This is Carter Banks - Big Bankz | Exploring The Abandoned
From This is Oklahoma by This is Oklahoma
June 12, 2026 · 1h 29m · Episode 808
About this episode
Carter Banks shares his journey of exploring abandoned buildings and the challenges he faces along the way.
On this episode I chatted to Carter Banks. Carter grew up in Duncan Oklahoma moved to OKC. Was always interested in history, storytelling, exploring the abandoned. In 2019 he started uploading videos of him exploring abandoned buildings in Oklahoma. Quickly realizing the his opportunity. He went all in during 2020, growing his YouTube channel and other social media platforms. Traveling the world, telling amazing stories of the abandoned. Carter now has millions of followers across his social media platforms, and as you can imagine. Exploring abandoned buildings comes with its own challenges. Over the last 7 years he has interacted with many characters, he’s been put in jail! Crazy story, you’ll just have to listen. https://linktr.ee/BigBankzyt?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=8c94b3ac-7fe2-450c-8c00-7a6722742718 Huge thank you to our sponsors. The Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum telling Oklahoma’s story through its people since 1927. For more information go to www.oklahomahof.com and for daily updates go to www.instagram.com/oklahomahof The Chickasaw Nation is economically strong, culturally vibrant and full of energetic people dedicated to the…
People in this episode
Host: This is Oklahoma
Guest: Carter Banks
Topics covered
- abandoned exploration
- storytelling
- YouTube growth
- history
- social media
Keywords
- abandoned buildings
- YouTube
- exploration
- storytelling
- Oklahoma
Sponsors
Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Chickasaw Nation, Dog House OKC
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gaylord-Pickens Museum
Places: Duncan Oklahoma, OKC
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