Amplified Oklahoma
Oklahoma Oral History Research Program
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Amplified Oklahoma shares voices from the OSU Library's oral history collections and examines a variety of topics related to Oklahoma history and culture. It is a production of the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at the Oklahoma State University Library.
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Episode 96: Theta Pond
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Episode 97: The Original Hideaway
·23m - 3
Episode 100: Outlaws
Hidden gemThis episode explores interviewees' memories of Oklahoma outlaws and the intersection of truth and fable in conflicting narratives.
Mar 26, 2026·19m·1 clip - 4
Episode 99: 'Tis the Season
This episode explores the motivations of everyday people who portray Santa Claus, featuring interviews with a carpenter and a retired Air Force manager.
Dec 9, 2025·13m - 5
Episode 98: Art as Activism in North Tulsa
Hidden gemThis episode explores the art scene in North Tulsa and how artists use their work to address the history of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and promote community activism.
Apr 18, 2025·21m·1 clip - 6
Episode 95: Title IX
Hidden gemThis episode explores the history and impact of Title IX on women's athletics at Oklahoma State University.
Nov 25, 2024·16m·1 clip - 7
Episode 94: Coyotes
This episode explores the cultural and historical significance of coyotes in Oklahoma, featuring stories and an interview with a wildlife biologist.
Oct 18, 2024·16m - 8
Episode 93: Have a Coke (Date)
Sep 23, 2024·15m - 9
Episode 92: Reflections of a Podcasting Intern
Hidden gemBethany Marino reflects on four semesters and 22 episodes as a podcasting intern for the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at Oklahoma State University Library.
Aug 16, 2024·28m·1 clip - 10
Episode 91: Behind the Mic
Hidden gemJuliana Nicolaisian says oral historians prepare differently, from five questions to 100-question guides.
Jul 19, 2024·27m·1 clip - 11
Episode 90: Oklahoma Centennial Farms
Jun 21, 2024·20m - 12
Episode 89: OSU Student Union
May 17, 2024·16m - 13
Episode 88: 1947 Woodward Tornado
Apr 19, 2024·21m - 14
Episode 87: Activism in Education during the Civil Rights Movement
Mar 15, 2024·26m - 15
Episode 86: Cowboys in Every County
Feb 16, 2024·25m - 16
Episode 85: Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame - Marcia Mitchell
Jan 19, 2024·21m - 17
Episode 84: On a Dime
Dec 15, 2023·20m - 18
Episode 83: Women Agricultural Extension Educators
Nov 17, 2023·24m - 19
Episode 82: 100 Years of Pistol Pete
Oct 20, 2023·19m - 20
Episode 81: Muskogee African American Heritage
Sep 15, 2023·22m - 21
Episode 80: Oklahoma's Conservation Heritage
Aug 17, 2023·24m - 22
Episode 79: Gallagher-Iba
Jul 21, 2023·20m - 23
Episode 78: Summer Activities
Jun 16, 2023·26m - 24
Episode 77: Oklahoma 2018 Education Walkouts
May 19, 2023·20m - 25
Episode 76: Remebering Henry Bellmon
Apr 24, 2023·24m - 26
Episode 75: Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance
Mar 17, 2023·24m - 27
Episode 74: Dance and Romance
Feb 17, 2023·24m - 28
Episode 73: History of the OSU Library
Jan 20, 2023·23m - 29
Episode 72: Oklahoma Women's of Fame - Dr. Valree Wynn Fletcher
Dec 15, 2022·21m - 30
Episode 71: Cherokee Language
Nov 17, 2022·23m - 31
Episode 70: Impressions from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Oct 21, 2022·26m - 32
Episode 69: President Henry G. Bennett
Sep 16, 2022·22m - 33
Episode 68: Route 66 in Oklahoma
Apr 28, 2022·11m - 34
Episode 67: Ford Model T
Mar 25, 2022·14m - 35
Episode 66: Music
Feb 18, 2022·17m - 36
Episode 65: Defining an Oklahoma Author
Jan 21, 2022·17m - 37
Episode 64: Immigrant Women Artists in Oklahoma
Nov 19, 2021·23m - 38
Episode 63: Sister Cities
Oct 22, 2021·17m - 39
Episode 62: Frank Eaton
This episode explores the life of Frank Eaton, the real-life cowboy who inspired Oklahoma State University's mascot Pistol Pete.
Sep 24, 2021·20m - 40
Episode 61: Politics, Activism, and Art
This episode explores how three Native American artists from Oklahoma use their art for activism and social justice.
