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Ten Years on the Prairie
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Richard Higgs and Dennis Bires trek out to the Osage
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A Tale of Two Choirs
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Dear Santo Toribio
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A Reading of Rivka Galchen’s “Severe Storm Watch”
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So Long Johnny Cale
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. J.J. Cale wrote hits for Eric Clapton and Waylon
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Four Sisters Find Harmony in SHEL
The band SHEL is made up of four sisters from Fort Collins, Colorado. Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza Holbrook. They
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A Pop Star Comes Home to Roost
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. The artist Harold Stevenson is best known for his
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This Land Radio: Episode 10 – A Fork in the Road
This week, we go left or we go right. John Hood stands at the vertex and sells us a Coors. Pantoja buys a one way
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This Land Radio: Episode 9 – This Machine Comes Home
This week, Woody Guthrie visits our studio and gets us on his wavelength. Nora Guthrie asks us to dance. Dance
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This Land Radio: Episode 8 – Radio Potluck
Episode 8 - Radio Potluck This week, our friends each bring a dish. Long Haul Productions sings grace, The
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This Land Radio: Episode 7 – Teenagers
Episode Episode 7: Teenagers This week, we meet a rock star on our paper route. Fareedah Shayeb is ecstatic,
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This Land Radio: Episode 6 – Broken Down Hearted
Episode 6: Broken Down Hearted Show Description: This week, our heart is in a hole. Carol Johnson looks to a
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This Land Radio: Episode 4 – Sugar and Dirt
This week, we dig. Tom Naples combs the archives for Dust Bowl memories. Holly Wall unearths dinosaur bones in
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This Land Radio: Episode 3 – Sports!
This week, we learn the rules of the game just enough to question them. Russell Cobb tells the story of Johnny
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This Land Radio: Episode 2 – Keeping Bees
Holly Wall talks Russian steak and virgin birth. Mark Brown gets lost in a beehive. Iraq and Afghanistan war
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This Land Radio: Episode 1 – Where is Oklahoma?
In our inaugural episode of This Land Radio, we asked the question on every Oklahoman's mind: Where the heck are
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John Fullbright
Producer Abby Wendle sits down with Grammy-nominated musician John Fullbright to discuss God and Oklahoma. This short
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Senator David Holt Reads Shakespeare
Listen to Senator David Holt, representative of the 30th District of Oklahoma, read Shakespeare's Sonnet 46 at the 2012
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Midwifery
Ruth Cobb, a midwife who has been practicing in Oklahoma for more than 35 years, shares stories of her journey to
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Sometimes God is a Frog Puppet
Steve Smith calls himself the clown sandwich between two ministers. Both his father and his son preach. Early in life,
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A Prayer Life
Samuel Clifton Folks has lived in Tulsa all his life. Here, he remembers playing little league baseball as a young
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Sister Helen Prejean
Sister Helen Prejean, of "Dead Man Walking" fame, discusses her spiritual awakening and the problems she has with how
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The Green Tree Dervish
For photographer Gaylord Herron, there's "something about trees." He's traveled all over the world photographing
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“Cardiology” by Niklaus Faith
People on the street perform Niklaus Faith's "Cardiology" and discuss the importance of one dead bug and the universal
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Meet Your Meat
A little over a year ago, three friends confronted their meat-eating ways by participating in a field dressing class
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“Coming Home” by Ken Hada
In this communal reading of Ken Hada's "Coming Home," Abby Wendle gets people in the street to read his poem in their
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Life as a Death Investigator
For death investigator Stacy Williams, bloated corpses and overdose victims are a daily occurrence. It takes a
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The Perfect Storm
THE SOUND OF OUR LAND: The Perfect Storm by thislandpress The 1930's felt like the end of the world in western
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Racing Around the World
Jack Seehafer spent almost a decade as a professional cyclist before becoming a coach for Team Type
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“Back Roads” by Laura Brandenburg
In this installment of Poetry to the People, people on the street read Laura Brandenburg's chilling poem, "Back Roads,"
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One Banshee & One Sunrise
Caldwell O’Keefe was part-owner of and bartender at Nine of Cups, a restaurant and bar on Tulsa’s Boston Avenue. In
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The Baby in his Lap
Shantelle Jennings was a child when photographer Larry Clark captured iconic images of her father, Billy Mann, toting
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Joanne Hearst-Castro
Joanne Hearst-Castro, the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, passed away in late 2011. Hearst-Castro was a
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Highway Homicide
Terry Turner, the Intelligence Analyst Supervisor with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, discusses the
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Randy Roberts Potts Passes Through
Randy Roberts Potts is known as the gay grandson of the late televangelist and university founder Oral Roberts. In
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Her Dad, Oral Roberts
Roberta Roberts Potts, the daughter of the late televangelist and university founder, Oral Roberts, recently published
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Steve Almond Imagines Oklahoma, Youth
Author Steve Almond reads his short story about Oklahoma, "Jeff Keith, Lead Singer of Tesla, Considers
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Okie Environmentalism
Ginger Strand, contributing editor to This Land Press, discusses Oklahoma's comfort with engineering our environment.
