Survive & Thrive's Podcast

Noah Nichols is a student at the University of Oklahoma and part of the LGBTQ+ community. In this episode, we are going to talk about Oklahoma's slow turn into accepting it's checkered history and how it affects communities across the board. 

Karen Marinelli, teacher at Moore Public Schools, and a survivor of the 2013 Moore tornado. In this episode, we discuss the tragic events of that day and how the Oklahoma community came together to support each other during a time of crisis and how this same mentality plays into dealing with the pandemic, today. 

In this episode, we are joined with seasoned journalist, now retired from KFOR channel 4, Linda Cavanaugh, where we discuss the two-fold pandemic of COVID and racial heartache in the great state of Oklahoma. 

Joy Hofmeister is the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction. In this episode, we will focus on the Oklahoma education system and how it directly affects the racial tensions in the state today. 

In this episode, we talk with Krista Tippett, an award winning journalist originally from Oklahoma, and now an NPR host. We will be focusing on how Oklahoma can learn from its past tragedies and discover what a new "normal" might look like for the state. 

Joseph Harroz, President of the University of Oklahoma, sits down to talk with us about the coronavirus and past racial on-campus incidents. In this episode we reflect on how the University is navigating during these uncertain times and how students, facility, and staff can work together to create a successful semester amid the health and racial pandemics.

Nikki Nice, council woman of Oklahoma's Ward 7, is the 10th female to serve on the Oklahoma city council and the 2nd woman of color. In this episode we will be focusing on the state a whole and how Oklahoma is just now learning how to come to terms with its checkered history, specifically racial tensions.  

 In 2006, Gene Rainbolt was selected as one of the 50 most powerful men in Oklahoma. Charlotte Lankard is a licensed marriage and family counselor as well as a writer for the Oklahoman. In this episode, we will be focusing on the current racial and health pandemics and how Oklahomans can discover a new "normal" and what that might look like. 

Joi Gordon is the CEO of Dress for Success, a globally-recognized organization that has empowered more than one million women to become economically advanced in nearly 150 cities in more than 20 countries. In this episode we will focus on the history of Oklahoma and how it relates to the current racial pandemic and how Oklahomans can band together to face these issues head on. 

Brenda Alford is a descendant of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors. She is involved in the race massacre centennial coming up next year and is also on the committee overseeing the excavation of the cemetery where it is believed victims were buried in unmarked or mass graves. In this episode, we will be focusing on the tragedy of the Tulsa Race Massacre and how Oklahoma can acknowledge its checkered past to move forward.