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30 Jul 25 – Episode 50 – A Visit Council Member Maggie Murdock Nichols
Maggie Murdock Nichols was appointed to the City Council in December of 2024. Our team finally sits down with Murdock Nichols to discuss her vision and goals for being on the council, as well as listening to her story about growing up in Edmond and around city government.
19 Jun 25 – Episode 49 – A Visit with the New Mayor
What do you do when one of the podcast team gets elected mayor of Edmond? You interview him of course. Mark Nash, already an Edmond Voices mainstay discusses the first six weeks of his term and what we can expect in the next year.
25 May 25 – Episode 48 – A Visit with Former Mayor Davis
The Edmond Voices team sits down with recently “retired” mayor Darrell Davis to discuss his retirement from public service, and the future of Edmond from his perspective. After more than two decades of service, Mayor Davis is putting his gavel on the shelf. Is the mayor done, or will he still be involved in Edmond’s fast paced growth in the years to come. Tune in this month to find out the answer.
27 Apr 25 – Episode 47 – Edmond Arts Festival is Coming
The Edmond Voices team sits down with Michelle Schaefer, the chairperson for the 2025 Downtown Edmond Arts Festival. Michelle fills the team in on the dates, May 2-4, as well as what artists, musicians, and food you can find at this year’s festival.
19 Mar 25 – Episode 46 – Conversation With One Edmond Mayor Candidate
This month Keith Weber hosts as the team interviews Mark Nash, a mayoral candidate, in the upcoming city council election. Mark’s opponent, declined an invitation to meet with the Edmond Voices team on the podcast or in an unrecorded interview. NOTE: The editorial board (excluding Mark Nash) developed their questions individually and did not share them with Mark prior to taping this episode.
3 Mar 25 – Episode 45 – Conversation with EPS Board Seat 5 Candidate
Our team visits with Marcus Jones, a candidate for the EPS district seat 5. His opponent, Jim Putnam was unavailable due to a scheduling error made by his campaign team; but the answers to the same questions asked of Mr. Jones will be available in an article in The Edmond Way.
NOTE: EV Chairman, Mark Nash, has excused himself from participating in this episode due to his Edmond mayoral race.
29 Jan 25 – Episode 44 – A Fresh Start for Edmond in 2025
The Edmond Voices team discusses the recent forced resignation of Edmond’s City Manager. What’s next? How soon will a new manager be hired? And most importantly, what does Edmond need in a new manager’s skills, experience, and community-knowledge?
26 Dec 24 – Episode 43 – 2024: A Look Back & What’s Coming in 2025
While celebrating the Christmas season, the Edmond Voices editorial board reflects back on 2024 and several major events in Edmond. Then to round out the episode our team looks ahead at several significant events coming up in 2025.
25 Oct 24 – Episode 42 – GO Bonds, Elections & More
This month’s episode of Edmond Voices has the team back in the garden at Studio 46B pulling topics out of the old faithful red solo cup. Join us as we discuss once more the GO Bond Issue, the Senate District 47 race, next year’s City Council election and more.
27 Sep 24 – Episode 41 – GO Bonds? What? Why?
The Edmond City Council has decided to place a General Obligation Bond issue on the November 5th election ballot. This controversial issue has created quite the stir in the city. Listen in as our team visits with County Assessor Larry Stein about the merits of the GO Bond.
26 Aug 24 – Episode 40 – Shannon Price with EFAI
In this special video episode, the Edmond Voices team has a little surprise for our followers. This episode features Shannon Price, Executive Director of the Edmond Fine Arts Institute. Shannon brings us a brief history of the Institute, an explanation of the Fine Arts Institute new capital campaign, and how it all ties in to the Uncommon Ground art park. Listen in to learn more about EFAI and the future of art in Edmond.
18 July 24 – Episode 39 – Dr. Angela Grunewald with EPS
Public education in Oklahoma seems to be in the news daily right now. Edmond’s public school district superintendent Dr. Angela Grunewald is our guest this month, bringing our team up to date on the district’s successful lawsuit against the state, what the district is doing in regards to the bible in the classroom controversy, and the district’s thoughts about the city’s proposed general obligation bond issue. Additionally, we got to hear about other initiatives and news within the Edmond schools.
23 June 24 – Episode 38 – Sen. Adam Pugh joins in after the legislative session
In this episode of Edmond Voices, District 41 Sen. Adam Pugh joins the team to discuss the legislative session that ended in May. We talk education, the appropriations process, paper license tags on cars months after they expire, and several other interesting tidbits. This is a an episode you don’t want to miss if you are interested in what goes on at the state capitol.
31 May 24 – Episode 37 – A Visit With UCO’s Todd Lamb
In an episode that every student that attends UCO must hear, university president Todd Lamb sits down with the Edmond Voices team and discusses his first year at the university. Endearing stories, and the secret to getting a free cup of coffee out of the president, are just some of the things covered this month.
27 Apr 24 – Episode 36 – Pizza Talk Around The Campfire
Listen in this month for a fun-filled, food-focused episode of frivolity discussing new ownership and a new menu for a pizzeria in Edmond. Bret Kappus, who is no stranger to Edmond, has purchased Campfire Pizza & Gelato. The podcast team discusses (and samples) the new menu, future drink options, and what else is planned for this sister restaurant to the highly successful Flower Shop Winery & Pizzeria in Yukon and Chickasha.
NOTE: Sadly Campfire Pizza has closed its doors, but the Flower Shop Winery & Pizzeria team are looking for a new Edmond location.
25 Mar 24 Episode 35 – The Return of the Red Solo Cup
In this month’s episode of Edmond Voices, we find the podcast team pulling an old friend off the shelf; the Ed Solo Cup. Choosing from multiple hot topics from the Edmond community, the topic picked from the cup was “Potpourri for $1,000 Alex”; a fast spin across three items of interest: 1) The OYO / New Life Village condemnation, 2) The special election on the Edmond hotel/motel tax, 3) The repeal of the state grocery tax. Join us as the team debates all three topics in 30 short minutes.
28 Feb 24 Episode 34 – Downtown Edmond and Stephanie Carel
Episode 34 finds the Edmond Voices team visiting with Stephanie Carel, co-owner of Silver Leaf Gems and executive director of the Downtown Edmond Business Association (DEBA). Stephanie tells the story Silver Leaf Gems; its origin and evolution over time. Then in a roundtable discussion Stephanie brings the team up to date on what is happening in downtown this year.
31 Jan 24 Episode 33 – A Visit with Deanna Boston from EPSF
Deanna Boston, the CEO of the Edmond Public Schools Foundation joins the team this episode to discuss the upcoming EDIIE Awards, the growth of support given to Edmond Public Schools, and the needs of the foundation and the school district.