The harsh reality of reality TV - Meg Ferguson, fashion designer and Project Runway contestant
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Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I’m your host Tim Landes. 

Like many people these days, I have a love/hate relationship with social media. I've taken month long breaks from my personal Facebook and Twitter. Even today, I find myself more of a lurker and heart giver than posting random thoughts that will be misunderstood by Aunt Gertrude. I do still love to look at images on Instagram. 

We recently published a Q&A with Meg Ferguson, my guest on this episode. The Tulsa fashion designer was a participant in this season of Project Runway. The Q&A got a lot of views and shares. Then a couple weeks later it was shared a lot. I did a quick search on Meg’s name and there were lots and lots of hateful tweets. We’re not talking the fun mean tweets Jimmy Kimmel would have her read in a segment. 

I knew there was a reality show controversy involving Meg and she was no longer on the show. I knew there was some criticism of her and some evil tweets sent to her. She agreed to come on the podcast to talk about life after reality TV. While many of us have imagined winning Survivor or some other reality show at some point, we never imagine what it would be like to be painted in a certain light and then not win. As you’ll hear it’s awful. 

I greatly appreciate Meg opening up about the struggles that came from being on the show and how it impacted her mental health. People are really mean and enjoy typing awful things from the safety of their couch. It’s gross. It’s sad. 

We knock out the tough stuff and then go on to talk about happier news like how Meg is currently based in Dallas working on costumes for the new Yellowstone prequel “1883.” I mean how cool is it to be able to say you’ve designed a costumes for Faith Hill, her hubby Tim McGraw and more? 

In this conversation recorded over Zoom, we talk about her experiences creating costumes and go through her bucket list of people she dreams to design for someday. 

When she’s not helping make movies and TV shows come to life, Meg also has her own company that allows her to create memorable attire for clients. 

A note, in the second half of the conversation there will be some background noises you might here from time to time while Meg talks. I’ve left in the sounds and the reveal because it brought laughs to what had been a tough conversation in the beginning. 

Thank you Meg for the open and honest talk. Following our conversation, hear a Christmas song from teenage rising country star Mikayla Lane. More on that later. 

OK, let’s get this going. 

This is Tulsa Talks with Meg Ferguson. 


 

Breakout indie country recording artist Mikayla Lane has been dubbed “Today’s Traditional Country Trendsetter.” On the heels of her sophomore EP release, the 16-year-old singer is celebrating the holiday season with a dual rollout of Christmas classics. She says:

“Christmas time is my favorite time of year; for so many reasons, and these two songs (‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘O Holy Night’) are both meaningful and magical. They paint a moving imagery of the birth of baby Jesus and convey the true meaning of Christmas. I chose to record these songs for those very reasons.”

And with that here is Mikayla Lane with “O Holy Night.”

 

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