Latest Oklahomacounty Podcast Episodes
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
Oklahoma! The Story of our State Song
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - August 15, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsEver wonder how Oklahoma got a Broadway song as its state song? Our team of experts tell the story of Oklahoma's state songs from the prairies of Oklahoma to the stages of New York theater.
Machine Gun Kelly and the Urschel Kidnapping
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - July 15, 2019 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOne July night in 1933 George "Machine Gun" Kelly came to Oklahoma City and kidnapped a wealthy oilman named Charles Urschel in a caper that would ultimately be Kelly's ticket to Alcatraz. Kent Frates, writer, historian, and the nephew of Charles Urschel sat down with us to tell the tale of one ...
LGBT in OKC: A Brief History of the Oklahoma City LGBT+ Community
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - June 15, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWard 2 city councilman James Cooper, the first openly LGBT member of Oklahoma City's city council, talks about the history and struggles of the LGBT+ community in OKC.
The Oddly Interesting History of the Oklahoma River
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - May 15, 2019 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJoin us on a journey down the Oklahoma River from the frequently flooded pre-statehood zoo at Wheeler Park to the Olympic training facility there today.
Boom Town: An Interview With Author Sam Anderson
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - May 01, 2019 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsNew York Times writer Sam Anderson, came by the library recently to talk about his book Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-Class Metropolis. Guest interviewer Claire Don...
Oklahoma Poetry
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - April 15, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn celebration of poetry month, we talked with Todd Fuller about the history of poetry in Oklahoma and interviewed Oklahoma Poet Laureate Jeanetta Calhoun Mish.
The History of Roller Derby in Oklahoma City
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - March 15, 2019 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn honor of Women's History Month, Reagan, a.k.a. Suzy Heartbreaker, takes us on a journey through the history of the roller derby in Oklahoma City from the founding to the breakups, and make ups that have made the sport what it is today.
An Interview with George Henderson
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - February 15, 2019 13:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsGeorge Henderson is a professor at the University of Oklahoma, civil rights activist, and founder of OU's Human Relations program. He told us the story of his life in Oklahoma from unknowingly accepting a job in a sundown town, to founding the university's Human Relations program, and his hopes ...
Oklahoma Authors: Kim Ventrella
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - January 25, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOklahoma author Kim Ventrella talked to us about her upcoming book, Bone Hollow, along with other projects she's been working on.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - January 20, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis episode looks at the Metropolitan Library System's annual Friends of the Library Book Sale.
Oklahoma Politics Part 2: Being Mayor
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - January 15, 2019 13:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn part 2 of our exploration of Oklahoma politics we talked with Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt and Village Mayor Sonny Wilkinson about what it's like being the mayor of a city in the state of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Politics Part 1: Running for office
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - December 15, 2018 17:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsEver wonder what it takes to run for public office in Oklahoma? In part one of our two-part series about politics in Oklahoma we talked to one candidate running for Congress, one running for State House of Representatives, and one from the Oklahoma State Election Board to find out what it takes ...
The Story Of The BC Clark Christmas Jingle
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - December 01, 2018 05:01 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDid you know that central Oklahoma has its own Christmas music courtesy of a local jeweler? On this podcast we explore the phenomenon that is the BC Clark Christmas Jingle.
Oklahoma By The Drink, Part 3: Oklahoma Brewers
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - November 27, 2018 17:51 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn part three of our series on Oklahoma's liquor laws from prohibition to present, we spoke with several area brewers about the current state of craft beer in Oklahoma, and we talked to state senator Stephanie Bice about the new laws that have allowed those brewers to open their own tap rooms, a...
Oklahoma By The Drink, Part 2: State Goes Wet
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - November 27, 2018 17:45 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn part two of our history of Oklahoma's liquor laws from prohibition to present, we talked to historian Kent Frates and liquor store owner Byron Gambulos about bootleggers, the end of prohibition in Oklahoma, and the early days of life in the legal liquor business.
Oklahoma By The Drink, Part 1: Early Oklahoma
Metropolitan Library System Podcast - November 27, 2018 17:38 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWith the recent changes in Oklahoma's alcohol laws, we decided for our inaugural podcast that we would examine the history of our state from prohibition to present. In part 1 historian Buddy Johnson talks about pre-statehood and early Oklahoma leading up to the 18th Amendment.
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