Episodes

  • What has made the Coleman Theatre Beautiful?

    What has made the Coleman Theatre Beautiful?
    Feb 24 2026
    This 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.
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    15 mins
  • What goes on at WildCare Oklahoma?

    What goes on at WildCare Oklahoma?
    Jan 27 2026
    WildCare 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.
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    16 mins
  • What does Moore-Lindsay House reveal about life in the once young city of Norman, Oklahoma?

    What does Moore-Lindsay House reveal about life in the once young city of Norman, Oklahoma?
    Dec 30 2025
    In 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.
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    16 mins
  • Why were Oklahoma Citians subjected to multiple sonic booms daily for months in 1964?

    Why were Oklahoma Citians subjected to multiple sonic booms daily for months in 1964?
    Nov 25 2025
    This 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.
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    16 mins
  • Why is Guthrie's Stone Lion Inn considered Oklahoma's most haunted property?

    Why is Guthrie's Stone Lion Inn considered Oklahoma's most haunted property?
    Oct 28 2025
    This 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.
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    15 mins
  • How did an Italian palace come to be on the Oklahoma plains?

    How did an Italian palace come to be on the Oklahoma plains?
    Sep 30 2025
    In 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. It was built in the mid 1920s for the oilman and later OK state governor E. W. Marland. However, he only lived in it - with his second wife Lydie, who was formerly his adopted daughter - for a relatively short time. Alas its creation coincided with a downturn in Marland's once astronomical fortune and he and Lydie were forced to vacate and live in one of the estate's supporting buildings instead.
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    16 mins
  • Why is Oklahoma sending thousands of rescue dogs and cats out of state?

    Why is Oklahoma sending thousands of rescue dogs and cats out of state?
    Aug 26 2025
    Animal 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.
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    17 mins
  • How did Waynoka, Oklahoma, briefly become a center of pioneering jet set travel?

    How did Waynoka, Oklahoma, briefly become a center of pioneering jet set travel?
    Jul 29 2025
    For 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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    16 mins