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Weirdness of Oklahoma, unsolved mysteries, serial killers, haunted areas, and other strange things in my home state. Episodes coming soon!Instagram: @OklahomastrangePodTwitter: @slamdancenudleFacebook: Oklahoma Strange Podcast
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A deer woman legend moves through Cherokee history, pow-wow sightings, comics, horror television, and the woods.
Deer Woman opens on a folklore question, then broadens into a sharper look at how Cherokee stories, forced removal, and the ongoing disappearances of Indigenous women can sit uneasily beside one another.
Oklahoma Strange’s “Deer Woman” ties the legend to Tahlequah, the Trail of Tears, and Cherokee folklore about beings “the people who live anywhere.” The host links Deer Woman to Irish fair folk, Appalachian “Not Deer,” and the idea that belief can strengthen a figure across tribes.
Oklahoma Strange interviews Stephanie Cordray, a teacher with more than 23 years of experience, about the April 2, 2018 Oklahoma teacher walkout and its effect on classroom funding.
Oklahoma Strange examines the 1996 murder of 16-year-old Heather Rose Rich after she left home in Warika to meet Joshua Bagwell.
Oklahoma Strange profiles Woody Guthrie, an Okemah, Oklahoma musician who identified as being "in the red" and wrote socialist and anti-fascist folk songs.
Oklahoma Strange examines James Arsene, a Cherokee child who was about 10 when he participated in the killing of William Feigl and was later executed as an adult.
The hosts discuss haunted cemeteries in Oklahoma, starting with the town of Hugo.
The host begins the episode by searching for a co-host and then introduces the topic of murder.
Discussion of two unsolved crimes in Oklahoma from the 1970s and 1980s, focusing on the Camp Scott murders.
Emily and Jason discuss the problematic aspects of Trump's upcoming rally in Tulsa, including pandemic risks and historical context.