This Town OKC
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.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2025
S1E14-pt 1 Rhonda Clark
Rhonda Clark is a mainstay of theatre in This Town as the executive artistic director of Carpenter Square Theatre. In the first part of this two-part interview, she tells of growing up in the Ozarks …
00:46:20 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
S1E13 M. Scott Carter
A long-time political reporter and photographer whose byline has appeared in numerous newspapers, M. Scott Carter is also an author of both fiction and non-fiction. Raised in Yale, OK, he began his j…
00:48:08 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
S1E12 Ashley Wells
Before Ashley Wells became the executive producer of Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, she had an exciting ride to get to Broadway where she appeared in "Hello Dolly" with Carol Channing for several years. …
00:34:06 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
S1E11 Scott Munz
Chances are that if you've attended the Great State Fair of Oklahoma in the past 3+ decades, you've encountered attractions booked by Scott Munz. As the spokesperson for the Fair, he's in charge of a…
00:42:48 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
S1E10 Christy Zelley
Just about everyone who does anything of importance in this town is a Leadership OKC alum. After all, their mission is to develop leaders. Christy Zelley is the executive director, but she started a…
00:41:06 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
S1E09 Jim Beaver
You've seen him in numerous TV shows and some movies. But as a character actor, you wouldn't know this name. It's Jim Beaver. He tells tales of a working actor - from his college days at Central Stat…
00:54:33 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
S1E08 Billie Thrash
Talk about a mainstay in OKC theatre! Billie Thrash came here in the 1970s on a whim and has since graced the stages of many theatre companies as a choreographer, director, and performer. In this pod…
00:42:42 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
S1E07 Dick Pryor
These days, you hear KGOU-FM general manager Dick Pryor on his weekly "Manager's Minute" along with other features. A long-time broadcast journalist, Dick actually started at KGOU while in college. H…
00:34:47 |
Sat 24 May 2025
S1E6 Cacky Poarch
Cacky Poarch has made a name for herself as the executive director of the deadCenter Film Festival - twice. As she retires again after this summer's Festival, she tells her story of growing up in the…
00:35:19 |
Mon 05 May 2025
S1E5 Randy Kemp
We've heard his voice for years on television and radio commercials as well as at sporting events. He got his start in radio at the age of 14 with a live, on-air audition orchestrated by his station …
00:52:04 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
S1E4 Joy Reed Belt
A vibrant city needs an arts district with a unique character. In Oklahoma City, that's The Paseo. And thanks to visionary John Belt and his wife Joy Reed Belt, OKC has the most distinctive district …
00:46:53 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
S1E3 Terry Veal
Terry Veal has performed in virtually every theater in Oklahoma City over the past 40-odd years. He's been a mainstay at Carpenter Square Theatre since its first season. Following college, the Navy, …
00:50:50 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
S1E2 Leslie Spears
Leslie Spears has had a front row seat to the culture of Oklahoma City for a few decades now. Starting as a receptionist at a radio station and moving into promotions, she worked at the OKC Chamber o…
00:46:06 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
S1E1 Ben Hall
Ben Hall is an Oklahoma City-based actor, director, writer, and scenic designer. He has appeared in many films both small, independent ones as well as Oscar-winning movies such as "Minari" and "Kille…
00:41:00 |
Sun 02 Feb 2025
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