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It's Episode 205 of the Okie Geek Podcast. This week we are talking about YesLove OKC with Executive Director Albert Rios and Treasurer Andrew Fredrick over Zoom Cloud Meetings. The organization is using awareness, art, continued education and social media to push for more inclusion of all people. YesLove OKC had originally planned a pop culture event called UBU Diversicon at the University of Cen...

It's episode 204 of the Okie Geek Podcast brought to you by Okie Comics. This week we are talking to Ashley King the Dungeon Master for the upcoming Red Dirt DnD. This upcoming actual play dungeons and dragons podcast is looking for cast and crew to create this unique D&D setting with an Oklahoma twist. You can contact Ashley through RedDirtDnD@gmail.com and find out the latest news on the Red...

It's episode 203 of the Okie Geek Podcast. This week we are talking about the Festival of Freaks taking place at the State Fair Grounds, Saturday, March 21st from 11am to 7pm in the Hobbies, Arts and Crafts Building. The event includes entertainers like a contortionist and steam punk belly dancers, more than 50 vendors and a costume contest. The all ages convention costs only $5 at the door or onl...

It's episode 202 of the Okie Geek Podcast, and we are talking with Peter Purin the creator and organizer of the Uncanny Comic Expo now entering its second year on Saturday, March 7th from 10am to 6pm at the FireLake Arena, 18145 Old Rangeline Road, in Shawnee. The event includes, vendors, video and table top games including Dungeons and Dragons Adventurers League, panels, cosplay and giveaways. Ti...

It's episode 201 of the Okie Geek Podcast and we are talking with Mike Dattolo and Paul Vaughn about the One-Up Open at the Cox Convention Center coming up on February 29th. The day long event begins at 9am and features a video game tournament with titles to include Super Smash Ultimate, Tekken 7, NBA 2K 2020 and Rocket League. Then at 7pm watch the OKC Blue take on the Iowa Wolves. All proceeds g...

It's episode 200 of the Okie Geek Podcast. On Saturday, February 22nd the One Stop Anime Shop is hosting the Pokemon Tea Party brought to you by the OKC Tea Club. Our guest this week, one of the founders of the the OKC Tea Club, M.J., gives us an idea of what we can expect. This free event includes your favorite Pokemon characters with a chance to buy snacks and tickets for giveaways. You can find...

It's episode 199 of the Okie Geek Podcast. This week we are talking with cosplayer Summer Rain about her Maid Cafe. The all ages event takes place Saturday, February 15th at the One Stop Anime Shop in Norman starting at 5:00. Celebrate Valentine's with a loved one, or, if you happen to be all alone, you can enjoy the company of the cute girls from SweetStay Cafe in this anime event. You can find o...

The OKC Stem Expo is coming up on Friday, January 31st at Oklahoma City Community College. 100 different projects are going on display starting at 10 am in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. The event also includes a multitude of STEM companies with interactive activities for parents, students, and teachers to explore throughout. This week we are talking with organizers Muhitt...

It's episode 197 of the Okie Geek Podcast brought to you by Okie Comics. This week we are talking with Cody Clark, he's a performer and Director of Casting for the Medieval Fair of Norman. This Saturday, January 25th, the Medieval Fair Winter Ball is taking place in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom on the University of Oklahoma campus. This provides a great chance to celebrate food, drinks and dances...

It's episode 196 of the Okie Geek Podcast brought to you by Okie Comics. This Week we are talking to Beth Hatley with the Arts at 317 gallery in Shawnee and artist Jeff Gullett. This Friday night starting at 6:00, Arts at 317 is holding its monthly celebration of art in on Main Street in Shawnee. Jeff will be showing attendants how he does his glass work. Plus it's a great chance to see all the gr...

It's episode 195 of the Okie Geek Podcast and we are talking with Brian Gililland the host of the Okie Show Show kicking off its fourth season focusing on the entertainment industry in the Sooner State. You can find more information on the Okie Show Show on the web at okieshowshow.com and on Facebook . Also, here's a link to the X-Men Parody we talked about. And, of course your Week in Geek

It's episode 194 of the Okie Geek Podcast. This week we are talking about the Edmond MiniCon coming up December 7th from 10am to 2pm at Edmond Memorial High School. The event includes panels, anime, comic books, D&D, makerspace, table top and video games. You can find out more on the Edmond MiniCon Facebook page .

