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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

Tiger King Untamed

Years before he became an internet main character, This Land dived deep into the world of Joe Exotic and his chaotic animal park.

November 19, 2024

Weird Al-chemy

We're going behind the scenes of "UHF", Weird Al’s only feature film. Shot in Tulsa in 1988, it’s a goofball movie with characters as odd and endearing as the place where it was made.

November 18, 2024

An Oil Town’s Golden Idol

How an energy company's 76-foot gift to Tulsa went from eyesore to icon.

November 15, 2024

The Founder of Sand Springs Might Have Been a Real Weirdo (Or Worse)

Russell Cobb’s newest history, Ghosts of Crook County, traces the life—and the alleged fraud—of Charles Page, that scion of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, whose name graces a statue and street signs along the Arkansas River.

October 27, 2024