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Helmerich Award Winner Amor Towles on his Writing Process and Work
November 16, 2023 00:57 - 33 minutes - 30 MBA conversation with 2023 Peggy V Helmerich Distinguished Author Amor Towles.
State Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters has called for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every Oklahoma classroom
June 30, 2023 17:29 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBWhat about the whole "separation of church and state" thing?
StudioTulsa remembers StudioTulsa
June 29, 2023 19:11 - 28 minutes - 27.5 MBRich Fisher, the host of this long-running, award-winning interview show, gets an exit interview from Scott Gregory, the producer/editor of StudioTulsa.
A conversation with Barbara Van Hanken, co-founder of Tulsa Area Arkansas River Advocates (TAARA)
June 28, 2023 17:45 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBTAARA is a newly-formed organization that advocates for better transparency regarding the environmental health of the Arkansas River.
Summer reading suggestions from Nancy Pearl
June 27, 2023 16:49 - 28 minutes - 23.7 MBOur longtime book reviewer offers several page-turning tips for the beach, the lake, the sofa, the hammock, the cool, well-lit spot by the air-conditioner, etc.
"These Vital Signs: A Doctor's Notes on Life and Loss in Tweets"
June 26, 2023 19:14 - 29 minutes - 28.2 MBA book of essays, stories, and Twitter poems that takes on themes of sickness, health, dying, living, grief, and joy -- the remarkable musings of one doctor and the patients who have shaped him.
"National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home"
June 23, 2023 17:16 - 28 minutes - 25.1 MB"Engrossing.... A fascinating reflection on the connection between food, place, and what flavors mean to the people who prepare them and those who travel to seek them out." -- Travel + Leisure
Now at the Woody Guthrie Center, "Love Saves the Day: The Subterranean History of American Disco"
June 22, 2023 17:16 - 28 minutes - 24.2 MBThe newly-opened exhibit will be on view through October 8th of this year.
Discussing two new features, both long in the making and now finished, at the Tulsa Botanic Garden
June 21, 2023 16:50 - 28 minutes - 27.1 MBThe Stanford Family Liberty Garden and the Bumgarner Family Foundation Lotus Pool have just been completed -- yet the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting events for both are being rescheduled for late July.
Fighting food insecurity today -- across the US and across the State of Oklahoma
June 20, 2023 17:44 - 28 minutes - 24.5 MBThe numbers are alarming -- about 10.2% of American households are food insecure, and about 15.6% Oklahoma households are food insecure.
ST Medical Monday on Juneteenth: "The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century" (Encore)
June 19, 2023 19:28 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB"An eye-opening history of nine African American women in medicine.... This immersive tribute to a group of pioneering women will inspire readers of all backgrounds." -- Publishers Weekly
"A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession" (Encore)
June 16, 2023 17:14 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MB"This deeply researched and impressive study brings home the fact that America underinvests in the education of its children -- and that teachers step in to fill the gaps." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals" (Encore)
June 15, 2023 16:37 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB"In this rewarding study, environmental philosophy professor Preston provides reason to be hopeful about endangered species.... The surprisingly intimate accounts of species bouncing back from the brink of extinction serve as glimmers of hope against the backdrop of climate despair." -- Publishers Weekly
"Going Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band"
June 14, 2023 23:40 - 28 minutes - 25.2 MB"This perceptive book is an insightful account, appealing to the aficionado and scholar alike." -- Todd Wright, Director of Jazz Studies, Hayes School of Music, Appalachian State University
Three impressive collections have recently been made available virtually by Gilcrease Museum
June 13, 2023 19:17 - 28 minutes - 27.6 MBThese are the newly-posted online Gilcrease collections: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Indigenous Paintings, and The Work of Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran.
