Oklahoma Today Podcast: December 25

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A very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Once you've opened all the presents and consumed a sufficient number of baked goodies, join us for our final episode of 2023. We saved the best for last by bringing on Sterling Zearley, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department's Director of Parks, as our guest of the week. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone as friendly as the Poteau native, or anyone better suited to lead the state parks system. Editors Nathan Gunter and Ben Luschen talk with Zearley about the economic impact of Oklahoma State Parks, the First Day and First Week hikes scheduled to kick off 2024, and even proper fly-fishing technique. 

Also this week, the editors share their Oklahoma travel resolutions for the New Year, and podvents wrap up 2023. We hope you enjoy!

Podvents from this episode come, as always, from TravelOK.com. Here's what we discussed:

New Year's Eve Ball Drop on the Square in Pawnee

Adele Wolf's New Year's Eve Follies in Oklahoma City

Weezer in Concert in Durantl

TINA: The Tina Turner Musical in Oklahoma City

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Written By

Ben Luschen

Luschen joined the *Oklahoma Today*’ staff as Research Editor in 2021 and currently works as the magazine's Web Editor, managing the website and social media fronts. His past *Oklahoma Today* stories have ranged in content from the state's bee and quail industries to its vibrant art and music scenes. Not adverse to a road trip, Luschen is always on the lookout for the next big adventure. He is never out of opinions about the current state of Oklahoma City Thunder basketball.