en https://www.kgou.org/podcast/how-curious Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:14:00 -0500 2026 false How Curious KGOU Radio membership@kgou.org KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source episodic Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:14:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2026-06-30/who-was-once-known-as-the-good-angel-of-oklahoma 0000019e-f0f4-d854-ad9e-f5f712070000 Who was once known as the Good Angel of Oklahoma? Rachel Hopkin 915 Tue, 26 May 2026 04:24:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2026-05-26/how-come-a-hollywood-stunt-pilot-acquired-475-oklahoma-airplanes-in-a-day 0000019e-5049-d881-a1de-5c5b0d290000 How come a Hollywood stunt pilot acquired 475 Oklahoma airplanes in a day? Rachel Hopkin 853 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:12 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2026-04-28/what-goes-down-at-the-medieval-fair-of-norman 0000019d-cf72-da28-a1ff-df77d3790000 What goes down at the Medieval Fair of Norman? Rachel Hopkin 917 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:13:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2026-02-24/what-has-made-the-coleman-theatre-beautiful 0000019c-77bf-d4c6-a1bf-7fffe6a30000 What has made the Coleman Theatre Beautiful? Rachel Hopkin 884 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:06:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2026-01-27/what-goes-on-at-wildcare-oklahoma 0000019b-e1bc-d92c-afdb-f5bc409d0000 What goes on at WildCare Oklahoma? Rachel Hopkin 944 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:31:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-12-30/what-does-moore-lindsay-house-reveal-about-life-in-the-once-young-city-of-norman-oklahoma 0000019b-0988-d2ab-afbf-a989289c0000 What does Moore-Lindsay House reveal about life in the once young city of Norman, Oklahoma? 943 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:05:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-11-25/why-were-oklahoma-citians-subjected-to-multiple-sonic-booms-daily-for-months-in-1964 0000019a-8353-d52d-a5db-a37f78150000 Why were Oklahoma Citians subjected to multiple sonic booms daily for months in 1964? Rachel Hopkin 947 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:33:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-10-28/why-is-guthries-stone-lion-inn-considered-oklahomas-most-haunted-property 00000199-f3df-d43a-a59d-ffffaa980000 Why is Guthrie's Stone Lion Inn considered Oklahoma's most haunted property? Rachel Hopkin 928 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:06:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-09-30/how-did-an-italian-palace-come-to-be-on-the-oklahoma-plains 00000199-81d6-dbb9-abff-a3d6b2a30000 How did an Italian palace come to be on the Oklahoma plains? Rachel Hopkin 971 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 03:43:18 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-08-26/why-is-oklahoma-sending-thousands-of-rescue-dogs-and-cats-out-of-state 00000198-ddd1-d236-abbf-fdd9fe780000 Why is Oklahoma sending thousands of rescue dogs and cats out of state? Rachel Hopkin 1012 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:31:05 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-07-29/how-did-waynoka-oklahoma-briefly-become-a-center-of-pioneering-jet-set-travel 00000198-3e2f-d5dd-a1f8-7e6f26820000 How did Waynoka, Oklahoma, briefly become a center of pioneering jet set travel? Rachel Hopkin 938 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 03:26:15 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-06-24/how-about-how-curious 00000197-8f22-dc2e-ad9f-9fa757d10000 How about How Curious? Rachel Hopkin 379 Tue, 27 May 2025 03:33:13 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-05-27/what-is-the-prairie-house-and-how-did-it-become-part-of-the-oklahoma-landscape 00000197-0e78-de5f-afd7-df7af0d50000 What is the Prairie House and how did it become part of the Oklahoma landscape? Rachel Hopkin 894 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 03:27:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-04-29/how-come-the-parking-meter-was-invented-in-oklahoma 00000196-6e51-d73c-ad96-6fd7fdd30000 How come the parking meter was invented in Oklahoma? Rachel Hopkin 900 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:34:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-03-25/why-is-oklahoma-such-a-challenging-place-to-live-for-seasonal-allergy-sufferers 00000195-b3f9-d466-ad95-bbfff2600000 Why is Oklahoma such a challenging place to live for seasonal allergy sufferers? Rachel Hopkin 894 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 05:33:11 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-02-25/what-oklahoma-city-institution-has-over-1500-strings-attached 00000195-29cc-d8c4-a9d7-7fcc9d3b0000 What Oklahoma City institution has over 1500 strings attached? Rachel Hopkin 863 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:48:46 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2025-01-28/how-did-two-african-american-property-developers-become-groundbreaking-in-oklahoma-city-and-far-beyond 00000194-9a0b-d36e-a1b6-ff4f491d0000 How did two African American property developers become groundbreaking in Oklahoma City and far beyond? 