Okie Geek

This week we're talking with Legendary Toyography creator Andrew Mills. Andrew plans to take some of his amazing photographs to this year's Wizard World taking place in Tulsa' Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, September 6th through the 8th. Andrew specializes in taking pictures of your favorite pop culture figures and posing them in iconic local spots. They're so real it looks like they are...

This week we're talking with Mike Dattolo and Braden Easley about MiracleCon. The inaugural event takes place in Nicholson Tower at the OU Medical Center on August 24th from 9am to 9pm. The goal of the event is to raise money for Extra Life with funds supporting the Children's Hospital Foundation to help sick kids right here in Oklahoma. MiracleCon includes video, retro, board and virtual reality...

This week we're talking with the founder of VHS and Chill, Sean Peel. This month, on August 16th at the Rodeo Cinema in Oklahoma City's Stockyards District, VHS and Chill is showing Star Wars on the big screen for the first time since the late 90s. Also, this month - Do you like Jeff Goldblum? Of course you do! Well, on August 23rd & 24th, you need to head over to the Paramount Room on Oklahom...

This week we're talking with New World Comics Owner Buck Berlin about New World Comic Con5 taking place Saturday, July 27th in the Oklahoma Expo Building at the State Fairgrounds. The event runs from 10am to 7pm and costs just $7 for adults and $5 for kids. Find out more information on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/events/2664294240263620/  

This week we're live from SoonerCon with our friends from Red Six to Golden Corral, Nick Johnson and Caleb Haldane. We talk about the success of SoonerCon and the growth of fandom in Oklahoma.

This week we're talking about SoonerCon which takes place at the Embassy Suites in Norman on June 7th through the 9th. Joining us is Aislinn Burrows, Amber Hanneken and Matt Cavenaugh. There is so much going on its going to be an amazing weekend in a brand new space. While SoonerCon is adding so much more to the oldest pop culture convention in Oklahoma it is still the SoonerCon you have known and...

This week we're talking about the feature film, "Arrows of Outrageous Fortune" with filmmaker Mickey Reece as well as actors Alex Sanchez and Michaelene Stephenson who appear in the movie. "Arrows of Outrageous Fortune" kicks of this year's DeadCenter Film Festival on Thursday, June 6th at 5:30 in the Devon Energy Theater at Harkins Bricktown Cinema along with the live action short, "Needles". Now...

This week we're talking with Kelly Swartz, the owner of The Game Lounge. The new tabletop venue on Douglas Boulevard between southeast 15th and 29th streets in Midwest City opened about two weeks ago and offers a variety of play from board games to role playing. During the month of May it's free with the games costing only $5 per person for all day playing starting on June First. There will also b...

This week we're live at New World Comics located at northwest 63rd and Meridian in Oklahoma City. The store is holding a 24 hour event to celebrate Free Comic Book Day. The celebration includes free comic book artists, a sidewalk sale, costumed characters and specials. The specials vary depending on when you arrive and you can find out more information on the New World Comics Facebook page: ...

In honor of Free Comic Book Day coming up next Saturday, May 4th, we are talking with Buck Berlin, the owner of New World Comics. His store at Northwest 63rd and Meridian in Oklahoma City is opening its doors at 9:00 Saturday morning and staying open until 9:00 on Sunday morning. The 24 hour party includes costumed characters, artists and great discounts on weeklies as well as graphic novels. And,...

This week we're talking with Chip Paul. He's the co-founder of Oklahomans for Health the organization responsible for getting medical marijuana on the ballot through State Question 788 and passed last June. He's attending CannaCon Thursday, April 18th and Friday, April 19th at the Cox Convention Center in Downtown. CannaCon is a national business to business expo focusing on cannabis and the marij...

This week we're welcoming back the American Pigeon Museum to talk about one of the best kept secrets in Oklahoma City's Adventure District. The museum is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm and celebrating now five years in its new location on northeast 63rd street just east of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. You can find out more information on the museums website:  http://www.the...

This week we're talking with Will Laymance, the co-owner of the Oklahoma Chapter of Dystopia Rising. DR is a monthly Live Action Role Playing event taking place at the Texoma Christian Camp for an entire weekend from Friday night to Sunday at noon. The LARP takes place in a zombie apocalypse where bands of humans work to survive. Now in its third season the next event happening this weekend March...

