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Today’s stories are sponsored by Tulsa Opera, presenting THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, 1.30.26 at 7:30 PM and 2.1.26 at 2:30 PM.

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Lee Roy Chapman

This Land

The Strange Love of Dr. Billy James Hargis

How an Oklahoma preacher and a Texas general forged a new brand of politics that centered Oklahoma as a hotbed for the religious right.

November 25, 2024
This Land

The Nightmare Of Dreamland

A founding father of Tulsa, Tate Brady, was involved with the Ku Klux Klan, segregation and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

November 21, 2024
Today’s stories are sponsored by Tulsa Opera, presenting THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, 1.30.26 at 7:30 PM and 2.1.26 at 2:30 PM.

After 42 years, Pirates return to Tulsa!

Tulsa Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarious swashbuckler, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE on Saturday, Friday, January 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM at the Lorton Performance Center on the University of Tulsa campus. Tickets start at $20 at tulsaopera.com, or call 918. 582.3133.

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Tulsa Lore

Subterranean Psychonaut

The strange and dreadful saga of the Cascia Hall grad who grew up to become the country's largest producer of LSD.

November 19, 2024
This Land

Who’s Afraid Of Elohim City?

A mysterious compound in northeast Oklahoma compound has ties to Christian nationalism and is well-known to the FBI. Could it just be misunderstood?

February 23, 2014