914 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:51:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2024-12-31/what-unique-geological-bloom-flowers-only-in-oklahoma 00000193-db77-d3e9-addf-ff7f1dd50000 What unique geological bloom flowers only in Oklahoma? 794 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 03:40:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2024-11-26/was-the-shopping-cart-invented-in-oklahoma 00000193-4aa8-d507-a597-6bbc21390000 Was the shopping cart invented in Oklahoma? 792 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:08:16 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2024-10-29/what-oklahoma-city-institution-began-as-a-collection-of-roadkill 00000192-de2e-d0fb-adb6-ffefce180000 What Oklahoma City institution began as a collection of roadkill? Rachel Hopkin 892 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:38:16 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2024-09-24/how-did-oklahoma-become-the-location-of-a-real-life-lord-of-the-flies 00000192-0b5e-d41c-abbf-7b5fdf7a0000 How did Oklahoma become the location of a real-life Lord of the Flies? 1064 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 04:26:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-11-07/which-oklahoman-got-a-hippopotamus-for-christmas 0000018b-a6b6-daf9-a1bf-eff7571a0000 Which Oklahoman Got a Hippopotamus for Christmas? Rachel Hopkin 834 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 03:29:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-10-17/which-oklahoma-community-was-americas-model-city-in-1951-and-how-did-the-shetland-pony-help-it-grow 0000018b-3a2b-d23f-afbb-3eaf5d3e0000 Which Oklahoma community was 'America's Model City' in 1951 and how did the Shetland pony help it grow? Rachel Hopkin 862 Tue, 10 Oct 2023 02:54:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-10-10/who-are-the-germans-from-russia-in-oklahoma 0000018b-1600-d749-a3cb-57f5649e0000 Who are the Germans from Russia in Oklahoma? Rachel Hopkin 861 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:30:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-10-03/how-did-oklahoma-help-create-the-chicken-dance-craze 0000018a-f1dd-d3d8-a39b-f3ffd3810000 How did Oklahoma help create the Chicken Dance craze? Rachel Hopkin 742 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:12:40 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-09-26/is-there-an-oklahoma-octopus 0000018a-d130-db4b-afbf-db7889040000 Is there an Oklahoma Octopus? Rachel Hopkin 862 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 03:55:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-06-27/which-young-oklahoman-was-known-as-the-richest-colored-girl-in-america 00000188-f9cf-d66f-a3dc-fbcf97c80000 How did a young Oklahoman become known as "The Richest Black Girl in America"*? Rachel Hopkin 861 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 03:11:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-06-20/how-did-rural-norman-oklahoma-become-a-chicago-mobsters-second-home 00000188-c5f1-d31c-abed-cff95c0a0000 How did rural Norman, Oklahoma, become a Chicago mobster's second home? Rachel Hopkin 800 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:55:26 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-06-13/how-did-oklahoma-save-the-texas-longhorn 00000188-b066-d27c-a199-b2779c600000 How did Oklahoma save the Texas Longhorn? Rachel Hopkin 742 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 03:51:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-06-06/oklahoma-and-the-birth-of-seismic-reflection 00000188-8c78-df2d-a19f-9df8621f0000 How did Oklahoma give birth to seismic reflection? Rachel Hopkin 800 Mon, 29 May 2023 23:43:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-05-29/an-oklahoma-impresario-country-music-and-the-former-ussr 00000188-58da-d10d-a5fe-7cfa8f5b0000 How did an Oklahoma impresario take country music to the former USSR? Rachel Hopkin 854 Tue, 23 May 2023 03:40:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-05-23/okcs-american-pigeon-museum 00000188-45fd-d1be-a7dd-55fd1cf80000 What fascinating avian museum is based in Oklahoma City? Rachel Hopkin 779 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-02-28/lesbian-bars-in-oklahoma 00000186-860c-da4d-ab86-cf1d8a960000 How come Oklahoma has so many lesbian bars? Rachel Hopkin 734 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 04:05:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-02-21/ill-fly-away-an-oklahoma-musical-phenomenon 