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

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    Episode 100: Outlaws

    Hidden gem

    This episode explores interviewees' memories of Oklahoma outlaws and the intersection of truth and fable in conflicting narratives.

    Mar 26, 2026·19m·1 clip
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    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
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    Episode 98: Art as Activism in North Tulsa

    Hidden gem

    This 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
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    Episode 95: Title IX

    Hidden gem

    This episode explores the history and impact of Title IX on women's athletics at Oklahoma State University.

    Nov 25, 2024·16m·1 clip
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    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
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    Episode 93: Have a Coke (Date)

    Sep 23, 2024·15m
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    Episode 92: Reflections of a Podcasting Intern

    Hidden gem

    Bethany 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
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    Episode 91: Behind the Mic

    Hidden gem

    Juliana Nicolaisian says oral historians prepare differently, from five questions to 100-question guides.

    Jul 19, 2024·27m·1 clip
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    Episode 90: Oklahoma Centennial Farms

    Jun 21, 2024·20m
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    Episode 89: OSU Student Union

    May 17, 2024·16m
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    Episode 88: 1947 Woodward Tornado

    Apr 19, 2024·21m
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    Episode 87: Activism in Education during the Civil Rights Movement

    Mar 15, 2024·26m
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    Episode 86: Cowboys in Every County

    Feb 16, 2024·25m
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    Episode 85: Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame - Marcia Mitchell

    Jan 19, 2024·21m
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    Episode 84: On a Dime

    Dec 15, 2023·20m
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    Episode 83: Women Agricultural Extension Educators

    Nov 17, 2023·24m
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    Episode 82: 100 Years of Pistol Pete

    Oct 20, 2023·19m
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    Episode 81: Muskogee African American Heritage

    Sep 15, 2023·22m
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    Episode 80: Oklahoma's Conservation Heritage

    Aug 17, 2023·24m
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    Episode 79: Gallagher-Iba

    Jul 21, 2023·20m
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    Episode 78: Summer Activities

    Jun 16, 2023·26m
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    Episode 77: Oklahoma 2018 Education Walkouts

    May 19, 2023·20m
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    Episode 76: Remebering Henry Bellmon

    Apr 24, 2023·24m
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    Episode 75: Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance

    Mar 17, 2023·24m
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    Episode 74: Dance and Romance

    Feb 17, 2023·24m
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    Episode 73: History of the OSU Library

    Jan 20, 2023·23m
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    Episode 72: Oklahoma Women's of Fame - Dr. Valree Wynn Fletcher

    Dec 15, 2022·21m
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    Episode 71: Cherokee Language

    Nov 17, 2022·23m
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    Episode 70: Impressions from the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Oct 21, 2022·26m
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    Episode 69: President Henry G. Bennett

    Sep 16, 2022·22m
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    Episode 68: Route 66 in Oklahoma

    Apr 28, 2022·11m
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    Episode 67: Ford Model T

    Mar 25, 2022·14m
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    Episode 66: Music

    Feb 18, 2022·17m
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    Episode 65: Defining an Oklahoma Author

    Jan 21, 2022·17m
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    Episode 64: Immigrant Women Artists in Oklahoma

    Nov 19, 2021·23m
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    Episode 63: Sister Cities

    Oct 22, 2021·17m
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    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
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    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
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    Episode 60: Boley High School

    Jul 23, 2021·14m
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    Episode 59: Neither Snow Nor Rain: Rural Mail in Oklahoma

    Jun 18, 2021·15m
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    Episode 58: Finding Community

    Apr 16, 2021·13m
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    Episode 57: Health and Healing in Cherokee Art

    Mar 19, 2021·17m
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    Episode 56: Pressing the Flesh

    Feb 25, 2021·14m
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    Episode 55: 1959 College World Series

    Dec 17, 2020·14m
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    Episode 54: Craig v. Boren

    Nov 19, 2020·18m
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    Episode 53: Masks in the Dust Bowl

    Oct 15, 2020·16m
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    Episode 52: Sea of Orange Wings - Monarchs in Oklahoma

