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OKC Show host Jason Baffrey is joined by is joined by legendary Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor Rafael Lovato Sr. and Muay Thai expert Bobby Mayhew to discuss Bruce Lee, the state of Mixed Martial Arts, and learning to protect yourself.

Rafael Lovato Sr.

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OKC Show host Jason Baffrey is joined by Lt. Wayland Cubit of the Oklahoma City Police Department to talk about the F.A.C.T. program and how love, friendship, and mentorship is making a difference in the lives of young gang members and potential gang members in Oklahoma City.

 

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Learn more about the Oklahoma City Police Department

Become a mentor with The Mentoring Project

 

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On May 20, 2013, a tornado ripped through Moore, and other parts of Oklahoma. A tragedy of epic proportions rocked the state and beyond.

Tornado in Moore, OK May 20, 2013 courtesy Elevate Faith Productions

In the aftermath, Steven Earp, a local pastor, decided the stories of individual tragedy, overcoming, and heroism needed to be told. Out of that, came the award winning documentary film “Where Was God? – Stories of Hope After the Storm”.

Steven Earp

Earp talks with OKC Show host Jason Baffrey about his day on May 20,2013, some of the heroes of the day, and how to overcome the storms of life, whatever they may be.

 

The movie is now available on DVD and has just been released on Netflix.

Steven Earp’s new book Storms of Life is also now available at wherewasgod.com

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WhereWasGod on Twitter

Where Was God Facebook

 

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The anticipation is building.  An entire segment of our community (including us) are about to gnaw their own arms off with excitement over the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If you haven’t watched the latest trailer go HERE.  It is a monumental moment in moviedom and Geek culture.

Londall and Dawn Guyse

And, just in time for all the hullaballoo, OKC Geeks/Cosplayers Londall and Dawn Guyse are opening a new boutique for geeks in Oklahoma City.  It’s called “My Chic Geek“, and there you will be able to find your favorite boutique goods, like locally crafted candles and soap, but also some of the coolest geek culture items in town.  From Star Wars to The Avengers they carry a full line of fun merchandise for everyone from kids to collectors.

 

Darth Londall and Dawn Guyse

Londall and Dawn are also part of JediOKC a group of Star Wars fans and cosplayers who don’t just dress up for fun, but for a good cause.

Pull out your iPod. Light up your light saber.  Sit back and listen to Baffrey get his geek on with the owners of My Chic Geek and hear about their Grand Opening on Saturday, November 7, 2015.

Visit MyChicGeek.Com

My Chic Geek on Facebook

My Chic Geek on Twitter

My Chic Geek on Instagram

 

 

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Dave Evans knows a little bit about leadership.  He spent 22 years in the United States Air Force as a command pilot, with over 3400 hours and 1,000 hours of combat and combat support.  He was involved with Operation Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Desert Fox, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Noble Eagle, and counter-narco terrorism operations.  He commanded the largest combat AWACS unit in the Middle East, and his career culminated as the Deputy Operations Group Commander of the 552d Training Squadron and 963 Expeditionary Air Control Squadron.

After retiring from the U.S.A.F.,  Dave entered the business realm in Oklahoma City, with a focus in the energy sector.  He served as Executive Vice President of Oceans N.G. and he has worked with Oklahoma’s State Legislature to develop governing rules for CNG stations across the state.  Dave now leads Evans Consulting Group and is a leadership consultant, speaker, and host of  The Bold Leadership Podcast.

Dave joins OKC Show host Jason Baffrey to discuss the entrepreneurship boom in Oklahoma City, the importance of mentorship in business, how young people today aren’t as lazy as we’re led to believe, and why Oklahoma City is one of the best cities in the country to start a business.

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Oklahoma ranks sixth on the list of highest obesity levels in the United States. Hypertension, Heart Disease, Cancer, chronic back pain and other serious issues come as a result of how poorly we care for ourselves.  But, what if we actually took precautionary measures to care for our own bodies like we do for our vehicles?

Dr. Shawna Ortiz, D.C.

In this week’s OKC Show, Jason Baffrey is joined by Dr. Shawna Ortiz from Frontier Family Chiropractic, a Maximized Living Health Center.

