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In a special edition of This Land Radio, we go back to Cold War Oklahoma.

Tom Naples combs the archives for Dust Bowl memories. Holly Wall unearths dinosaur bones in Black Mesa. Sheilah Bright gets swallowed by Kenton, Oklahoma. Natasha Ball gobbles up food truck culture. And, for dessert, a slice of blueberry pie.

This week, we learn the rules of the game just enough to question them.

This week we discover the healing power of small things that fly.

Russell Cobb can’t find his socks. Ginger Strand imposes herself on some fish biologists. Jeff Martin wanders the Southern Plains and finds new fiction from Alan Heathcock and John Crowley. Plus, a musical chat with John Fullbright.

Listen to Senator David Holt, representative of the 30th District of Oklahoma, read Shakespeare’s Sonnet 46 at the 2012 Sonnet-a-Thon, …

Ruth Cobb, a midwife who has been practicing in Oklahoma for more than 35 years, shares stories of her journey …

Steve Smith calls himself the clown sandwich between two ministers. Both his father and his son preach. Early in life, …

Three times a week, a tight knit group of senior citizens play old-time country, bluegrass and gospel at the Heavener, …

Kelly Kurt discusses her experience covering executions in Oklahoma during her time as a reporter for the Associated Press. She …

Sister Helen Prejean, of “Dead Man Walking” fame, discusses her spiritual awakening and the problems she has with how wealthier …

For photographer Gaylord Herron, there’s “something about trees.” He’s traveled all over the world photographing different cultures, but he’s also …

People on the street perform Niklaus Faith’s “Cardiology” and discuss the importance of one dead bug and the universal desire …

John W. Franklin is the grandson of an African American lawyer who survived the 1921 Tulsa race riot.  He’s been …

After graduating from high school, Joe Brainard left Tulsa in search of art and culture and freedom. He ended up …

While researching a book, author Richard Higgs was a long haul trucker for a year and a half.  He shares …

For death investigator Stacy Williams, bloated corpses and overdose victims are a daily occurrence. It takes a different kind of …