Intersections - Oklahoma

Intersections - Oklahoma episodes:

• 12.30.2016

  Dee Morales, Working both sides of the camera

  Episode 60 – To have spent decades working both in front of the camera and behind it is what we talk about in this episode. Viewers in the Oklahoma Cit market have seen Dee’s name in credits here for many...

  
• 12.23.2016

  Fr. Jorge Cabrera – Little Flower Catholic Church

  Episode 59 – Two aspects of Little Flower Church set the congregation and ministry apart from the rest of Catholic Churches in the Oklahoma City metro: First, they are and have been the key Catholic Parish in OKC that is...

  
• 12.16.2016

  Susan Moring on OK Coders boot camp

  Episode 58 – Susan Moring sees the potential in working hard to build support for Oklahoma’s code developer boot camp called OK Coders. She doesn’t write code herself, but uses her organizational skills to put together a very popular and affordable...

  
• 12.02.2016

  Aspasia Carlson – Principal, trust-builder

  Episode 57 – Aspasia Carlson is in her seventh year as principal of John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City Public Schools. Carlson explains some of her background and how that prepared her for leadership at John Marshall. She also talks...

  
• 11.25.2016

  Robert Ruiz – Mariachi band leader – music ed promoter

  Bonus Episode 56 – From the same interview session as episode 55, Robert talks about the importance of Mariachi music in OKC for Hispanic children. He has been instrumental in getting Mariachi music taught in Oklahoma City Public Schools. In...

  
• 11.25.2016

  Robert Ruiz – Strengthening Hispanic culture in OKC

  Episode 55 – For the past several years Oklahoma City has had a Mexican Independence Day celebration held in various locations. Robert Ruiz, President of Scissortail Community Development Corporation, has been one of the key organizers. We talk about the development of the...

  
• 11.18.2016

  Collin Walke – New Democratic Party representative in a Republican state

  Episode 54 – Collin Walke was one of several urban Democratic Party candidates in this year’s election cycle to buck the statewide trend of the Republican Party gaining an even bigger super majority in the Oklahoma Legislature. Running and losing...

  
• 11.11.2016

  Civic Hacking, Tulsa-Style

  Episode 53 – Luke Crouch and Carlos Moreno are involved on their own unpaid time developing new tech tools to help all of the people of Tulsa connect to Tulsa city services and government. They are leaders in Code for...

  
• 11.04.2016

  Jesse and Amanda Harlin at Thunder Plains 4!

  Episode 52 – These two interviews were conducted during day 2 of the Thunder Plains code developer conference that is in its fourth year. Jesse and Amanda Harlin have provided core leadership of the conference and its sponsoring organization Techlahoma...

  
• 10.20.2016

  Third Presidential Debate – Watch party comments

  Episode 51 – We interviewed attorney Craig Johnston before the debate began and then interviewed Amanda McClain-Snipes afterward. Both had some interesting and thoughtful insights on the candidates and the process. Thanks to Cathy and Sean Cummings for hosting the...

  
• 10.14.2016

  Sandino Thompson – Guest on episode 1, now 50! What has changed?

  Episode 50 – Sandino was our guest in episode one and now is back to check in at episode 50! We discuss what has changed – or maybe not changed – in a year when it comes to Maps for...

  
• 10.07.2016

  Cyndi Munson – Back into the neighborhoods of HD85

  Episode 49 – We visit with Cyndi once again almost a year later than her appearance on Intersections the first time. Then, she was only the second guest we had and she had completed a successful campaign to win the...

  
• 09.29.2016

  Ziva Branstetter – Editor, investigative reporter, muckraker

  Episode 48 – In April, Ziva and reporting partner Cary Aspinwall were named finalists for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for their coverage in the Tulsa World of Oklahoma’s botched execution of Clayton Lockett. The same day they...

  
• 09.22.2016

  Paxton Cavin – Elementary Art Teacher, OKC Public Schools

  Episode 47 – In her third year teaching Art at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary in Oklahoma City Public Schools, Paxton is starting to see the value of longevity and continuity in teaching. We talk about that and about the...

  
• 09.16.2016

  Matt Chandler – Developer – Code for OKC

  Episode 46 – Computer code developers have volunteered their time and knowledge to bring greater transparency to city governments across the U.S. Code for OKC is a group of like-minded code developers who are working to make the budget of...

  
• 09.08.2016

  Doug Sorocco – Unique lawyer in a unique law firm

  Episode 45 – Most ordinary people might recognize the name “DC on Film Row” as that cool, intimate outdoor music and party venue on the east end of the Film Row district. But “DC” stands for Dunlop Codding, the law...

