Episodes

Jesse and Chris are joined by Aba Hammond, the incoming 2022 TYPROS Chair, to talk about all things TYPROS, leaving room for yourself and others, and why there is occasionally traffic in Tulsa. To find out more about TYPROS and to signup for their newsletter visit TYPROS on their website: https://www.typros.org/contact We also want to recognize Tallgrass Estate Planning LLP, as they are the newest corporate partners with Rant9 Productions. We look forward to continuing our podcast network with ...

Chris and Jesse welcome Rabbi Dan Kaiman of Congregation B'nai Emunah and Aliye Shimi, executive director of the Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry, onto the podcast to discuss the work being done to help the resettlement of over 800 Afghan refugees in Oklahoma. The situation is dire for a lot of these people and families. They need places to stay, they need clothes, they need food, and we all can help! To volunteer your time, money, or stuff make sure to check out: Afghan Assistance – Tulsa Metropol...

Chris and Jesse were delighted to speak with Elizabeth Frame Ellison, CEO and President of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation. Elizabeth gave some inside info about what it is like to film Top Chef, how LTFF wants to utilize Tulsa's underused assets like Route 66 to create both community and attractions, and why Tulsa traffic is and will always be the worst. To find out more about the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation, check them out here: Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation We also want to recogn...

Jesse and Chris are joined by Professor (don't call him Doctor, he will explain why) Stephen Galoob. Stephen is Chapman Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa College of Law and is heavily involved in working to fix Oklahoma's broken Criminal Justice System. We discuss the importance of District Attorney elections, why Oklahoma puts so many people in prison, and what to do when all of one's cultural references are 20 years out of date. We also want to recognize Tallgrass Estate Planning LL...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Anneliese Bruner. Anneliese is the great granddaughter of Mary E. Jones Parrish, a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Bruner’s great grandmother wrote an account of what she and others experienced during this devastating time in Tulsa, and her writings have been passed down through generations, and into Bruner’s hands. In our conversation, Bruner discussed her level of shock when she was given the book by her father, and she discusses her first experience ...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Mike Creef, the Senior Writer at The Black Wall Street Times. Our city and country have just exited a week of remembrance and commemoration, as it was the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Mike joins us to discuss the impact this massacre has had on our city and how we are all still affected by it. Mike also gives us insight into his education and upbringing, and how he got his spot at The Black Wall Street Times. We also discuss what it means to be a r...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Carlos Moreno, Co-Captain of Code for Tulsa and author of The Victory of Greenwood. Moreno recently finished writing The Victory of Greenwood and it is now available for pre-order. Moreno discusses the parallels between the historic race massacres in Greenwood in 1921 and Chicago in 1919 with the eruptions of racial unrest in Minneapolis, Portland, and right here in Tulsa over the past few years. We also discuss generational trauma within minorities, and how it can ...

Chris and Jesse are joined by three special guests. Andrew Spector, co-director and founder of Tulsa Changemakers, and two Tulsa Changemaker alums, Mariana Aguirre and Emily Lara. Mariana and Emily talk about what they learned while becoming Changemakers, why their young voices are important, and what issues they care about. Tulsa Changemakers is a youth-driven initiative that empowers the young people of Tulsa to make meaningful change in their schools and communities. Find out more on Faceboo...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Marcela Swenson, the Executive Director at Tulsa Responds. Swenson defines Tulsa Responds as mercenaries 4 good. In our discussion, Swenson goes in depth on how Tulsa Responds began, and how it grew in ways that were not expected. Swenson gives us the rundown of what projects have been keeping her busy over the last year and what might come up. We also discuss the importance of small businesses in Tulsa, and how they were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. ulsa Res...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Amy Curren, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma chapter of Generation Citizen, which is a program center around action civics and civics education. In this episode, we discuss the importance of educating young people on how to participate in a democracy, and why it is essential that their voices are being used to be heard. While Curren works for the Oklahoma chapter of Generation Citizen, she is adamant about their work in civics showing results on a more univers...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Andreya Williams, the Program Director for Tulsa Service Year. Tulsa Service Year is a program created for recently graduated students looking towards a career; graduate students looking to innovate; and graduate students looking to change Tulsa for the better. Williams discusses what the word ‘fellow’ means to their organization, her vision for Tulsa Service Year in the years to come, and the importance of creating an open creative environment for young college gra...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Laurel and Riley Carbone Kern, founders of Tallgrass Estate Planning LLP. Laurel and Riley are adamant about people in the minority demographics getting the appropriate estate plans in place for future inheritors. In this episode we discuss why they started this business, the inefficient education of estate planning towards minority groups, and how white supremacy exists in estate planning today. They mentioned a book that talks more about these issues, The Color of...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Marco Herrera and Colin Sato, chefs at the Vintage Wine Bar in downtown Tulsa. Marco and Colin talk with us about their recent project called “Food For The Screwed”, a program designed to help feed and support their colleagues in the local restaurant business, as they have struggled like many of us during the COVID-19 pandemic. Marco and Colin discuss the dishes they create, the drinks they offer, and join us in a fun and communal effort to support each other’s smal...

