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This Town OKC

This Town OKC

De : 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 Divertissement et arts du spectacle
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  • 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 min
  • 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 min
  • S2E4 David Todd

    S2E4 David Todd
    Feb 6 2026
    Civil Engineer David Todd has run the MAPS office for the City of Oklahoma City since 2012. MAPS is the acronym for Metropolitan Area Projects that voters first approved in 1993. It was a series of capital improvements that began the renaissance of This Town with a one-cent sales tax. We're now in the MAPS 4 era that includes nearly a billion dollars worth of a wide variety of projects.

    While he was born in Tulsa, David is certainly a local boy. Schooled in Moore, attending OKC Community College and the University of Oklahoma, he's also played rock and roll guitar since high school including 25 years at the Festival of the Arts. A graduate of Leadership OKC Class 18, he confirms that his was the best class ever.

    Post-production by Fred O. Bishop
    Sponsored by Carpenter Square Theatre
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    27 min
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