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    Breaking a sweat with Megan Harlan, Pure Barre South Tulsa and Row House Tulsa

    en-usJanuary 19, 2022
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    About this Episode

    Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I’m your host Tim Landes and the digital editor here at TulsaPeople Magazine. Before we get into the new episode, I wanted to let you know that on TulsaPeople.com we have original content almost every day of the week. There are the Oklahoma Best Sellers lists on Sundays, Tulsa music listings every Monday afternoon (that’s where you can find out what bands are playing where on what day all in one place), Wednesdays are for this podcast and About Town mini episodes. On Thursdays arts editor Blayklee Freed shares her 10 things to do in Tulsa for the week. Then also the third week we have Fab Finds. Oh, and we cover a lot of events, so there are tons of photo galleries like this week’s MLK Day Parade. You can find all this content on our social media channels and at TulsaPeople.com/AboutTown.  

    Speaking of stories you can read on our site, in our January issue we have an article about the different ways and places you can workout in town. Megan Harlan, my guest on this episode, operates Pure Barre South Tulsa at 89th and Yale, and Row House at 61st and Yale.  

    I was ready to learn more about Pure Barre when she and I talked in late December. I had seen a story a while back about the creator of Barre and knew its roots were in ballet, but I had a lot of questions. Among them, what’s the difference between Barre and Pure Barre? Also do men participate in the classes? 

    Megan breaks it all down. She was the first person to open a Pure Barre in the state nearly a decade ago, so she has a lot of knowledge and experience.  

    We also discuss the ins and outs of Row House South Tulsa, and by the end of the conversation I was ready to drive over and get on a row machine. I didn’t. I ate a Bill and Ruth’s sandwich instead (support our local restaurants), but I am going to make it down there.  

    Following my conversation with Megan, musical quadruple threat Casii Stephan is back with another single. More on that later.  

    OK, Let’s get this going.  

    This is Tulsa Talks with Megan Harlan. 

     

    Casii Stephan is one of my favorite local artists. There are her lyrics, her vocals, the piano playing, her energy. If you haven't already, after you listen to this song, go look up any of her live performances or music videos on YouTube.  

    In fact, the video for “These Hard Days” was an Oniros Awards Finalist. Also, Casii was named a 2022 artist to watch by NPR Music.  

    I interviewed her last March at the time of the release of her single “Here Comes the Light,” and she mentioned she was working on the song you're about to hear: 

    And with that here is Casii Stephan’s “These Hard Days.” 

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    Tulsa Talks goes About Town

    Tulsa Talks goes About Town

    Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I'm your host Tim Landes. 

    After more than 100 episodes over the past four years it's time to go About Town. 
    On this episode Tim and About Town host Blayklee Freed talk about the future of this podcast channel and all the exciting things to come in the biweekly episodes of About Town that will run 10-15 minutes an episode. 

    We also reflect on the five years of Tulsa Talks and discuss some of the highlights. 

    All the podcast episodes will remain here and at TulsaPeople.com/Podcast. 

    We might be back later with more special episodes of Tulsa Talks. In the meantime, Tim will continue making appearances on random episodes of About Town. 

    So stay subscribed, buckle up and get ready to go About Town. 

    Walk and talks and a "Road Trip": Excerpts from chats with filmmaker Brea Mullen and musician Branjae, plus a Connie Cronley column

    Walk and talks and a "Road Trip": Excerpts from chats with filmmaker Brea Mullen and musician Branjae, plus a Connie Cronley column

    Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I'm your host Tim Landes.

    Business is getting back to normal around Tulsa after the devastating effects of the June 17 storm that left me, some coworkers and thousands of other Tulsans without power for nearly a week. It was hot, but we made it… unlike way too many trees. 

    So this episode is dropping a week late and it’s a different format than usual.

    I’ve been doing a lot of online content this year. Lots of concert photo galleries and some reviews, plus Q&A and photo galleries with local creatives. Plus our team publishes updated music listings, a weekly rundown of things to do, a beer of the week and more. We’re staying busy.

    We have so many talented artists in this town, and I want to spend time with as many of them as possible. I love learning their stories and having the opportunity to share a part of it with our readers. Plus often there are lessons we can learn and use in our own endeavors.

    As I continue to evolve in my work, I’ve been spending a lot more time working on my photography. It’s been a lifelong hobby, and a part of my jobs for over a decade. Most of it is photojournalism, which means capturing moments. I’ve been pushing myself to do more portraits, which pushes me out of my comfort zone. I’m getting better at it, and excited to keep chasing it as I move toward video, finally.

    The film industry is exploding in Tulsa, and it’s inspiring to see so many creatives growing their styles here in Tulsa. Many are homegrown, but some are coming here to learn and make movies.

    I recently went for a walk and talk with filmmaker Brea Mullen, a Tulsa transplant who didn’t go to film school and is grinding it out and learning as she goes and loving every second of it.

    Her documentary Oklahoma Underground will premiere locally as part of the upcoming Circle Cinema Film Festival.

    Read the Q&A with Brea.

    Back in late May, I went for a Turkey Mountain hike with Branjae.

    We covered a whole lot in this Q&A

    She discussed how she took a break from music to take care of her mental health, and now she’s back and ready to roll out new music and more.

    What didn’t make the cut in print is her thoughts on the local music and creative scene in 2023.

    While she did take a break from most her musical duties, she did perform at the legendary Apollo Theater in NYC. I had to ask her about that experience.

    And now since things got twisted, turned and thrown across Tulsa, I’m going to leave you with Connie Cronley reading her June column. This would normally appear on our About Town episodes, but even our podcast schedule felt the effects of the derecho.

    Also congrats to Connie for her recent awards from the Great Plains Journalism Awards as well as the Oklahoma Press Association. She’s one of the best writers in the state and more than worthy of these awards.

    Take us on your road trip, Connie. 

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