Marty’s had a long life. He’s traveled, ate great food, held a long term job, adopted two kids, and woke up every day for two years with his twins who hated sleep. This podcast focuses on the essays and short stories he’s written concerning those moments.
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Introducing the Unidentified Flying Podcast! Here to explain the unexplained. Straight out of Oklahoma, hosts Drue and Brad talk about all things including local news, sports topics like the OKC Thunder, college football, news, politics, pop culture, technology, and everything in between.
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On this spin around the sun, Brad talks with Norman, Oklahoma's own author Wampus Reynolds. His new book Way I See It is a mystery set in Norman. He talks about finally writing a book, and doing so during a different time, like say a pandemic, and how that can affect your art and life in general. Way I See It is out now on Amazon: https://www.amazo…
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Drum roll please......starring: Brad from UFP......Brian Gililland.......Nicholas Szabo......... and it's Theeeee Okie Show Show! as special guests on this fine episode of the Unidentified Flying Podcast. Brad shoots the shit with Brian and Nick and learns about the what the Okie Show Show Podcast is (4:04), dealing with too much media to watch lik…
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Sometimes in our travels around the sun, you come across some special people. Joining Brad in the mothership for this episode of the Unidentified Flying Podcast is the man, the myth, the legend: Marty Peercy. Known to many for a multitude of reasons, Marty is the force behind OKC-SPAN, which in his words is an "independent journalistic endeavor" wh…
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On this episode of the Unidentified Flying Podcast we have a special guest, Stephen Tyler Holman. He breaks down, in great detail, all of the events leading up to the raid at The Friendly Market in Norman, OK (1:30), the beginning of the undercover investigation and subsequent raid on the business (58:35), what inspired Stephen to become civically …
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Drue and Brad are back in the habit broadcasting straight from the mothership. We begin with Area 51, our home away from home, and it's supposed invasion. Then moving on to the OKC Thunder getting blown up and Russell Westbrook leaving (15:15), and finishing with the main topic: the state of journalism and media in Oklahoma and the world which star…
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Sensors are definitely set to high on this flight of the Unidentified Flying Podcast as we talk to our own Oklahoma medical marijuana correspondent Will. He brings some clarity into why you might want to become a patient (2:30), what the selection was like when he first got his card (11:54), some basic tips to get your nose in the right direction f…
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Jumping on a plane with four kids for a month is a sight to see. People must be able to feel the intensity of the parents as Carie and I think through all the details it takes for such an adventure, then wield our way across the terminals to arrive at our final destinations. The clothing, travel equipment, and items to keep the kids attention while…
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The Unidentified Flying Podcast returns from deep space, enters Earth orbit, and immediately descends upon the world and the unsuspecting state of Oklahoma. Raptors, storm chasers, and Batman, OH MY! We jump right back in and look back at the past 3 years of Thunder basketball (GO RAPTORS), Oklahoma weather life (47:00), storm chasers stealing the …
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This got me thinking that everyone’s “Amazing” is someone else’s hard work. That movie that you loved and saw on IMAX last weekend? Someone’s Hard work. That painting in the museum that brought you to tears for its raw beauty? Someone’s hard work.
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I love Mondays!I guess I’m thinking through perspective today. Their Mondays seem dreadfully easy, yet they still dread them. In the U.S., they are much longer and we still wake up wondering why it has to be Monday!
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The music started playing, the worship leader beckoned everyone to get to their feet (in Spanish of course), and the female singer started belting out a Hillsong tune called “Not Today”. A familiar environment. I smiled some more. I tried not to pick it apart. Gone are the days where I have to force myself into perfection, when worship, because it’…
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In order to be most effective with any great idea, we must learn how to organize ourselves around ideas and not brands. Brands, in their organization always point back to the organization and keeping it alive. Ideas, if they are good ones, always point back to spreading those ideas without having to manufacture them. If they are good, they are good…
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I’m sure there are a ton of differences between the American culture and the Spanish (and in particular Valencia) culture, but I wanted to share a few of the glaring ones I noticed this week.
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Wonder leads to knowledge and then knowledge leads to wisdom. Unfortunately stale wisdom leads to the lack of wonder. It leads to control. Nothing keeps us from understanding how small we are like having control of everything in our world.
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Sitting in a huge city like Valencia Spain and soaking in days at the beach with my family, I realized that what I was doing on an administrative level was so insignificant, I basically lied to myself over and over.
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I hated the idea of a game ending in a tie, yet many soccer matches end that way in the world’s most popular sport. However, this was a game I will never forget.
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Two walks to remember! Sometimes not planning is just as good as planning.
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Day 1 of this season brings Marty and his family to Valencia Spain where he finds himself sitting on a beach after packing his car that morning in 8 degree weather.
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The Heroes of Hurricane Harvey; Ellen; Matt McConoughy; Mariah Carey; Switchfoot
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Muhammad Ali; Bleach; Jocko; Robin Williams; How to be an inspiring leader; Needtobreathe; Sinbad; Lecrae
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Walking with Bruno, Cameron Russell, the miracle on ice, Michael W Smith, Michael Junior, Kobe Bryant, 8 traits that successful people have in common, TD Jakes, Toby Mac
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10 ways to improve yourself; V for vendetta; Jim Carrey
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Oprah Winfrey, Rocky, Steven Furtick
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Denzel Washington, Jim Gaffigan, Colin Powell and Marty talks about Houston
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Every every fall up until Christmas, A group of holidays get celebrated. And many times too early, but is that a bad thing?
