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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Not Flesh, but Felt
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Micah Fitzerman-Blue is an up-and-coming Hollywood
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Migration Happens
Tim Hernandez writes about the lives of Mexican immigrants in the United States. Here, he discusses climate change and
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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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Midwifery
Ruth Cobb, a midwife who has been practicing in Oklahoma for more than 35 years, shares stories of her journey to
Abby Wendle
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
Michael Mason
Meet Your Meat
A little over a year ago, three friends confronted their meat-eating ways by participating in a field dressing class
Abby Wendle
Maurice Pianalto, Square Dance Caller
Maurice “Big Daddy” Pianalto. Auto mechanic. Italian. Okie. Square dance caller. Those few words are enough to make
Michael Mason
Love at the Jamboree
A senior citizen finds new love at the Poteau jamboree, an old-time country, bluegrass, and gospel sing-a-long. Hear
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Like Water for Soup
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Janis Cramer grew up listening to her father's stories
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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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Let It Go
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. For ten years Hugh Foley attended services at Hutche
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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
Michael Mason
Larry Dalton, Pianist
Tulsa has its hometown celebrities; Larry Dalton was certainly one of them. As a popular pianist, he was known for his
Michael Mason
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
Michael Mason
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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Kate Kline’s Veggies and Wine
In the 1960s, Kate Kline abandoned normal food and an oppressive marriage for long hair and a vegetarian
Abby Wendle
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
Michael Mason
Jon Mooneyham’s Best Albums of 2013
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Quick: what were your favorite albums of 2013? Can't
Elliot Rambach
John Moreland is Nervous
Singer-songwriter John Moreland talks about panic attacks, getting upstaged by midget wrestling, and opening for Jason
Abby Wendle
John Fullbright
Producer Abby Wendle sits down with Grammy-nominated musician John Fullbright to discuss God and Oklahoma. This short
Abby Wendle
Joanne Hearst-Castro
Joanne Hearst-Castro, the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, passed away in late 2011. Hearst-Castro was a
Abby Wendle
Jimmy LaFave: American Troubadour
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave talks with Michael Mason
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Jazz on a Diamond Needle Hi-Fi
Not a poem about jazz. A poem that is jazz. Deborah J. Hunter's "Jazz on a Diamond-Needle Hi-Fi" performed live in
Abby Wendle
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
Jeff Martin
It Started with a Crush
Ron Padgett is a poet, translator, and memoirist from Tulsa. He left for New York in 1960 to find inspiration from
Abby Wendle
Inside Oklahoma’s Death Chamber
Kelly Kurt Brown used to cover Oklahoma's death chamber for the Associated Press. Over the course of a few years, she
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In the Negro Leagues
Porter Reed is one of two former Negro League baseball players still alive today in Oklahoma. Here, he talks about
Elliot Rambach
In Good Company with King
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Mary McAnally organized the only Freedom Bus from
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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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Holy Ghost All Over You
Bishop Carlton Pearson once led one of the largest megachurches in the country. But when he stopped preaching about
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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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Highway Homicide
Terry Turner, the Intelligence Analyst Supervisor with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, discusses the
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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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Hello, Country Life!
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Jon Mooneyham hosts a post-punk radio show and was once a
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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
Michael Mason
He that Works with Soil
Rufus Newsome grew up poor and hungry in Sunflower County, Mississippi. His family couldn't afford food from the
Abby Wendle
Harvesting Tomorrow
Dr. Lewis Ziska is a plant ecologist at the United States Department of Agriculture. Ziska's work examines the effects
Abby Wendle
Guacamole is Morally Bankrupt: Verse on Hip Hop in Oklahoma
Mitch Gilliam explores Oklahoma hip hop at the intersection of social history and turntable technique. Tacos are
Mitch Gilliam
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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Grocery Store Gospel
Once a week, community members gather in the Blue Jackalope grocery store and coffee shop for blues-and-barbecue
Abby Wendle
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
Michael Mason
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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Gorilla, Guerilla
An Okie travels to the African mountains to see Dian Fossey's gorillas, but forgets to turn off her
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Gordy Ryan Says Play a Drum
Gordy Ryan has been passing through Tulsa since the mid-80's, when one of TU's African student groups invited him to
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Goodbye Kavek, Polar Bear at the Tulsa Zoo
Today we're republishing an episode of This Land Radio's precursor, Goodbye Tulsa. In this segment, Karen Dunn,
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God Doesn’t Need My Child
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Judge Kurt Glassco tells the story of his daughter Abby,
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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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Glossolalia
Glossolalia is an act of speech common in pentecostal and charismatic christian worship. But it's non-linguistic
Elliot Rambach
Giant Bass!
