Episode 60 – To have spent decades working both in front of the camera and behind it is what we talk about in this episode. Viewers in the Oklahoma Cit market have seen Dee’s name in credits here for many years now. Today, she is in her second decade of being a freelance producer of … Continue reading Dee Morales, Working both sides of the camera →

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Dee Morales, Working both sides of the camera

Episode 59 – Two aspects of Little Flower Church set the congregation and ministry apart from the rest of Catholic Churches in the Oklahoma City metro: First, they are and have been the key Catholic Parish in OKC that is focussed on the city’s Hispanic culture since their founding in 1922 at SW 10th Street … Continue reading Fr. Jorge Cabrera – Little Flower Catholic Church →

Fr. Jorge Cabrera – Little Flower Catholic Church

Episode 58 – Susan Moring sees the potential in working hard to build support for Oklahoma’s code developer boot camp called OK Coders. She doesn’t write code herself, but uses her organizational skills to put together a very popular and affordable boot camp in Oklahoma. The benefits to startups in Oklahoma are many. Rather than having … Continue reading Susan Moring on OK Coders boot camp →

Susan Moring on OK Coders boot camp

Episode 57 – Aspasia Carlson is in her seventh year as principal of John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City Public Schools. Carlson explains some of her background and how that prepared her for leadership at John Marshall. She also talks about some of the deeper understandings of teachers and students that only long-term leadership … Continue reading Aspasia Carlson – Principal, trust-builder →

Aspasia Carlson – Principal, trust-builder

Bonus Episode 56 – From the same interview session as episode 55, Robert talks about the importance of Mariachi music in OKC for Hispanic children. He has been instrumental in getting Mariachi music taught in Oklahoma City Public Schools. In just the next year after three popular programs were started, two had to be eliminated … Continue reading Robert Ruiz – Mariachi band leader – music ed promoter →

Robert Ruiz – Mariachi band leader – music ed promoter

Episode 55 – For the past several years Oklahoma City has had a Mexican Independence Day celebration held in various locations. Robert Ruiz, President of Scissortail Community Development Corporation, has been one of the key organizers. We talk about the development of the celebration and its meaning to local residents of Mexican descent who make up the … Continue reading Robert Ruiz – Strengthening Hispanic culture in OKC →

Robert Ruiz – Strengthening Hispanic culture in OKC

Episode 54 – Collin Walke was one of several urban Democratic Party candidates in this year’s election cycle to buck the statewide trend of the Republican Party gaining an even bigger super majority in the Oklahoma Legislature. Running and losing the race to represent House District 87 in 2014, he persisted and won this time. … Continue reading Collin Walke – New Democratic Party representative in a Republican state →

Collin Walke – New Democratic Party representative in a Republican state

Episode 53 – Luke Crouch and Carlos Moreno are involved on their own unpaid time developing new tech tools to help all of the people of Tulsa connect to Tulsa city services and government. They are leaders in Code for Tulsa, an affiliate of Code for America, which promotes civic work by web and mobile … Continue reading Civic Hacking, Tulsa-Style →

Civic Hacking, Tulsa-Style

Episode 52 – These two interviews were conducted during day 2 of the Thunder Plains code developer conference that is in its fourth year. Jesse and Amanda Harlin have provided core leadership of the conference and its sponsoring organization Techlahoma Foundation from the beginning. I talk with Jesse and Amanda about how Thunder Plains has … Continue reading Jesse and Amanda Harlin at Thunder Plains 4! →

Jesse and Amanda Harlin at Thunder Plains 4!

Episode 51 – We interviewed attorney Craig Johnston before the debate began and then interviewed Amanda McClain-Snipes afterward. Both had some interesting and thoughtful insights on the candidates and the process. Thanks to Cathy and Sean Cummings for hosting the event at their restaurant, Vito’s.

Third Presidential Debate – Watch party comments

Episode 50 – Sandino was our guest in episode one and now is back to check in at episode 50! We discuss what has changed – or maybe not changed – in a year when it comes to Maps for Neighborhoods and neighborhood issues in OKC. He is deeply involved in two organizations that help … Continue reading Sandino Thompson – Guest on episode 1, now 50! What has changed? →

Sandino Thompson – Guest on episode 1, now 50! What has changed?

Episode 49 – We visit with Cyndi once again almost a year later than her appearance on Intersections the first time. Then, she was only the second guest we had and she had completed a successful campaign to win the seat for Oklahoma House District 85 after the unfortunate death of long-time legislator David Dank. … Continue reading Cyndi Munson – Back into the neighborhoods of HD85 →

Cyndi Munson – Back into the neighborhoods of HD85

Episode 48 – In April, Ziva and reporting partner Cary Aspinwall were named finalists for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for their coverage in the Tulsa World of Oklahoma’s botched execution of Clayton Lockett. The same day they heard that news, they joined with Dylan Goforth and Kevin Canfield to begin working on … Continue reading Ziva Branstetter – Editor, investigative reporter, muckraker →

Ziva Branstetter – Editor, investigative reporter, muckraker

Episode 47 – In her third year teaching Art at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary in Oklahoma City Public Schools, Paxton is starting to see the value of longevity and continuity in teaching. We talk about that and about the things students learn from art beyond the mechanics of pencil to paper.

Paxton Cavin – Elementary Art Teacher, OKC Public Schools

Episode 46 – Computer code developers have volunteered their time and knowledge to bring greater transparency to city governments across the U.S. Code for OKC is a group of like-minded code developers who are working to make the budget of Oklahoma City much more useable for people who are not used to looking at massive … Continue reading Matt Chandler – Developer – Code for OKC →

Matt Chandler – Developer – Code for OKC

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