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Holla for Challah
Rabyne Rogue, a woman converting to Judaism, gets to know the Jewish community through Challah bread baking classes
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Stringtown Prison Blues
Former inmates and activist Mary McAnally read "Stringtown Prison Blues" and discuss their experiences with the penal
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Ian Frazier
Ian Frazier talks with us about his book Travels in Siberia. He discusses the struggle to capture the essence of a
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Occupying Civil Disobedience
Earlier this year, the Southern Poverty Law Center gave Oklahoma public schools a failing grade in instruction about
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Pepper Spray: Preventative or Excessive?
The Tulsa Police Department has been using pepper spray since the '90s, but the device made headlines earlier this
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Paula Poundstone
Paula Poundstone has been criss-crossing the country performing as a stand-up comic since she was in her late teens. As
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“Autobiography” by Joe Brainard
In his poem "Autobiography", Joe Brainard tells us who he is. Some of the things that make him unique challenge the
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Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel
Jim Chlebda talks to us about his close friend Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, a prolific poet and writer who, with her
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Midwifery
Ruth Cobb, a midwife who has been practicing in Oklahoma for more than 35 years, shares stories of her journey to
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Clean Dirt
Kris Gosney and her husband were like most of their neighbors in northwestern Oklahoma: conventional farmers relying
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Building a Frog
We visit a group of campers who read "Building a Frog," an evocative poem by John Wooley. With the sounds of the
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Ron Padgett Reads “Driveway”
When Ron Padgett heard the poetry to the people segment on his poem "Driveway," he told This Land Press that,
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Kate Kline’s Veggies and Wine
Kate Kline’s eating habits are evolving - from conventional family dinners in her 1950's Tulsa childhood, to fancy
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Spare Me Yellow Skies
This past July was the hottest month ever on record for Oklahoma, or any other state for that matter. Farmers and
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Plain Terror
Oklahoma is considered a conservative state these days. But in the early 1900's, Oklahoma had an active leftist
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So Long Tim Lannom
Tim Lannom loved big houses and historic houses. He owned multiple properties around Tulsa and spent his time restoring
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ORU History Professor Reenacts W.T. Brady
You might say that Dr. Paul Vickery channels spirits. Besides his long career as a history professor at Oral Roberts
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W.T. Brady Court Transcript
In the early 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan had been so active in Tulsa, Oklahoma - doing everything from holding parades to
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Cattle Rustling in God’s Country
When Jeff Emerson started buying cattle in the early 1990's he was paying as much as $5,000 dollars a head when other
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Oklahoma Arms Show
Federally licensed gun dealers are required to screen people before they can sell them a gun. If the person ends up
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Gramma’s Slaw
Coleslaw isn't what most people would call a delicacy - but it was treated that way in Wes Alexander's family. His
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The Bigheart Times
Louise Red Corn never wanted to own a newspaper. She liked the reporting end of journalism. But after moving to Osage
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Scott Raffe
Scott Raffe is known around the world for his fine art photographs of Circus Flora and Zoppe, an Italian Family
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Dan Piraro is Not a Redneck
Growing up in Tulsa in the 1970's was torturous for Dan Piraro. He felt surrounded by cowboys and Christians. Fancying
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Oklahoma Lineman
Hurricane Sаndу brоught tоgеthеr a unique соmbіnаtіоn оf wеаthеr thаt rеѕultеd in over 6 million
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Grocery Store Gospel
Once a week, community members gather in the Blue Jackalope grocery store and coffee shop for blues-and-barbecue
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Endangered Pigs are Delicious
Commercial pig farms have a reputation for their smell, but Stephen Green was more troubled by the sound of all those
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Oklahoma is Cooler than Ohio
When New York City author Ginger Strand passed through Tulsa, we sat her down and asked what she thought about our
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Nothing Gets Between a Man and His Pie
As a long-time Tulsa attorney, Joseph L. Hull has spent much of his life negotiating deals. Two summers ago he found
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Gluedobbing It
Writer Joshua Kline takes us into the peculiar world of the Gluedobbers, a gun and model plane club in East
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Cicada III
I am drawn to the empty husk of the Cicada where it clings to the bark of a tree in my backyard. Fearing I will
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Cheryl Babcock
