Within The Realm
131 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsTales from where the Great Plains, the Ozark Mountains and Indian Territory collide! Check us out at withinpodcast.com. Find archived episodes and links to our social pages at withinpodcast.com!
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A Southern Accent
April 11, 2024 02:42 - 12 minutes - 12.2 MBYou know Within The Realm as the place where the Great Plains, the Ozark Mountains and the Indian Territory collide, but what happens when too much on your plate, a little guilt over not getting a podcast episode out on schedule and a cover of a Tom Petty song collide? You're fixin' to find out. withinpodcast.com SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTIST! Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwise support Within The Realm? Visit with us at contact@wit...
The Tree On The Trail And Other Observations
March 18, 2024 04:49 - 14 minutes - 13.9 MBI'm feeling philosophical about my walks with my assistant producer, Boomer, on the trail near our home. By applying a lesson I learned from the pages of the nerdy books I read when I was a kid, I have special outlook on not just the walks on the trail, but many of the things that happen around me. Withinpodcast.com SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTIST! Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwise support Within The Realm? Visit with us at cont...
Forever England
February 26, 2024 00:46 - 14 minutes - 13.9 MBMost know the United States entered World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Just a few months before that fateful December morning, folks in Miami, Ok were already hearing the engines of foreign pilots over head. Miami was home to Churchill Field, a training school for British pilots. Over 2,100 would-be pilots came to this corner of the Sooner State for training, a handful never left. withinpodcast.com The British Plot in the GAR Cemetery at Miami, Oklahoma. Sound effect Londo...
Lincoln in Bleeding Kansas
February 13, 2024 20:29 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBBefore he was on the Five Dollar Bill, before his words were memorized by schoolchildren through the decades and before he was hailed as the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln was a candidate for President...and it wasn't looking so good. He undertook a trip to Kansas to see for himself the violence and legacy of popular sovereignty, and maybe score a few extra delegates to the upcoming Republican convention. A rare look at candidate Lincoln and his trip to the west. withinpodcast.com SUPP...
With a Little Help From The Great Spirit
January 27, 2024 14:27 - 14 minutes - 14.3 MBIt's a story that can only take place in America. They had come west, illprepared, to a new home where they hoped to start fresh for themselves and their families. The new residents of Nicodemus, Kansas, mostly former slaves from Kentucky were unready for the rugged and harsh environment of the Plains, but a roving band of Native Americans came across the hapless migrants. After discussing the situation, the Great Spirit touched their hearts. The following day they returned to Nicodemus and ...
A Friend To All
January 11, 2024 04:03 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBI took it as a challenge to find the history of a character from my mother's hometown in western Oklahoma. She had little to go on, but we found the story - not only the story about this figure from her childhood, one Percy Hook, but also that of the nature of the town itself. withinpodcast.com Special Thanks to Oleg Fedak for the use of "Breath" in this episode. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTIST! Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwise s...
The First Rule of Newtonian Physics and Wrestling
December 26, 2023 21:54 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBOne of the best physicists I ever knew my my first wrestling coach T. A. Shell. Never athletic enough to apply his lessons on the wrestling mat, I have applied them in other parts of my life with some success. T.A. Shell was my coach, yes, but a member of a family that my family has maintained a generations-long friendship. But it was as coach he had an opportunity to teach me lessons that have taken me far from the wrestling mat. He did it with a little help from a couple of, I suppos...
A Reflection On Scrooginess
December 18, 2023 04:20 - 12 minutes - 13.3 MBA Christmas Open House at my new friend Opal’s place got me to thinking…it got me to thinking about my feelings and attitude toward Christmas, described by some as Grinch-y or Scrooge-y. There’s a reason for my jaundiced eye cast on this winter holiday, but not because I dislike the good tidings it creates. It’s the real lesson of Chuck Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” one we ought to look at again! withinpodcast.com Past Yuletide Episodes: Remember to share the show with someone you know t...
Eight's The Place: Tulsa TV, Promotion and Community
December 03, 2023 20:51 - 14 minutes - 15.4 MBBack when I was a kid, there was Channel 8, Tulsa's KTUL. Channel 8 embraced the concept of local content for working stiffs, housewives, kids, lovers of moster movies...you get the idea.The news anchors and characters on these local shows were out in the small towns in their viewing area, in parades,at county fairs, whereever a crowd might gather. It built a strong between the station and its viewers. It was about as interactive as broadcast television could be The executives in the co...