Chris and Jesse are joined again by the Rev. Dr. Gary Peluso-Verdend, executive director of the Center for Religion in Public Life at the Phillips Theological Seminary. They discuss the capital insurrection, the role that white supremacy and white Christian supremacy played in that, and how the entire history of western civilization is sadly tainted by white Christian supremacy and racism. More importantly however, they also discuss what you can do to fight it. Check out Dr. Gary Peluso-Verdend...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Dr. View (Dr. Stevie Johnson), the creative director for the Fire in Little Africa project, a multimedia project geared towards healing social injustices and exposing local talents. Dr. View talks with us about what the project entails and what people can expect; he discusses the cultural scene that has developed within Tulsa’s Greenwood District in recent years; he also discusses the racial issues that are still effecting the country today. To learn more about the...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Lindsay Jordan, who is the Founder & CEO of Write On Fundraising. Her company helps nonprofit organizations meet their fundraising goals by providing expert-level grant writing, policy design, research and evaluation, and program development services. They talk with Lindsay about how Write on Fundraising came to be, how fundraising itself has changed during the Covid-19 pandemic and why nonprofits often fail at keeping talented employees. Follow Write on Fundraisin...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Ken Levit, Executive Director of the George Kaiser Family Foundation to talk about what the Foundation did to pivot during the pandemic, what their plans are for 2021, and most importantly, what secrets can he reveal from his time as General Council for the CIA. Please check out our end of 2020 episode to hear all about what has Ken excited for 2021. To learn more about GKFF check out their website, Or on Facebook Please subscribe to Pod4Good wherever you get your ...

Jesse and Chris are joined by Executive Director of TYPROS (Tulsa Young Professionals) Andrea Pemberton. Andrea talks about her journey to Tulsa, how TYPROS got her where she is today, and what they are building towards in 2021. She gives Pod4Good an exclusive preview into a new program, that will help young professionals learn about what they will need to run for public office. She discusses what she has been doing to stay sane during the pandemic, and what this economic downturn has done for y...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Kuma Roberts, Vice-President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce. She tells us about how she became a DEI expert, what she has learned in that time, what does DEI look like when it comes to businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, and how to learn from your own biases. Kuma is also the Executive Director of Mosiac. Mosiac will educate, lead and influence businesses on creative diverse and inclusvie workforce cultures to enha...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Obum Ukabam, who by day is the Head of Admissions & Marketing Manager at Holberton Tulsa, but by night is a leader and volunteer for so many organizations that Jesse actually had to increase his own speech rate to name them all. Hear him discuss his passion for the Tulsa Debate League, FC Tulsa partnering with the Dream Center, and Holberton, of course. With Giving Tuesday coming up, we at Pod4Good are asking you to help Obum raise money for the Tulsa Debate League...

Chris and Jesse are joined by Obum Ukabam, who by day is the Head of Admissions & Marketing Manager at Holberton Tulsa, but by night is a leader and volunteer for so many organizations that Jesse actually had to increase his own speech rate to name them all. Hear him discuss his passion for the Tulsa Debate League, FC Tulsa partnering with the Dream Center, and Holberton, of course. With Giving Tuesday coming up, we at Pod4Good are asking you to help Obum raise money for the Tulsa Debate League...

Carlos Moreno joins Jesse and Chris to discuss the Victory of Greenwood, a project that endeavors to tell the story of Greenwood from the perspective of the heroes and entrepreneurs who built Greenwood and then rebuilt it after its destruction. They are doing that via a book, that will come out in May 2021, a collection of those stories being published in the New Tulsa Star, an upcoming exhibit at the Center for Public Secrets and coming in 2021, a podcast. Please the support the Victory of Gre...