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Hosted by Dave Deken · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 32 episodes
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Red Dirt and Round Bales is a podcast about the people, places, history, and everyday grit that shape rural Oklahoma. Built for listeners who love agriculture, small towns, country roads, and the stories tucked between wheat fields and cattle pastures, the show connects Oklahoma’s past with the lives of the farmers, ranchers, families, and communities carrying it forward today. Each episode blends rural storytelling, ag insight, and a deep sense of place — celebrating the red dirt, hard work, humor, resilience, and heart that make Oklahoma feel like home.
Dave Deken hosts Red Dirt And Round Bales, a society show with 32 episodes published.
A grand mansion in Ponca City preserves a harder story about oil wealth, corporate power, personal loss and the decision to keep serving after a fortune disappears. Dave Deken follows E.W. Marland from his first financia
RedDirtAndRoundBales.com When summer heat settles over western Oklahoma and the rain fails to arrive, sorghum often keeps working. Dave Deken explores the history of one of Oklahoma agriculture’s most adaptable crops, fr
The Cimarron River helped build communities across the Southern Plains, but its water has always come with risk and limits. Dave Deken traces the river from its sandy channels and salty springs through Indigenous history
A traveling child who became one of Hollywood’s greatest comedians found something steady in Perry, Oklahoma: grandparents, family land and a hometown willing to remember him. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales,
A Depression-era project created jobs, secured Pawnee’s water supply and gave generations of Oklahoma families an affordable place to escape the summer heat. Dave Deken tells the story of the Pawnee Bathhouse and the spr
County fair season is here, and the Craig County Fair shows why these hometown traditions still matter in rural Oklahoma. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales, Dave Deken reflects on the start of Oklahoma fair sea
Oklahoma’s space story did not begin with rockets. It began with open skies, small towns, military airfields, good schools and young people who looked up and believed distance was something they could cross. In this epis
Before Oklahoma became the 46th state, Theodore Roosevelt came west and found a place that matched the frontier spirit he loved. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales , Dave Deken follows Roosevelt’s Oklahoma story
Soybeans may be one of Oklahoma agriculture’s quieter crops, but they carry a lot of risk, timing, and opportunity for farmers willing to work with the season. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales, Dave Deken look
Long before highways crossed Oklahoma, cattle trails carried money, risk, and history across Indian Territory. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales , Dave Deken follows the longhorn drives that moved north from Te
Cotton tells one of Oklahoma agriculture’s most complicated stories: profit, hardship, family memory, and rural change all tied to the same white bolls. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales , Dave Deacon looks bac
Oklahoma’s 2026 wheat crop came early, stressed, and uneven — but the story does not end with lower yields. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales, Dave Deken talks with Oklahoma Wheat Commission Executive Director
Oklahoma agriculture depends on roads, rails and one river system that quietly connects wheat country to the world. In this episode, Dave Deken looks at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa and the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Nav
Wild turkey numbers depend on more than nests — they depend on whether poults survive those first dangerous days after hatch. Dave Deken visits with Mark Turner Ph.D. , Oklahoma State University Extension wildlife specia
Oklahoma’s fast, dry wheat harvest is leaving producers with hard-earned lessons for next season. Dave Deken visits with Amanda Silva Ph.D. , Oklahoma State University Extension small grains specialist, about what early
The sound of a combine in Oklahoma wheat country is more than machinery — it is a reminder of how much harvest has changed and how much still depends on weather, timing, and grit. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Ba
Sorghum can take a hard year, but nitrogen timing can decide whether fertilizer turns into grain or gets lost before the crop can use it. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales , Dave Deken visits with Raedan Sharry
Oklahoma wheat is more than a crop—it is a story of winter, patience, drought, faith, and families who planted anyway. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales , Dave Deken looks at why hard red winter wheat took root
Route 66 turns 100 in 2026, and Oklahoma’s stretch of the Mother Road tells a story of rural life, small-town business, migration, preservation, and memory. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales, Dave Deken looks b
Forage sorghum can be a practical summer hay option in Oklahoma, but producers still have to manage the line between more tonnage and safe feed. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales, Dave Deken visits the question
John Herrington
Chickasaw Nation
1 appearance on this show
Steve Phillips Ph.D.
Oklahoma State University
1 appearance on this show
Todd Hubbs
Oklahoma State University
1 appearance on this show
Laura Goodman
Oklahoma State University
1 appearance on this show
Brett Carver
Oklahoma State University
1 appearance on this show
Amanda Silva
Oklahoma State University
1 appearance on this show
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Red Dirt And Round Bales is hosted by Dave Deken. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 32 episodes.
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