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Fries at Hopdoddy - photo by Dennis Spielman

A Minute with Hopdoddy

On October 17, 2018

Dennis here for a Minute with Hopdoddy. Hopdoddy Burger Bar describes themselves as “a creative, from-scratch burger and beer joint with a friendly neighborhood vibe.” I was invited to the opening of their second Oklahoma location at Chisholm Creek in Oklahoma City where I tried two of their burgers, the parmesan truffle fries, Oreo Milk Shake, and lemonade. All of which I have to say was delicious and I’m thankful that they had paper towels at the table.

Fun Fact: They can booze up all of their milkshakes for you. On the subject of booze, they also have a selection of local and regional craft beers to go with your meal. While Hopdoddy is in several states, they do source items locally, including making their buns in-house.

Now for the Burgers. Wanting something different, I ate two of their untraditional burgers, the Llano Poblano and the Ahi Tuna, with the latter tasting like sushi in burger form with an added crunch from the nori chips. The Llano Poblano had Applewood Smoked Bacon, Tillamook Pepper Jack, Seared Poblanos with chipotle aioli.

If you want something unique for a burger or a new burger joint to visit, consider checking out Hopdoddy.

This video is for a new segment I’m calling A Minute With Series, in which I’ll be doing short videos about interesting things to consider visiting.

Whiteout by Erwin Redl

By Dennis

On October 12, 2018

In Real

New Uncovering Oklahoma story on Whiteout, an installation by artist Erwin Redl that uses a grid of 550 suspended LED bulbs to animate Campbell Art Park next to Oklahoma Contemporary. The bulbs turn off and on according to a computer program, creating a series of moving patterns that work in tandem with the surrounding environment.

I had a fun filming this light installation last night. In addition to this video, I had also planned to do a story on the Scantuary Haunt, however, they were hit by a tornado. Later tonight, weather permitting, I’m doing another Halloween themed story on the new RIVERSCREAM.

Terry Storch at Startup Grind

By Dennis

On October 9, 2018

In Real

Terry Storch joins Alex Lobodiak for a Startup Grind OKC fireside chat about Terry’s experiences co-founding the YouVersion Bible App and growing Life.Church through the innovative use of technology to spread the Gospel.

Terry Storch has served as the Digerati Leader, Pastor for Life.Church for the past 11 years. Meeting in 28 different locations, in nine states around the United States, and globally at Church Online, Life.Church is known for the innovative use of technology to spread the Gospel.

All dynamic areas of digital ministry and technology reside under Terry’s leadership in Life.Church. They include co-founding YouVersion, launching Bible Labs, as well as leading Church Online, Interactive, Open Network resources, and the Life.Church Information Technology group.

Before joining the Life.Church team in 2007, Terry formed two technology companies, consulted with various large telecommunication start-ups, co-authored a book, and has spent the last 15 years serving and leading in ministry. Terry is married to Robin, and they have two daughters, Reia (16) and Reese (13).

Ethos and SMO 21

By Dennis

On October 4, 2018

In Real

Edited two new videos today! Both are under a minute, which was a goal when editing these pieces.

First up is about a new art show, Ethos, which features the work of Fringe: Women Artists of Oklahoma members Christie Hackler, Christie Owen, Behnaz Sohrabian, and Katie Henderson. Fringe is a collective of professional women artists in Oklahoma working in a variety of media and styles.

The next is an experimental video on SMO 21, an adults-only night at Science Museum Oklahoma. This style is different from what I normally do in that it uses text to talk about the event and that it’s under a minute.

Dr. Daniela Busciglio – An Applied Linguist

By Dennis

On October 2, 2018

In Real

Dr. Daniela Busciglio is a professor of applied linguistics and owner of DFB Consulting. Her work focuses on values-based communications, messaging, branding, image, and PR strategies for individuals, groups, businesses, organizations, and candidates running for office and their campaign volunteers. Her unique three-pronged approach to messaging and communications is anchored in the research of prominent cognitive linguists, sociologists, psychologists, and cognitive neuroscientists such as Robb Willer, Erving Goffman, George Lakoff, Jonathan Haidt, David Ritchie, Walt Fisher, and Drew Westen. She also integrates coaching on prosody (intonation, stress, rhythm of speech), paralinguistic features (facial expressions, body language, gestures, tone and pitch of voice) as well as mindfulness training for enhancing focus and decreasing anxiety. She earned her MA and Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison and for the past three years, she was a professor of Italian and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Oklahoma. Her love of languages stemmed from her growing up bilingual in New Jersey, since her parents are both immigrants from Italy. She is currently preparing to offer an online live course on language and the brain.

I’m winding down the second season of Yes! Science! and making plans for the third season in the Spring of next year, which will take the show to a new level.

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A Minute with Hopdoddy

Whiteout by Erwin Redl

Terry Storch at Startup Grind

Ethos and SMO 21

Dr. Daniela Busciglio – An Applied Linguist