Oklahoma Today Podcast: April 1

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Lights, camera, podcast! Oklahoma's biggest annual film and movie party is OKC's deadCenter Film Festival, now in its twenty-fourth year. Passes are on sale now for this year's event, which is June 6-9 at various venues near downtown. Cacky Poarch, the festival's founding executive director, joins the show to talk about what people can expect from this year's gathering of the auteurs, including a big scoop on this year's Film Icon Award honorees. 

Also on the show, the editors discuss their favorite places in Oklahoma to see a movie, and a Mad Lib-inspired podvent takes an interesting turn. We hope you enjoy!

The Oklahoma Today Podcast is sponsored by Bravado Wireless.

Catch up with back episodes of the Oklahoma Today Podcast here.

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.

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