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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Janice Galloway has written a novel called “Clara.” It tells the life story of Clara Schumann, the gifted pianist who was the wife of composer Robert Schumann.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist John Colapinto reads from and tells Jim Fleming about his book “About the Author,” in which a writer steals a manuscript from his room-mate and claims it as his own.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Michelle Kennedy tells Anne Strainchamps how she ended up homeless and how she managed to support herself and her three children.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Neuroscientist Richie Davidson has developed an entirely new model for understanding the science of emotions.  He talks about this paradigm shift and the personal journey that led to it. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Almond has loved football his whole life. But after investigating the violence and social ills that shape football, he explains why he no longer watches his favorite sport.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Rick Steves is the author of 30 European guidebooks, and host of public radio and television travel shows.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Urban sprawl is a staggering problem in China as a result of the on-going Chinese industrial revolution.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Since Michael Brown was shot, there's a new round of calls for a national conversation about racism. Is that realistic? Are we ready for what we might hear? A couple of years ago, NPR's Michele Norris told us about how a family secret sparked difficult conversations.

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