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Helmerich Award Winner Amor Towles on his Writing Process and Work

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 33:51


A conversation with 2023 Peggy V Helmerich Distinguished Author Amor Towles.

State Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters has called for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every Oklahoma classroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 29:28


What about the whole "separation of church and state" thing?

StudioTulsa remembers StudioTulsa

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 28:58


Rich Fisher, the host of this long-running, award-winning interview show, gets an exit interview from Scott Gregory, the producer/editor of StudioTulsa.

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A conversation with Barbara Van Hanken, co-founder of Tulsa Area Arkansas River Advocates (TAARA)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 28:58


TAARA is a newly-formed organization that advocates for better transparency regarding the environmental health of the Arkansas River.

Summer reading suggestions from Nancy Pearl

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 28:58


Our longtime book reviewer offers several page-turning tips for the beach, the lake, the sofa, the hammock, the cool, well-lit spot by the air-conditioner, etc.

"These Vital Signs: A Doctor's Notes on Life and Loss in Tweets"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 29:28


A book of essays, stories, and Twitter poems that takes on themes of sickness, health, dying, living, grief, and joy -- the remarkable musings of one doctor and the patients who have shaped him.

"National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 28:58


"Engrossing.... A fascinating reflection on the connection between food, place, and what flavors mean to the people who prepare them and those who travel to seek them out." -- Travel + Leisure

Now at the Woody Guthrie Center, "Love Saves the Day: The Subterranean History of American Disco"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 28:59


The newly-opened exhibit will be on view through October 8th of this year.

Discussing two new features, both long in the making and now finished, at the Tulsa Botanic Garden

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 28:58


The Stanford Family Liberty Garden and the Bumgarner Family Foundation Lotus Pool have just been completed -- yet the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting events for both are being rescheduled for late July.

Fighting food insecurity today -- across the US and across the State of Oklahoma

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 28:58


The numbers are alarming -- about 10.2% of American households are food insecure, and about 15.6% Oklahoma households are food insecure.

ST Medical Monday on Juneteenth: "The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 29:28


"An eye-opening history of nine African American women in medicine.... This immersive tribute to a group of pioneering women will inspire readers of all backgrounds." -- Publishers Weekly

"A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 28:58


"This deeply researched and impressive study brings home the fact that America underinvests in the education of its children -- and that teachers step in to fill the gaps." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 28:58


"In this rewarding study, environmental philosophy professor Preston provides reason to be hopeful about endangered species.... The surprisingly intimate accounts of species bouncing back from the brink of extinction serve as glimmers of hope against the backdrop of climate despair." -- Publishers Weekly

"Going Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 28:58


"This perceptive book is an insightful account, appealing to the aficionado and scholar alike." -- Todd Wright, Director of Jazz Studies, Hayes School of Music, Appalachian State University

Three impressive collections have recently been made available virtually by Gilcrease Museum

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 28:59


These are the newly-posted online Gilcrease collections: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Indigenous Paintings, and The Work of Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran.

"How a Daring Team of Parents and Doctors Forged a New Path for Medicine" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 28:58


"The story of a painful but inspiring search for a cure for a fatal disease.... A moving argument for a more focused, humane, and efficient system for conducting medical research." -- Kirkus (starred review)

"The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 28:58


"Riveting history.... Excellently rendered." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Say Anarcha: A Young Woman, a Devious Surgeon, and the Harrowing Birth of Modern Women's Health"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 28:58


"Rigorous and innovative.... Hallman successfully transforms Anarcha from historical object to subject, and shines a light on the contentious rise of medical ethics in the 19th century. It's a must-read." -- Publishers Weekly

"Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 28:58


"A fascinating, heartening account of successful advocacy in the scientific and academic communities." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"U.S. Leadership and Global Health Security: Interests, Values, and Freedom From Fear in COVID-19's Wake"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 28:29


Our guest is Ambassador Mark Lagon; he recently gave an address (with the title cited above) at the Tulsa Committee on Foreign Relations.

ST Medical Monday: "The People's Hospital" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 28:58


"Nuila practices internal medicine in Houston at Ben Taub Hospital, but the doctor's new book might take place in any big city where the uninsured -- like the patients he chronicles here -- face astronomical fees, mazes of endless paperwork, and poor or insufficient diagnoses made by exhausted medical professionals. Nuila's storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande." -- The Los Angeles Times

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"The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 28:58


"A compelling yarn.... Roberts's storytelling soars as she leads the reader through Edith's machinations to hide her husband's disabilities while maintaining his White House's functions." -- The Washington Post

ST presents the Switchyard Podcast, a newly-launched co-production of The University of Tulsa and Public Radio Tulsa

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 28:58


We share Episode One of The Switchyard Podcast, which will be posted monthly at the PRT website and at various other platforms. The guest is Art Spiegelman, the renowned American cartoonist, writer, and editor.

Delfeayo Marsalis, the brilliant, ebullient jazz trombonist, will soon bring the sound of New Orleans to Tulsa

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 29:28


Our guest will perform with his quintet tomorrow night (Thursday the 1st) at LowDown.

"The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World"

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 28:58


"Queen Brunhild and Queen Fredegund are restored to center stage.... Puhak presents a vivid picture of how they skillfully preserved their lives, their power, and their families.... She also imagines what it might mean if girls [today] found them featured more prominently in their textbooks. History readers will be enthralled." -- Shelf Awareness

Dr. Christopher Palmer's "Brain Energy" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 28:58


"[This] book will guide you to understand why metabolism and mitochondria are fundamental to keeping your brain healthy." -- Dr. Ana C. Andreazza, professor of pharmacology and psychiatry at the University of Toronto

"Rembrandt to Monet" will close soon at the Philbrook Museum of Art

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 28:29


This impressive show, with 50-plus works spanning 500 years of European painting, is on view through May 28th.

