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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Stories and interviews with people passionate about Long Island history.
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A podcast focused on the myths, legends and folkloric creatures of the 6 Celtic Nations; Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Man.
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Oral histories of African-American men in Pittsburgh as collected by African-American boys and young men in Grades 5 to 12.
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Secret lists, personal pontificaions, poems, journal entries, and curated readings from literature, journalism and popular culture recorded in the field by a wide and diverse group of people. Join your host Thatcher Keats as we wrestle with the big issues and examine the small stuff of life.
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Running Stitch - A QSOS Podcast explores quilt stories, revealing the inner thoughts, feelings, and motivations of contemporary quiltmakers by drawing on Quilters S.O.S. -- Save Our Stories, the long running oral history project created by the Quilt Alliance in 1999.
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Country Queers is a podcast featuring oral history interviews with rural and small-town LGBTQIA2S+ folks. We uplift often unheard stories of rural queer experiences across intersecting layers of identity including race, class, gender identity, age, religion, and occupation. Produced by and for country queers all over, we hope these stories help add more complexity to conversations and ideas about rural spaces and queer communities.
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As the library asks, "What do you geek?" I geek science fiction, fantasy, the outdoors, critical race theory, politics, organizing, among other things. Mostly, I geek history. So I've tied all that together into one podcast. Change Over Time is a podcast using historical thinking to explore geekiness. Sometimes I’ll be reporting from the field. Other times I’ll explore how different ideas, theories, or methods used by historians can be used by non-historians. I’ll also release edited pieces ...
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From its modest beginnings in 1987, National Life Stories has grown significantly and helped to create one of the largest oral history collections in the world – the British Library holds some 70,000 recordings of which nearly 3,000 are long, in-depth biographical interviews created by National Life Stories. Each episode of this podcast will bring you a conversation with someone else associated with National Life Stories – from interviewers, to curators, to listening service and technical st ...
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Episode 92: Reflections of a Podcasting Intern
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This month, our podcasting intern reflects on their experience working with us before signing off one last time. View the show notes here. A Jazz Piano by Music_For_Videos https://pixabay.com/music/modern-jazz-a-jazz-piano-110481/ Piano Happy by Music_For_Videos https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-piano-happy-166436/ Pleasantly by PianoAmor …
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In this episode, we’re giving an inside look at how our interviewers cultivate an oral history project and all that goes on behind the mic. View the show notes here. Music in this episode included: Hand in Hand by SergePavkinMusic https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-hand-in-hand-175642/ Ordinary Happy Day by SergePavkinMusic https://pixabay.com/music/…
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Episode 192: Broadway to Jones Beach w Richard Arnold Beattie
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Robert Moses had a vision for Jones Beach in the 1920s that included a theater to bring high quality entertainment to the people. That theater on Zachs Bay went through a number of iterations but reached its height from 1954-1977 when it was under the direction of Guy Lombardo. Along with his brothers Carmen and Lebert, the Canadian-born band leade…
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Episode 191: The 1914 Freeport Murder Mystery w Woody Register
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An obscure bit of early 20th century technology embroiled Dr. Woody Register in a murder mystery. Register, a professor of history at the University of the South (Sewanee), became intrigued by the detective dictograph and followed its trail to the 1914 murder of Louise Bailey in Freeport. Mrs. Bailey was shot in the Merrick Road office of Dr. Edwar…
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This month on Amplified Oklahoma, we’re highlighting farms from our “Centennial Farm Families” oral history project. This collection documents the agricultural history of our state through land runs and the Dust bowl, all the way to the lives of present-day farmers who preserve their family heritage through their connection to the land. We’ll also …
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In this episode, we’re taking a walk down memory lane with the student union as we listen to both administrators and students share memories about the beloved union and its role on the OSU campus. View the show notes here. Featherlight by Sky Toes Free download: https://uppbeat.io/track/sky-toes/featherlight License: https://uppbeat.io/user-agreeme…
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Episode 190: Ralph Bunn, Long Island's Jackie Robinson w Fabio Montella
