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Lee Roy Chapman

What’s A Truthstorian, Anyway?

Lee Roy Chapman didn’t fit the typical mold of a historian or a journalist. Good.

November 18, 2025

The Time Jeanne Tripplehorn Got Starstruck

We talked to a certified Tulsa queen about The Lowdown, her deep Tulsa lore and working with Sterlin Harjo

October 8, 2025

Do Not Sleep On The Big Trove Of Lee Roy Chapman Videos

Catch up on Chapman's videos while you wait for the next episode of 'The Lowdown'

The Pickup Watches: The Debut Episode Of ‘The Lowdown’

Dissecting Sterlin Harjo’s new Tulsa noir

September 24, 2025

Before You Watch ‘The Lowdown,’ Get To Know The Real Lee

A letter from our publisher on Lee Roy Chapman, The Lowdown and the importance of stories from the middle of America.

September 22, 2025

Lee Roy Chapman Was One Of A Kind

Here's our four-story tribute to a one-of-one talent with a nose for Tulsa lore.

September 22, 2025

After He Was Chicago Pope, And Before He Was Pope-Pope, He Was Tulsa Pope

That and more in this week’s roundup of Tulsa scuttlebutt

May 15, 2025

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

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