"How a Daring Team of Parents and Doctors Forged a New Path for Medicine" (Encore)
June 12, 2023 17:31 - 28 minutes - 27 MB"The story of a painful but inspiring search for a cure for a fatal disease.... A moving argument for a more focused, humane, and efficient system for conducting medical research." -- Kirkus (starred review)
"The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them" (Encore)
June 09, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 25 MB"Riveting history.... Excellently rendered." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Say Anarcha: A Young Woman, a Devious Surgeon, and the Harrowing Birth of Modern Women's Health"
June 08, 2023 18:30 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB"Rigorous and innovative.... Hallman successfully transforms Anarcha from historical object to subject, and shines a light on the contentious rise of medical ethics in the 19th century. It's a must-read." -- Publishers Weekly
"Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science" (Encore)
June 07, 2023 19:11 - 28 minutes - 25 MB"A fascinating, heartening account of successful advocacy in the scientific and academic communities." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"U.S. Leadership and Global Health Security: Interests, Values, and Freedom From Fear in COVID-19's Wake"
June 06, 2023 18:32 - 28 minutes - 27.3 MBOur guest is Ambassador Mark Lagon; he recently gave an address (with the title cited above) at the Tulsa Committee on Foreign Relations.
ST Medical Monday: "The People's Hospital" (Encore)
June 05, 2023 20:18 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB"Nuila practices internal medicine in Houston at Ben Taub Hospital, but the doctor's new book might take place in any big city where the uninsured -- like the patients he chronicles here -- face astronomical fees, mazes of endless paperwork, and poor or insufficient diagnoses made by exhausted medical professionals. Nuila's storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande." -- The Los Angeles Times
"Prize for the Fire: A Novel"
December 20, 2022 19:56 - 28 minutes - 24.7 MB"With poise and restraint, Rilla Askew's historical novel 'Prize for the Fire' tells the brilliant, multifaceted story of an intelligent, virtuous, and indomitable woman." -- Foreword Reviews
ST Medical Monday: A chat with Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell
December 19, 2022 18:15 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBDr. Curry-Winchell, based in Reno, was recently named a Healthcare Hero by Nevada Business Magazine and was awarded the Community Service Award from the Washoe County Medical Society.
ST presents Museum Confidential: A discussion with artist Sharon Sprung
December 16, 2022 18:30 - 28 minutes - 26 MBSprung is the Brooklyn-based artist who was commissioned to paint the official White House portrait of Michelle Obama.
"Eating Up Route 66: Foodways on America's Mother Road"
December 15, 2022 20:37 - 28 minutes - 17 MBHere's an engrossing, foodie-friendly road trip along Route 66...with plenty of stops at diners, supper clubs, and roadside stands; this book also describes how and why such venues came and went over the years...and even offers kitchen-tested recipes from various historic eateries along the way.
"Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian" (Encore)
December 14, 2022 18:23 - 28 minutes - 25.1 MB"Jovin uses a combination of intuition and established guidelines to demonstrate that there's almost always more than one correct answer to questions of communication. Along the way, she shares funny anecdotes...." -- Publishers Weekly
From Jose Luis Hernandez, an acclaimed musician and music educator here in Tulsa, comes a new Christmas album
December 13, 2022 18:25 - 28 minutes - 27.9 MB"Christmas is Here: Piano Solos" is available on various platforms as a digital purchase and is also on sale (as a CD) here in our community.
A chat with Dr. Adam Cifu of the University of Chicago about recent medical journalism
December 12, 2022 21:28 - 28 minutes - 25.5 MBDr. Cifu writes the "Sensible Medicine" blog on Substack and co-hosts a podcast called "Clinical Excellence."
ST presents Museum Confidential: Sneaker Art
December 09, 2022 18:55 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MBA chat with the noted contemporary British artist, Dave White.
American Theatre Company's presentation of "A Christmas Carol" returns
December 08, 2022 18:21 - 28 minutes - 26.9 MBA Tulsa theatre-going favorite, this production is now marking its 45th season.
Just in time for the holidays, Nancy Pearl shares some favorite books
December 07, 2022 19:23 - 28 minutes - 24.2 MBOur longtime book reviewer makes some page-turning suggestions for book lovers of all sorts -- and for those who might be shopping for book lovers.
A conversation with the acclaimed British mystery/thriller novelist, Mick Herron
December 06, 2022 18:30 - 28 minutes - 25 MBHerron's Slough House series of spy novels is the basis for the "Slow Horses" program on AppleTV+ -- and Season Two of "Slow Horses" started streaming earlier this month.
"Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health -- and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More"
December 05, 2022 18:52 - 28 minutes - 27.1 MB"Dr. Palmer has written a must-read primer for anyone considering understanding and treating mental health. The book will guide you to understand why metabolism and mitochondria are fundamental to keeping your brain healthy." -- Dr. Ana C. Andreazza, professor of pharmacology and psychiatry at the University of Toronto
"G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century"
December 02, 2022 17:45 - 28 minutes - 24.3 MB"Masterful.... This book is an enduring, formidable accomplishment, a monument to the power of biography [that] now becomes the definitive work [on Hoover]." -- The Washington Post
Choregus Productions presents The Tallis Scholars this evening at Trinity Episcopal Church
December 01, 2022 18:11 - 28 minutes - 26.9 MBOne of the world's leading Early Music ensembles, The Tallis Scholars will make their Oklahoma debut tonight, Thursday the 1st, at a 7pm concert in downtown Tulsa.
This coming weekend at Saint John's Episcopal Church in Tulsa: Handel's Messiah
November 30, 2022 18:22 - 28 minutes - 28.7 MBOur guest will conduct Saint John's Parish Choir, soloists, and an orchestra of period instruments.
A conversation with the critically acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction, Ann Patchett
November 29, 2022 17:40 - 28 minutes - 24.2 MBWe chat with the gifted American author whose many books include "The Patron Saint of Liars," "The Magician's Assistant," "Bel Canto," and "The Dutch House."
ST Medical Monday: "The Least of Us"
November 28, 2022 23:03 - 28 minutes - 24.7 MB"This layered chronicle traces how methamphetamine and fentanyl became scourges of American life.... Quinones places the narrative in a range of illuminating contexts." -- The New Yorker
"Beheld: A Novel" (Encore)
November 28, 2022 22:42 - 29 minutes - 24.3 MBThis novel explores the Plymouth Colony as well as America's first murder.
"The Last White Man" (Encore)
November 28, 2022 22:29 - 28 minutes - 25.3 MB"[Hamid] reminds us yet again that fiction sometimes provides the most direct path to truth." -- BookPage (starred review)
"At the Crossroads of Europe" at the Tulsa Committee on Foreign Relations (or TCFR)
November 28, 2022 22:13 - 28 minutes - 29.1 MBOur guest is the Program Director at the American Committees on Foreign Relations, which is the parent organization of the TCFR.
ST presents Museum Confidential, a podcast co-created by Philbrook Museum of Art and Public Radio Tulsa
September 29, 2022 17:04 - 28 minutes - 24.8 MBMC just recently launched its seventh season, and this episode is all about "The Cheech."
"Uncultured: A Memoir"
September 28, 2022 17:06 - 28 minutes - 24.9 MB"A painful and propulsive memoir delivered in the honest tones of a woman who didn't always think she'd live to tell her story." -- The New York Times
"Divided We Fall: Why Consensus Matters"
September 27, 2022 20:04 - 28 minutes - 25.1 MB"Alice Rivlin's practical, optimistic, and inspirational voice shines through in this book, and its message is needed more than ever." -- Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Getting to know the Healthy Minds Policy Initiative
September 26, 2022 18:02 - 28 minutes - 30.6 MBFunded by The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, this statewide initiative launched in 2019.
Theatre Tulsa and Blackjack Rewrite Company present "Twisted Shakez" at ahha
September 23, 2022 17:53 - 28 minutes - 27.3 MBA bunch of Shakespeare's characters suddenly arrive in Tulsa. Time is the present (mostly). Location is Woodward Park (sort of). Such is the premise of a lively new play now at ahha.
"How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth"
September 22, 2022 17:10 - 28 minutes - 24.6 MB"Inspiring.... [This book] provides everything readers need to share their own personal narratives." -- Booklist
"Forbidden City: A Novel" (Encore)
September 21, 2022 16:29 - 28 minutes - 25 MBMei, a teenage girl in 1960s China, becomes Mao Zedong's protégée as well as his lover -- and also a heroine of the Cultural Revolution -- in this captivating historical novel.
"The Daughter of Auschwitz"
September 20, 2022 18:49 - 28 minutes - 23.5 MB"One of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau tells her remarkable story.... A heartbreaking yet ultimately redemptive account from the 20th century's darkest days." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The Tulsa Area Clean Cities Coalition will soon offer a Drive Electric Tulsa event
September 16, 2022 17:57 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBIt happens at the Riverwalk in Jenks on Saturday the 17th.