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Sinopse
Oklahoma legends investigated. Heard something you're curious about? Submit questions and suggestions for future episodes to curious@kgou.org.
Episódios
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How did Oklahoma become the location of a real-life Lord of the Flies?
24/09/2024 Duração: 17minSeventy years ago, a landmark psychological study that has been described as a real life Lord of the Flies took place in an Oklahoma state park. But although the Robbers Cave Experiment, like the novel, focused on a bunch of schoolboys, it offered a very different perspective on human nature.
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Which Oklahoman Got a Hippopotamus for Christmas?
07/11/2023 Duração: 13minWhich Oklahoman Got a Hippopotamus for Christmas? Today’s story features a local girl with a belter of a voice, several hippopotamuses, some zoo history, and a hit song.
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Which Oklahoma community was 'America's Model City' in 1951 and how did the Shetland pony help it grow?
17/10/2023 Duração: 14minWhich of Oklahoma's cities was designated "America's Model City" in 1951? And how did the diminutive Shetland pony help that city to grow?
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Who are the Germans from Russia in Oklahoma?
10/10/2023 Duração: 14minMany settlers in Oklahoma are of German descent but had ancestors who lived as Germans in Russia for a century or more. Who are these “other Germans?”
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How did Oklahoma help create the Chicken Dance craze?
03/10/2023 Duração: 12minDid you know that the Tulsa Oktoberfest played an important role in fueling the craze for the Chicken Dance? Find out how in this episode of How Curious.
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Is there an Oklahoma Octopus?
26/09/2023 Duração: 14minDoes a massive man-hunting octopus inhabit Oklahoma’s lakes? Rachel Hopkin looks into one of the Sooner State’s unique legendary monsters, the Oklahoma Octopus.
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How did a young Oklahoman become known as "The Richest Black Girl in America"*?
27/06/2023 Duração: 14minIn 1913 a young Oklahoma came to be known as “The Richest Black Girl in America” after oil was found on her land. How Curious explores Sarah Rector’s extraordinary life.
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How did rural Norman, Oklahoma, become a Chicago mobster's second home?
20/06/2023 Duração: 13minFor decades, stories have circulated about a violent Chicago gangster living in rural Norman, OK. In this How Curious episode, Rachel Hopkin, digs for the truth behind the rumors.
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How did Oklahoma save the Texas Longhorn?
13/06/2023 Duração: 12minThe Texas Longhorn is typically associated with, er, Texas. But KGOU heard a rumor that when the breed was on the verge of extinction a century ago, it was a group of Oklahomans that saved the bovine.
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Oklahoma and the Birth of Seismic Reflection
06/06/2023 Duração: 13minHow Curious explores a momentous scientific breakthrough which took place in Oklahoma in the early 1920s and which continues to have worldwide consequences today
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An Oklahoma Impresario, Country Music, and the Former USSR
30/05/2023 Duração: 14minThis episode features an Oklahoma-based musical mega-impresario, some of country music’s biggest stars, and a tour of the former USSR.
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OKC's American Pigeon Museum
23/05/2023 Duração: 12minExploring the fascinating history and lore of pigeons, plus the incredible variety of breeds
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Lesbian Bars in Oklahoma
28/02/2023 Duração: 12minWhile there used to be several hundred lesbian bars across the US just a few decades back, only 24 remain. New York and Oklahoma tie for the lead with three lesbian bars each, but those two states are very different places, so why do they have this in common?
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I’ll Fly Away – An Oklahoma Musical Phenomenon
21/02/2023 Duração: 12minIn the late 1920s, a young Oklahoman composer named Albert E. Brumley created a song that would go on to become one most popular pieces of gospel music of all time.
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The Shattuck Windmill Museum
14/02/2023 Duração: 11minThe small town of Shattuck lies close to Oklahoma’s border with Texas, and at its center stands the Shattuck Windmill Museum. We learn about the vital role that windmills played across the high plains region, as well as about the role this Museum plays in Shattuck life.
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Oklahoma and the Morgan Horse
07/02/2023 Duração: 12minThe Morgan Horse is the earliest surviving breed of American horse. But it's from Vermont. So why is it so important to Oklahoma?
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My Pretty Red Panties
31/01/2023 Duração: 12minFor years, CB radio users heard a male voice incessantly repeating these words: "I got my nightgown on, I got my pretty red panties on, and I’m ready to go to bed". Who was behind the message and why?
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The Haunting of Kendall's Restaurant
24/01/2023 Duração: 13minKendall’s Restaurant in downtown Noble, OK, is famous for chicken-fried steaks, cinnamon rolls, and GHOSTS. Rachel Hopkin explores some strange goings-on under its roof.
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How Curious: Who is the worst outlaw that became famous in Oklahoma?
03/11/2021 Duração: 08minOutlaws like Bill Doolin, Bert Casey and Richard “Little Dick” West have gone down in Oklahoma history as accomplished outlaws. But who is the worst outlaw that became famous in Oklahoma?
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How Curious: A City That Never Was?
22/10/2019 Duração: 08minWhy is there a Putnam City school district in Oklahoma but no Putnam City?