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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Thomas Lynch has written a memoir of his relatives from County Clare and the story of how he found his way back to the old county.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Celebrated jazz pianist Vijay Iyer has a Ph.D in music cognition and a penchant for asking big questions - like, what is music? And what does it do for us? Steve Paulson caught up with Vijay backstage before a recent concert, where they talked about improvisation and the parallels between jazz and basketball.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ziauddin Sardar, a London based scholar and cultural critic, tells Steve what’s needed now is “an Islamic science” and explains what that is.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize in 1993. Her novels include "Sula," "Song of Solomon," and "Love."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist Russell Banks tells Judith Strasser that the great American story is that of the African diaspora and the struggle of many races and cultures to live harmoniously together.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steven Kaplan is an American and an expert on bread. So expert, that he tells the French what they’re doing wrong and they love him for it!

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sarah MacDonald followed the man she loved to India and proceeded to explore that country’s ancient spiritual heritage. She chronicles her spiritual adventures in a book called “Holy Cow.”

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Temple Grandin has autism and designs livestock-handling facilities.  She talks with Jim Fleming about how her autism helps her in her career.

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