Two Nickels At The Eagle
November 13, 2023 05:05 - 13 minutes - 13.4 MBI've been running into a certain subject in my research, one that will make a few appearances in episodes to follow. It reminded me of the first time I really encountered the subject, standing in line at the Eagle Theater waiting for an Orange Fanta. withinpodcat.com The American Buffalo by Ken Burns: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-buffalo?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAjMKqBhCgARIsAPDgWlw-Fm0j7_hjNO_u3yhyYTa6DgKZqQpAOveirbxZ2CkudHpYcT01d4IaAlWrEALw_wcB Remember to share the show...
The Mystery Of The Halloween Hippy
October 22, 2023 20:13 - 12 minutes - 13.1 MBSometimes there are secrets so deeply hidden, made all the more mysterious by the silence of those involved. And so was the closely held secret of the strange visitor to our home that fall of the year I turned five. Not until years later, as a college student, did time reveal its secrets. withinpodcast.com Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwise support Within The Realm? Visit with us at [email protected] or Support Within ...
The Even More Endangered Ozark Giraffe
October 17, 2023 02:56 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBEveryone who knows me, knows I am fascinated with Ozark Giraffe style homes. I've made note of a few that have fallen to the progress of time in the past few weeks. Here's a bonus episode with my tribute to the peculiar little houses that dot the Ozarks! withinpodcast.com Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwise support Within The Realm? Visit with us at [email protected] or Support Within The Realm Our sponsors: jandjpool...
I'll Take The One
October 02, 2023 06:54 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBThere a lot wrong with the world, especially when you're looking for it. But there plenty of hope and sunshine, sometimes it shows up at your front door. Today's story is about a weary teacher, a fabled figure from American folklore and a guy with a heart as big as all outdoors. For more info about the great work being done by the Viebrock's non-profit Larson's Cause, click here: Larson's Cause Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwis...
The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time
September 18, 2023 05:01 - 14 minutes - 14.6 MBThe tragic tale of Reuben and Fred, two young cowboys on an errand to the Cimarron River salt flats in what is now Woods County, Oklahoma. Their final resting place is this lonely and windswept territory has been marked and remembered for the 155 years since the cowboys met their demise in one of the final chapters of the west when it was wild. Fred and Reuben were in the middle of the great Cheyenne Exodus. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time. withinpodcast.com More on the subj...
Mighty Fine! Big Jim Walker's Friends and Neighbors Radio Show
August 16, 2023 05:40 - 12 minutes - 13.1 MBDr. James Walker was an English professor, complete with a tweed jacket and a love for Mark Twain. But Big Jim Walker, his alter ego, was a guitar playing entertainer with his own transmitter free radio show. I learned many a lesson in the good doctor's classroom...and a few on the radio show, too! Check out the music of Randy Pease at: Randy Pease on Spotify Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwise support Within The Realm? Vi...
Who Lies In Ed's Grave?
July 31, 2023 03:49 - 12 minutes - 12.2 MBSome say a beloved entertainer, a star of television in it's early days, lies buried just north of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Others say an imposter is at rest beneath the large granite headstone. In this episode of Within The Realm, we investigate the mystery of who is in Ed's grave. Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwise support Within The Realm? Visit with us at [email protected] or Support Within The Realm Our sponsors: ja...
It Was No Frontier To Tandy Folsom: Another Look At The Frontier Thesis
July 10, 2023 01:36 - 21 minutes - 18.9 MBThe story was told about a thoughtless, coldblooded killing for years until it became lore. A closer look reveals two sides of the story, a clash of cultures that led to the death of "poor Mr. Dore." P.J. Dore had come to the Indian Territory to make his mark on this new frontier, but to Tandy Folsom, it was no frontier at all. It was his home. withinpodcast.com Special thanks to Professor Greg Jackson of https://twitter.com/HTDSpod Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! ...
A Distant and Unsure Horizon
June 26, 2023 04:46 - 11 minutes - 12.3 MBOn our show, we reach back into history and family stories from the past for a lot of our content. Our goal is not to bask in the things of yesteryear, but rather to find inspiration to move forward toward a distant and unsure horizon. Lately, I've noticed a lot of people looking backward, wishing to go back to a particular time and place that they misremember as simple, sound and safe. All forward motion leads to unchartered territory, no different that the unchartered territory we might wa...
The Document
June 12, 2023 03:14 - 14 minutes - 14.4 MBEvery story has multiple ingredients to it, but this one is drawn together by a single sheet of paper, sitting forlorne in a dusty courthouse vault for years. The Document tells about a single event in the past, but once elements of the story are illuminated, in the most unlikely of places, the document reveals so much more! withinpodcast.com Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwise support Within The Realm? Visit with us at contact...
