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This Town OKC

This Town OKC

Written by: Rick Allen Lippert
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 Cities are defined by their cultures. Those cultures could entail sports, or business, or certainly arts and entertainment. Oklahoma City is thriving in all of these areas. But who makes that all happen?

This Town OKC explores the people behind the cultures. Their origins, their motivations, their challenges, and their dreams.

I’m Rick Allen Lippert. I’ve been in this town for over fifty years with a front row seat to seeing the culture grow from a dusty bus stop on the southern plains to a flourishing destination.

Join me as we meet the folks behind the culture on This Town OKC.2025 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • S2E7 Julia Kirt

    S2E7 Julia Kirt
    Mar 4 2026
    These days Julia Kirt is known as a politician - the Oklahoma Senate Minority Leader, but her career started in the arts. She worked at a couple of important museums before becoming the first paid director of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition. From there she moved over to run Oklahomans for the Arts. Then came the calling to run for office. Reelected once and up for reelection for one term, Sen. Kirt has some definite ideas to improve the state's 50th place ranking in education as well as ways to restore trust in the Legislature. And the best way to make your thoughts known to your legislator.

    Post-Production by Fred O.Bishop
    Sponsored by Carpenter Square Theatre
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    42 mins
  • S2E6 Carlos Robinson

    S2E6 Carlos Robinson
    Feb 17 2026
    He's already made a name for himself as a proven leader, but as they say, "You ain't seen nothin' yet." Dr. Carlos Robinson is now the President & CEO of the OKC Black Chamber of Commerce, a job he's most suited for with a history of recruitment, outreach, and workforce development. Carlos is the first to admit that it was hip-hop dancing that helped him survive "the streets." He says that dancing saved his life and college rescued him. He holds degrees from OCCC, OCU, and SNU including his EdD that he and his wife earned concurrently. From the "Everybody Has a Story Dept.": Carlos provided the inspiration for the "Hip Hop Nutcracker" choreographed by Hui Cha Poos that was later made into the Covid-era movie "Finding Carlos" by Lance McDaniel.

    Post-production by Fred O. Bishop
    Sponsored by Carpenter Square Theatre
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    38 mins
  • S2E5 Meg Salyer

    S2E5 Meg Salyer
    Feb 6 2026
    Before Meg Salyer moved to This Town, she had already spent time in Europe, New York City, and much of the West Coast including Hawaii. Her up-close view of the Penn Square Bank debacle motivated her to leave banking as a career. Once permanently relocated here, she became quite the entrepreneur and even had plans to open a business at NW 7 & Broadway on May 1, 1995. Of course the Murrah Building bombing two blocks away delayed that, but it did open not long after and is still thriving today. Active in the community from her early days here, Meg even served on the OKC City Council for over 10 years.

    She's still active in her business and her community having served on numerous nonprofit boards including the OKC Museum of Art where she had a hand in guiding a certain Oscar-winning actor through an exhibit of art from ancient Pompeii.

    Sponsored by Carpenter Square Theatre
    Post-production by Fred O. Bishop
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    49 mins
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