This week we're talking with Tonya Stover with Chaotic Cosplay Corp about her event, Cosplay in the Park, taking place on Friday, March 22nd starting at noon in Will Rogers Park on Northwest 36th Street just west of I-44. It's a celebration bringing cosplayers and photographers together for fun and photos. Find out more on the Facebooks at:  https://www.facebook.com/events/581130099021021/ &n...

This week we're talking about a brand new celebration of pop culture on Old Rangeline Road in Shawnee. The Uncanny Comic Expo runs March 9th from 10am to 6pm for just $5 with kids under 12 free. The event includes 75 vendors with room for more as well as room for more sponsors. There will also be cosplayers and artists, panels, and spaces for tabletop and video gaming. You can find out more inform...

This week we're talking with Okie Comics creator and editor Jeff Provine. Issue five of the bimonthly publication is out now with stories from mostly new authors and artists. You can find them at libraries, museums, gaming and comic book shops. New stories flash us back to Oklahoma's past and into the future as well as golden age okie-centric superheroes and a heartfelt story in the Will Rogers Ga...

This week we're talking with Bruce Sanchez founder of Twisted Spike, one of the largest tap rooms in the state of Oklahoma. On February 23rd, the tap room at 1 NW 10th street in Oklahoma City is opening its doors to welcome guests to play games and raise money for the Children's Miracle Network through Extra Life. We also got a chance to sample some of Twisted Spike's amazing beers from the "Dirty...

This week we're talking about the Great Board Game Swap of 2019 with Oklahoma Board Game Community Director Mike Dattalo. The yearly event allows people to get rid of some old games for whatever reason and maybe even pick up some new (for them) games. It takes place this Thursday, February 7th from 6:00 to 9ish at the Denny's on Second Street in Edmond across from the University of Central Oklahom...

This week we're talking with Clint Stone and Abby Trent from the Science Museum of Oklahoma about all the cool stuff going on in the OKC Adventure District museum. Mostly we focus on SMO21 coming up Friday, February First. The event titled Cosmic Con focuses on different worlds and fandoms and is available only for adults over the age of 21. It's sponsored by Tinker Federal Credit Union and gives...

This week we're talking about the web series 59th & 60th which is working to get supporters to keep the episodes going on line. Joining us are creators Atilla Balazs and Colin Ryan. We also talk about filmmaking in general and the production company Elephant Treehouse. You can find the series Facebook page at  https://www.facebook.com/59thand60th/  and find out more about Elephant Tr...

This week we're talking Skeletons and the Museum of Osteology with Director of Education Ashley Mason Burns-Meerschaert. The museum located at 10301 S. Sunnylane is open daily to the public with 350 complete skeletons on display from a wide variety of vertebrates. The general admission is just $10 for adults and $8 for kids. The museum also features special events such as forensic nights where you...

This week we're talking about SoonerCon's Festivus 2019 taking place Saturday, January 12th at the Wiley Post Park Event Center, 2021 S. Robinson. We are talking with organizers Aislinn Burrows and Amber Hanneken. The event is free to the public and includes a spaghetti dinner and white elephant gift exchanges for adults with a maximum gift of $20 and for kids with a maximum gift of $10. It starts...

This week we're talking with Kim Haywood, Executive Director of Rodeo Cinema which is showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday, December 29th at 10:00 pm. Tickets are just $8 for members, $10 for non-members. Also, for just $5 more, Rodeo Cinema is providing all the props you need, such as rice, toast, etc. to complete your audience participation enjoyment. Rodeo Cinema opened just a few...

This week we're talking with Kevin Tudor the co-founder of The Oklahoma Film Festival presented by the Oklahoma Film Society. The event takes place at the Paramount on Thursday, December 13th and Friday, December 14th and then on Saturday, December 14th at Art Space at Untitled and 21c Museum Hotel. You can find out more on the Oklahoma Film Festival Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ev...

This week we're talking with the one and only Harold Storey of Tunes Toons about the showing of "Ghost in the Shell" on Monday, November 12th at the Tower Theatre as well as all things anime!!!