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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Stephen Long is the founder of Northern Woodlands Magazine.  He takes us for a walk in his Vermont woods and teaches us how to "read" a forest.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We know a lot about how slaves looked at books because of the hundreds of slave narratives they wrote.  Scholar Cherene Sherrard-Johnson says a fundamental trope in those narratives is what’s called “the Talking Book.” 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Rupert Isaacson made a journey with his family to seek out shamans in horse-centered cultures to treat his autistic son.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We're celebrating National Poetry Month this year by reading some of our favorite poems. Here's Sara with Allen Ginsberg's "Sunflower Sutra."

A small warning, there are some explicit words in the poem.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steven Moore tells Steve Paulson about our rich history of experimental fiction.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

William Ury tells Jim Fleming that simply being able to talk about past oppression is a powerful healing tool. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist Susan Vreeland tells Anne Strainchamps she remembers painting with her grandfather and that she renewed her interest in painting during a bout with cancer.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Warren MacDonald lost both of his legs above the knee in a climbing accident. He refused to be defeated by the news and devoted himself to designing new prosthetic devices.

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