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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ken Nordine is the epitome of jazz poetry. He has an amazing voice. His nickname is, in fact, "The Voice."  Best known for his Word Jazz series, this poem is one he did for a paint company. The paint company is long forgotten but the poem lives on.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Did you know nature is good for you?  Richard Louv can cite studies that show crime rates go up in cities with less green space.

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DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his new visual art exhibition, "Myopia."

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Marjane Satrapi talks about the intimate lives of women in Iran and the conflicts created around the issue of sexuality by patriarchy and fundamentalist Islam.

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Dominican-born writer Junot Diaz -- the MacArthur genius, Pulitzer Prize-winning author has written some of some of the most brilliant contemporary fiction about the immigrant experience. 

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Steve Paulson talks with Pete Best who was the Beatles drummer before Ringo Starr.

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Autism's a tricky diagnosis. And its causes are also mysterious. Harvard Medical School neurologist Martha Herbert t advocates a whole-body approach, which looks at environmental toxins, vitamin deficiencies and immune problems.

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Nic Pizzolatto tells Steve Paulson about the creative influences that inspired his show, "True Detective."

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