Dr. Ortiz talks about the misconceptions of chiropractic care, how maintaining our nerve supply and proper nutrition could save our lives, helping deliver babies, and treating the U.S. National Judo, Wrestling, and Weightlifting teams.

Listen to this show.  It’s interesting and it might just save your life.

Learn more about Frontier Family Chiropractic

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On this special episode of The OKC Show, Jason Baffrey talks with Rachael Taylor, Director of the Western Avenue Association, and Michelle Bui about WestFest taking place this Saturday, September 19.

With 19 bands, including Deerpeople, Allie Lauren, Bowlsey, Tallows, and Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, WestFest is made for the local music lover.  With restaurants like The Barrel and Drum Room, plus many of your favorite local food trucks, the choices of cuisine should satisfy all your cravings.

Listen to the show and hear all about it, then be sure to hit WestFest this Saturday.

To keep up with all the happenings on Western Avenue, go to visitwesternavenue.com

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Every three minutes an American is diagnosed with blood cancer.  In 2009, Marshall Matlock was an athletic, career minded twenty-something.  Then he heard the words everyone fears.  “You have cancer.”

Marshall Matlock Wants You To Be A Hero

In this week’s OKC Show, Jason Baffrey talks with Marshall Matlock, who was diagnosed with leukemia and immediately checked into a hospital, where chemo-treatments began.  After an arduous process culminating with the miracle of finding a bone marrow donor in another country, Marshall went into remission and has been cancer free ever since.

After his experience in trying to find a matching marrow donor, he wanted to find a way to help others that might find themselves in the same situation he faced.

Marshall launched Swab Squad in OKC to help dispel the myths around bone marrow transplants and to recruit donors, so more people have a chance to find a match.

The process to get on the donor list is really easy and requires no pain.  You can register to be a donor at the Swab Squad portable pop-up marrow drive (See them at H & 8th Night Market each month)  or register online through their partner organization Delete Blood Cancer

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Oklahoma City is blessed by a number of organizations doing great things for our city and some that also expand across the nation with their good works.  When The Mentoring Project leaders John and Kari Sowers relocated to OKC a few years ago, the city became a national hub for mentoring and mentor training.

Kari Sowers, The Mentoring Project

In this week’s OKC Show, host Jason Baffrey talks with Kari Sowers, in-house counsel and lead trainer for The Mentoring Project, about the importance of mentors, their move to OKC, and the upcoming PLACE Conference.

With nationally known experts like Dr. John Perkins, Donald Miller, Bob Goff, Sister Rosemary, Joshua Dubois, and local leaders like Lt. Wayland Cubit, Blair Humpheys, and of course Dr. John Sowers to name a few, the Place Conference this month makes Oklahoma City the world epicenter of the mentoring conversation.

Learn more about The Mentoring Project HERE

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We are in disturbing times.  A recent poll indicates that Americans have a “dim view of race relations”.  In many ways the state of relations betweens blacks and whites seems to be moving backward not forward as one might expect, considering the amount of time since the civil rights movement and the fact that we have a black President.

In the past few years, months, and even weeks, tragic and horrific events in Ferguson, Missouri, Charleston, South Carolina, Roanoke, Virginia, and Houston, Texas have brought increased exposure and tensions on race relations around the United States.

In Oklahoma City, however, instead of taking to the streets, people are meeting at the dinner table to have safe, civil, informative, and enlightening conversations about race relations in our city.

An effort called DinnerTableOKC was launched in Oklahoma City August of last year. DinnerTableOKC was a concept envisioned by Taylor Doe and inspired by his good friends Rodney and Cresha Redus.  The idea seems simple.  Bring blacks and whites together around a great meal to have honest conversations about what we know, don’t know, think we know, and in some cases never dreamed of, when it comes to racial concerns in the 21st century.

In this episode of the OKC Show, Jason Baffrey talks with Rodney, Cresha, and Taylor about their efforts and the national interest that’s developing based on the DinnerTableOKC model.

(from left) Rodney Redus, Cresha Redus, Taylor Doe

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