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Maia Kobabe, the celebrated author/illustrator and LGBTQ+ advocate, will speak soon at TU's Switchyard Festival

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 28:58


Our guest is the creator of "Gender Queer: A Memoir," which was the most challenged book of 2021-22, according to the American Library Association.

A conversation with Dr. Mary Frances Berry

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 28:58


Our esteemed guest, who's speaking tonight (the 24th) on the TU campus, was the chairwoman (as appointed by President Clinton) of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from 1993 to 2004.

"Prize for the Fire: A Novel" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 28:28


"With poise and restraint, Rilla Askew's historical novel 'Prize for the Fire' tells the brilliant, multifaceted story of an intelligent, virtuous, and indomitable woman." -- Foreword Reviews

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"Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 29:29


"[This book takes] an engrossing look at why relationships matter, featuring an unprecedented abundance of data to back it up." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") will be in the mix for the next Tulsa Symphony Orchestra concert

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 29:28


The final concert of the TSO's current season will happen on Saturday night, the 20th, at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

"The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 28:58


We discuss a Founding Father biography that was named a "Best Book of 2022" by The New York Times, The New Yorker, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and various other outlets.

"The New Persian Empire: Iran's Influence in the Middle East"

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 29:29


Our guest, who spoke recently here in Tulsa, is the Program Director for the American Committees on Foreign Relations.

ST presents Museum Confidential: "Re-Collection"

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 29:29


How will our evermore digital civilization persist beyond our lifetime? Audio- and videotapes demagnetize; CDs delaminate; Internet art works often link to websites that no longer exist; etc. This book argues that the vulnerability of new media in the art world points to a larger crisis for our social memory.

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"The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower"

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 28:58


"If you are a high achiever and you know -- you just know -- that you could achieve even more and be happier if you could wrestle your anxiety to the ground, this is your playbook.... Well-researched, highly practical, searingly candid, and deeply empathic." -- Whitney Johnson, author of "Smart Growth"

A 50-year milestone is reached for Tulsa's beloved Mayfest

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 28:58


The Golden Anniversay of Mayfest has arrived; the free, outdoor, arts-and-music festival runs from today (Friday the 12th) through Sunday the 14th in both the Tulsa Arts District and the Historic Greenwood District.

"The Auburn Conference: A Novel"

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 28:58


From Tom Piazza -- whose books include the novels "A Free State" and "City of Refuge" -- comes a new work of fiction set at a writer's conference attended by Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, and others.

"A Doctor's Journey Through Constraints and Creativity in the ER" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 28:59


"In this collection of brief, touching essays, an emergency room doctor presents poignant stories about disease and loneliness and argues that medical professionals are 'stewards' of their patients' stories, morally obligated to look beyond data and tests." -- The New York Times Book Review

"Hell to Pay: How the Suppression of Wages Is Destroying America"

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 28:58


"An energetic case for rethinking America's economy in favor of working people." — Kirkus Reviews

A conversation of thanks and reflection with Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 28:58


An individual who's enriched and enlightened the lives of countless Tulsans, Rabbi Fitzerman came to Congregation B'nai Emunah back in the Eighties; he'll soon retire from his leadership at the Synagogue.

"J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 28:58


"Masterful.... This book is an enduring, formidable accomplishment, a monument to the power of biography [that] now becomes the definitive work [on Hoover]." -- The Washington Post

ST presents Museum Confidential: A newly opened show at Philbrook displays rare books and prints

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 28:59


"Printmaking: Art and the Written Word" reveals several centuries of European history; the materials in this exhibit reflect spirituality, culture, and academic thought from the Reformation up to the time of the Italian courts.

"The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER"

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 29:29


"A briskly paced, heartfelt, often harrowing year in the life of an ER doctor on Chicago's historically Black South Side." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"Foodways on America's Mother Road" (Encore)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 28:58


Here's an engrossing, foodie-friendly road trip along Route 66...with plenty of stops at diners, supper clubs, and roadside stands; the book also describes how and why such venues came and went over the years...and even offers kitchen-tested recipes from various historic eateries along the way.

TU's celebrated James Joyce Quarterly marks its 60th anniversary

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 28:58


A peer-reviewed academic journal dating back to the early 1960s, the JJQ offers critical and theoretical work focusing on the life, writing, reception, and influence of James Joyce.

At the TCFR: "America Is the Global Energy Superpower"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 28:58


A conversation with Paul Dabbar, who formerly served as the U.S. Department of Energy's Under Secretary for Science.

"The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 28:58


"What if there's life out there? What would that mean for us? Ms. Green's book, alive with the color and drama of science fiction as well as scientific fact, helps us grasp that process of imagining -- its limits and its greater purpose." -- The Wall Street Journal

"From Whispers to Shouts: The Ways We Talk about Cancer"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 28:59


"A powerfully illuminating narrative of how things changed over the last century or so, both thorough and compelling." -- The Baffler

At next week's Yom HaShoah Commemoration here in Tulsa, "Moral Courage: The Story of the WWII Ritchie Boys"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 28:58


Our guest will be the featured speaker at the commemoration, which happens at 7pm on Thursday the 20th at Temple Israel.

"Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 28:58


"A compelling yarn.... Roberts's storytelling soars as she leads the reader through Edith's machinations to hide her husband's disabilities while maintaining his White House's functions." -- The Washington Post

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