Episodes
Oct. 8, 2020
Tyrance Billingsley II, Black Tech Street, and the idea of Ubuntu
Tyrance Billingsley II joins Jesse and Chris to talk about Black Tech Street. Black Tech Street looks to build a thriving capitol of Black tech in Tulsa, starting on the grounds of Black Wall Street. Tyrance talks about his …
Sept. 24, 2020
Tommy Yap and the Tulsa Voter Van
Chris and Jesse are joined by Tommy Yap, co-founder of the Tulsa Voter Van, who discusses with us the history of this idea, voter suppression in general, and more importantly how you all can help! The Tulsa Voter Van is rais…
Aug. 26, 2020
Episode 28: Jeff Martin and the Philosophy of "What About?"
Jeff Martin "sits" down with Chris and Jesse to talk about stories, running a bookstore during a pandemic, and some of his best memories from Philbrook and Magic City Books. Hear Jeff name what he would call his autobiograph…
Aug. 17, 2020
Episode 27: Tulsa City Councilor Kara Joy McKee Returns!
Tulsa City Councilor Kara Joy McKee joins Jesse and Chris, for a second time, to talk about fighting to keep the Black Lives Matter Mural on Greenwood, running for office during a pandemic, and what those City Propositions o…
Aug. 13, 2020
Episode 26: Dr. John Schumann, College, and Covid-19
Chris and Jesse are joined by Dr. John Schumann, President of OU-Tulsa, host of Medical Mondays on Studio Tulsa and has written for national publications such as The Atlantic, Slate, Reader's Digest, and NPR's health blog, S…
Aug. 6, 2020
Episode 25: Kojo and Onikah Asamoa-Caesar and the Power of Stories
Kojo and Onikah Asamoa-Caesar join Chris and Jesse to discuss Kojo's run for Congress, Onikah's drive to open Fulton Street Books, how both of these relate back to the power of stories and what it has been like doing all tha…
July 30, 2020
Episode 24: Greg Robinson and the Campaign of We
Jesse and Chris are joined by City of Tulsa Mayoral candidate Greg Robinson. Greg tells us what in his journey that lead him to running for Mayor, how it is not a campaign of Me, but a campaign of We, and what he learned fro…
July 23, 2020
Episode 23: Nehemiah Frank and the Black Wall Street Times
And the Craziness that was July here in Tulsa
July 16, 2020
Episode 22: Arielle Davis and Kolby Webster: Focus Black Oklahoma and White Supremacy
The Fire Nation is White People
July 2, 2020
Episode 21: Becky Gligo and the History of Unjust Housing Policy
Becky Gligo, Director of Housing for the City of Tulsa and the interim ED for Housing Solutions, joins Chris and Jesse to discuss the troubled and unjust history of housing policy (Redlining) in the city and the United State…
June 18, 2020
Episode 20: Fostering Connections with Chris Siemens and Evan Taylor
Chris and Jesse are joined by Chris Siemens (Executive Director) and Evan Taylor (Director of Community Engagement) from Fostering Connections (Formerly the Tulsa Advocates for the Protection of Children) to discuss about th…
June 4, 2020
Episode 19: Brandon Oldham and Making Tulsa A More Vibrant And Inclusive Place
In what seems like years ago, but was actually only three weeks, Brandon Oldham joined Jesse and Chris to discuss his work on the Vibrant and Inclusive Tulsa (VIT!) Team for the George Kaiser Family Foundation. We discuss ho…
May 24, 2020
Episode 18: Sam Sinyangwe and We the Protestors
Chris and Jesse are joined by special guest, Sam Sinyangwe , co-founder of We The Protestors , an organization building a scalable digital infrastructure to advance policy solutions at every level of government to end police…
May 14, 2020
Episode 17: Chris Bernard, Hunger Free Oklahoma and Tulsa Kitchens Unite!
Chris Bernard, Executive Director of Hungry Free Oklahoma and Tulsa Kitchens Unite! joins Chris and Jesse to discuss the work of Tulsa Kitchens Unite! who partners with locally owned restaurants and caterers (with the abilit…
April 30, 2020
Episode 16: Mike Brose and the Mental Health Assocation of Oklahoma
Jesse and Chris are joined by Mike Brose, the Chief Empowerment Officer for the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma. We ask Mike how the Mental Health Association is not only dealing with Covid-19 but how, as a mental heal…
April 16, 2020
Episode 15: Laura Bellis, Save Our State and the Take Control Initiative
But we are not going to lie, it is mostly about Covid-19
April 2, 2020
Episode 14: Marc Baizman, Salesforce, Technology, and the Future of Work
Marc Baizman joins Chris and Jesse to discuss his work at Salesforce, how nonprofits can use technology to solve organizational challenges, whether Covid-19 will permanently change how nonprofits use technology, and an array…
March 19, 2020
Episode 13: Mikeal Vaughn and the Urban Coders Guild
Chris and Jesse are joined this week by the amazing Mikeal Vaughn, founder of the Urban Coders Guild, a Tulsa-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing Computer Science education opportunities in underserved, under-repr…
March 5, 2020
Episode 12: Jennifer Solis - Thank You for Being an Advocate
Traveled down a road and back again
Feb. 20, 2020
Episode 11: Aaron Bolzle and Tulsa Remote
What does it take to create a more diverse city?