Basses come in varying types including the striped bass, the large mouth bass, the small mouth bass, and the spotted
Abby Wendle
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
Michael Mason
From the Archives: Speedy West and David Teegarden
Two musicians with Oklahoma connections, pedal steel guitarist Speedy West and drummer David Teegarden, each tell us a
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From Georgia to Maine
In 1955, Emma "Grandma" Gatewood became the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. She was 67 years old, and
Elliot Rambach
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
Abby Wendle
Ernest Wiemann, Blacksmith
When Ernest Wiemann first opened his metalcraft business in 1940, he probably didn't anticipate that it would forge the
Michael Mason
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
Abby Wendle
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
Michael Mason
Dear Santo Toribio
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. In 2007, Oklahoma passed the toughest anti-immigration
Sarah Geis
Dead Deer
A man and his daughter watch a death in progress. Writing by Duncan Murrell, reading by Richard Higgs. This piece
Elliot Rambach
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
Michael Mason
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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Consider the Jellyfish
What is this jellyfish doing in Oklahoma? Music "Napoleon Pulls Kip"- John Swihart "Bus Rider"- John
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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
Michael Mason
Cleaning Graves in Calvert
"Cleaning Graves in Calvert" recounts a burial ritual in a small town in Texas. The poem prompts one reader to recall
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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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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
Scott Aycock
Chet Baker – Jazz Trumpeter
His music is legendary throughout the world, but, like many other artists, hardly recognized at home. Chet Baker spent
Michael Mason
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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Cheryl Babcock
One of the most innovative architectural structures in the Midwest, Shin’en Kan was a house unparalleled. Bruce Goff
Shawna Lewis
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
Michael Mason
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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Carl “Uncle Zeb’ Bartholomew, Children’s Show Host & Filmmaker
If you were raised in Tulsa in the seventies, the name “Uncle Zeb” probably carries a mythic quality. The Uncle Zeb
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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
Abby Wendle
Buddie’s Pride
In his prime, Dana Livingston's father was an Oklahoma superhero. He lettered in four sports, drilled oil wells, and
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Body Language
American women's fear of body hair, and the pains they take to be rid of it, reveals much about our attitude toward
Abby Wendle
Blues Woman in a Man’s World
Danielle Schnebelen plays bass and sings in the band Trampled Under Foot. Here, she talks about a childhood of 4 a.m.
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Billy Joe Daugherty, Pastor
The website at Victory Christian Center said their pastor had “graduated.” Press releases noted his passing,
Michael Mason
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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Betsy Horowitz, Civic Activist
If you lived in Tulsa through the seventies and eighties, you either loved or hated Betsy Horowitz. Today, you’re
Michael Mason
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
Michael Mason
Being Biker Fox
Biker Fox is an exercise guru, a nature enthusiast, and a public agitator. Here's a look into his life. This podcast
Elliot Rambach
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
Abby Wendle
An Air-Minded City
Tulsa, Oklahoma, has always been an aviation town. In this archival interview, former airport chairman Richard Lloyd
Elliot Rambach
After the Oklahoma City Bombing: A Fresh Look
Andrew Gumbel co-wrote the book Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed–and Why it Still Matters (2012,
Abby Wendle
A Tale of Two Choirs
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. What happens when an all-white church integrates for the
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A Reading of Russell Cobb’s “Where the Buffalo Drift”
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Russell Cobb drifts toward downtown Tulsa, and the
Russell Cobb
A Reading of Rivka Galchen’s “Severe Storm Watch”
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Heroes rise from the McDonald's drive-thru in Rivka
Rivka Galchen
A Reading of Laurie Notaro’s “Showbiz Folk Hero”
A look back at a very off-Broadway production of "Oklahoma!" Fiction by Laurie Notaro, read by Denali Gillaspie.
Elliot Rambach
A Reading of Jennie Lloyd’s “Asylum”
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Jennie Lloyd descends into Oklahoma's state-run mental
Jennie Lloyd
A Reading of Carol Johnson’s “Poet Issues”
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Carol Johnson overcomes her fear of poets, then helps one
Carol Johnson
A Prayer Life
Samuel Clifton Folks has lived in Tulsa all his life. Here, he remembers playing little league baseball as a young
Sarah Geis
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
Sarah Geis
[beautiful noise]
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. A knife slicing a carrot. The toilet flushing. Bubbles.
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“thrtthr whthrrthms” by Maria Damon
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Poetry is transforming this space. friendly
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“The Devil is Not Art”
A statue of the Satanic deity Baphomet may be coming to the Oklahoma State Capitol. Here, pedestrians around the
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“Driveway”: A Collaborative Reading of Ron Padgett’s Poem
In "Driveway," poet Ron Padgett wrestles with the city in his skin: Tulsa. We had people on the street read this poem
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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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“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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“Cardiology” by Nicklaus Faith: Poetry Circus Edition
People on the street perform Niklaus Faith’s “Cardiology", then discuss one dead bug and the desire to move
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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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