Latest Oklahomacounty Podcast Episodes
Metro Library Podcast: Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - September 15, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsLibrarians Gloria and Lupita talk about library resources and events celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month.
Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - September 15, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsLibrarians Gloria and Lupita talk about library resources and events celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month.
Oklahoma Inventions
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - August 15, 2022 11:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn this episode we talk about all kinds of things invented in the Great State of Oklahoma!
K-Pop
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - July 15, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsEver wonder what the whole K-Pop phenomenon is all about? Listen as librarians Kimberly, Anna, Mary, and Gloria talk about all things K-Pop and all of the K-Pop related resources the library has to offer.
Metro Library Podcast: K-Pop
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - July 15, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsEver wonder what the whole K-Pop phenomenon is all about? Listen as librarians Kimberly, Anna, Mary, and Gloria talk about all things K-Pop and all of the K-Pop related resources the library has to offer.
Fun With Flags: The Story of Oklahoma's State Flags
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - June 14, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn this episode historian Erin Brown tells us the history of Oklahoma's state flags.
Mental Health
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - May 15, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis month we're starting a new segment on our podcast where librarians share their vast knowledge of library resources. Since May is Mental Health Month, we're talking about some of the library's mental health resources. But don't worry if you're looking for more Oklahoma history, that'll be co...
Metro Library Podcast: Mental Health
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - May 15, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis month we're starting a new segment on our podcast where librarians share their vast knowledge of library resources. Since May is Mental Health Month, we're talking about some of the library's mental health resources. But don't worry if you're looking for more Oklahoma history, that'll be co...
Operation Bongo: The Oklahoma City Sonic Boom Tests of 1964
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - April 15, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn 1964 Oklahoma City was bombarded with sonic booms everyday for months. Ted Hopkins, one of the pilots that flew the jet that created the booms, talks about the sonic boom tests and what it was like to fly over OKC at the speed of sound.
St. Anthony: Oklahoma City's oldest hospital
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - February 15, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsArchivist Scott Grimwood talks about the history of the first hospital in Oklahoma Territory, St. Anthony. If you'd like to contact Mr. Grimwood about more St. Anthony history you can reach him at [email protected]
True Crime In OKC: The story of Dr. Richard Thacker
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - December 15, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn this podcast we discuss the little known story of the murder trial of Dr. Richard Thacker.
Elmer McCurdy: Mummy Outlaw
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - October 15, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHistorian Michael Williams joins us to tell the story of outlaw/sideshow attraction/mummy Elmer McCurdy.
Oklahoma's Thoreau: The story of Frederick S. Barde
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - August 15, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHistorian Michael Williams tells the story of journalist and nature lover Frederick S. Barde.
The Cora Youngblood Corson Story
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - June 15, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn this month's podcast historian James Gregory tells the story of Oklahoma vaudeville star Cora Youngblood Corson. It's a tale of tubas, cultural appropriation, and entertainment in vaudeville's heyday.
Solomon Hotema And The Last Witch Killings in America
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - April 15, 2021 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWhen most of us think of witch killings we think of Salem in the 1600s, but did you know that the last witch killings in America were in Oklahoma? Historian John Truden talks with us about Solomon Hotema and the 1899 witch killings in Choctaw country. If you think the podcast is interesting an...
Black History Month: The Story of the Threatt Filling Station
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - February 15, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsSitting between two sundown towns in Oklahoma, the Threatt Filling Station was a safe haven for African American travelers on Route 66 during the time of Jim Crow. Cousins Charles and Ed Threatt talk about the filling station and its importance to our state's history.
Women in Early Oklahoma Politics: The stories of Kate Barnard and May Peebles
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - December 15, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHistorian Erin Brown from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum discusses the lives of two women involved in early Oklahoma politics, writer of the state constitution May Peebles, and the first woman elected to state office, Kate Barnard.
Dying to Get to Oklahoma: Famous Graves in the Sooner State
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - October 15, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsSince Halloween is coming up, we decided to get a little creepy and look at some of the famous final resting places of Oklahomans, both in and out of Oklahoma. Historian Dale Ingram talks with us about the graves of Will Rogers, Woody Guthrie, and more.
The American Indian Movement in Oklahoma
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - August 15, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHistorian John Truden talks about the American Indian Movement and its history in Oklahoma. For more information you can read Mr. Truden's article on the topic here https://newprairiepress.org/ojrrp/vol15/iss3/1/
Bonus Episode: LGBTQ History and Pride in OKC
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - June 20, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsFreedom Oklahoma's Allie Shin and City Councilperson James Cooper talk about the history of the LGBTQ+ community in Oklahoma City and the city's Pride celebration.
LGBT History: The Arrest of Paul Thompson
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - June 15, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn this month's podcast we hear the story of the arrest of Oklahoma City gay rights activist Paul Thompson and his fight in court.
Oklahoma City National Memorial: An interview with Richard Williams
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - April 19, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsFor the third interview in our series about the history of the Oklahoma City National Memorial we talked with bombing survivor Richard Williams. Mr. Williams served many roles in the creation of the memorial over the years following the bombing. He spoke with us about what it was like working to...
Oklahoma City National Memorial: An interview with Bob Johnson
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - April 15, 2020 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsFor the second in our series of interviews about the history of the Oklahoma City National Memorial we talked to attorney Bob Johnson. Mr. Johnson began working on the memorial only days after the bombing and helped lead the city with the creation of the memorial and museum.
Oklahoma City National Memorial: An interview with Ron Norick
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - April 10, 2020 11:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsAs this month marks the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, we thought it might be interesting to look at the history of the Oklahoma City National Memorial, so we spoke with three people involved in the creation of the memorial. The first in this series is an interview with Ron Noric...
Oklahoma "Love" Stories
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - February 14, 2020 12:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn this month's podcast we talk about the state wedding between Oklahoma and Indian Territories, and we explore the marriage of Governor E.W. Marland and his wife/daughter Lydie.
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - December 15, 2019 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis month's podcast tells the story of how the Oklahoma City Zoo used the Christmas song "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" to help get Matilda the hippo.
The Story Of The BC Clark Christmas Jingle (re-release)
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - November 29, 2019 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDid you know that central Oklahoma has its own Christmas music courtesy of a local jeweler? On this podcast we explore the central Oklahoma phenomenon that is the BC Clark Christmas Jingle.
Beyond the Boarding Schools: A story of Native Americans and education
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - November 15, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn this month's podcast we explore the past, present, and future of education among Native Americans in Oklahoma with the Cherokee Immersion school in Tahlequah, Sovereign Community School in Oklahoma City, and more.
Haunted Oklahoma: The Halloween Episode
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - October 15, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsMarnie Vinge of the Eerie Okie podcast (https://eerieokie.com) joins us this month to talk about a few historical places around downtown OKC that may or may not be inhabited by a supernatural presence. We also hear from Elizabeth Macias from the haunted Paramount Room (http://www.theparamountroo...
State of the State (Capitol)
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - September 15, 2019 11:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHave you noticed all the construction around the Oklahoma state capitol lately and wondered what's going on? On this month's podcast we talk Oklahoma Capitol history and future with State Capitol Restoration Project manager Trait Thompson, and Director of the Sate Arts Council Amber Sharples
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