How Curious Podcast
1) Why is Guthrie's Stone Lion Inn considered Oklahoma's most haunted property?
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.
2) How did an Italian palace come to be on the Oklahoma plains?
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.
3) Why is Oklahoma sending thousands of rescue dogs and cats out of state?
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 ...Show More
4) How did Waynoka, Oklahoma, briefly become a center of pioneering jet set travel?
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.
5) How about How Curious?
If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that How Curious is typically a documentary strand that explores interesting Oklahoma stories. But we’ve had a number of listeners asking how How Curious is m...Show More
6) What is the Prairie House and how did it become part of the Oklahoma landscape?
The Prairie House - which stands a few miles outside of Norman, OK - was the creation of architect Herb Greene and was completed in 1961. It's been variously likened to a bird, a bison, a steeple, a s...Show More
7) How come the parking meter was invented in Oklahoma?
In this month’s How Curious, host Rachel Hopkin looks into how, when, and why the parking meter was invented here in Oklahoma City back in the 1930s. In the course of her investigation she learns abou...Show More
8) Why is Oklahoma such a challenging place to live for seasonal allergy sufferers?
Every year, the Asthma and Allergies Foundation of America puts out an Allergy Capital report which ranks the top 100 large US cities if you suffer from pollen-based seasonal allergies. Oklahoma City ...Show More
9) What Oklahoma City institution has over 1500 strings attached?
Nestled in the heart of Bricktown is a remarkable tribute to some of the most innovative and influential figures -- and instruments -- in music history. Join How Curious host and producer Rachel Hopki...Show More
10) How did two African American property developers become groundbreaking in Oklahoma City and far beyond?
This month's How Curious explores how the work of two African American property developers and entrepreneurs proved ground-breaking both within Oklahoma City and beyond on both a literal and metaphori...Show More