Always, Your Loving Son
May 29, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBA soldier's story. The box held a medal, a government form and a letter. It was the letter, a quick note home from a GI to his family, that drove Matt Carlson to find the rightful owners of the little package he bought at the flea market. So many things fell into place, as if it were meant to be, for Matt's displaced items to find it's way home and provide a renewed meaning for them. Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! See what the friendly and helpful bunch at the Adair...
Self Made Men and Proper Credit
May 15, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBA talk about self made men and proper credit, something due to the people who actually made these rugged individuals and, really, all of us. withinpodcast.com Link to referenced episodes: Within The Realm Blog The photography of Dani Wilson, Reason To Smile: Reason To Smile Our sponsors: [email protected] katchakid.com Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Check out Martin Mountain Coffee'...
More Than Missing Statues: A Talk About Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women
May 01, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBOver the course of the fall and winter of 2020-21 two statues were stolen, one from a park in Kansas City and the other from the lawn of the Tulsa Historical Society. Besides being made of bronze, the other distinguishing similarity these two statues had in common was their subject matter. Both were of Osage women. The theft of the statues brings to mind the murders of Osage women one hundred years ago for oil rights, a chapter retold in Killers Of The Flower Moon, but there is more to tha...
An Assignment
April 17, 2023 04:34 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBIt was an assignment, to write a biography of my Grandfather, to help me maintain my hours at school, but it ended up giving me a great education about his life, what made him and his character and what it meant for me. I heard stories no one had ever thought asking about, stories that would have been lost forever if not for the off handed assignment. Are you ready for your assignment? Previous episode: Keeper of the Stories Our sponsors: [email protected] katchakid.c...
A New Way To Shop: The Shopping Cart
April 03, 2023 03:42 - 14 minutes - 16.3 MBYou might be surprised to hear some of the details about the advent of the shopping cart, but even as casual as our relationship with the basket on wheels is, it has had a profound affect on retail shopping. As omni-present these devices are, they may have never got off the ground if not for some quick thinking by a supermarket owner in Oklahoma City! Our sponsors: [email protected] katchakid.com Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batc...
A Brush With Fame, Once Removed
March 20, 2023 03:30 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBWhen I was a kid, my mother, on Nashville trip, picked out a guitar for me to replace a cheap, old model I had trashed. She was helped by a gentleman that, she learned later, turned out to be a guitar legend.withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: [email protected] Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Check out Martin Mountain Coffee's signature Within The Realm Blend "Story Teller's Roast!" Contact...
Yield: The Little Sign That Could
March 06, 2023 06:00 - 9 minutes - 9.07 MBYield: The Little Sign That Could The familiar downward pointing triangle that allows traffic to keep flowing rather than stopping sprang from the mind of a Tulsa cop. No one gave his sign much respect, but he set out to prove them all wrong. withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: [email protected] Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Check out Martin Mountain Coffee's signature Within The Realm Blend...
The Center Of The Universe
February 20, 2023 04:48 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBThey say the universe is ever expanding, but the cultural center of the universe is conveniently located closer than you might think. withinpodcast.com Support our show at Support Within The Realm Our sponsors: [email protected] Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Check out Martin Mountain Coffee's signature Within The Realm Blend "Story Teller's Roast!" Contact Us! Facebook: @within...
100th
February 06, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 30.2 MBIt's our 100th episode and that's a big deal. A lot can happen over the course of 100 episodes. Join me for a retrospective of what I have learned through the the process of researching, producing and promoting that collection. Thanks to all of you who have been a part of it all. withinpodcast.com Support our show at Support Within The Realm Good folks mentioned in our show: Shaping Opinion with Tim O'Brien American History Tellers History That Doesn't Suck Michael Wallis, autho...
Honest Abe in Bleeding Kansas
January 23, 2023 06:00 - 15 minutes - 14.9 MBBefore he was on the Five Dollar Bill, before his words were memorized by schoolchildren through the decades and before he was hailed as the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln was a candidate for President...and it wasn't looking so good. He undertook a trip to Kansas to see for himself the violence and legacy of popular sovereignty, and maybe score a few extra delegates to the upcoming Republican convention. A rare look at candidate Lincoln and his trip to the west. withinpodcast.com Our ...
