Dave Sandell and Caleb Gardner choose the best album for highly relatable, real-life situations — like decompressing after a long day, elevating a backyard party, impressing the car next to you at a stop light, missing someone you love, or running from zombies.
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On "Who Arted?” we'll explore the vibrant and diverse art scene in Tulsa, bringing to light the stories, inspirations, and creations of local artists. Each episode will feature in-depth interviews with painters, sculptors, photographers, musicians, and more, providing listeners with a behind-the-scenes look at the creative processes and unique perspectives that shape Tulsa's artistic landscape. Join local artists David Morrison and Greg Stone on this auditory journey as we paint a vivid pict ...
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How do some of the smartest, most creative people use social media? And how can you use social media in alignment with your own values? Learn how with host Tracy Samantha Schmidt, who also teaches social media marketing at the University of Chicago.
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A podcast produced/hosted by Ashley Saupe, sponsored by Rocky Talkie and supported by the American Alpine Club. This podcast aims to minimize future outdoor accidents by way of story telling. Real people sharing real stories. "Play Hard and Be Smart" www.thesharpendpodcast.com
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Ep 110 - Tenacity in Pursuit - Par Linden
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38:39My guest in this month’s episode set out with a good friend to ski some specific objectives. They started from sea level and toured way up the mountain. This incident happened in Songdal, Norway. The two of them had a steady ski tour and took the most direct route. Unfortunately, the weather changed and the higher they got, the worse the snow condi…
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Naive painter Bill Brill has a direct artist's statement: "My pleasure in painting is to leave viewers with a smile, giggle, warm fuzzy feeling, or a reflective moment….if I can keep achieving that, I will never put my paintbrushes down." In this episode of the podcast, Bill shares the story of how he found naive and folk art, how music inspires mu…
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Multidisciplinary artist Cancadee White joins the podcast to talk about her global excursions and how they've influenced the creation of her new collection, Mapscapes, which is showing at the Tulsa Artist Coalition Gallery in February.By David Morrison and Greg Stone
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Ep 109 - An Interview with Caleb Merrill from the Avalanche Hour Podcast
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45:38In today’s episode, I talk with Avalanche Forecaster and Ski Guide Caleb Merrill. Caleb is also the producer and host of one of my favorite podcasts called The Avalanche Hour. In this episode, Caleb and I talk about common mistakes while recreating during the winter months, ways to stay safe this season in avalanche terrain and much more. Tune in t…
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The artist behind Future Focus Photography is known for a retro futuristic aesthetic featuring classic toys and often a handmade robot head posed on human models. She joins us to talk about finding inspiration in classic sci-fi and horror genres, the challenges of working on location, and the resourcefulness needed to create stunning images.…
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This week, Caleb Burgess sits down for the podcast to talk about his large-scale work in acrylic and oil. The Tulsa native opens up about why he doesn't find risks in painting large and how he achieves the sweeping gestural marks that his work is known for. He also talks about finding the balance between self-care and the long hours needed to build…
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One of our favorite artists and storytellers, Sallie Gardner, stopped by the studio to talk about some of her creative endeavors. We learn how Sallie made the journey from professional writer to story slam winner, where she discovered the joy of creating, and the excitement that comes from connecting with other artists.…
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Our first episode of 2025 is a conversation with abstract expressionist Pam Watson. She joins us to talk about the importance of building community, how she moved from fiber arts and photography to her current passion for painting, and how a blank canvas excites her with possibilities.By David Morrison and Greg Stone
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Ep 108 - Emergency Bivy in Chamonix - Steve van Zutphen
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42:22Steve was in an accident back in 2019 in the Chamonix range in France. He was climbing with a friend, who also works on the Chamonix Rescue Helicopter Team. They got stuck in bad weather on the way down a route and ended up having to do an emergency bivi (without bivi gear) in a rapidly dug ice cave high up on the glacier. They learned a lot from t…
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In this episode, Tulsa-based artist Randolph Read Jr. talks about inspiration and fostering a sense of playfulness and fun in his work. Ahead of his upcoming January exhibit at WOMPA, Randolph shares why it's important to connect with his viewers and surprise them with something unexpected.By David Morrison and Greg Stone
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This week, David Morrison and Greg Stone talk about new exhibits at 108 Contemporary, Tulsa Artists Coalition Gallery, and Living Arts that will be available through the end of December 2024. Be sure to check out these exhibits throughout downtown Tulsa and see what you think about these shows.By David Morrison and Greg Stone
