Metropolitan Library System Podcast

Metropolitan Library System

The Metro Library podcast celebrates Oklahoma arts, Oklahoma culture, Oklahoma history and the lives of influential Oklahomans today

  1. 15 juni

    Soccer in OKC

    Excited about the World Cup being here in the good old USA? Excited about the new stadium being built here in OKC? Well, if you've got World Cup fever, or just love soccer, then this is the episode for you! We talked to former OKC Energy goalkeeper Cody Laurendi about the history and future of soccer in Oklahoma City, his experience playing in OKC and with the Puerto Rican National Team, and youth soccer in the metro area.

    1 tim

  2. 15 maj

    Rom Coms

    If you're in a romantic mood or just love love as much as we do at the library, check out these suggestions for romantic comedy books and movies that you can check out at your local library.

    31 min

  3. 15 apr.

    The Life and Poems of Alexander Posey

    In this month's episode we talk about Muscogee poet and satarist Alexander Posey.

    23 min

  4. 15 mars

    MLS Poet Laureate Hallie Waugh

    Did you know the Metropolitan Library System just introduced our very first poet laureate recently? Well, you do now, and if you'd like to know more about her poetry journey, the library's upcoming poetry programs in April, or poetry in general, listen to this month's podcast. You can also read some of Hallie's poetry at her website https://halliewaugh.com/

    21 min

  5. 15 feb.

    Judith Ann Carter Horton and the Excelsior Library

    On this episode we are joined by Historians Erin Brown and Michael Williams from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum in Guthrie, Oklahoma to talk about Judith Ann Carter Horton, founder of the first African American library in the American Southwest.

    30 min

  6. 15 jan.

    State of the Library

    Ever wonder what's going on or coming up with your local library? On this episode Metropolitan Library System CEO Jason Kuhl talks with us about the changes we've gone through in recent years and some of the exciting things going on with the library.

    26 min

  7. 2025-12-15

    Cozy Up With a Good Book

    It's starting to get chilly outside so on this month's podcast we talk about all things cozy. Well, mostly books, but I think you're pickin' up what we're puttin' down. Sure you've probably heard of cozy mysteries, and maybe even cozy romance, but did you know there is such a thing as cozy science fiction? Cozy horror? If you're not familiar with cozy literature, you're about to be.

    28 min

  8. 2025-11-15

    The Life and Legend of Jim Thorpe

    Often thought of as one of the greatest athletes that ever lived, native Oklahoman and Sac and Fox Olympian Jim Thorpe became a multi-sport legend in the early part of the twentieth century. In our first ever live podcast recording Justin Lenhart, curator of the Jim Thorpe Museum and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame joined us to talk about the life of Jim Thorpe.

    37 min
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The Metro Library podcast celebrates Oklahoma arts, Oklahoma culture, Oklahoma history and the lives of influential Oklahomans today

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    Metropolitan Library System
  • Aktiva år
    2018 - 2026
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    88
  • Åldersgräns
    Barnvänligt
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