Wakita: A No Twister Zone
January 09, 2023 06:00 - 10 minutes - 10.4 MBMagic as a tornado precaution? Tiny Wakita, Ok was blown away in the 1996 Blockbuster Twister but a spell by an Old Cherokee has kept the place tornado free since 1893. withinpodcast.com A special thanks to storm chaser and Oklahoma's best DJ, Cliff Casteel! Our sponsors: [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Contact Us! Facebook: @withintherealm1 Twitter: @realm_within In...
The Whirlwind Wedding
December 26, 2022 03:51 - 15 minutes - 18.3 MBThis week I let a friend tell the story of his parent's whirlwind wedding that involved a ring locked away in a bank vault, a Billy Graham Crusade and a potential court-martial. It might sound crazy but it's kind of the norm for the family of Neal Hallford. withinpodcast.com More on Neal: nealhallford.com Our sponsors: [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Contact Us! Face...
The Most Famous Reindeer Of All
December 12, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBWe've all sung it, the second most played Christmas song of all time, but few know the story behind Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer. From a random assignment for the Montgomery-Ward Department Store Company, a Christmas institution was born, but not without a few obstacles in the way! withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Contact Us! Facebook: @wi...
The Farm Boy Who Found A Planet: Clyde Tombaugh
November 28, 2022 03:08 - 20 minutes - 17.4 MBA tale with a lost opportunity for a college education, a one-way ticket to Flagstaff, Az. and the fate of a planet! Hear the amazing and inspiring story of Kansas farm boy and astronomer Clyde Tombaugh and the unlikely discovery of Planet X/Pluto! Don't forget to share us with podcast listening friends and leave us a rating and review! withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: [email protected] Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster f...
Granddad's Prayer
November 21, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes - 13.2 MBThanksgiving is about family and blessings. Here's a tale from my youth about one of the greatest men I ever knew and the blessing he was to me. This Thanksgiving eat more than you should, hug everyone you know and make sure to get all the gravy you want. withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Contact Us! Facebook: @withintherealm1 Twitter: @real...
Two Is Enough...Or Is It?
November 09, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes - 10.5 MBEvery region of the country has it's take on place names. In Oklahoma, it's a safe bet that our unusual place names had their start as a word in a Native language. Tahlequah, the Capital of the Cherokee Nation, is such a name. There are two stories, which one is right? withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Contact Us! Facebook: @withintherealm...
Mona Casts Her Vote
November 03, 2022 00:55 - 8 minutes - 9.72 MBThis is the story of my Great Grandma's casting of her first ballot in 1920. We've come a long way, but sometimes, it seems, not far enough. Listen to our story and get out the vote! withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Contact Us! Facebook: @withintherealm1 Twitter: @realm_within Instagram within_the_realm [email protected] Want ...
The Scariest Place In All These Hills
October 27, 2022 01:30 - 13 minutes - 13.6 MBA story from my misspent youth in the wilds of the Cherokee Nation. Pre-cable TV fun for us was driving the backroads and finding ways to scare our classmates. One surefire place to this end was a remote, lonely stretch of road called Beaver Gap. Tales of spooks associated with the place had been going on for years, having a cemetery right there handy didn't hurt much. This is the story of the last time I was ever at Beaver Gap at night... withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety...
Neat Things Happen On An Urban Hike: A Kindred Spirit
October 10, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 22.3 MBIn Kansas City, you might encounter an intrepid group of Urban Hikers checking out art, nature or historic sights around the City. UrbanHikesKC, very much like our show, strive to illuminate things overlooked but worth seeing. Owner Lisa Pena visits with host Steve Garrett about the various aspects of an urban hike and what she has learned in the process. The hikes present a new perspective to the city and even create a little community along the way. According to Lisa "Neat things happen on...
Ninety Pounds of Dynamite: Kate Barnard's Lasting Impact
September 26, 2022 02:50 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBThe first woman to hold statewide office in Oklahoma years before she could vote, Kate Barnard, using her tireless activism and dedication to duty, brought about many reforms ahead of their time in the young state. Despite the importance of her work, she was lost to history for decades, until... withinpodcast,com [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Facebook: @withintherealm1 Twitter: @realm_within InstagramL within_the_realm [email protected] ...
A Pretty Good Guy, He Just Liked To Rob Banks: Catch Me Or Kill Me
September 12, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 21.2 MBCharles Parrott was a lot of things, a husband and father, farmer, rodeo rider and one of the most prolific bank robbers in the second half of the Twentieth century. A look into his exploits has been chronicled in a new book by his daughter Susan, entitled "Catch Me or Kill Me." We visit with the author about her father, the research of his life and the surprises she found along the way. Her book is not only the first in-depth review of her father's criminal career, but a look into what mad...
