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How Curious
Hosted by KGOU Radio · EN
Exploring Oklahoma legends, tall tales, oddities, and conundrums. Heard something you're curious about? Submit questions and suggestions for future episodes to curious@kgou.org.
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How come a Hollywood stunt pilot acquired 475 Oklahoma airplanes in a day?
2w ago00:14:13Tap to summarizeIn 1945, the U.S. government chose Searcy Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma, for a unique experiment: selling 475 surplus World War II combat aircraft in one giant field sale rather than scrapping them.This episode of How Curious tells the remarkable story of how a Hollywood stunt pilot became the winning bidder — and what he did with the planes afterward!
Transcribe →What goes down at the Medieval Fair of Norman?
Apr 2800:15:17Tap to summarizeThis year, the Medieval Fair of Norman celebrated its 50th iteration. What began as a small event of the University of Oklahoma's Norman campus has carved a niche into the city's life over the past five decades. Now located at Reaves Park south of the campus, it features a blend of education, entertainment, and commerce, with scores of vendors present for the event. How Curious host Rachel Hopkin visits the Fair to find out what goes on there and what makes it so popular.
Transcribe →What has made the Coleman Theatre Beautiful?
Feb 2400:14:44Tap to summarizeThis month’s How Curious episode covers the dazzling history of Miami, Oklahoma’s Coleman Theatre Beautiful — from its whirlwind 1929 construction to its vaudeville heyday, near‑loss, and remarkable community-led restoration. Join Rachel Hopkin as she explores the people, performances, and passions that kept this beloved Route 66 treasure alive.
Transcribe →What goes on at WildCare Oklahoma?
Jan 2700:15:44Tap to summarizeWildCare Oklahoma in Noble is one of the nation’s largest wildlife rehabilitation centers. In this month’s How Curious, host Rachel Hopkin visits WildCare to find out how it got started, how it operates and how it manages to do the work it does, rehabbing thousands of injured or orphaned animals every year so that they can get back to their wild lives.
Transcribe →What does Moore-Lindsay House reveal about life in the once young city of Norman, Oklahoma?
Dec 3000:15:43Tap to summarizeIn this episode, How Curious host Rachel Hopkin visits the Moore-Lindsay Historical House Museum in Norman, Oklahoma. The first glimmerings of Norman as a named place began with a government survey team, then grew as it became a stop on the railroad. Then came the 1889 land run which turned Norman into a city virtually overnight. Ten years later, the Moore-Lindsay House was built. Rachel explores what the house - plus what is known about its early residents - tell us about life in the young city well over a century ago.
Transcribe →Why were Oklahoma Citians subjected to multiple sonic booms daily for months in 1964?
Nov 2500:15:47Tap to summarizeThis month's How Curious dives into the story of what happened when Oklahoma City became the location of a bold experiment concerning sonic booms — a moment when science collided with everyday life. Through historical detail and voices from those who lived it, this episode looks at why the city became a testing ground, the surprising ripple effects on homes and businesses, and the larger questions it raised about progress and public trust.
Transcribe →Why is Guthrie's Stone Lion Inn considered Oklahoma's most haunted property?
Oct 2800:15:28Tap to summarizeThis month’s How Curious episode has a Halloween theme as our intrepid host Rachel Hopkin dares to venture into one of Oklahoma’s reputedly most haunted properties.
Transcribe →How did an Italian palace come to be on the Oklahoma plains?
Sep 3000:16:11Tap to summarizeIn this month's How Curious, host Rachel Hopkin visits the sumptuous Marland Mansion in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and finds out the story behind its creation.
Transcribe →Why is Oklahoma sending thousands of rescue dogs and cats out of state?
Aug 2600:16:52Tap to summarizeAnimal shelters and rescues across Oklahoma are regularly transporting thousands of adoptable animals in need of homes out of state. In this episode, host Rachel Hopkin learns more about why Oklahoma has an overpopulation of cats and dogs and what is being done to alleviate it.
Transcribe →How did Waynoka, Oklahoma, briefly become a center of pioneering jet set travel?
Jul 2900:15:38Tap to summarizeFor a brief period from 1929-1930, the small town of Waynoka, Oklahoma, became the center of a pioneering coast-to-coast air transport service for the ultra-wealthy.
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