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Ep 107 - Epic on Mount Evans - Nate Oakes
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28:46Nate Oakes had an epic while climbing a multi-pitch route on Mount Evans in Colorado. He says it was a learning experience in route planning, taking responsibility for making safe decisions, speaking up when you're uncomfortable, and being more prepared for what to do when things don't go according to plan. Now, Nate is a big believer in always car…
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Tulsa-based artist Jessica Woody has been a freelance mixed media artist for 15 years. This week, she talks with David and Greg about her acrylic and mixed media work on vinyl records, capturing shared cultural touchstones in her work, and upcycling in the arts.By David Morrison and Greg Stone
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Ep 106 - Solo Ground Fall - Chris Gardner
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47:21May of 2023, Chris set out to rope solo Virgin Wool (5.8 C2) in Arches National Park. The description of the first pitch read: "5.7 - sporty - no pro.” To Chris, it looked harder than a 5.7 from the ground, and he noticed a seam that he thought he could aid up, so he decided to try and aid climb the route. It didn’t go as planned and he ripped out …
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Drawing his aesthetic from African American folk art, African tribal motifs, and contemporary pop culture, Oklahoma artist Skip Hill has produced a body of work that includes mixed media pieces, paintings, collages, illustrations, and large-scale murals. It's no wonder Skip is the recipient of the 2024 Paseo Arts Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. …
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In this episode, David and Greg discuss exhibits in several venues that opened in October and some opportunities for local artists, including a unique multimedia performance with Tulsa's Signature Symphony. They also discuss the American Artists, American Stories exhibit at Philbrook through the end of December.…
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Dean Wyatt draws inspiration for his abstract paintings from the weathered landscapes and turbulent skies of his native southwestern Oklahoma. His work has been exhibited throughout the southwestern United States and has been selected for solo exhibitions at the Oklahoma State Capitol and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Dean joins David and Greg …
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Ep 105 - Avalanched On Mount Shasta - Tanner And Parker
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1:10:42In April of this year (2024), Tanner and Parker were swept down Mt. Shasta after triggering a wind stab. After a 12 hour ground rescue, they were finally off the mountain, but did sustain physical and mental injuries from the traumatic event. Tune into this episode to hear their story.This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This podcast is sponso…
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Who Arted? on First (and Second) Friday (Sept. 6 and 13, 2024)
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52:09David and Greg review several exhibit openings in Tulsa this month, including Living Arts' Dreams: An Exploration of the Strange and Unusual and the Liggett Studio's Myths & Legends.By David Morrison and Greg Stone
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VC Torneden is an award-winning visual artist whose current projects include a series about her years spent living in Tulsa incorporating both painting and photography and a collaborative documentary photo project entitled The Other Side. She joins the Who Arted? podcast to talk about photo journalism, instant realism, and the drive to chronicle th…
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Ep 104 - I Believe In Helmets - Brandon Cox
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29:37In March of this year, Brandon took his wife and a visiting climber from Hungry to the Atlantis climbing area in Queen Creek Canyon near Phoenix, AZ. They were warming up on some easy routes and were all thoroughly enjoying the day. On Brandon’s second lead of the day climbing an easy 5.8, things were going fine until they weren’t.From what Brandon…
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Jordan Vinyard is a kinetic artist whose work has been exhibited both throughout the U.S. and internationally. She's Dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, where she also is associate professor of art and Director of the Art Wrecker Studios and Gallery in Chickasha. Her recent exhibit at …
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Our guest this week is Mery McNett, a Tulsa-based multimedia artist who has worked in the Tulsa arts scene for more than 13 years, creating graphic visuals, arts programming and teaching various forms of art. Mery's work, which includes sculpture, ink, watercolor, oil paintings, and video art, has been exhibited throughout Oklahoma and the region. …
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Who Arted? on First Friday (August 2, 2024)
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36:12This week, we'll talk about the exhibits we saw during this month's First Friday Art Walk in the Downtown Tulsa Arts District. Our visit included stops at the Tulsa Artist Coalition Gallery, Archer 101, 108 Contemporary, and Living Arts.By David Morrison and Greg Stone
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Ep 103 - Rock Strike On Mt. Shasta - Sean Oldfield
