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Okie Geek

Okie Geek

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Okie Geek is a podcast from KOSU, featuring interviews with Oklahomans about events and places with a geeky twist. The geek/nerd fandom is strong in Oklahoma, and host Matthew Viriyahpah hopes to make people aware of all the fun stuff going on in the Sooner State.2025 KOSU Radio Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Symponicon and Literati Co-op

    Symponicon and Literati Co-op
    Mar 27 2026

    Literati Press founder Charles Martin talks about the turning ownership of the Paseo bookstore to a writer's co-op. Later he is joined by OU E-sports director Mike Aguilar to talk about Symphonicon where the Oklahoma City Philharmonic will be playing music from from Cowboy Bebop, Interstellar, to Mario and the Legend of Zelda.
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    55 mins
  • Tim Blake Nelson

    Tim Blake Nelson
    Dec 9 2025

    Actor Tim Blake Nelson, known for roles in “O Brother Where Art Thou” and most recently “The Lowdown,” is coming back to Tulsa with his new book, Superhero.

    He will be at Congregation B’nai Emunah in Tulsa on Thursday for a book talk presented by Magic City Books and will also host a screening of his new film “On the End” at Circle Cinema on Friday.

    He talks about his upbringing in Tulsa and filming in Oklahoma and why superhero movies reflect American society.
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    36 mins
  • Daniel H. Wilson

    Daniel H. Wilson
    Nov 29 2025

    Daniel H. Wilson's latest book, Hole in the Sky, combines his knowledge as a scientist with his background growing up in northeastern Oklahoma as a Cherokee citizen.

    In this episode of Okie Geek, he talks about writing sci-fi novels for the military, artificial intelligence, and Indigenous technology.
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    27 mins
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