Flyover Country

Episodes

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   #4 'Everyone was in support of the knife as art'

   A knife sculpture in a Tulsa neighborhood has been causing a stir. The owner says it's art, while the city says it's a business sign. This is a story about the knife. For more information about the sculpture, check out the Tulsa World.

   Oct 23, 2021

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   #2 'Well, yeah, it's Garth Brooks'

   Garth Brooks is a native Oklahoman. When he sang at Joe Biden's inauguration, some people online joked that Oklahomans would be upset since Oklahoma is conservative. I asked some people in Stillwater (where Garth Brooks went to college) what they thought about Garth Brooks performing at the...

   Apr 4, 2021

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   #1 'The first rule is don't get in the way'

   Silent movies aren't really my thing, but when I saw an advertisement for a silent movie with live accompaniment I wanted to go and see how a musician would handle the situation. This is a story about going to the show. Learn more about Rodeo Cinema in Stockyards City:https://www.rodeocinema.org/...

   Mar 8, 2021

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   #10 'Elizabeth, it's been so nice knowing you' (season finale)

   We're gonna go ahead and call this the end of season one. This is a story that originally appeared in a different form at Oklahoma Watch for their Coronavirus Storytelling Project. It's the first thing I made after moving to Oklahoma, and this re-work is a fitting end to the project. Thank you to...

   Dec 20, 2020

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   #9 'It was bleeding like a sprinkler'

   What is it like to get bitten by a venomous snake? The curator of the Rattlesnake & Venom Museum in Oklahoma City answers.

   Nov 15, 2020

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   #8 'We're supposed to be able to have varying views'

   A few weeks ago I went to a protest against Jim Inhofe who has been one of Oklahoma's senators for 26 years.

   Oct 24, 2020

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   #7 'Pick the ones who are actually gonna fight for you, not against you'

   This is what happened during a May 30th protest for George Floyd in Oklahoma City. I arrived around 9 after I saw pictures of the protest online. Some people had already been arrested for blocking the intersection at Classen and NW 23rd. After the protest, some people were charged with rioting…

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   Oct 7, 2020

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   #6 'It was so bright I thought the house was on fire'

   A man in Norman has a brush with weather, and a research scientist explains conditions on that night. To learn more about the storm on August 31st 2020 in Norman, visit http://lightning.nmt.edu/oklma/ and https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/tools/oklma/ Washington Post article:...

   Oct 2, 2020

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   #5 'We've got so many voices'

   I've got a lot of ideas and raw material this week, but nothing finished. So I'm posting this story that originally aired on CBC Radio One's "The World this Weekend." It's about a young ally in Norman who planned a protest for George Floyd and other victims of police violence. Thousands of people...

   Sep 21, 2020

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    #4 'Only time will tell on any of this'

    The first game of the Oklahoma University football season was much different than usual because of coronavirus restrictions. I talked to a longtime Normanite about it.

    Sep 17, 2020

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    #3 'All sounds converge upon it'

    In a social media poll The Center of the Universe in Tulsa was recently ranked as the worst attraction in Oklahoma. I checked it out. Social media poll by Matt Shirley (who creates a chart a day): https://www.instagram.com/mattsurelee/

    Sep 9, 2020

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    #2 'We've all watched Lady and the Tramp'

    The pandemic has made a lot of people feel lonely, and it has made a lot of people get dogs. This is a story about how I found a dog & tried to help it.

    Sep 1, 2020

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    #1 'How come your book became a classic?'

    Oklahoman Wilson Rawls wrote "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "Summer of the Monkeys." Millions of his books are in print. But he spent his early adult life wandering & going in and out of prison. How did he manage to write the books we're still reading today? Thanks to: Tahlequah Public Library...

    Aug 27, 2020

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    Flyover Country Trailer

    Flyover Country is a podcast that tells interesting stories out of Oklahoma.

    Aug 21, 2020

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