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Librarian and baseball historian Fabio Montella returns to the podcast to bring us the story of Ralph “Sammy” Bunn. Bunn was a Setauket native who excelled at baseball all his life. A star athlete in high school in the 1930s, he went on to play for decades on a number of teams and leagues in the makeshift world of community baseball in Suffolk Coun…
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Hi everyone! In this episode we take a look at the Lost Land of Lyonesse, where the origins of the myth might come from and its links to Athurian legend and previous legends. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/celticmythspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celticmythspodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CelticMythsPod Music used at the start of th…
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Greig Stewart “Chubby” Jackson was a swinging sensation in his day. A child of vaudevillians, he was raised in an enclave of actors, musicians, and performers in Freeport, Long Island against the backdrop of Prohibition and a burgeoning club scene. Exposed to music at an early age, he jumped from high school to playing bass in swing bands in New Yo…
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This month, we’re listening to residents recall their memories of the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history, as well as the warning systems that have since been developed. View the show notes here. Breaking News 4 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5953-breaking-news-4 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license …
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Episode 188: Benjamin Tallmadge with Richard Welch
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The Long Island-born, Yale-educated Benjamin Tallmadge seized his moment to shine in the American Revolution. Whether fighting the British on horseback with the 2nd Continental Dragoons or uncovering their secrets through his agents in the Culper Spy Ring, Tallmadge kept up a hectic pace. You can also throw in maritime battles on the Long Island So…
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Episode 187: The Howard School with Dr. Tammy C. Owens
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Dr. Tammy C. Owens of Skidmore College joins us to discuss her 2019 article "Fugitive Literati: Black Girls' Writing as a Tool of Kinship and Power at the Howard School." Having discovered a treasure trove of letters written in the early 1900s by girls at the Howard Orphanage and Industrial School, Owens was off on a journey to learn more. The rese…
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Hello everyone! It is great to be back speaking with you all and I'm excited to share the mythology of the Nuberu of Asturias, an entity with control over the clouds, rain, thunder and lightning!
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Episode 87: Activism in Education during the Civil Rights Movement
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In this episode, we’re exploring stories from the Oklahoma Activism in Education during the Civil Rights Movement oral history project. View the show notes here. Music: The Joy of Victory by WinnietheMoog Website: https://filmmusic.io/song/7767-the-jo... Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Happy New Day by Winniet…
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This month, we share stories from our Cowboys in Every County project that exemplify the Cowboy Code, from dreaming big to standing strong in the face of adversity. View the show notes here. Music: Road Trip by Frank Schroeter Website: https://www.pond5.com/de/artist/boommusic202?ref=boommusic202 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/stand…
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Other than the sewing machine, what tool has been the biggest innovation in quiltmaking? Yes, that’s right: in this episode of Running Stitch, we’re talking all about the rotary cutter. Our guest is Kristin Barrus, a PhD candidate at University of Leicester and a quiltmaker. Kristin’s work explores 21st century quiltmaking through the lenses of wom…
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Episode 186: In Levittown's Shadow with Tim Keogh
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While Long Island developed a reputation for affluence throughout the 20th Century, there has always been a parallel history of the everyday workers and servants who toiled in the shadow of that reputation. The economic boom of the war years and the subsequent population boom in the 1950s did not change that. Tim Keogh, assistant professor of histo…
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We’re back with our second episode of Season 4! We’re continuing our focus on the intersection of technology and quiltmaking, but this time, we’re going digital. We’re exploring the backstory and invention of Electric Quilt, the leading quilt design software that's been changing how quilters create their work for more than 30 years. Join us for a c…
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Hi everyone! I am delighted to introduce Galicia as another Celtic region that I will be delving into the folklore of in upcoming episodes. The enchanted mouras are beautiful creatures held thrall by a curse who are looking for someone to break it...scary or exciting?! Would you break the curse? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/celticmythspod Faceb…
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Episode 85: Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame - Marcia Mitchell
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In this episode, we’re highlighting Marcia Mitchell, an inductee of the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame and founder of the nonprofit Little Light House which focuses on early intervention education for students with special needs. View the show notes here. Music: Happy Farewell by MusicLFiles Website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryf…
