Amplified Oklahoma

In this episode, we share stories of rural mail carriers and the communities they served across Oklahoma. From horses and planes, groceries and kidnappings, we’ll hear how rural mail delivery has changed over the years and some surprising stories of its impact on the lives of Oklahomans.   View the show notes here.   Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3375-apero-hour License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hillbilly Swing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5705-hillbilly-swing License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Easy Lemon by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3697-easy-lemon License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This month, we explore the history of the OSQ&A student organization, the evolution and reasons behind its many name changes, and the community that it has helped build at OSU.   View the show notes here.   Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sincerely by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5033-sincerely License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  

In this episode, we explore the connections between art and health by featuring Cherokee artists from our Oklahoma Native Artists Oral History Project.   View the show notes here.   Pennsylvania Rose by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4201-pennsylvania-rose License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Starry by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4413-starry License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Pyre by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4504-the-pyre License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license With Regards by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4636-with-regards License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this episode, we highlight women in Oklahoma politics who not only made history with their elections but also changed the way campaigns were done.   View the show notes here.   Dreamy Flashback by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3679-dreamy-flashback License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Americana by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3361-americana License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Pride by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4239-pride License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this episode, we’re sharing stories from former players on the 1959 OSU baseball championship team as they recall their experiences during the season and championship game, as well as success that followed many of them after graduation.   View the show notes here.   Perspectives by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4207-perspectives License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Baseball by Dave Depper Link: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Dave_Depper/20170730112627295/Baseball License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Cool Intro by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3550-cool-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This month, we discuss the landmark Supreme Court case Craig v. Boren, led by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and its impact on gender equality across the nation.   View the show notes here.   Song Credits: No Good Layabout by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4140-no-good-layabout License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Perspectives by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4207-perspectives License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Summer Day by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4433-summer-day License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we feature memories of the Dust Bowl era and the many ways people fought to protect against the dirt, as well as the need for perseverance and community ties to endure during uncertain times like the COVID-19 pandemic.   View the show notes here.     Song Credits: Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Evening Fall (Harp) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3720-evening-fall-harp- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Midsummer Sky by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4049-midsummer-sky License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Easy Lemon by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3697-easy-lemon License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we highlight monarch butterflies and the important role Oklahoma plays in the conservation of these insects. We’ll hear from scientists and conservationists across Oklahoma as they describe collaborative efforts between tribal, state, and university organizations and the importance of their work.   View the show notes here.     Song Credits: Carefree by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Corncob by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3554-corncob License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Memory Lane by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4036-memory-lane License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Feeling Good by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4036-memory-lane License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This month, we explore the lives of the circus performers of Hugo, Oklahoma as they describe the different shapes, sizes, and ideas of what home means to them.   View the show notes here.     Song Credits: Long Stroll by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3997-long-stroll License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Circus Waltz by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3509-circus-waltz License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Clear Waters by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3516-clear-waters License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Windswept by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4629-windswept License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we listen to stories of women who broke barriers and paved the way for others in STEM fields.   View the show notes here.     Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Song Credits: Umbrella Pants by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4559-umbrella-pants License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Groove Grove by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3831-groove-grove License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Rainbows by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4261-rainbows License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Easy Lemon by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3697-easy-lemon License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we share stories of long journeys and new sights. We'll hear stories of travel due to war, education, or better opportunities, and be reminded of the big world that’s still out there during the COVID-19 pandemic.   View the show notes here.     Song Credits: Tranquility by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4543-tranquility License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Daybreak by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3621-daybreak License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

This month on Amplified Oklahoma, we’re highlighting the legacy of Booker T. Washington School and its impact on the African American community in Stillwater, Oklahoma.   View the show notes here.     Song Credits: Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we’re exploring the 1957 anthrax outbreak in Oklahoma, which affected thousands of animals and even spread to humans in and around the state.   View the show notes here.     Song Credits: Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we share stories of LGBTQ+ Oklahomans who found love in the state and beyond.   View the show notes here.    

This episode is all about love as we explore the secret to a long and lasting marriage by highlighting three couples married for over 70 years.   View the show notes here.    

In this  episode, we share the stories of LGBT+ Oklahomans and their experiences in the AIDS epidemic.   View the show notes here.

In this episode, we explore the art and life of Choctaw-Chickasaw artist Norma Howard and the importance of documenting Native American art across the state of Oklahoma.   View the show notes here.

In this episode, we explore the legacy of Doel and Martha Reed on campus and in the worlds of southwestern art and fashion.   View the show notes here.

This month, we’re exploring Oklahoma State University's involvement in the political activism of the 1960s by featuring excerpts from members of the Friday Afternoon Tea and Glee Society, a politically active student organization during the 1960s.   View the show notes here.

In this episode, we highlighting the bravery, perseverance, and actions of OSU alumni, faculty, and staff and the moments that shaped their lives, worldviews, and communities.   View the show notes here.