  
• 09.01.2016

  Matthew Payne – TV and travel writer, teacher

  Episode 44 – Matt spent considerable time in the rarefied environment of the Los Angeles television and film industries. Now he has moved back to Oklahoma to pursue a new life with his wife after their recent marriage and to...

  
• 08.26.2016

  Angela Clark Little – Mom, public school advocate, political target

  Episode 43 – Nearly 40 episodes after Angela was our guest the first time, we talk about the progression of her public school advocacy into electoral politics. Leading up to the primaries in June, she formed a Facebook group that...

  
• 08.19.2016

  Brian Winkeler – Brand and comic book creative

  Episode 42 – As the principle of his firm, Robot House Creative, Brian leads two other members of his firm in developing brands for the boutique firm’s clients. But also, he is the writer for a comic book series that...

  
• 08.19.2016

  Brian Winkeler - brand and comic book creative

  Episode 42 - As the principle partner of Robot House Creative, Brian leads two other members of his firm in developing brands for the boutique firm's clients. But also, he is the writer for a comic book series that is...

  
• 08.12.2016

  Dallas Koehn – Public school teacher – lightning rod

  Episode 41 – Dallas has been willing to engage in the regular push and pull of social media squabbles over education politics in Oklahoma. His blog “Blue Cereal Education” has often made the thick-skinned teacher a lightning rod of criticism....

  
• 08.12.2016

  Dallas Koehn - public school teacher, lightning rod

  Episode 41 - Dallas has been willing to engage in the regular push and pull of social media squabbles over education politics in Oklahoma. His blog "Blue Cereal Education" has often made the thick-skinned teacher a lightning rod of criticism....

  
• 08.04.2016

  Dennis Spielman – Filmmaker

  Episode 40 – This episode was recorded and first published between the end of the Oklahoma City 48 Hour Film Project and the showing of the finished products on the following Sunday. I talk with Dennis, one of the entrants,...

  
• 07.28.2016

  Tommy Yi – Champion of tech co-working spaces in Oklahoma City

  Episode 39 – First was the Unconference which led to OKC CoCo co-working space. Then came the 404 co-working space. Now, Tommy is once again in on another ground floor development of a new co-working space. This one is called...

  
• 07.24.2016

  Bonus Episode – “The fierce women of OklaEd”

  Episode 38 – “Oklaed” has become a rally hash tag for many different people and groups who support public and publicly funded education in Oklahoma. Starting out as a joke, “Fierce women of Oklaed” turned into a social gathering of like-minded...

  
• 07.21.2016

  Catherine Lippert – Code Developer, collaborator

  Episode 37 – The solitary computer coder alone in a room is just not how code is developed any more. Instead, according to Chatherine, it is a collaborative, team effort that takes strong communication and social skills. She tells us...

  
• 07.14.2016

  Tamya Cox – Civil rights activist

  Episode 36 – The Black Lives Matter Rally in Oklahoma City on Sunday, July 10 was a positive experience for all of Oklahoma City. People at the rally were peaceful and passionate. The police connected with the crowd in a...

  
• 07.08.2016

  Jack Fowler – Visual artist, writer, radio talent

  Episode 35 – Some people know Jack Fowler as that guy who has a show on KOSU’s The Spy on Sunday evenings. Others admire his paintings and are getting excited about the huge octopus mural that he is preparing to...

  
• 07.08.2016

  Jack Fowler - visual artist, writer, radio talent

  Episode 35 - Some people know Jack Fowler as that guy who has a show on KOSU's The Spy on Sunday evenings. Others admire his paintings and are getting excited about the huge octopus mural that he is preparing to put...

  
• 07.01.2016

  Forrest Bennett – Door to door politics in HD 92

  Episode 34 He’s seen a shooting and had his car stolen. But Forrest Bennett is still knocking doors and getting to know people in Oklahoma House District 92 which cuts across almost 10 major neighborhoods on the south and near north...

  
• 06.24.2016

  Tracey Zeeck – Growing a PR firm from one

  Episode 33 Maybe Bumbershoot PR firm takes different paths because that’s what founder Tracey Zeeck does. Starting at a small desk in her bedroom at home, she has developed a firm with four full-time employees and a summer intern, each carrying...

  
• 06.17.2016

  Kim Haywood – How to make deadCENTER film festival happen

  Episode 32 The 16th deadCENTER Film Festival just wrapped up their 16th festival. While using hundreds of dedicated volunteers, the festival’s staff is made up of only 4 people. As Director of Programing and Education, Kim Haywood is one of those....

  
• 06.12.2016

  Yousef Kazemi – First-time filmmaker – “Yes, we’re open”

  Episode 31 Bonus episode from the deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City “Yes, we are open” is the title of the short film that was on the Okie Shorts program at this year’s deadCENTER Film Festival. This is Yousef’s first film, so...

