The Oklahoma Today Podcast

deadCenter Film Festival Executive Founder Cacky Poarch joins the editors to talk about this year's fest and how deadCenter works year-round to build the next generation of Oklahoma filmmakers. Plus, we dive into summer with the Question of the Week and help plan your next trip with Podvents. We hope you listen!

New restaurants are opening at four Oklahoma State Parks, so we talked to head chef Manny Davila about creating the menu for The Lookout Kitchen. Plus, we talk about our favorite parks and yours in Question of the Week and keep your calendar informed with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Oklahoma City's annual Chuck Wagon Festival at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is a highlight for kids and adults alike who want to know more about the pioneer lifestyle of early Oklahoma. Chuck wagon cook Darryl Jacobs joins the editors to talk about how he got into the unique hobby and why cooking over coals is a whole different animal than using a kitchen.

Plus, the editors discuss their favorite chuck wagon meals and peer into the near future with Podvents. We hope you listen!

This week Jarica Walsh, the Oklahoma Arts Council's director of art in public places, joins the editors to talk about the new and renovated art collection inside the Oklahoma State Capitol and why renovations are making a generational change to the collection. Plus, we pick your brains for the Question of the Week and help find more fun in Podvents. We hope you listen!

This week on the podcast, the editors reel in an interview with Mark Fuqua about the state's oldest fishing tournament, the Canton Lake Walleye Rodeo, and why anglers and foodies alike are wild about walleyes. Plus, the editors are thinking about cocktails and mocktails in the Question of the Week, and everybody has something fun to talk about in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Shana Ford joins the editors this week to talk about the El Reno Fried Onion Burger Day Festival, what it's like to see (and smell!) an 800-pound onion burger cooking outside, and that there's more to do in El Reno than just eat. Plus, the team discusses their own ideas about a perfect burger and keeps you in the know with this week's Podvents. We hope you listen!

One of Oklahoma's favorite and most unique entertainment destinations is the Castle of Muskogee. Mike Hiller joins the editors to talk about six weekends of Oklahoma Renaissance Festival fun, generational fans, and how they keep things fresh after 27 years. Plus, we quiz the editors about other eras in need of celebration and check out the week ahead in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Comedian and freelance writer Jeremy Martin, author of Oklahoma Today's popular events calendar "Out There," stops by to talk about what makes a great event and how going down a Wikipedia hole leads to the best write-ups. Plus, the editors answer our Question of the Week and we take a crack at doing our own write-ups in Podvents. We hope you listen!

The chef and general manager of artistically minded eatery Frida Southwest in Oklahoma City join the editors this week to discuss menu creation, valuing every staff member, and how they come up with their captivating drink names. Plus, we hear your answers to the Question of the Week and peer into Oklahoma's entertaining future with Podvents. We hope you listen!

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Curator Michael Grauer joins the podcast to talk about the new exhibit Playing Cowboy which explores Western-themed toys from the late 1800s through today. The editors get in on the fun with a discussion of their favorite toys in Question of the Week, and help you plan for fun days ahead in Podvents.

We hope you listen!