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EPISODE 101: The History Behind Killers of the Flower Moon
🕑 Added 2023-09-04 17:56:21 +0000 UTCYou may have heard of Killers of the Flower Moon, a new movie by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. Or, maybe you have heard of the best-selling book by David Grann, on which the movie is based. In this episode, I do a deep dive into the murders at the root of the story. Back in the late 1800s, the Osage tribe was kicked out of their homes and pushed onto a plot of poor land where few people wanted to live. But the Universe has a sense of humor. Fast-forward a few years, and in a surprising twist of events it is discovered their land is not so poor after all, since it sits on some of the largest oil deposits in United States. Overnight, the Osage go from the deepest poverty to extreme wealth. A happy, feel-good story then, right? Not so fast. By the early 1920s, many Osage die in the prime of their lives—some are mysterious deaths. Others are clearly murders by poison, shooting and explosives. In this tale, I’ll tell you about oil, greed, murder mysteries, the birth of the FBI, and much more!
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Luke Baxter
Having a relisten to this episode after just watching the film, which was amazing… if long!
History on Fire
Reservation Dogs is awesome. I was actually working on a project with Sterlin, but then Reservation Dogs took off (rightfully so) and his attention was taken elsewhere. He's an incredible writer
Daniel Dyer
Not sure who that leonardo or deniro guy are but it's STARRING Lily Gladstone, Tatanka Means, and Tantoo Cardinal! And many more of my brothers, sisters, aunties, and uncles! Won't read the book or see the movie. I'm tired of seeing us cheated and murdered but all other people should check it out! For examples of Indigenous joy check out RESERVATION DOGS!!!
