Okie Bookcast
The Okie Bookcast is dedicated to helping curious readers like you find your next great read by connecting you to Oklahoma authors and stories. The show features monthly interviews with contributors to the reading life of Oklahoma - it might be an author, publisher, librarian, reader, bookseller, or other figure. In addition to interviews, the show has a monthly book conversation full of reviews and recommendations. New episodes drop on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Connect with Okie Bookcast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok - @okiebookcast.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 128
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Staying True to Your Characters . . . and Bigfoot w/ Author Missy Hancock
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Welcome to Chapter 57! My guest today is Missy Hancock.
Missy describes herself as a wife of one, mom of six, and grammy of one. She’s lived in Oklahoma since she was t…
Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 7
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It's Volume 7 of Behind the Rain! I've got 11 poems from 9 Oklahoma poets cued up and ready for you to enjoy. Be sure to connect with the poets across their social medi…
Where the Red Fern Grows - Pages to Pictures w/ Betsey Kulakowski
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I'm joined by author and podcaster, Betsey Kulakowski, to talk about the 1974 film adaptation of an Oklahoma classic - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. We talk…
Storytelling and Comics w/ Buck Berlin from New World Comics
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Welcome to Chapter 56!
Today I get to introduce you to the owner of one of the great comic shops in Oklahoma - Buck Berlin from New World Comics in OKC. New World has be…
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J and Hannah
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It's the December 2023 edition of Your Next Great Read! This is a special one as Hannah and I are actually recording in the same room for the first time. We don't have …
The Life of a Small Publisher w/ Casie Dodd from Belle Point Press
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My guest for Chapter 55 is Casie Dodd. Casie is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma but now lives in Fort Smith, Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her work has ap…
Adapting A Christmas Carol - Pages to Pictures w/ Luke Swanson
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I'm joined by author Luke Swanson to talk about our favorite adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 classic, A Christmas Carol. Not to give it away, but Kermit may be invo…
Storytelling Beyond Genre w/ Shark Heart author, Emily Habeck
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Welcome to Chapter 54!
My guest is debut novelist, Emily Habeck, author of Shark Heart: A Love Story. Emily has a BFA in Theater from Southern Methodist University’s Mea…
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and Lydia Filiou
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Welcome to Your Next Great Read! We're taking an international spin this month with our special guest, Lydia Filiou, who oversees the Translated Fiction Book Club in Ok…
Sharing OKC with the World - Author Rob Roensch
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Welcome to Chapter 53 of the Okie Bookcast!
My guest is Rob Roensch, Rob is an award-winning author of short fiction and author of three books, including his latest, In…
Adapting Murder on the Orient Express (1974) - Pages to Pictures w/ guest, Jamie Ray
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We're talking about the 1974 adaptation of Agatha Christi's Murder on the Orient Express.
I'm joined by Jamie Ray, host of Fave Five From Fans, to talk about the book a…
Raising Awareness through Fiction - Vanessa Lillie
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Welcome to Chapter 52!
My guest is Vanessa LIllie. Vanessa is the best-selling author of the thrillers Little Voices and For the Best. She also co-authored the instant b…
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendation and Talk with J, Hannah, and author S.A. Barnes (Stacey Kade)
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It's a deluxe edition of Your Next Great Read!
Our guest is S.A.Barnes (Stacey Kade), author of Dead Silence - one of J and Hannah's favorite reads of the last couple of…
Killers of the Flower Moon - Adapting Book to Film
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Something a little different for this episode. I'm joined by Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry from the Special Topics in Media podcast to talk about the film versio…
Crime Fiction with Dark Ride Author, Lou Berney
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Welcome to Chapter 51!
My guest for this episode is crime novelist, Lou Berney. Lou is the author of several novels, including November Road and The Long and Faraway Gon…
Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 6
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It's Volume 6 of Behind the Rain! I've got 13 poems from 11 Oklahoma poets cued up and ready for you to enjoy. Be sure to connect with the poets across their social med…
Historical Fiction and Family w/ Author Mary Kay Zuravleff
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Welcome to Chapter 50 AND our second birthday! The Bookcast launched 2 years ago this week and it's been a great ride so far. Stay tuned after the interview to hear a b…
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendation and Talk with J, Hannah, and Special Guest Melissa Coast
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Welcome to the September edition of Your Next Great Read from the Okie Bookcast!
Our guest, Bookstagrammer Mellisa Coast, is back for a second round of recommendations a…
Launching a New Bookstore w/ Britni and Kathryn from Second Story Books and Cafe in OKC
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Welcome to Chapter 49!
My guests are Britni Brecheen and Kathryn Lynn - two friends who are launching a new bookstore and cafe in OKC.
Britni has worked in bookstores and…
Writing Dystopian Fiction with Author Susy Smith
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Welcome to Chapter 48 of the Okie Bookcast!
My guest is Susy Smith, author of Ascendant, the new book in her award-winning Asylum series, a set of dystopian novels set …