The Oklahoma Today Podcast

Alex Mann joins the editors to discuss upcoming exhibits at Norman's Sam Noble Museum and why touching nature is so important to young visitors. Plus, we talk about our favorite dinosaurs and help you plan for a fun week ahead in Podvents. We hope you listen!

This week on the podcast, the editors chat with the organizers of Miami's Sunny Side Up Film Festival. Then they ponder the Question of the Week and plan out upcoming fun with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Live theater can be challenging, eye-opening, and affecting. But it can also be a lot of fun. This week on the pod, guests from Guthrie's Pollard Theatre talk about Clue: The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, and how they're bringing audiences back with productions that focus on having a good time. Plus, the editors talk theater in our Question of the Week, and explore the upcoming calendar in Podvents. We hope you listen!

A new exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art includes accessibility features for low- and no-vision guests, as well as tactile learners. We talk to OKCMOA and NewView Oklahoma about the challenges and triumphs of accessible art. Plus, the editors answer the Question of the Week and help show off the most fun you can have in Oklahoma with Podvents.

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Few people know Oklahoma music as well as writer Preston Jones, who joins the editors to talk about his new column "Sounds Like Oklahoma" and why it's so hard to pin down just one sound to define the state. Plus, we hum along with your answers to the Question of the Week, and we help listeners explore upcoming happenings in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Artist Lawrence Naff, whose new exhibit is on display at the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, joins the editors to talk about his process and the Oklahoma art scene. Plus, we discuss our favorite local visual artists and get in the mood for fun with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Oklahoma City restauranteur Benji Sukmanee talks about how Thai food evolves for local tastes at Thai House. Plus, we make our own Thai food wishlist in the Question of the Week, and keep up on what's next with Podvents. We hope you listen!

Bedré Fine Chocolates in Davis is an Oklahoma Valentine's Day (and every other day) institution. We talked to Bedré General Manager Kay Colbert about new flavors, old favorites, and finding the perfect ingredients. Plus, the editors answer the Question of the Week and help plan for more fun in Podvents. We hope you listen!

Reader, writer, critic, and enthusiast Jeff Martin joins the editors from Tulsa to talk about Magic City Books, Book Smart Tulsa, and why reading is both fun and fundamental. Plus, we put a marker in some favorite tomes in our Question of the Week and get you ready for a week of fun in Podvents. We hope you listen!

This week the editors talk to the inspiring folks at the Center of Family Love in Okarche about their mission to help Oklahoma's forgotten citizens find meaning through community and work. Plus, we ponder your answers to the Question of the Week and put some fun on your calendar with Podvents. We hope you listen!