Sinopsis
Arts, Medicine, and Literature conversations from Public Radio Tulsa
Episodios
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Helmerich Award Winner Amor Towles on his Writing Process and Work
16/11/2023 Duración: 33minA conversation with 2023 Peggy V Helmerich Distinguished Author Amor Towles.
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State Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters has called for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every Oklahoma classroom
30/06/2023 Duración: 29minWhat about the whole "separation of church and state" thing?
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StudioTulsa remembers StudioTulsa
29/06/2023 Duración: 28minRich Fisher, the host of this long-running, award-winning interview show, gets an exit interview from Scott Gregory, the producer/editor of StudioTulsa.
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A conversation with Barbara Van Hanken, co-founder of Tulsa Area Arkansas River Advocates (TAARA)
28/06/2023 Duración: 28minTAARA is a newly-formed organization that advocates for better transparency regarding the environmental health of the Arkansas River.
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Summer reading suggestions from Nancy Pearl
27/06/2023 Duración: 28minOur 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.
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"These Vital Signs: A Doctor's Notes on Life and Loss in Tweets"
26/06/2023 Duración: 29minA 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.
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"National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home"
23/06/2023 Duración: 28min"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
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Now at the Woody Guthrie Center, "Love Saves the Day: The Subterranean History of American Disco"
22/06/2023 Duración: 28minThe newly-opened exhibit will be on view through October 8th of this year.
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Discussing two new features, both long in the making and now finished, at the Tulsa Botanic Garden
21/06/2023 Duración: 28minThe 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.
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Fighting food insecurity today -- across the US and across the State of Oklahoma
20/06/2023 Duración: 28minThe numbers are alarming -- about 10.2% of American households are food insecure, and about 15.6% Oklahoma households are food insecure.
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ST Medical Monday on Juneteenth: "The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century" (Encore)
19/06/2023 Duración: 29min"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
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"A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession" (Encore)
16/06/2023 Duración: 28min"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)
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"Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals" (Encore)
15/06/2023 Duración: 28min"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 against the backdrop of climate despair." -- Publishers Weekly
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"Going Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band"
14/06/2023 Duración: 28min"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
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Three impressive collections have recently been made available virtually by Gilcrease Museum
13/06/2023 Duración: 28minThese are the newly-posted online Gilcrease collections: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Indigenous Paintings, and The Work of Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran.
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"How a Daring Team of Parents and Doctors Forged a New Path for Medicine" (Encore)
12/06/2023 Duración: 28min"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)
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"The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them" (Encore)
09/06/2023 Duración: 28min"Riveting history.... Excellently rendered." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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"Say Anarcha: A Young Woman, a Devious Surgeon, and the Harrowing Birth of Modern Women's Health"
08/06/2023 Duración: 28min"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
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"Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science" (Encore)
07/06/2023 Duración: 28min"A fascinating, heartening account of successful advocacy in the scientific and academic communities." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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"U.S. Leadership and Global Health Security: Interests, Values, and Freedom From Fear in COVID-19's Wake"
06/06/2023 Duración: 28minOur guest is Ambassador Mark Lagon; he recently gave an address (with the title cited above) at the Tulsa Committee on Foreign Relations.