In Trust

iHeartPodcasts and Bloomberg

A hundred and fifty years ago, the Osage Nation bought a stretch of prairie the size of Delaware, in what's now Oklahoma. The Osage owned the land and everything beneath it. Today, much of present-day Osage County has left Osage hands. In some cases, appropriation was swift and brutal: Dozens of Osages were murdered for their share of lucrative mineral rights to this oil-rich land, a period often referred to as the Reign of Terror. But other transfers of wealth played out more subtly—dollar by dollar and acre by acre, over decades—helped along by policies created by the US government.Learn more and follow our listener guides at bloomberg.com/intrust.

  • 1 minute 5 seconds
    Listen Now: US Election Coverage on Bloomberg Podcasts

    Be in the know this election with Bloomberg Podcasts. Follow Bloomberg News Now for up-to-the minute election results, all night long. And go deeper with The Big Take podcast, featuring in-depth global analysis of the US election every day this week. 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    4 November 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 1 minute
    Listen Now: The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

    When sports, business and culture collide, there’s often a deal to be made. Join Alex Rodriguez and Bloomberg correspondent Jason Kelly as they get the inside track from corporate titans, sports champions and game-changing entrepreneurs on investing, strategy, reinvention and the ones that got away. The Deal is a Bloomberg Podcasts and Bloomberg Originals series that’s passionate, relaxed, insightful and inspirational. If you think you know these icons, prepare to be surprised.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    20 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 20 seconds
    The Return to Osage County

    A little over a year from the first episode of In Trust has passed. Hosts Rachel Adams-Heard and Allison Herrera return to Osage County to discuss the reporting and story with members of the community. We’ll share highlights from the panel, moderated by Shannon Shaw Duty of the Osage News, and talk about Allison’s recent reporting from the premiere of “Killers of the Flower Moon” in Cannes. Learn more and see bonus material from the episode: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-11-21/in-trust-episode-11-discussing-the-impact-of-killers-of-the-flower-moon 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    21 November 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 43 seconds
    Introducing: Elon, Inc.

    At Bloomberg, we’re always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk.

    In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek’s Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 November 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 33 minutes
    The ‘Oklahoma!’ Haze

    There was one portrait of Oklahoma’s history that towered over all others. One with sweeping prairies and singing and dancing cowboys. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! became synonymous with America’s westward expansion. It also left out a key part of the state’s history and people.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    16 May 2023, 9:00 am
  • 30 minutes 52 seconds
    The Moonscape

    Since “In Trust” aired, we’ve heard more stories about how Native wealth was exploited. Not far from Osage County, citizens of the Quapaw Nation tell eerily similar accounts of unexplained deaths and mismanaged mineral resources. Lead and zinc mining around Picher, Oklahoma, provided bullets for two world wars, but left Native families to restore land that looks more like the surface of the moon than the prairie.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 May 2023, 10:00 am
  • 35 minutes 45 seconds
    The Pivot

    A century has passed since a lot of the transactions that helped the three Drummond brothers amass tens of thousands of acres of Osage land. Now, with the Osage Nation seeking self-determination and Gentner Drummond running for state office, the fates of Osage and Drummond descendants continue to cross. Learn more at bloomberg.com/intrust.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    18 October 2022, 4:01 am
  • 47 minutes 53 seconds
    The Ranch Bid

    Hundreds of allotments left Osage hands, swiftly at first, and then over decades. Not long ago, the Osage Nation had just 30 days to try to get a big chunk of this land back, when a prized ranch was put on the block by billionaire Ted Turner. See archival documents, photos and more from the episode at https://bloom.bg/3fYU7Uw

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    11 October 2022, 4:00 am
  • 46 minutes 45 seconds
    The Middlewoman

    She was hailed by the local press as a hero of Oklahoma’s drive for statehood, which divided communal Native lands into individual parcels that could be leased or sold. A few years later, she was assembling tracts of Osage lands that she flipped to ranchers including Jack Drummond. But Anna Marx LaMotte’s tactics were anything but heroic. This is the story of how one White woman worked to reshape Osage County in the years after allotment, and how US policies furthered what she started. See archival photos and documents from the episode at https://bloom.bg/3eaycsW

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    4 October 2022, 4:01 am
  • 45 minutes 21 seconds
    The Association

    Charles Wah-hre-she was an influential Osage religious leader. He died in Oklahoma City of a gallbladder illness, according to his 1923 death certificate. But for decades, Wah-hre-she’s family has heard a different story of his death. A descendant searches for answers, and tries to understand how a funeral bill grew so big it triggered alarms in the US Congress. Learn more and see archival documents and photos from the episode: https://bloom.bg/3CdQum6

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    27 September 2022, 4:01 am
  • 52 minutes 35 seconds
    The Guardianship

    By the 1920s, Fred Gentner Drummond was deeply embedded in Osage financial affairs. His store extended credit to Osages. He administered the estates of many of these same Osages – approving big debt repayments from them to his own store. But Fred Gentner and his brothers had another lever – a way to make Osage money work for themselves, and their friends. Hear how it worked, and how one Osage man fought back. Learn more and see bonus material from the episode at https://bloom.bg/3BWIAxF

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    20 September 2022, 4:01 am
  • More Episodes? Get the App
© MoonFM 2024. All rights reserved.