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33:16Sean Oldfield was climbing Mount Shasta this year in May when he was violently struck in the back of the head by a falling rock on his descent. Despite wearing a helmet (which saved his life), Sean ended up getting flown off the mountain in a helicopter to the hospital, where he received multiple staples in his head, a fractured skull, and a concus…
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Colleen Stiles is a multi-faceted artist based in Tulsa whose work is heavily influenced by the objects and textures she finds in nature. President of the Tulsa Artist Coalition Gallery Board, Colleen creates work in a variety of media, including sculpture, pen-and-ink, and watercolor. You can see more of her work by visiting her website, www.stile…
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David Morrison, co-host of Who Arted?, talks about his beginnings as an artist, his experiences in learning to paint, and where he goes in Tulsa to find inspiration for his expressive work.By David Morrison and Greg Stone
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Greg Stone is a Tulsa-based landscape painter who works in pastel and oil. In this episode of Who Arted?, he shares his painting process and how he works through challenging times at the easel.By Greg Stone
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Ep 102 - Heat Stroke On The R2R2R - Kirk And Fred
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51:56Kirk and Fred have been friends for a long time. They have done adventure races together in the past and know where their limits lie. During this adventure, Fred nearly lost his life to heat stroke when they were doing the Rim to Rim to Rim (R2R2R) in the Grand Canyon. Kirk and Fred talk openly about what led up to the incident and how they managed…
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Ep 101 - Bit By A Rattlesnake - Julia Fiorino
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39:51This is a crazy incident where my guest was bit by a rattlesnake in June of 2022 and ended up in the hospital for 12 straight days. She was climbing at Consumnes River Gorge in Lake Tahoe and it was going to be her first time trad climbing. The crew was getting all set up near the first climb, she decided to use the “facili-trees” (if you will) bef…
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Dave and Caleb have a close encounter of the third kind as they choose the best album for seeing aliens. Is music a universal enough language to avoid world domination? Do aliens even exist? Is it better to give them the best music the world has to offer, or the music that most stirs your soul? Caleb presents our unidentified anomalous phenomena fr…
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Ep 100 - Backcountry Ski Accident: Part Two - Taylor Rose
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23:03This is Part Two of this story sequence with Taylor Rose. If you haven’t tuned in to episode 99, stop here and go back and listen to Part One (Episode 99) where Taylor Rose shares all about the details of his accident when he broke his femur on April 2nd, 2021 backcountry skiing in Huntington Ravine in the Mount Washington area. In this episode, Ta…
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What's the right soundtrack for barreling down a highway in pursuit -- or being pursued -- in your very own General Lee? Dave & Caleb lay out the criteria, buckle in, and gun it to 95 with The Prodigy's Fat of the Land and The Reverend Horton Heat's It's Martini Time! Two albums from a golden era of the 90s when, for one shining moment, electronica…
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Not Selling Out (With Vince Brackett!)
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1:07:47Special guest co-host Vince Brackett joins the podcast this week to discuss what it means to “sell out” for a variety of musicians, and the template for popular and highly successful musicians to “reverse sell out” with an album cycle (or more) marked by attempts to be taken more seriously as an artist. Along the way, they unpack the careers of the…
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Ep 99 - Backcountry Ski Accident: Part One - Taylor Rose
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38:03Taylor Rose is a twenty-four year old guy who loves the outdoors. He was out skiing in the backcountry with some friends in Huntington Ravine on Mount Washington in 2021 when he suffered a broken femur from a long sliding fall that resulted in a rescue involving his crew and the Mount Washington Avalanche Center. Tune in to hear part one of this se…
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We go deep on a roadmap for getting your kids to rap music, from Sugarhill Gang to whatever is happening in the genre right now. How do you approach conversations about lyrical content, specific life experiences that aren’t our own, and answer questions you never thought you’d have to answer (yikes.) Along the way we talk about A Tribe Called Quest…
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Ep 98 - Dropped In Joshua Tree - Devin Farkas
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45:44Devin Farkas was instructing a ten day climbing course in Joshua Tree National Park this last January. They were on day two of this ten day course when Devin’s trip was cut short. Tune into this episode to hear why.This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This podcast is sponsored by Rocky Talkie and then American Alpine Institute and supported by…
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Ep 97 - Accident In Yosemite - Grant And David
