The Oklahoma Today Podcast

Bread. Meat. Cheese. Bread again. There are variations to the formula but this is generally the food structure known as the sandwich. In Oklahoma Today's new January-February issue (out on newsstands now!) our Sandwich Quest feature profiles ten fantastic handheld meals from across the state impressive enough to have convinced the Earl of Sandwich to put down his silly card game. The Sandwich Ques...

New year, new look, same us! This is the launch of our exciting new sixth season of the Oklahoma Today Podcast, and we’re kicking it all off with a very special in-depth interview with James Beard semifinalist chef Tabb Singleton. Tabb is known as the resident pitt genius at Idabel’s Phat Tabb’s BBQ, where the lines are long and the barbecue is the stuff of legends. He will be the chef in residenc...

There is a long, long heritage of great songwriters hailing from the Tulsa area and from Oklahoma in general. To close 2024, we're adding Sierra Spirit to that impressive list. Spirit—the Otoe-Missouria and Keetoowah Cherokee recording artist had a fantastic launch to her career the past year, releasing well-crafted singles and a stellar debut EP titled coin toss. For the final show of our fifth s...

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! We have a very merry episode of the Oklahoma Today Podcast in store for this week. We're bringing Torie Thompson from Oklahoma State Parks into the studio to talk about the popular First Day Hike program that will get us all moving in the New Year. That plus plenty more holiday merriment is in store. The editors share their baking plans for the holidays...

You might know him from television of for his family's place those responsible for popularizing Thai food in the United States, but for fans who head to Pocola's Choctaw Casino & Resort on December 28 and 29, Jet Tila is the chef behind their next great meal. Tila's visit is the latest installment in a series of celebrity takeover events at the casino—others have included Alex Guarnaschelli an...

His epic mustache alone remains iconic in Oklahoma City, and his Blazers hockey team rocked the old Myriad in an era before the capital city turned major league. Coach Doug Sauter is a sports legend in the state, but what is the Saskatchewan native up to these days? Well, wonder no more. We caught up with him recently—and yes, he's still in Oklahoma. Sauter shows off his prized clydesdales and per...

We can't fully explain it, but there's something about trains that just goes really well with the Christmas season. The people of Muskogee realize this, which is why those who head to the town's Depot Green Christmas celebration throughout this month can enjoy a ride on the festive Christmas train, taking a tour of the beautiful Garden of Lights set up in Honor Heights Park. Rick Ewing from Muskog...

Those who have been paying attention might have noticed a recent movement in the cultural zeitgeist in remembrance of the great life and career of Norman-born musician Jesse Ed Davis. A good portion of those new attention paid toward a historically under-appreciated talent comes to use due to the work of historian and author Douglas Miller, whose book Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Roc...

If you've already tuned in to one of those Christmas music stations on the radio, there's a good chance you have already heard the holiday classic "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" this year. Gayla Peevey, the Oklahoma-born original singer of the 1953 song, joins The Oklahoma Today Podcast this week as our featured guest. The song helped raise money to buy the OKC Zoo's first hippo, Matilda. N...

Happy Veterans Day, listeners! To honor the holiday we ventured out to Fort Sill—the 94,000 acre Army post near Lawton—for a visit to the National Field Artillery Museum. Fort Sill has a long history as an artillery school, so it makes sense to of the have artillery museum here. Gordon Blaker, director and curator for the museum, guides us through the collection (which also includes a steel beam s...

If you've seen the new November-December issue of Oklahoma Today, you've seen country music's newest superstar Zach Bryan on the cover. Bryan, born in Oologah, seems to have taken off on the national scene over night, and he's set for a homecoming victory lap in December headlining three straight nights at Tulsa's BOK Center. How has Bryan been able to climb so high so fast? That's exactly the que...

On the outside we all look different, but on the inside all of us are propped up by a frame of collagen, calcium, and minerals forming the human skeleton. And it's not just us with the bones—most of the animals we see around us have them too. These graveyard greeters might have a grim reputation that often make them a symbol of Halloween, but Ashley Mason Burns-Meerschaert—director of operations a...