Aug 20, 2021·20m - 41
Episode 60: Boley High School
Jul 23, 2021·14m - 42
Episode 59: Neither Snow Nor Rain: Rural Mail in Oklahoma
Jun 18, 2021·15m - 43
Episode 58: Finding Community
Apr 16, 2021·13m - 44
Episode 57: Health and Healing in Cherokee Art
Mar 19, 2021·17m - 45
Episode 56: Pressing the Flesh
Feb 25, 2021·14m - 46
Episode 55: 1959 College World Series
Dec 17, 2020·14m - 47
Episode 54: Craig v. Boren
Nov 19, 2020·18m - 48
Episode 53: Masks in the Dust Bowl
Oct 15, 2020·16m - 49
Episode 52: Sea of Orange Wings - Monarchs in Oklahoma
Sep 17, 2020·18m - 50
Episode 51: Home under the Big Top
Aug 20, 2020·13m - 51
Episode 50: Women in STEM
Jul 17, 2020·19m - 52
Episode 49: Far from Home
Jun 26, 2020·17m - 53
Episode 48: Booker T. Washington School
May 15, 2020·15m - 54
Episode 47: Anthrax in Oklahoma
Apr 24, 2020·16m - 55
Episode 46: MeetCute: Love Stories from OSU's LGBTQ+ Community
Mar 19, 2020·19m - 56
Episode 45: Till Death Do Us Part
Feb 24, 2020·19m - 57
Episode 44: Before the Plague - Stories of coming out and coming to terms with AIDS
Dec 20, 2019·17m - 58
Episode 43: Norma Howard on Native Art
This episode explores the life and art of Choctaw Chickasaw watercolorist Norma Howard through an oral history interview.
Nov 22, 2019·21m - 59
Episode 42: Doel Reed and Southwest Art in Taos, New Mexico
Oct 25, 2019·19m - 60
Episode 41: Friday Afternoon Tea and Glee Society
This episode explores political activism at Oklahoma State University during the 1960s, featuring interviews with alumni from a campus activist group.
Sep 20, 2019·27m - 61
Episode 40: Gay Bravery
Aug 15, 2019·14m - 62
Episode 39: Women on the Home Front
This episode explores the experiences of women working on the home front and in the military during World War II through oral history interviews.
Jul 19, 2019·21m - 63
Episode 38: Angie Debo
Jun 21, 2019·26m - 64
Episode 37: OSU in Ethiopia
May 23, 2019·19m - 65
Normalcy in the Dust Bowl
Apr 18, 2019·18m - 66
Episode 35: Dragonfly
Mar 28, 2019·19m - 67
Episode 34: OSU Trailblazers
Feb 21, 2019·26m - 68
Episode 33: Advice from Centenarians
Jan 17, 2019·21m - 69
Episode 32: Christmas on the Farm
Dec 20, 2018·26m - 70
Episode 31: Women in the Military
Nov 16, 2018·31m - 71
Episode 30: Homecoming
Oct 18, 2018·24m - 72
Episode 29: OSU Football
Sep 20, 2018·27m - 73
Episode 28: Freshman Year
Aug 15, 2018·25m - 74
Episode 27: Hitchin' a Ride
Jul 18, 2018·19m - 75
Episode 26: Living with the Dust Bowl
Jun 14, 2018·20m - 76
Episode 25: Glass House Restaurant
May 16, 2018·21m - 77
Episode 24: Remembering Cordell Hall
Apr 19, 2018·22m - 78
Episode 23: Circus Performers
Mar 12, 2018·28m - 79
Episode 22: Attucks School
Feb 14, 2018·20m - 80
Episode 21: Dick West's Impact on Native Art
Jan 18, 2018·19m - 81
Episode 20: "If Only There Were a Pill We Could Give People"
Dec 14, 2017·27m - 82
Episode 19: Chilocco Military Veterans
Nov 16, 2017·22m - 83
Episode 18: Cemeteries
Oct 18, 2017·22m - 84
Episode 17: Pistol Pete
Sep 14, 2017·23m - 85
Episode 16: Sam the Alligator
Aug 16, 2017·21m - 86
Episode 15: Phi Beta Kappa
Jul 19, 2017·20m - 87
Episode 14: Women in the Legal Profession
Jun 14, 2017·24m - 88
Episode 13: A Bull in the Elevator
May 16, 2017·24m - 89
Episode 12: Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel
Apr 19, 2017·28m - 90
Episode 11: Health & Wellness
Mar 16, 2017·28m - 91
Episode 10: Boley, Oklahoma
Feb 13, 2017·24m - 92
Episode 09: Folk Dancing
Jan 18, 2017·19m - 93
Episode 08: Oklahoma Holiday Memories
Dec 13, 2016·29m - 94
Episode 07: Women in Oklahoma Politics
Nov 14, 2016·25m - 95
Episode 06: Germans in Oklahoma
Oct 17, 2016·37m - 96
Episode 05: From the Belly of Our Being
Sep 12, 2016·27m - 97
Episode 04: Friendship
Aug 17, 2016·21m - 98
Episode 03: The Centenarian Play
Jul 13, 2016·23m - 99
Episode 02: Love
Jun 14, 2016·36m - 100
Episode 0: Introducing Amplified Oklahoma
May 18, 2016·6m - 101
Episode 01: Tornadoes in Oklahoma
May 18, 2016·35m