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Marty discusses the importance and the interest in Sporting events.
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A story of A road trip Marty took that had some bumps and turns that no one expected.
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What do you love to do and are your actions following your dreams?
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Jason Destratis joins Walkin w Bruno and talks about his trip to a place where the 2017 solar eclipse could be seen in its totality.
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Intro to amusement parks • Cedar Point • What's your favorite amusement park? • Philosophies and amusement parks
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Beaches • Books on the beach • Your favorite beach? • Farewell
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Intro to walkin with Bruno
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Drue and Brad talk through the first six original Star Trek movies in preparation for the release of Star Trek: Beyond.Av ufppodcast@gmail.com (Unidentified Flying Podcast)
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We lament about the Thunder loss before it even happens then move on to the main topic of aliens! Who are they and why do they want our cows? We break down the differences in the movie Fire in the Sky and the real life story it's based upon plus other alien flicks.Av ufppodcast@gmail.com (Unidentified Flying Podcast)
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Drue and Brad return from the depths of hyperspace to talk about a failed prediction about the NFL Draft but mostly it's a look at the entire body of work the Oklahoma City Thunder have produced in NBA playoffs so far.Av ufppodcast@gmail.com (Unidentified Flying Podcast)
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Oklahoma earthquakes have been on the rise in recent years. With more quakes happening since UFP last touched on the subject, we dive back in to discuss oil companies' business practices while Drue learns about Mary Fallin's FREEDOM SHAKES. We also sit down with Taylor Mullins, creator of Oklahoma Shakedown, a documentary investigating the Oklahoma…
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With the recent raids of a local business called the Friendly Market in Norman, Oklahoma, UFP takes a look at how opinions have been applied as law enforcement. From the psychic abilities to know what an object will be used for in the future, civil forfeiture laws that allow for the seizure of money from citizens that have never been charged with a…
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A UFP Sports Edition recaps some soccer events in Oklahoma City after the first home opener of the new NASL team, Rayo OKC, with more attacks coming from one of the small Energy FC supporter groups, The Grid. We bring them back down to the level of us mere mortals before moving on to an in depth look at the past, present, and future of the Oklahoma…
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With the recent death of Aubrey McClendon, UFP takes a different look at the man than most Oklahoma media outlets would and discuss how his life and death were covered by the local press. Were his business practices really good for the state in the long term and if facts were omitted about him locally, what else in the news is being left out and wh…
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Oklahoma is where the wind comes sweeping down the plain. It's also where oil and gas are king. On this episode of the Unidentified Flying Podcast, we talk about new technologies that are being implemented and on the horizon which may affect Oklahoma's economy and how wind energy has revitalized rural communities in the state. We ask, what if we if…
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The big action of NFL free agency has come and gone as Drue and Brad talk with UFP Dallas Cowboys correspondent Ryan and ask what he thinks that means for the team in the upcoming 2016 NFL Draft. In the second half of the show, we start to take a look at the most toxic sports fans in the state of Oklahoma in what will be ongoing coverage of a campa…
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Whammy! It's a double dose of the Unidentified Flying Podcast this week as Drue and Brad welcome UFP's Batman correspondent, Ryan, to discuss the inspiration and also some expectations of the movie Batman VS Superman. Comic book movies being a topic UFP will be revisiting in the future, we touch on other franchises of the past and wonder what is in…
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The Unidentified Flying Podcast returns to the topic of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Should Thunder fans be surprised Cameron Payne saw a decline in playing time even though we predicted that might be the case before the trade deadline even came to pass? Plus, who is covering the Thunder? We talk extensively about a Bryan Curtis article that claims t…
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The Unidentified Flying Podcast tackles the unexplained in Oklahoma liquor laws. Learn about Oklahoma's craft brewing industry's economic impact, the growth of wineries in the state since the year 2000, and how the newly proposed SJR 68 could impact small businesses that sell strong beer and wine.Av ufppodcast@gmail.com (Unidentified Flying Podcast)
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On this extended version of the Unidentified Flying Podcast, hosts Drue and Brad are joined by fellow video game enthusiasts Steve and Rob to discuss the Nintendo Entertainment System but before jumping into that we all discuss the recent events involving former Chesapeake CEO, Aubrey McClendon. Then it's on to the history of the NES and the games …
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What are soccer!? What are SOCCER!?!? Oklahoma is known for it's football but we're not talking about that kind of football. We're talking professional soccer. Maybe you're not into the sport. Maybe you just don't know that much about it. What is this trend that is now responsible for Oklahoma currently sporting 3 semi-pro teams in the state? Dogs …
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We use this week's episode to take a look at the topics U. F. P has talked about so far and bring up some developments that have happened since we first covered them. From college football to Daniel Holtzclaw or Oklahoma earthquakes to Peyton Manning's balls, the Unidentified Flying Podcast is there to continue it's journey explaining the unexplain…
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It's a sports edition of the Unidentified Flying Podcast. Drue and Brad talk about the Oklahoma City Thunder and it's game with the Golden State Warriors, Waiters starting, and address all of the calls to trade Serge Ibaka. Also, a recap of Super Bowl 50. How Peyton Manning likes to put his asshole in people's faces, Cam Newton is still maturing, a…
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Planet 9? Planet X? Ever heard of the Black Knight? Have astronomers found it, what is it, and where do the ideas behind these objects come from? It's space, astronomy, myths, conspiracies, and Babylonians only on the Unidentified Flying Podcast!Av ufppodcast@gmail.com (Unidentified Flying Podcast)
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