Sandino Thompson – Son of Oklahoma City
Sandino Thompson has become better known to a wider public in Oklahoma City recently as one of the voices for a new concept for redevelopment with a “MAPS 4”. His passion for this new intersection in...
View ArticleCyndi Munson – New Oklahoma Representative
This interview reveals some of the deeper personal aspects of Cyndi Munson and her life that will help you understand how it came about that she won the recent special election for Oklahoma House...
View ArticleJonathan Dodson – Community Developer
Jonathan Dodson’s comments in this interview cover the many intersections that he has encountered in his adult life, many of them as he engaged in community development in Oklahoma City where he and...
View ArticleAngela Clark Little – Education Activist
Angela Clark Little is an unlikely, but high-profile education activist in Oklahoma. She has started numerous Facebook groups for that cause. One of them, Oklahoma Parents and Educators for Public...
View ArticleJoe Dorman – Public Servant to Oklahoma
Joe Dorman is best known as the candidate for governor in 2014 challenging the incumbent, Governor Mary Fallin. Although many counted out his run as foolhardy against a Republican sitting governor in...
View ArticleRyan Kiesel – Champion of Liberty, Lightning Rod
Ryan Kiesel ran for, and won a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2004 while he was still in law school. His life hasn’t slowed down since. He completed law school, and went on to serve...
View ArticleVeronica Laizure – Civil Rights Attorney
Veronica Laizure is a busy person these days. With the recent inflammatory Republican presidential candidate remarks flying, Veronica finds herself battling Islamophobia and hate speech on a daily...
View ArticlePaula Sophia – Identity and Community Policing
I first met Paula Sophia when she was a police officer riding a bike patrol in the Bricktown entertainment district in downtown Oklahoma City. She and her partner frequented the same coffee shop that...
View ArticleTierney Tinnin – Advocate for Oklahoma City Public Schools
I first met Tierney Tinnin when I started covering the OKCPS Board of Education beat for Red Dirt Report. Even though I knew her TV news work from living in the OKC market most of my life, I had never...
View ArticleRichard McKown – Artist
Part 1 Richard McKown is known for his involvement in prominent housing, and now office development, projects around the Oklahoma City Metro area. But less known are his talents as an artist. That...
View ArticleRichard McKown – Developer
Part 2 In the last episode, part 1 of this interview, we explored the creative art of Richard McKown and what kinds of concepts and processes went into that. This episode is the other part of that...
View ArticleJill Castilla – A Unique Journey to Bank CEO
Starting her banking career in 1998 is where Jill Castilla started on the intense journey to eventually becoming the CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond. Engaging in a laborious turnaround process for...
View ArticleBrian Bergman – Organizer, Thinker, Dad
The first time I met Brian I had the impression that he could make just about anything happen. So it was no surprise when I later found out that he was the one heading up what seemed in my imagination...
View ArticleSheri Guyse – Life Coach
After going through several crises, and now raising two children, Sheri has experience and wisdom that she wants to share with others. And so, she is a life coach. In this episode we explore what she...
View ArticleCamal Pennington – Community Organizer – Candidate
Camal Pennington is knocking a lot of doors lately. It’s because he is running in a primary race within the Democratic Party for the Oklahoma House District 97 seat on the east side of Oklahoma City....
View ArticleAndrew Gipson – Game Ringmaster
Live action gaming of the sort that involves groups working together to solve a puzzle has been gaining in popularity over the last several years. And Andrew Gipson’s own development of that type of...
View ArticleJudith Huerta – Hispanic Community Advocate
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...
View ArticleElizabeth 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...
View ArticleBrian 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...
View ArticleBob 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...
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