The Dancing Demigod of Tulsa
Catherine Margaret "Skilly" Forsman had a beautiful body. She earned it dancing, which she began shortly after popping
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The Blues Big Time
Little Joe Mclerran is a old-fashioned bluesman. He's only 30, but he dresses like someone in a black-and-white movie:
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Bat Watch
Once a year, over a million bats fly to a cave in northwest Oklahoma to give birth. Natasha Ball took a trip to this
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Wal★Mart, I Can’t Quit You
An ode to the superstore and its people. This story was produced in partnership with The Texas Observer.
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Giant Bass!
Basses come in varying types including the striped bass, the large mouth bass, the small mouth bass, and the spotted
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Okie Noodling and Fat-Fried Catfish
Hand fishing, grabbling, or noodling is something that Gary Altizer knows plenty about. After all, he is a proud 4th
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Growing Up a Poet
Poet John Brehm dives beneath the chit-chat and finds his soul in the river. Read more poems. Music Cattail
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Poietry To The People: Coming Home by Ken Hada
People around Oklahoma read a poem by Ken Hada. Read more poetry. MusicAutumn Sunset by Jason
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Racing Around the World
Jack Seehafer grew up bike racing in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He moved to Colorado to coach for Team Type 1. Here, Jack shares
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Warm and Fuzzy, with Some Grit
JD McPherson is a singer and guitarist with a retro sound. He grew up listening to punk music and studied video
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To Write with Power
Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, on July 14th, 1912. To celebrate his one-hundred-second birthday, we're
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This Land Radio: An Encounter with Bob Dylan
Jeff Martin, This Land's fiction editor, tells us about the time he met Bob Dylan behind Cain's Ballroom.
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This Land Radio: Howdy, John Hood
We stopped by the one bar in a one-bar-town and met John Hood. John used to be addicted to gambling. Now he has
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This Land Radio: Meet Your Meat
Three friends confront their meat-eating ways. They recount the day they gutted, skinned and ate the first animal
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