StudioTulsa

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

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

Jun 28th, 2023 28m 58s

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

Jun 27th, 2023 28m 58s

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"

Jun 26th, 2023 29m 28s

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"

Jun 23rd, 2023 28m 58s

"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"

Jun 22nd, 2023 28m 59s

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

Jun 21st, 2023 28m 58s

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

Jun 20th, 2023 28m 58s

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)

Jun 19th, 2023 29m 28s

"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)

Jun 16th, 2023 28m 58s

"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)

Jun 15th, 2023 28m 58s

"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 a

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

Jun 14th, 2023 28m 58s

"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

Jun 13th, 2023 28m 59s

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)

Jun 12th, 2023 28m 58s

"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)

Jun 9th, 2023 28m 58s

"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"

Jun 8th, 2023 28m 58s

"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)

Jun 7th, 2023 28m 58s

"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"

Jun 6th, 2023 28m 29s

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)

Jun 5th, 2023 28m 58s

"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, an

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

Jun 2nd, 2023 28m 58s

"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

Jun 1st, 2023 28m 58s

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.