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In 2021, Kabul was overtaken by the Taliban, prompting the evacuation of over 122,000 people from Afghanistan. Among them was Paiman. Today, he and one of his brothers have resettled in Oklahoma. Paiman is now a junior at the University of Tulsa, where he is pursuing a degree in cybersecurity. This podcast episode is a production of the Social Justice Commission of Trinity Episcopal Church. Learn…
Keith hopes to work again as a roofer and start his own business, but meth is in the way. Billie points to a passage in her Bible as she stresses obedience to God. Jeff insists the passersby who hurl fat insults no longer faze him. Johnny swallowed 25 sleeping pills, yet he’s alive. Remus lives with autism. Oklahoma is a stop along the way for Bubba as he makes his way to Cape Canaveral to help…
Tiffany grew up with schizophrenia. She started having delusions at age 4 and hallucinations around age 8. As an adult, she earned a master's degree in Library and Information Studies. Today, she works as a reference librarian at the University of Tulsa. Her current diagnosis is schizoaffective, depressive type. In this episode, she discusses the disorder and how it affects her life.
In 2011, Anthony Marquez deployed to Afghanistan with his dog Allie, who was trained to sniff out improvised explosive devices (IEDs). After seventeen fellow Marines died around him during the Battle of Sangin, Anthony and his brother Manny created a documentary to record a road trip during which they visited each family of the fallen Marines. Tap here to watch the documentary:…
Oklahoma is home to more historic All-Black towns than any other state. At its height, there were more than 50 such towns. Today, there are 13. Osborne Celestain, Jr. is the director of the Tulsa chapter of the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Oklahoma . This spring, he pedaled 600 miles to visit each of the 13 remaining All-Black towns. I interviewed Osborne at the Fulton Street Books and Coffee Shop…
Correctional officers are exposed to violence, injury and death by virtue of their roles inside the prison system. They confront some of the same challenges that police officers, firefighters and combat military personnel face. Kelly started working as a CO at age 19 and spent 31 years in the position.
Be advised. This interview contains graphic descriptions of war and death and violence and may not be suitable for all audiences. New Hampshire-based photographer Patrick Patterson documents human rights and conflict. He is a witness to a death row execution, the war in Ukraine and immigrant migration in this country. In this episode, Patrick eloquently humanizes the people he photographs. The…
As a nurse practitioner, Karin Chen focuses on women’s health care. As a labor and delivery nurse, she has assisted children giving birth to children and women giving birth to babies they had to turn around and bury. Today, she practices in Lowell, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb. We discuss her career, her thoughts on the health care system and the path to healing personal pain. This episode…
Can you run a mile? How about 200 miles? Ed Clifford can. He's a second-generation musher who transitioned to ultra running when he turned 50. When he isn't running, he's busy building a log cabin in southern New Hampshire with his partner, Dawn. I recorded this interview on the porch outside their cabin. Photo credit: Bethany Hoyt Photography .
Ever since I read the book Working by Studs Terkel, I've been interested in what people do for a living. The book is a collection of interviews with people who talk about their jobs. Some of my podcast episodes are a nod to that book, like earlier episodes with a makeup artist, a hospice chaplain, a politician and a policeman. For this interview, I sat down with two flight attendants to discuss…