One of the most innovative architectural structures in the Midwest, Shin’en Kan was a house unparalleled. Bruce Goff
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Robert Coffey, Pediatrician
Photo: Bishop Rick Hollingsworth, with photo of Robert Coffey, MD. Dr. Robert Coffey was friendly and caring just like
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Ernest Wiemann, Blacksmith
When Ernest Wiemann first opened his metalcraft business in 1940, he probably didn't anticipate that it would forge the
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Coleman Davis, Tulsa Teamster
There’s tough, and then there’s Teamster tough. With his tenacity and stubborn demeanor, C. Coleman Davis
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Jane Carmichael Everitt, Light Opera OK Co-Founder
One of the great benefits of being an artist, especially in the realms of performance and the recording arts, is that
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Grant Hastings, Inventor of Hasty Bake Charcoal Oven
There was once a time in America when summers didn’t automatically include grilling in the backyard, and then Grant
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Heather Harp Howland, Diva
During the day, Heather Harp Howland was the larger-than-life personality who operated the England & Harp antique
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Oral Roberts, Televangelist and University Founder
Tributes to Oral Roberts flooded the airwaves after his passing. His son Richard said that he received hundreds of
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Robert “Dr. Bob” Aikman, Obstetrician
With an estimated 27,000 baby deliveries during his career as a Tulsa obstetrician, it’s hard to believe that Robert
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Billy Joe Daugherty, Pastor
The website at Victory Christian Center said their pastor had “graduated.” Press releases noted his passing,
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Chet Baker – Jazz Trumpeter
His music is legendary throughout the world, but, like many other artists, hardly recognized at home. Chet Baker spent
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E.W. Redmond, The Kite Gypsy
Among kite enthusiasts, E.W. Redmond was a celebrated artist. But as his friend Pam Vrooman suggests, he had achieved a
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Michael Selvaggi, Founder of Mario’s NY Style Pizzeria
It was an inconspicuous place, a tiny little nook in a strip mall facing 51st Street. Then suddenly, around the noon
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Cheryl Benford, Educator
From the sounds of it, Cheryl Benford was the kind of teacher who transcended her career by embracing both the daily
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Josef Peter Hardt, Mr. Oktoberfest
You can’t live through October in Tulsa without someone asking you if you plan to attend Oktoberfest. Going on its
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Larry Dalton, Pianist
Tulsa has its hometown celebrities; Larry Dalton was certainly one of them. As a popular pianist, he was known for his
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Charles “Chuck” Schnake, Public Relations Visionary
You only need to take a quick look around Tulsa to see Chuck Schnake’s fingerprints. They’re on your PikePass, your
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Betsy Horowitz, Civic Activist
If you lived in Tulsa through the seventies and eighties, you either loved or hated Betsy Horowitz. Today, you’re
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Roger Swift, Barbershop Singer & Jazz Afficianado
If you look into the life and career of Roger B. Swift, you’ll a man of skill and accomplishment. He was a US Navy
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Bell’s Amusement Park
New York has its Coney Island; Tulsa had its Bell’s Amusement Park. Founded in 1951, Bell’s rapidly became the
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Robert Lucy, Committed Teacher
Community college occupies a strange place in our culture—it’s sort of an academic Limbo, a time and experience
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Laura Barnes, Middle School Teacher
Laura Barnes‘ life was filled with achievement and wonder. She was a much-adored teacher at Carver Middle
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Richard Belcher, Air Traffic Controller
Air traffic controllers are famously subjected to tremendous stress, but they may also be the most under-appreciated
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Gary Lee Hahn, Waiter at Brownie’s Hamburger Stand
People come and go. We are born and then we die. It’s a simple equation. But places are different. And the
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O.T. “Lucky” Lane, Boxer and Navy Seaman
You might think someone with a nickname like “Lucky” had won the lottery or survived a plane crash. Or perhaps it
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Kristine Dixon, Realtor and Poetry Enthusiast
Most Tulsans who knew Kristine Dixon probably remember her as a realtor for McGraw Davisson Stewart, but many of her
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Maurice Pianalto, Square Dance Caller
Maurice “Big Daddy” Pianalto. Auto mechanic. Italian. Okie. Square dance caller. Those few words are enough to make
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Bill Brown, Band Teacher & Jazz Musician
William Joseph “Bill” Brown was a musician and a music teacher, but to call him either is something of a misnomer.
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David MacKenzie, Anachronism
David MacKenzie was a fine arts critic and reporter for the Tulsa World who died in October of 2008. In this episode of
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William Z. Duncan, Tough Veteran, Kind Principal
His students adored him, but few of them would ever know that their principal, William “Burma Bill” Duncan was part
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