Another season of the Oklahoma City Thunder is upon us, and many are expecting big things from the team this year. Could this be the year the team brings home the state's first major pro sports championship title? Andrew Schlect of The Athletic and the Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast joins the show as guest to tell us where to put our expectations and introduce the new faces in Thunder blue this...

Our double header of podcasts featuring prominent Oklahoma-based musicians continues with Norman's Beau Jennings, who is set to release the new album American Stories and Major Chords with his band The Tigers this Friday. The Tigers have two release shows planned this week, starting at the Blue Door in Oklahoma City on October 18 and then heading up the turnpike to Tulsa's Mercury Lounge on Octobe...

At this point, hip-hop artist Jabee is an Oklahoma City icon, but it's about time to take his profile to a more national level. Thankfully he is in good company to do just that. Earlier this year Jabee announced his signing to hip-hop's prestige indie music label, Mello Music Group. His first release with MMG, the eight-song mini-album The Spirit Is Willing But The Flesh Is Weak—featuring a guest...

For many, thoughts of stage performances churn up images of tear-jerking musical numbers, Shakespearean soliloquies, and highly structured dramas of literary significance. While this type of theater is awesome, the truth is there are no limits to what a stage production can be. Fans who want to experience some truly unique performances would be wise to head to the Theatre Crude Fringe Festival Oct...

Ferris wheels, fried foods, and farm animals—you know where to go to find them all. The State Fair in Oklahoma City is over, but fair season lives on in Oklahoma as the Tulsa State Fair begins September 26. Amanda Blair, the Tulsa fair's vice president and chief operating officer, joins this week's podcast as our featured guest to talk about what people can expect from this year's fall-time festiv...

Sometimes things we think will be temporary stops in our life turn into lifelong fixtures. This is exactly what happened to Brandy Adkins, who opened Flo's Burger Diner in Catoosa with the intention of building up her culinary career and eventually selling it off—not realizing she would fall in love with the place. Brandy, who also runs Flo's Smokehouse Eats in Tulsa and the catering company Yes C...

Any and every good restaurant starts with good people, and few realize that more than Kindt Myers, newly appointed Vice President of People for Oklahoma City-based The Social Order restaurant group. Myers joins the podcast as this week's guest to discuss his new role with the group and its brands, which include the Jones Assembly, Spark, Dave's Hot Chicken, and Fuzzy's Tacos. We're already getting...

Art museums are primarily known as spaces to view art, and the OSU Museum of Art in Stillwater certainly has thought-provoking works to capture the imagination of guests. However, the university museum also aims to provide a space for the community to engage with their own creativity. Marketing coordinator Casey Ihde joins this week's podcast to discuss the facility's unique programming and any-ti...

A new season of college football is finally upon us—practically an annual holiday in the state of Oklahoma. Every new season brings a new sense of excitement and opportunity, but it's perhaps never been more true than this year. OU and Texas are leaving the Big 12 conference for the SEC, leaving OSU to hold down the fort in a conference that has newly added Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, and Colora...

There is no doubt that Oklahoma City's food profile nationally has risen in the past several years—in no small part due to the contributions of the James Beard Award Southwest winning chef Andrew Black. We recently caught up with Chef Black at his newly opened restaurant Perle Mesta, located inside Oklahoma City's historic Skirvin Hilton hotel, which is the same location the chef got his culinary...

What started as a story in Oklahoma Today is now a full-fledged book. Writer Susan Dragoo—a frequent contributor to Oklahoma Today magazine—published her new historical nonfiction account of the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach route, titled Finding the Butterfield: A Journey Through Time In Indian Territory, in July. The old mail route stretched from St. Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, Cal...

When it comes to states with wild historic stories, Oklahoma can go toe-to-toe with any. From Indigenous dwelling pre-contact to land runs and oil booms, this state has produced a lot of big moments and unforgettable characters. Thankfully, we have the Oklahoma History Center Museum in Oklahoma City to document all those twists and turns. As summer break ends and schools return to session, the His...

Schools might be going back into session soon, but summer is not over yet. Savor those final days of freedom during Red Brick Nights, which bring fun, games, food trucks, and live music to historic downtown Guthrie. Red Brick Nights occur during the first Saturday or every month May through September, including this Saturday (August 3). Make your plans to head to Guthrie this weekend to see Oklaho...