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47:19On Fourth of July weekend, two climbing partners, Grant and David, set out to climb a 2,200 foot climb on the Northwest face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park in California. The conditions were perfect to climb this beautiful and exposed twenty-three pitch climb. Things started out perfectly, but not everything turned out as they had planned. …
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In this BONUS episode, I chat with Jeannie Wall and Catherine Coe about an idea that came to life. Jeannie is the founder of BroadBeta which aims to “embolden women through shared stories to embrace wild ideas, wild experiences, and preserve the wildness.” Tune into this bonus episode to hear more about this idea, how it came to life, and what it’s…
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Dave and Caleb welcome in 2024 by naming the best albums for starting a new year. What albums best capture that fine line between eternal optimism and existential dread about what could come? Dave suggests Prince’s 1999, a party album preoccupied with nuclear proliferation in the early 80s, and Caleb brings Jamie xx’s dance party in a jewel case, I…
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Ep 96 - Indian Creek Fall - Drew Clements
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39:47Andrew Clements was climbing in Indian Creek on October 18, 2023 with a couple of climbers he had met in the parking lot the same day. He was on a route called Gorilla, which is rated 5.10b, which was his 3rd route of the day. He was standing about 2 feet above his last piece of gear when he fell. Drew injured his hand and both of his heels. Tune i…
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Dave and Caleb are wrapping up 2023 with our inaugural top tens of the year, plus loads of honorable mentions and singles. We count it down 10-1 and hopefully introduce you to some of your new favorite music! Our favorite albums of 2023: Alex Lahey - The Answer is Always Yes Boygenius - the record Bully - Lucky for You Danny Brown - Quaranta Jamie …
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This week we're doing something different, a game we call Let's Make a Mixtape. Our friend Hana Kim joins us as we draft 18 Christmas songs that we're publishing as a playlist you can listen to on Spotify or Apple Music. But there's a twist -- when it's someone's turn, they get to not only draft a song and performer, but also they get to draft wher…
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December 2023 Bonus Episode - RopeLite LLC
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16:45Douglas started this small gear company because he saw a need in the outdoor climbing and rescue community. As a member of Search and Rescue, he found he needed specific gear for specific tasks that could create efficiency within certain tasks. Tune into this episode to hear what RopeLiteLLC is, why and how it started and how this whole interview c…
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December is here and we’re ready to get in the Christmas spirit! Or Dave is at least. Dave brings Caleb on a magical journey through a season of lights and traditions and a spiritually moving season, while Caleb keeps us grounded in the stress and consumerism of the holiday. But, one thing they can both agree on is that the nostalgia of 1987’s A Ve…
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Ep 95 - We Rescued A Skier Who Fell In A Crevasse On Mt Baker - Allen Taylor & Samuel Lien
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53:16In May of 2023, Allen and Samuel were out skiing Mt. Baker, a 10,781 foot active glacier-covered stratovolcano in the North Cascades of Washington when they came upon another skier who fell 35 feet down inside a crevasse after the snow bridge he was standing on collapsed. With their knowledge of rope skills and crevasse rescue, they sprung into act…
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Getting into Caleb & Dave's Favorite Band
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1:09:18Dave and Caleb celebrate their November birthdays by introducing you to one of their favorite bands, the Scottish indie rock legends Frightened Rabbit, and their seminal break-up album, The Midnight Organ Fight. Discussed today: Frightened Rabbit’s catalog Spiritual Cramp - Spiritual Cramp Jamie Branch - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war…
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The leaves are changing, the hot apple cider is brewing, the bonfires and bonfiring, and Dave and Caleb are ready to crown the best album for autumn. What are the albums that we pull out for just a few months each year that are elevated by the invigoratingly crisp air and the cozy trappings of fall? Throw on your favorite cardigan and re-discover B…
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November 2023 Bonus Episode - The Wonders Of Wool With Lawson Glidden
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24:57Have you ever heard the phrase “Cotton Kills?” One thing that we can each do to be a responsible outdoors person is to dress appropriately for the activity and weather to minimize the risk of getting too wet and too cold which could lead to hypothermia. Today I talk with Lawson Glidden, owner of Minus33, an American company founded in New Hampshire…
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Daylight Savings Time is upon us, and Dave and Caleb are celebrating by choosing albums that sound great at one in the morning. What makes an album sound best in the dark, wee hours of the morning? Dave gets into one of his all-time favorites, Portishead’s trip-hop classic Dummy, and Caleb goes all catharsis with M83’s Hurry Up We’re Dreaming. Musi…
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