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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Justin O. Schmidt is a research biologist and professor at the University of Arizona School of Entomology.  He's the creator of Schmidt Sting Pain Index.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Neil Gaiman creates mythic fictional worlds.  He tells Anne Strainchamps how our lives are shaped and scarred by childhood experiences.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We found a modern-day huckster. His name is Rev. Ivan Stang and he’s the co-founder of a cult called The Church of the SubGenius.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Travel writer Tony Perrotet has spent his career traveling all over the globe, but he skipped the Mediterranean tour, choosing Tierra del Fuego or the Amazon over Rome. But the discovery of an ancient guide book launched him on his most exotic journey yet, in the footsteps of the Ancients.

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Before and since Keith Powell's breakthrough role on as Toofer on the sitcom "30 Rock," he has been forced to confront Hollywood's problem with black male voices. In this interview, he tells us how he works within an industry that desperately needs more diverse voices but doesn't truly want them.

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Imagine a portable listening device you wear like a walkman that converts the sounds around you into a form of music. Noah Vawter developed one.

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April is National Poetry Month and we’re celebrating with a collection of interviews with major American poets.  Today, Charles Monroe-Kane talks with Pulitzer-prize winning poet Rae Armantrout.

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In this final segment, we take a left turn to punk.

Richard Hell co-founded the band Television in the mid-70s. He also created a look and sound that would eventually be called “punk.” 

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