00000186-6fe9-d69b-a5ee-fff91cf20000 How did an Oklahoma gospel song become an international musical phenomenon? Rachel Hopkin 763 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 07:08:15 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-02-14/the-shattuck-windmill-museum 00000186-4bd6-dea3-ade7-5bffa9430000 How was a windmill mecca established in Shattuck, OK? Rachel Hopkin 703 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-02-07/oklahoma-and-the-morgan-horse 00000186-2819-d511-a186-bf9944a20000 Why is OKC central to the Morgan horse world? Rachel Hopkin 764 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:39:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-01-31/my-pretty-red-panties 00000185-ef0c-df78-a1dd-ef2e5a290000 Why are a pair of pretty red panties so significant to Oklahoma? Rachel Hopkin 763 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 03:04:00 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2023-01-24/the-haunting-of-kendalls-restaurant 00000185-d0fe-d8ec-a7b7-f9fe7cbb0000 What ghostly goings-on take place at Kendall's Restaurant? Rachel Hopkin 794 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:39:32 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2021-11-03/how-curious-who-is-the-worst-outlaw-that-became-famous-in-oklahoma 0000017c-e750-dec7-a7fc-ffd80eb30000 How Curious: Who is the worst outlaw that became famous in Oklahoma? Katelyn Howard 490 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:31:44 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2021-10-27/how-curious-what-oklahoma-mound-inspired-an-h-p-lovecraft-story 0000017c-c2ce-d4a9-a7fc-d3cf34400000 How Curious: What Oklahoma mound inspired an H.P. Lovecraft story? Katelyn Howard 490 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:52:01 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2021-10-20/how-curious-is-gold-buried-in-oklahoma 0000017c-9f0a-dd63-a57d-bf6efbaf0000 How Curious: Is gold buried in Oklahoma? Katelyn Howard 490 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:19:37 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2021-10-13/how-curious-why-was-oklahoma-the-last-state-in-the-nation-to-legalize-tattooing 0000017c-7a05-d1f1-affc-fb5d1d690000 How Curious: Why was Oklahoma the last state in the nation to legalize tattooing? Katelyn Howard 450 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:34:48 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/show/how-curious/2021-10-06/how-curious-did-an-oklahoma-city-lake-revive-a-movie-star 0000017c-55ce-d31b-a9fc-57cec5b90000 How Curious: Did an Oklahoma City lake revive a movie star? Katelyn Howard 490 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:57:08 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/podcast/how-curious/2021-09-29/how-curious-was-an-oklahoma-lawman-the-inspiration-behind-the-lone-ranger e5726cc8-91e0-4aa1-ac9e-86780c2c3368 How Curious: Was An Oklahoma Lawman The Inspiration Behind The Lone Ranger? Katelyn Howard 757 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:00:36 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-10-22/how-curious-a-city-that-never-was 147636 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: A City That Never Was? Claire Donnelly 480 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:40:46 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-10-15/how-curious-why-cant-you-buy-a-car-in-oklahoma-on-sunday 147215 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Why Can’t You Buy A Car In Oklahoma On Sunday? Claire Donnelly 478 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 07:40:34 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-10-01/how-curious-was-wiley-post-a-convicted-felon 146400 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Was Wiley Post A Convicted Felon? Claire Donnelly 539 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:03:47 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-09-17/how-curious-a-magnetic-hill 145604 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: A Magnetic Hill? Claire Donnelly 479 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 07:22:21 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-09-10/how-curious-what-happened-to-all-of-the-horny-toads 145224 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: What Happened To All Of The “Horny Toads?” Claire Donnelly 509 Tue, 14 May 2019 07:14:22 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-05-14/how-curious-whats-the-history-of-oklahoma-citys-drag-shows 138751 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: What’s The History Of Oklahoma City’s Drag Shows? Claire Donnelly 539 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-04-29/how-curious-is-mister-ed-buried-in-oklahoma 137884 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Is Mister Ed