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This Land Press

Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
http://thislandpress.com

This Land Press is a new voice from the middle of America. We produce award-winning content relevant to life and culture in the center of the USA.

Called "the New Yorker with balls" by Columbia Journalism Review, This Land Press is known for its innovative approach to narrative journalism. We offer a print publication, video programming, and a wide array of audio material. While most of our work is focused on our community in Northeastern Oklahoma, our stories are distributed to national audiences who are curious to hear thoughtful reporting from the nation's heartland.

For more information about us, visit our website at thislandpress.com

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Growing Up a Poet

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

John Brehm's family didn't discuss art or literature or poetry. Searching for his own way in the world, Brehm began writing. Decades later, he is t...

Added: May 21, 2012
Length: 00:02:03

The Green Tree Dervish

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

For photographer Gaylord Herron, there's "something about trees." He's traveled all over the world photographing different cultures, but he's also ...

Added: May 21, 2012
Length: 00:03:00

"Back Roads" by Laura Brandenburg

Series: Poetry to the People
From This Land Press

In this installment of Poetry to the People, people on the street read Laura Brandenburg's chilling poem, "Back Roads," about life in the country t...

Added: May 21, 2012
Length: 00:03:18

The Baby in His Lap

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

Shantelle Jennings was a child when photographer Larry Clark captured iconic images of her father, Billy Mann, toting guns and shooting drugs for h...

Added: May 21, 2012
Length: 00:04:26

Andrew Gumbel: A Fresh Look at the Oklahoma City Bombing

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

Andrew Gumbel, co-author of the book "Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed--and Why it Still Matters" (2012, HarperCollins) with Roger Char...

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Added: Apr 23, 2012
Length: 00:05:29
Purchases: 1

Glass not Glitter

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

Neighbors of the Murrah Federal building recall the 1995 bombing that altered the life and culture of Oklahoma City. As a precaution to listeners,...

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Added: Apr 17, 2012
Length: 00:02:53
Purchases: 1

Three Springs Farm

Series: Milk and Honey
From This Land Press

Emily Oakley brought Mike Appel to her native Oklahoma to start Three Springs Farm, an organic vegetable farm, in Oaks, Oklahoma. The two met in an...

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Added: Apr 05, 2012
Length: 00:03:24
Purchases: 2

Oh, Paperboy

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

When Matt O'Meilia was 10 years old, a rock star moved into his neighborhood. And not just any rock star. A hometown boy made good. The rock star...

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Added: Apr 02, 2012
Length: 00:04:14
Purchases: 2

Sister Helen Prejean Passes Through

Series: Just Passing Through
From This Land Press

Sister Helen Prejean, of "Dead Man Walking" fame, discusses her spiritual awakening and the problems she has with how wealthier people look down on...

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Added: Apr 02, 2012
Length: 00:04:15
Purchases: 2

One Banshee and One Sunrise

Series: The Okie Dish
From This Land Press

Caption: Caldwell O'Keefe tending bar at his house in Tulsa, Okla., Credit: Abby Wendle

Caldwell O’Keefe was part-owner of and bartender at Nine of Cups, a restaurant and bar on Tulsa’s Boston Avenue. In the 1970s, O’Keefe mixed drinks...

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Added: Apr 02, 2012
Length: 00:04:23
Purchases: 1

Joanne Hearst-Castro

Series: The Short So Long
From This Land Press

Joanne Hearst-Castro, the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, passed away in late 2011. Hearst-Castro was a resident of Tulsa and maintained ...

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Added: Apr 02, 2012
Length: 00:03:21
Purchases: 1

Highway Life

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

While researching a book, author Richard Hicks was a long haul trucker for a year and a half. He shares the unique perspective that truckers have ...

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Added: Apr 02, 2012
Length: 00:05:04
Purchases: 2

Highway Homicide

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

Terry Turner, the Intelligence Analyst Supervisor with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, discusses the investigation of the serial murder...

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Added: Apr 02, 2012
Length: 00:04:12
Purchases: 1

Cardiology

Series: Poetry to the People
From This Land Press

People on the street perform Niklaus Faith's "Cardiology" and discuss the importance of one dead bug and the universal desire to move mountains. Fu...

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Added: Mar 21, 2012
Length: 00:02:43
Purchases: 1

Steve Almond Imagines Oklahoma, Youth

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

Author Steve Almond reads his short story about Oklahoma, "Jeff Keith, Lead Singer of Tesla, Considers Youth."

Added: Mar 09, 2012
Length: 00:04:28

Randy Roberts Potts Passes Through

Series: Just Passing Through
From This Land Press

Randy Roberts Potts is known as the gay grandson of the late televangelist and university founder, Oral Roberts. In this segment, Potts remembers t...

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Added: Mar 06, 2012
Length: 00:03:34
Purchases: 1

Inside Oklahoma's Death Chamber

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

Kelly Kurt discusses her experience covering executions in Oklahoma during her time as a reporter for the Associated Press. She worked for the wire...

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Added: Mar 06, 2012
Length: 00:04:48
Purchases: 1

Her Dad, Oral Roberts

Series: The Sound of Our Land
From This Land Press

Caption: Roberta Roberts Potts and her father, Oral Roberts

Roberta Roberts Potts, the daughter of the late televangelist and university founder, Oral Roberts, recently published a book about her father call...

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