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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Susan Krieger not completely blind, but her vision is bad enough to make her legally blind. She recently got a guide dog, Teela, who is now her constant companion.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Youngstown, Ohio is the center of the Rust Belt.  During steel's heyday, Youngstown was a city of nearly 200,000. Now, it’s under 70,000. The steel mills closed in the 1980’s, people left, and no one replaced them. Steve Paulson sat down with urban planner Justin Hollander talk about what to do next - what Hollander calls "smart decline."

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Film director Rodney Ascher recommends Paul Schrader's 1988 movie, "Patty Hearst."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Photographer Rachel Sussman has documented 30 of the oldest living things in the world.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

William Powers had returned home from abroad, in shock at the excess of American culture. Then he found a woman he calls Dr. Jackie Benton, living sustainabily in a 12 x 12 house in rural North Carolina.  He tells her story in the book "Twelve by Twelve."

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The Wailin’ Jennys talk about the joys and mystery of harmony, and sing a few examples. 

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Ry Cooder made history with the record album “Buena Vista Social Club.”  He’s been back to Cuba several times to make music and has a new album called “Mambo Sinuendo.”

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Ron Corn Jr. is one of about 20 fluent speakers of the Menominee language.  He has devoted his life to saving his language from extinction through the community-based Menominee Language Institute.

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