Buried In Oklahoma? Claire Donnelly 509 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:33:53 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-04-15/how-curious-where-is-oklahomas-southwest-corner 137190 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Where Is Oklahoma’s Southwest Corner? Claire Donnelly 539 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:57:21 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-04-01/how-curious-did-louis-lamour-live-in-oklahoma 136362 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Did Louis L’Amour Live In Oklahoma? Claire Donnelly 479 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:13:07 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-03-18/how-curious-where-were-oklahomas-green-book-listings 135563 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Where Were Oklahoma’s Green Book Listings? Claire Donnelly 479 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:55:53 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2019-03-04/how-curious-why-are-there-no-oklahoma-city-quiktrips 134813 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Why Are There No Oklahoma City QuikTrips? Claire Donnelly 481 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:06:36 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-12-10/how-curious-why-does-oklahoma-have-so-many-school-districts 130396 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Why Does Oklahoma Have So Many School Districts? Claire Donnelly 509 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:20:41 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-11-26/how-curious-a-machine-gun-turret-on-the-roof-of-a-liquor-store 129558 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: A Machine Gun Turret On The Roof Of A Liquor Store? Claire Donnelly 480 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:02:12 -0600 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-11-12/how-curious-is-lake-hefner-in-the-wrong-place 128885 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Is Lake Hefner In The Wrong Place? Claire Donnelly 480 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:27:42 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-10-29/how-curious-a-haunted-childrens-home 128118 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: A Haunted Children's Home? Claire Donnelly 449 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 07:01:48 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-10-15/how-curious-what-is-the-spooklight 127366 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: What Is The Spooklight? Claire Donnelly 419 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 07:43:36 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-10-01/how-curious-an-all-female-ghost-town 126631 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: An All-Female Ghost Town? Claire Donnelly 605 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 10:07:08 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-06-26/how-curious-worse-than-a-wewoka-switch 121309 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Worse Than A Wewoka Switch? Claire Donnelly 447 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:05:25 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-06-20/how-curious-hamburglars-beware-an-update 120982 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Hamburglars Beware! (An Update) Claire Donnelly 235 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 06:44:22 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-06-05/how-curious-is-it-illegal-to-take-a-bite-of-someone-elses-hamburger 120112 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: Is It Illegal To Take A Bite Of Someone Else's Hamburger? Claire Donnelly 506 Tue, 15 May 2018 08:16:19 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-05-15/how-curious-a-disappearing-russian-house 118879 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: A Disappearing Russian House? Claire Donnelly 555 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 08:14:17 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-04-24/how-curious-how-did-nichols-hills-get-its-name 117631 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: How Did Nichols Hills Get Its Name? Claire Donnelly 605 Tue, 03 Apr 2018 06:57:27 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-04-03/how-curious-a-bus-sized-catfish-in-lake-texoma 116250 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: A Bus-Sized Catfish in Lake Texoma? Claire Donnelly 507 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:46:29 -0500 https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2018-03-20/how-curious-a-chinatown-underneath-oklahoma-city 115343 as https://kgou.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net Claire Donnelly How Curious: A Chinatown Underneath Oklahoma City? Claire Donnelly 996