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Turns out the song was right - Pippi Longstocking REALLY DID come to our town! Actress and all-around adorable human, Tami Erin, stopped by the OKPOP Radio Hour to talk about playing the world’s most beloved precocious red head, Pippi Longstocking. Tami's a proud Oklahoma transplant, with her own perch out at Grand Lake, and she’s cooking up something fun for Memorial Day weekend! Find out all the deets in this week’s pod!

It’s a Valentine’s Day OKPOPcast and this one is for the love birds out there 🥰 Did you know that the Route 66 Blue Whale was a labor of love? Liz Cousins—artist/collector/historian/photographer and former keeper of ol’ Blue—is in the studio to share the beautiful love story behind one of Oklahoma's great Route 66 attractions, the Blue Whale of Catoosa. ❤️🐳❤️ Give us listen and maybe share it with someone you love ❤️ Hugs and kisses from your friendly, local Oklahoma pop culture museum ❤️

How many people do YOU know who are responsible for putting a GIANT SPACE COWBOY on Route 66? One that people come from ALL OVER THE WORLD to see?? We only know of ONE, and her name is Mary Beth Babcock!

Now Mary Beth is about to welcome a NEW FRIEND at Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on 66 - a 19-foot SPACE COWGIRL named Stella Atom!

We got ALLLL the info today in our interview with Mary Beth in this new episode of YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST, the OKPOP Radio Hour, available FOR FREE on Apple, Spotify and all other major podcast platforms!

THIS WEEK ON THE OKPOP RADIO HOUR: We've HIT THE JACKPOT with a guest whose face you'll probably recognize if you've spent time in any of Oklahoma's many casinos! Karl Suggs was the inspiration for the Mr. Moneybags character featured on countless slot machines across our state and around the country. The story of how he got the gig is pretty WILD, and we BET you'll love hearing him tell it.

Brian Parton sizzled on the Oklahoma scene as the frontman for the rockabilly trio, Nashville Rebels, which eventually led him to a life performing in Colorado. But he’s back in Tulsa, baby, and this week he’s our special guest on the OKPOP Radio Hour. We talk about his decades-long career, opening for acts like Jerry Lee Lewis, and how his music has changed over the years. Give it a listen, folks, wherever you get your pods.

Our guest today is Bill Courtney, a Tulsa transplant and former NYPD detective who has his own true crime podcast: The Proffer Podcast: True Crime Stories, Hosted by NYPD Detective Bill Courtney. We covered A LOT of ground - from a famous and deadly rap feud, to organized crime's dealings with some of entertainment's biggest names. Bill has a couple of live podcast tapings soon here town. Look for the info in the comments, and check out the OKPOP Radio Hour podcast - available for free on Apple, Spotify and all other major podcast platforms!