The Queen And The Chief: Bearing Gifts
September 09, 2022 04:23 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBEven out here in the Ozarks, in the Cherokee Nation, we have a connection to Queen Elizabeth, but it's a connection that goes back years, long before the United States, the Trail of Tears or the coronation of the Queen herself. withinpodcast.com [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Facebook: @withintherealm1 Twitter: @realm_within [email protected]
Kansas City, Birthplace of the Magic Kingdom
September 05, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 11.4 MBIt was in 1921 when a young commercial artist had a dream of creating an animation studio in Kansas City. He did just that before going bankrupt and befriending a mouse that frequented his drawing table. A one way ticket to California and greener pastures was the end of the KC studio, but something more lay in wait. withinpodcast.com [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Facebook: @withintherealm1 Twitter: @realm_within [email protected] https://ww...
What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel
August 22, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes - 17.4 MBThere are plenty of ghost stories in the Ozarks, but Sean Fitzgibbon's graphic novel, a history really. provides the story of what is said to be the most haunted place in these hills. It's a tale with an old hotel at the highest point in town, a colorful charlatan and mysteries that linger to this day. withinpodcast.com [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Facebook: @withintherealm1 Twitter: @realm_within [email protected] To order your own cop...
Being Uhura: Remembering Nichelle Nichols
August 08, 2022 04:14 - 21 minutes - 18.7 MBThe role of Lt. Uhura, communications officer for the Starship Enterprize, made Nichelle Nichols an icon and made an indelible marknot only on Earth but in space as well. Urged by Martin Luther King, Jr. and by NASA to use her role for the betterment of mankind,, that's what she set about to do. withinpodcast.com [email protected] The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Facebook: @withintherealm1 Twitter: @realm_within [email protected]
A Giant Leap: A Tale of the Space Race
July 25, 2022 05:00 - 19 minutes - 15.5 MBFrom Within The Realm to the Sea of Tranquility! Friend of the podcast Dewayne Knott spins his tale of his life-long interaction with the space program. From exotic locations such as an Iowa cornfield, a San Antonio parking lot and the coast of the Persian Gulf, he became a part of America's reach into space.www.withinpodcast.com Our sponsor: [email protected] Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Our email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/withintherealm1 ww...
12th Street and Vine: Music Meant To Travel
July 11, 2022 05:06 - 10 minutes - 11.4 MBTwelfth Street and Vine may be Kansas City's most famous intersection thanks to the song Penned by Lieber and Stoller. Problem is, it's not there any more. In our continuing series on " places that aren't there anymore," we talk about the street's claim to fame and why it disappeared. www.withinpodcast.com Our sponsor: [email protected] Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Cpntact us: [email protected] www.18vinekc.com www.facebook.com/withintherealm1 www.tw...
It Talks In Cherokee: The First Telephone Service West Of The Mississippi
June 27, 2022 05:01 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBEd Hicks had seen the telephone demonstrated at the St. Louis Exhibition and in 1885 concocted the plan to connect The Cherokee Capital of Tahlequah with the new bustling City of Muskogee by phone line. Traditional members of the tribe wanted to avoid additional incursions of American business and government in their territory, so they were generally opposed to the idea until they learned the new device spoke in Cherokee. withinpodcast.com Our sponsor: [email protected] Music: Th...
It Talks In Cherokee: The First Telephone Service West Of The Mississppi
June 27, 2022 05:01 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBEd Hicks had seen the telephone demonstrated at the St. Louis Exhibition and in 1885 concocted the plan to connect The Cherokee Capital of Tahlequah with the new bustling City of Muskogee by phone line. Traditional members of the tribe wanted to avoid additional incursions of American business and government in their territory, so they were generally opposed to the idea until they learned the new device spoke in Cherokee. withinpodcast.com Our sponsor: [email protected] Music: Th...
Happy Jack
June 13, 2022 05:00 - 12 minutes - 12.7 MBJack McLemore was my 9th Grade Science teacher. He had been nick-named Happy Jack by the older boys because, they claimed, he only smiled when dishing out punishment. I was glad to have survived and left his class, but a little re-evaluation made me look at that year with Happy Jack differently. withinpodcast.com [email protected] Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers -
Wearysome To The Eyes: The Great American Desert
May 30, 2022 04:55 - 12 minutes - 12.4 MBIn this encore episode of Within The Realm we revisit the Great American Desert, a place no longer on the map but Central to the development of the United States as we know it today. withinpodcast.com [email protected] [email protected] Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers -