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Join us in this episode as we chat with Annette Murray, author of "Rolling Along Route 66," a children's book that takes readers on a nostalgic journey through the iconic highway. Annette shares her personal experiences growing up in midtown Tulsa and her love for biographies, and how those passions influenced her to write a book that celebrates America's most famous road.

Picture book author, foodie, traveler, and lover of the arts. Annette is a small business owner who strives to entertain, educate, and inspire young readers. She especially loves teaching about her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma and historic Route 66.

Roni, an Oklahoma travel photographer, is passionate about exploring and has been documenting her travels in the state on her Instagram page. She has made a list of local Oklahoma spots to visit and has recommendations for her top day trips close to Tulsa. These include Natural Falls, the Mother Road (Route 66) and the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Oklahoma City, the lakes, Pawhuska, hiking in Cherokee County, the Miami Spook Light, Stillwater, and more.

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Season 3 drops this weekend!

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Today we are releasing a new episode from the Tulsa Top Ten series! Tulsa Top Ten is a series where I collaborate with local bloggers from Instagram to share their favorite places that the metro has to offer. This collaboration is with Instagram blogger Lindsay Morris. If you want to follow along, she is on Instagram at “Tulsa Places.”

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A COWORKING SPACE FOR ALL
My guest today is Ben Von Drehle. Ben is the owner of The Root Coworking. The Root’s mission is to deliver the highest quality workplace experience through community & culture while providing first-class service to its members.

WHAT WE DISCUSS
Ben and I discuss growing up in Tulsa, the evolution of downtown Tulsa, and his early entrepreneurial endeavors. We discuss his passion and educational background in sports journalism. He tells how his career started in commercial real estate in Denver, working with companies to help find the perfect office space. He began gravitating toward the tech and entrepreneurial scene in Denver, fell in love with the concept of coworking, and knew that smaller markets in his hometown of Tulsa, OK lacked these resources. He tells how The Root was born in October of 2019. You’ll also hear him describe what a coworking space is, how The Root is different, and the evolution of The Root’s name. Finally, he shares some of his favorite books and mindfulness tips.

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PAINT AND SIP WITH FRIENDS
My guest today is Lisa Riley, owner of the 3 Tulsa metro Pinot’s Pallete locations. Lisa is born and raised in the Tulsa area, graduated from Oklahoma State and is a proud Oklahoman. She worked in the corporate world for the majority of her career (QuikTrip, ConocoPhillips Headquarters), but decided to take the leap into the entrepreneur world almost 10 years ago and the rest is history...

WHAT WE DISCUSS
Lisa and I discuss her career at QuikTrip. She shares the details about her inital idea to own a paint and sip business. She shares about the early days of opening up her multiple locations. We discuss her diagnosis with cancer. She tells about how cancer changed her life and was “the best thing that ever happened to her.” At the end she describes what to expect for your first time experience at Pinot’s Palette.

PS I did end up taking Alyssa on a Pinot’s Palette date on December 28th. We had a blast and highly recommend it.

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OKLAHOMA BEER: A HANDCRAFTED HISTORY
My guest today is Brian Welzbacher. Brian has been a craft beer enthusiast and advocate since the early 2000’s. He is an author, stay at home dad, and runs his own apparel and design company, Beer Is OK.

WHAT WE DISCUSS
Brian and I discuss his background growing up in the St. Louis area and how he ended up in Tulsa. We talk about how his love for craft beer started. He shares all about the history of craft beer and how the craft beer scene began to flourish in Oklahoma. He shares about beginning his blog and podcast. You’ll hear about his interest in stosicm and how that has helped shape his life. Brian also tells us his most popular item, favorite podcasts, and shares his hopes for the future.

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TULSA TOP TEN: Part 3
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Today we are releasing a new episode from the Tulsa Top Ten series! Tulsa Top Ten is a series where I collaborate with local bloggers from Instagram to share their favorite places that the metro has to offer. This collaboration is with Instagram blogger Lindsay Morris. If you want to follow along, she is on Instagram

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DELIVERING THE FIT THAT EVERYBODY DESERVES
My guest today is Shae Haning, owner and master tailor of Tallgrass Tailor. Tallgrass Tailor provides high-quality, consistent, and convenient alterations from hemming to waist adjustments, altering sleeve lengths, attaching patches and so much more. They have been serving Tulsans since 2017 and are the highest-rated, most reviewed alterations and tailoring service in Oklahoma.

WHAT WE DISCUSS
Shae and I discuss growing up on the east coast, how being a gymnast throughout childhood shaped her, and the variety of sports and activities she participated in throughout high school. She shares how she fell in love with Shakespeare, and how she became involved in costume making for plays. You’ll hear about her Degree of Professional Studies in Fashion Design and Apparel Development from Marist college. With her dad as a sculpting artist and her mom in defensive logistics, she describes how the unique skill sets of both of her parents had important influences on where she is today. Last, you’ll hear about the evolution of the name from Tulsa Tailor to Tallgrass Tailor, upcoming projects she is working on, and some of her favorite past projects.

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S2E2 - THIS IS Vanessa Mieses of Tulsa Picnics

ELEGANT POP-UP PICNICS
My guest today is Vanessa Mieses of Tulsa Picnics. Tulsa Picnics is a pop-up picnic experience that creates unique, intimate & elegant picnics settings all throughout Tulsa. Tulsa Picnics launched in January of 2021 and is a two-hour experience for intimate celebrations of 2-10 people. Tulsa Picnics

WHAT WE DISCUSS
Vanessa and I discuss what life was like growing up in New York and Florida. She talks about how her favorite childhood birthdays parties were picnics in Central Park. She shares about her family's heritage, and how her parents inspired her by being business owners. We discuss the importance of financial freedom, education, and investing. She shares how Tulsa picnics sprouted with wanting to create the ultimate picnic experience for her friend's birthday. At the end, we discuss her various partnerships with other local women business owners, the variety of venue options, as well as the three styles of picnics available.

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It's finally here! The kick off of Season 2!

The Season 2 trailer is now live on the website. ThisIsTulsaPodcast.com

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It has been so much fun to start this podcast and meet some of the movers and shakers of the Tulsa metro community. Its an honor to hear and share their stories. I’ve really grown to appreciate this place and am looking forward to what is ahead.

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Wow, thank you so much to everyone who has listened and supported!!

I am so grateful to see how much fun this podcast has been since its beginning 9 months ago. I have met so many great people, entrepreneurs, leaders, and creatives. I got to hear the inspiring stories that makeup Tulsa. I learned A LOT about the history of Tulsa and am now excited about its future!

Season 1 has come to a close but before long Season 2 will be starting! I already have more than 10 episodes ready to go for next season so stay tuned! You won't want to miss what is ahead.

Again, thank you Tulsa for being awesome. I have loved all 3 years since moving here in 2018 and look forward to more great years ahead.

Much love,
Austin

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New Episode! "28. THIS IS the Stevia Show"

TULSA TALK SHOW My guests today are Steven English and Lydia Mauldin. They are cohosts of the Stevia Show podcast. They are a community-driven talk show …

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TULSA 1921: REPORTING A MASSACRE
• My guest today is Randy Krehbiel. A native Oklahoman and a graduate of Oklahoma State University, Randy has been a reporter for the Tulsa World since the early eighties. His writing interests include government, sports, and politics. Randy has written several books including his most recent, Tulsa 1921: Reporting a Massacre. In addition, he has received multiple awards throughout his career including the Oklahoma nonfiction book of the year.

WHAT WE DISCUSS
• Randy and I discuss his background and lifelong love for history and writing. He began his journalism career in sports writing, and later covered events such as the Oklahoma bombing and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. You’ll hear us discuss the history of media, the difference between bias and partisan, and the history of the “Oil Capital of the World.” At the end, we discuss the 1921 Greenwood Tulsa Massacre, the aftermath, and how it changed Tulsa.

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FINANCIAL FREEDOM THROUGH PASSIVE INCOME
• My guests today are Paul Stafford and Miranda Phillips of Elite Wealth and Wellness. Paul and Miranda are both physicians, investors, philanthropists, and much more. Their company, Elite Wealth and Wellness, helps set people free to live life on their own terms through financial freedom. Paul and Miranda went from a negative net worth, to over 100 million in assets under management and passive income equivalent to 3 physician salaries. They offer courses that walk you step by step on how to achieve financial freedom through passive income.

WHAT WE DISCUSS
• Paul, Miranda, and I discuss their background growing up in small towns and what initially drew them to medicine. Neither Paul nor Miranda came from a family of doctors or wealth. They each discuss their travels to Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Kenya, and how important medical missions are to them. They discuss other interests apart from medicine such as soccer, philosophy, and flying. They share how the roots of Elite Wealth and Wellness began in 2015 with the goal of helping others create passive income which leads to financial freedom. They share how instead of escaping their lives, they figured out how to recreate their lives. They unpack the “why” behind the importance of financial freedom. You’ll hear them describe important concepts such as “herd mentality”, “passive cash flow”, “investable income”, “bad debt vs. good debt”, “consumer mindset vs. investor mindset”, and what it means to “buy geese instead of saving eggs.”

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Here are some more of the awesome shots from Clint at ! Love the shots he got on this interview with last week.

You can hear the interview by clicking the link in the bio. Episode 20.

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BILLY SIMS BURGER

My guests today are Billy Sims and Jeff Jackson of Billy Sims BBQ and Billy Sims Burger. Billy Sims is known for his many football awards earned while playing running back in college and professional football. He won the coveted Heisman Trophy in 1978 while at the University of Oklahoma. Jeff Jackson lives in Tulsa and is a serial entrepreneur who started Sports Fanatics in the 90s. Jeff and Billy came together in the 2000s to start Billy Sims BBQ. They recently started Billy Sims Burger in 2020.

WHAT WE DISCUSS
Billy and I discuss his early life being raised by his grandparents in Texas. He shares that his true love was actually baseball and not football. He recalls the story of being recruited by coach Barry Switzer to play football for OU in Norman. He talks about having the ambition to be an auto mechanic. He shares about meeting Jeff and the story of their partnership. Jeff talks about his business-minded ambitions that started in 2nd grade. He tells how he sold sweatshirts in college to make some extra money. You'll hear about the early days of Billy Sims BBQ and about some lessons that they learned along the way.

EPISODE LINKS
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https://billysimsbbq.com

Grateful for the partnership with photographer Clint Cothern owner of !!

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Excited to share about a new episode being released this weekend!

Sunday will be the release of our latest episode with the legend Billy Sims as we talk about his brand new location at 1941 S Yale Ave. Their grand opening is today so go get a burger and meet Billy! He is incredibly nice.

Huge shoutout to Clint Cothern of for taking these amazing shots. Wait til you see the rest of the photos this weekend!

Did you listen to this week’s episode yet? It’s the first part of a new mini-series called Tulsa Top Ten! This episode is about the top 10 Restaurants with outdoor patios with Tulsa blogger Lindsay of . More Top Tens coming soon.

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Check out the This Is Tulsa hoodies.
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Woohoo!! Excited to be able to share brand new official This Is Tulsa Podcast merch with you!

6 months ago I started this podcast without a clue where it would go. It’s been so much better than I imagined! Thanks for all of the support Tulsa!!

Shoutout to my man for coming up with the logo and design.

TULSA TOP TEN: Part 1�***Restaurants with Outdoor Patios***

Today, we are starting a brand new mini-series called Tulsa Top Ten! Tulsa Top Ten is a series where I collaborate with local bloggers from Instagram to share their favorite places that the metro has to offer. The first collaboration is with Instagram blogger Lindsay Morris. At the beginning of this episode, you will hear a little about her and the history of the blog. If you want to follow along, she is on Instagram

#10: Ol’ Vine
#9: Cafe Ole
#8: McNellie’s
#7: The Rooftop in Broken Arrow
#6: Roosevelt’s
#5: Stonehorse Cafe
#4: Wild Fork
#3: East Village Bohemian Pizzeria
#2: Waterfront Grill
#1: In the Raw Vu

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Wow what passion and drive for people with developmental disabilities. You won’t want to miss this future episode with the President and CEO of A New Leaf. They have been making an impact in Tulsa for over 40 years! Keep an eye out for this one.

Also sporting my new hat by Tulsa’s very own check out their stuff!