mentorship, resources, and a place to belong.

If you care about foster care, child advocacy, trauma-informed support, mentoring youth, nonprofit work, or helping vulnerable kids find safety and stability, this conversation gives you a grounded look at what helps and what harms.

Some girls do not need another label. They need safety, stability, and someone who stays.

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Leigh Ankrum of Ankrum Institute to talk about functional bodywork, pain, movement, and why the body may be telling a bigger story than the symptom alone.

Leigh shares how decades of hands-on work, massage therapy, and osteopathy-informed training shaped the way she helps practitioners look at the body as a connected whole. Instead of only asking, “Where does it hurt?” her approach asks what the symptom may be pointing toward and how different systems in the body can influence one another.

This conversation gets into the difference between memorizing techniques and understanding principles. Leigh explains why symptoms can become information, not just problems to silence, and why pain in one area may sometimes be connected to tension, stress, hydration, past interventions, or patterns happening somewhere else in the body.

You’ll also hear how Ankrum Institute trains practitioners to think more deeply, ask better questions, and continue learning beyond a certificate or single method. Leigh talks honestly about chronic pain, surgeries, injections, stress, anxiety, belief systems, and why real support often requires looking at the whole person, not just the loudest symptom.

If you care about functional bodywork, chronic pain, holistic wellness, massage therapy, movement, or learning how to listen to your body with more curiosity, this conversation offers a thoughtful place to start.

Sometimes the pain is loudest where the story is not finished.

Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Mario Rodriguez of Jesus Freedom Harvest Tulsa Español to talk about addiction recovery, street ministry, prayer, outreach, and bringing hope to Spanish-speaking families and communities across Tulsa.

Mario shares his personal story of being set free from meth addiction fifteen years ago after walking into a church service and encountering the power of God in a way he did not expect. That experience became the foundation for his message today: freedom is real, hope is available, and Jesus can meet people in the middle of addiction, fear, pain, and brokenness.

This conversation gives a real look at what Jesus Freedom Harvest Tulsa Español is doing across the city. Mario and his team go out three nights a week to apartment complexes, street corners, parks, churches, and neighborhoods across north, south, east, and west Tulsa. Their outreach includes prayer, worship, preaching, one-on-one ministry, and helping people connect with church and community.

You’ll also hear how the ministry partners with others, including Bridging Hunger, to distribute roughly 150 food bags a week. Mario shares why the need is still greater than the supply, how quickly food disappears in areas like 61st and Peoria, and why practical help often opens the door for deeper ministry.

If you care about Tulsa outreach, addiction recovery, evangelism, prayer ministry, Spanish-speaking communities, or churches coming together to serve people in real time, this conversation is a powerful reminder that the harvest is not someday. It is now.

Freedom found him in a church service. Now he carries it into the streets.