Episodes

#PassionRag

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 vision for Black Tech Street as a way to create both innovation and wealth for Tulsa's Black community and why using technology is the key. He also says that his driving philosophy in life is built around the idea of Ubuntu (not the operating system for my fellow tech nerds o...

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 raising money to buy a van that is accessible to all and they need our help! As we approach what will be a very important election in November, learn how you can use the Tulsa Voter Van to not only get a ride to the polls, but get your ballot notarized if you are voting absentee....

Is there any other kind?

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 autobiography, and why Jeff and Chris would throw the world's craziest party. The Chuck Palahniuk video that is referenced can be watched here: https://youtu.be/urkfGTVNpnw To see Magic City Books list of upcoming events go to https://www.magiccitybooks.com/ To get a ticket for some alo...

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 on the ballot are all about. Don't forget to vote on August 25th! To find out more about her campaign, visit her website: http://kj4tulsa.com/ Please subscribe to Pod4Good anywhere podcasts can be found. Please support Pod4Good here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pod4good See...

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, Shots. He walks Jesse and Chris through what it has been like running OU-Tulsa during a pandemic, running a medical facility during a pandemic, what we all need to do if we want sports back and most importantly, does he watch fictional tv shows about doctors. Listen to find o...

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 that, as well as having their first child during the Coronavirus pandemic. Please support Onikah and Fulton Street Books by visiting and buying something, or if you don't want to go to a bookstore during the Pandemic, you can buy from them online at: https://bookshop.org/shop/f...

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 from years working for other campaigns. If you want to hear Greg explain what he would do for Tulsa and how he is different than our current mayor, here is your chance. To learn more about the Greg Robinson campaign, check out his website: https://www.gregfortulsa.com/ Please s...

The Fire Nation is White People

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 States. She also describes to upcoming eviction crisis that will strike when the pandemic ends which will be the largest eviction crisis Tulsa has ever seen. Also, the harmful and negative effects that having an eviction on your record can cause. She describes the many partners in...

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 their re-branding process, the many different ways we can all help children in the foster care system and the families who care for them, and Chris and Evan's personal stories as parents of children in the foster care system. Please check them out on their new website and soci...

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 how he is handling the pandemic and how he makes new rituals at home. He elaborates on a new initiative he is working on called SummerTulsa, their goal is to create opportunities for rising college juniors and seniors in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can found out mor...

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 violence. Sam will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation National (Virtual) Symposium, this year's theme being "Reconciliation and Technology: Neutral Resources for Social Good." This is a topic at the heart of Sam's work and his passi...

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 ability to produce pre-prepared and refrigerated/frozen to-go style meals) to provide free meals to families in this time of crisis. Tulsa Kitchens Unite !aims to keep local kitchens open, keep workers paid, and keep local families fed. But that is only only one of Chris's jobs. As...

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 health issue itself, their work has changed during this pandemic. How this shared collective trauma could be a great equalizer amongst Americans, hopefully lowering the stigma of Mental Health, and how no matter how long this lasts, the effects of it will be felt long after. On a...

But we are not going to lie, it is mostly about Covid-19

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 of amazing resources to help nonprofits use technology better. Here are those resources! Idealware: https://www.idealware.org/, a Consumer Reports for Nonprofits Techsoup: Techsoup.org, Incredible offers for nonprofits from leading brands. Low administrative fees. The No...

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-represented communities. He tells about why he founded the Urban Coders Guild, how he is trying to help train the future technology industry here in Tulsa, what he learned from his time living in Tokyo, what brought him back to Tulsa, and finally why he loves Star Trek. To find ...

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