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Episode 185: Loyalists on Long Island with Brendon Burns
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No one sheds a tear for the British Loyalists of Long Island, those inhabitants who remained loyal to the crown during the American Revolution. But genealogist Brendon Burns has spent a tremendous amount of effort tracking them down through libraries and archives across the world. The result is his 5-volume series The Loyal and Doubtful: Index to t…
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We’re kicking off a new season of Running Stitch, focused on the intersections of technology and quiltmaking. But it’s not just about computers and digital sewing machines! In this episode we’re going back to the roots of quilt making to discover how our nostalgic ideas about quiltmaking as a pre-industrial craft is just that: nostalgia. In fact, q…
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Hi everyone! In this episode we explore one of the folk customs of the Isle of Man: The Sword Dance and White Boys Mummers play! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/celticmythspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celticmythspodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CelticMythsPod Music used at the start of the episode is taken from Beyond the Warriors by…
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In this episode we cover the confusing corrigan - are they twisted dwarf like piskies? Or beautiful sirens? Both of these things? Or something else entirely!? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/celticmythspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celticmythspodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CelticMythsPod Music used at the start of the episode is tak…
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This month, we’re highlighting stories from our collections about dimes, from what they were spent on, to what memories people associate with them. View the show notes here. Music: Winter Poem [Full version] by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10292-winter-poem-full-version Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard…
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Episode 184: Long Island's Most Endangered Historic Places with Tara Cubie
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Every other year, Preservation Long Island compiles a list of historic places on Long Island that are endangered. Each list is a mix of structures from different periods of time, each with its own history and own preservation challenges yet all worthy of preserving for future generations. On today's episode, Preservation Long Island's Preservation …
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Episode 183: Long Island Kansas with Carrie Cox
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There is a Long Island just below the Kansas border with Nebraska, between the Elk and Prairie Dog Creeks. It's apparently the creeks that gave the area its name. When swollen with rain, they cut off the land in between until it appeared to be an island rising from the surrounding plains. Long Island is also the home town of Carrie Cox and on today…
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Hi guys!! In this episode we look at the fascinating myths of the Orkney Islands, particularly that of the Sea Mither and her arch nemesis Teran as well as the horrifying nightmare fuel Nuckelavee. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/celticmythspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celticmythspodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CelticMythsPod Music …
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Episode 83: Women Agricultural Extension Educators
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In this episode, we’re exploring the evolution of women’s experiences as County Extension Agents between the late 1950s and early 2000s, from strict gender roles to increased leadership opportunities. View the show notes here. Music: Winter Poem [Full version] by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10292-winter-poem-full-version Li…
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Episode 182: Rockin History with Cindy Schwartz
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Cindy Schwartz grew up on Long Island and followed her love of history into a long career as a social studies teacher at the Wheatley School in Old Westbury. She has since turned to a new type of classroom - reaching a wider audience through radio and podcasting at WCWP, Long Island University. Her podcast Civics is Dead explored the lack of focus …
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Happy belated Halloween! In this episode, we learn about the Gaelic festival of Samhain, the first day of winter! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/celticmythspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celticmythspodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CelticMythsPod Music used at the start of the episode is taken from Beyond the Warriors by Guifrog, licen…
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This month, we’re exploring memories of Pistol Pete, from personal experiences with Frank Eaton to what it means to wear the suit, and what Pete means to people today. View the show notes here. Music: Back On The Wagon by John Bartmann Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9514-back-on-the-wagon Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/sta…
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