    Sep 17, 2020·18m
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    Episode 51: Home under the Big Top

    Aug 20, 2020·13m
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    Episode 50: Women in STEM

    Jul 17, 2020·19m
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    Episode 49: Far from Home

    Jun 26, 2020·17m
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    Episode 48: Booker T. Washington School

    May 15, 2020·15m
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    Episode 47: Anthrax in Oklahoma

    Apr 24, 2020·16m
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    Episode 46: MeetCute: Love Stories from OSU's LGBTQ+ Community

    Mar 19, 2020·19m
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    Episode 45: Till Death Do Us Part

    Feb 24, 2020·19m
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    Episode 44: Before the Plague - Stories of coming out and coming to terms with AIDS

    Dec 20, 2019·17m
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    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
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    Episode 42: Doel Reed and Southwest Art in Taos, New Mexico

    Oct 25, 2019·19m
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    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
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    Episode 40: Gay Bravery

    Aug 15, 2019·14m
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    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
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    Episode 38: Angie Debo

    Jun 21, 2019·26m
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    Episode 37: OSU in Ethiopia

    May 23, 2019·19m
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    Normalcy in the Dust Bowl

    Apr 18, 2019·18m
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    Episode 35: Dragonfly

    Mar 28, 2019·19m
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    Episode 34: OSU Trailblazers

    Feb 21, 2019·26m
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    Episode 33: Advice from Centenarians

    Jan 17, 2019·21m
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    Episode 32: Christmas on the Farm

    Dec 20, 2018·26m
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    Episode 31: Women in the Military

    Nov 16, 2018·31m
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    Episode 30: Homecoming

    Oct 18, 2018·24m
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    Episode 29: OSU Football

    Sep 20, 2018·27m
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    Episode 28: Freshman Year

    Aug 15, 2018·25m
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    Episode 27: Hitchin' a Ride

    Jul 18, 2018·19m
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    Episode 26: Living with the Dust Bowl

    Jun 14, 2018·20m
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    Episode 25: Glass House Restaurant

    May 16, 2018·21m
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    Episode 24: Remembering Cordell Hall

    Apr 19, 2018·22m
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    Episode 23: Circus Performers

    Mar 12, 2018·28m
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    Episode 22: Attucks School

    Feb 14, 2018·20m
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    Episode 21: Dick West's Impact on Native Art

    Jan 18, 2018·19m
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    Episode 20: "If Only There Were a Pill We Could Give People"

    Dec 14, 2017·27m
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    Episode 19: Chilocco Military Veterans

    Nov 16, 2017·22m
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    Episode 18: Cemeteries

    Oct 18, 2017·22m
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    Episode 17: Pistol Pete

    Sep 14, 2017·23m
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    Episode 16: Sam the Alligator

    Aug 16, 2017·21m
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    Episode 15: Phi Beta Kappa

    Jul 19, 2017·20m
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    Episode 14: Women in the Legal Profession

    Jun 14, 2017·24m
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    Episode 13: A Bull in the Elevator

    May 16, 2017·24m
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    Episode 12: Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel

    Apr 19, 2017·28m
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    Episode 11: Health & Wellness

    Mar 16, 2017·28m
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    Episode 10: Boley, Oklahoma

    Feb 13, 2017·24m
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    Episode 09: Folk Dancing

    Jan 18, 2017·19m
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    Episode 08: Oklahoma Holiday Memories

    Dec 13, 2016·29m
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    Episode 07: Women in Oklahoma Politics

    Nov 14, 2016·25m
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    Episode 06: Germans in Oklahoma

    Oct 17, 2016·37m
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    Episode 05: From the Belly of Our Being

    Sep 12, 2016·27m
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    Episode 04: Friendship

    Aug 17, 2016·21m
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    Episode 03: The Centenarian Play

    Jul 13, 2016·23m
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    Episode 02: Love

    Jun 14, 2016·36m
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    Episode 0: Introducing Amplified Oklahoma

    May 18, 2016·6m
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    Episode 01: Tornadoes in Oklahoma

    May 18, 2016·35m