  
• 06.12.2016

  Kristofer McNeeley – Executive producer and writer – “Great Plains”

  Episode 30 Bonus episode from the deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City In the film Great Plains, an abused mother and son go on the run to escape her current husband’s abuse. There is a particular power in this drama which also...

  
• 06.10.2016

  Ben Hedin – writer, film producer – “Two Trains Runnin'”

  Episode 29 This episode is from the deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City.  The full-length documentary Two Trains Runnin’ is taken from over 125 hours of source film, audio, and animation. Ben wrote the script, and then was the producer on the...

  
• 06.03.2016

  Ornella Gashumba – Child of Rwanda, OKC entrepreneur

  Episode 28 When Ornella’s father was killed in the Rwandan genocide of 1994, her extended family took on the responsility of raising her. Now a new college graduate of Okla. Christian University, she is positive and ready to develop an import/export...

  
• 05.27.2016

  Ed Shadid – OKC Council Member

  Episode 27 First Elected to his Ward 2 Oklahoma City Council seat in 2011, Dr. Ed Shadid has been a proponent of open government and citizen engagement. Here he talks about the critical intersection that the people of Oklahoma City are...

  
• 05.20.2016

  Courtney Martin – Community Catalyst

  Episode 26 It was hardly a thought process for Courtney. She came home to help with the family business when one of her parents was ill. And now she has become a part of their business. She also is a catalyst...

  
• 05.13.2016

  Laura Massenat – Midtown Entrepreneur

  Episode 25 For Laura Massenat, life is a flow of seeing opportunities and saying “yes.” She co-owns the ever-popular Elemental Coffee in Midtown. She just completed a four year term on the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board. She was one of...

  
• 05.07.2016

  Julia Kirt – Advocate for the Arts

  Episode 24 Sometimes the decisions we make just don’t seem that important at the time, but then later we realize that they were. That was the case with Julia Kirt’s “temporary” stay in Oklahoma that placed her in a key position...

  
• 04.30.2016

  Erin Cooper - Designer, muralist

  The public knows Erin Cooper as the artists who joined with another to produce a larger mural on Western at 37th Street. But business owners also know her and her husband as Cooper House Creative, a web design company. Erin's...

  
• 04.29.2016

  Erin Cooper – Designer, Muralist

  Episode 23 The public knows Erin Cooper as one of the artists who produced a large mural on Western at NW 37th Street. But business owners also know her and her husband as Cooper House Creative, a web design company. Erin’s...

  
• 04.22.2016

  Daniel Wade – Hope-filled engineer, inventor

  Episode 22 His journey as an engineer and bold inventor today began with Daniel’s basic decision of philosophy when he was much younger. It led him to a an unexpectedly fulfilling life today that could help save the environment and us.

  
• 04.21.2016

  Daniel Wade - Hope-filled engineer, inventor

  His journey as an engineer and bold inventor today began with Daniel's basic decision of philosophy when he was much younger. It led him to a an unexpectedly fullfilling life today that could help save the environment and us.

  
• 04.15.2016

  Mickey Dollens – Teacher Turned Candidate

  Episode 21 Even before he found out that his job had been cut for next year, OkC Public Schools high school teacher Mickey Dollens had started knocking doors in House District 93 to run for that seat. Now, he is even...

  
• 04.08.2016

  Bob Blackburn – Oklahoma’s Historian

  Episode 20 Who keeps track of Oklahoma’s history? It’s Dr. Bob Blackburn, Executive Director of one of the three oldest state agencies in Oklahoma government. The Oklahoma Historical Society presides over a full range of programs and runs the Oklahoma History...

  
• 04.01.2016

  Brian Bergman – The H&8th Guy

  Episode 19 In an earlier interview Brian did such a good job of reflecting on H&8th Night Market’s successful run until it ended, we decided to cut those out and make a separate episode. These are especially poignant now that the...

  
• 03.25.2016

  Elizabeth Ramirez – Marketing Connection to Hispanic culture

  Episode 18 Maybe once upon a time in Oklahoma City advertisers could use poorly-translated commercials directed at Hispanics. But not any more. Liz grew up in the big middle of the heavily Hispanic culture of the south side of the city. Now...

  
• 03.24.2016

  Elizabeth Ramirez - Marketing Connection to Hispanic culture

  Maybe once upon a time in Oklahoma City advertisers could use poorly-translated commercials directed at Hispanics. But not any more. Liz grew up in the big middle of the heavily Hispanic culture of the south side of the city. Now...

  
• 03.18.2016

  Judith Huerta – Hispanic Community Advocate

  Episode 17 It takes unique people to connect two cultures with two languages. Judith Huerta is such a person. She does that working for Oklahoma City Public Schools and volunteering for several advocacy organizations in OKC and nation-wide. In this episode we hear about...