It's episode 193 of the Okie Geek Podcast and we are talking about Murder at the Anime Shop. This murder mystery event takes place at One Stop Anime, 121 24th Avenue NW, in Norman. It includes cosplayers from the OKC Tea Club assuming the roles from the PlayStation video game Danganronpa. Murder at the Anime Shop starts at 1:00pm on Saturday, December 7. You can find out more on the event Facebook...

It's episode 192 of the Okie Geek Podcast and we are talking about Repticon. The two-day event takes place Saturday and Sunday in the Hobbies, Arts and Crafts Building at the State Fair Ground in Oklahoma City. Austin Harris, a member of the Oklahoma City Herpetological and Invertebrate Society, fills us in on all the fun at the event as well as his own experience with his menagerie of exotic anim...

This week we're talking about Comic Book Club, a monthly event to focus on comic books and graphic novels. Our guests are Ofi Ochoa, Charles Martin and Eric Osborn. The next meeting of the Comic Book Club takes place on Saturday from 2:00 to 3:00 at Literati Press, 3010 Paseo, in Oklahoma City. This month's graphic novel is "Monstress" which you can pick up at Literati Press. You can find out more...

This week we're talking about a fundraiser benefiting Perpetual Motion Dance, Oklahoma's premiere professional aerial and modern dance company. The event known as "Black Light, Neon Night" takes place November 8th in the Chesapeake Central Boathouse. Our guests are Kayla Jenkins and Emily Dawson. Dawson also works with Factory Obscura in OKC's Automobile Alley which is working to partner next year...

This week we're talking about the Tulsa Pop Culture Expo with organizer Pamela Washbourne. The event takes place November 2nd and 3rd at Woodland Hills Mall. Guests at the third annual Tulsa Pop Culture Expo include Lindsay Wagner from the "Bionic Woman", Dean Cain from "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" , Summer Glau from "Firefly", Kevin Sussman from "The Big Bang Theory" and Van...

This week we're talking with Stacy Dunn, organizer of Artcade. The exhibition at the Paramount Room uses art in various media focusing on video games. The free event to raise money for the YWCA runs November First and Second. Artcade is enjoying its third year with the theme this time: "The Women of Gaming". You can find out more on the Artcade website or on its Facebook Page . 

This week we're talking with Jeff Provine, who is keeping busy with ghost tours in Oklahoma City and Norman as everyone gets ready for Halloween. Also, we get the latest on Okie Comics. You can find out about times and locations for the ghost tours on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/AuthorJeffProvine/events/  and about Okie Comics also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OkieComics/ &...

This week we're talking with Tanner Feuerborn about his artwork with The Boomers from Okie Comics.

This week we're talking with Matt Cavanaugh and Ashley King about Extra Life OKC 2019. The 24-hour gaming event to raise money for the Children's Hospital Foundation takes place beginning October 11th at Game HQ on South Meridian. You can find out more information at  https://www.facebook.com/events/354800738513701/

This week we're talking with Mike Dattalo and Josh Freeman about TokenCon. The premier gaming event takes place at the Wyndham Garden Hotel October 4th through the 6th. The nearly 24-hour event features games of all shapes and sizes including RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons. The podcast also includes information on how you can get discounted tickets, so listen closely. You can find out more infor...

This week we're talking about Theatre Crude, the first ever Fringe Festival in Oklahoma City, with co-founders Adam and Jenny Brand along with Rodney Brazil of Next Stage Theatre and Kayla Jenkins of Perpetual Motion Dance. Theatre Crude begins on September 25th and runs through October 6th, mostly at Capitol View Event Center on Northeast 50th and Lincoln Boulevard with a one night performance in...

This week we're talking with Amber Draper, Director of Programming at Anime Oklahoma 2019. The event in the Reed Center runs from Friday, September 13th through Sunday, September 15th. The celebration includes voice actors, panels, vendors, board and video games, dance parties both Friday and Saturday night and, of course, cosplay contests for children and adults. The event is kids and LGBTQ-frien...

This week we're talking with Paula Long from the Stillwater Public Library about Lexicon 2019 which takes place Friday, September 13th and Saturday the 14th in three locations along Duck Street in downtown Stillwater. Friday night there's a dance party and cosplay crawl, while on Saturday you can find a variety of panels, vendors, artists and food trucks not to mention a cosplay contest for kids,...