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Rooted in the Plains
Rooted in the Plains is a podcast about the people, places and moments that shaped the Great Plains.
We’ll dig into stories of resilience, curiosity and courage. These are the voices that whisper through the wind and are written in the dirt beneath our feet.
Podcasting since 2025 • 17 episodes
Rooted in the Plains
Latest Episodes
A Line in the Sod: Oklahoma Land Runs
Note: This episode opens with a gunshot sound effect. On September 16, 1893, a gun was fired at noon, and 100,000 people surged across the Oklahoma plains in the largest land run in American history. Within 2 hours, 6.5 million acre...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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What Couldn't Be Erased: Deadwood's Chinatown
In 1876, Chinese immigrants arrived in Deadwood, South Dakota, building restaurants, laundries, medical practices, and a temple that smelled of incense from a block away. By 1880, there were over 200 - possibly 400. But then the Chinese Exclusi...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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13:47
Temples of Literature: Nebraska's Carnegie Libraries
Between 1901 and 1922, Andrew Carnegie funded 69 libraries across Nebraska, giving the state the second-highest per capita rate of Carnegie libraries in the nation. But why Nebraska?In this episode, we explore how women's clubs, a newly ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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Bass Reeves? You Seem Familiar.
Content Warning: This episode discusses historical violence, including domestic violence, murder, and attempted suicide. While not graphic, sensitive listeners may want to be aware before listening.Deputy U.S. Ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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14:48
When Fences Became Phone Lines
In the 1890s, Great Plains farmers faced a problem: they desperately needed telephones, but the Bell Telephone Company thought rural areas were too expensive and unsophisticated to serve. So, farmers built their own system—using barbed wire fen...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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