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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Philippe Petit Excerpt and Colum McCann on "Let the Great World Spin"

Colum McCann's novel "Let the Great World Spin" takes place on the day of tight-rope artist Philipe Petit's trip across the World Trade Centers.

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Richard Manning on "Food's Frontier"

Richard Manning is the author of many books including “Food’s Frontier: The Next Green Revolution.”  Among the scientists profiled in that book is Robert Goodman, a plant pathologist at the University of Wisconsin.

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Juan Cole on Iran & the U.S.

Juan Cole, author of "Engaging the Muslim World," tells Steve Paulson that Barack Obama has good reasons to reach out to Iran.

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Radioactive Clocks And The Women Poisoned By Them

How painting radium on watches and instrument dials killed more than 50 young women working in Ottawa, Illinois.

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Jo Tatchell and Nabeel Yasin on "Nabeel's Song"

Jo Tatchell and Nabeel Yasin talk about poetry in Iraq, how Yasin got out of the country, and what it was like for him to go back after 27 years.

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Norman Doidge on Brain Plasticity

Norman Doidge is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, researcher at the University of Toronto, and author of "The Brain that Changes Itself." 

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Jay Parini on "Why Poetry Matters"

Jay Parini talks with Jim Fleming about the power of poetry and how it especially empowers young people in troubled times.

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