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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve's hard at work on this weekend’s “Words and Music” show. Here's his note on the inspiration behind the show, and a taste of an interview with a scientist who's putting rappers in MRI machines.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Marina Chapman has the most remarkable story - kidnapped and abandoned in the South American jungle, living only with monkeys. Eventually, she's rescued and years later, moves to England, where she marries and raises a family.  Marina and her daughter Vanessa James tell this story.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Pearl S. Buck’s last novel, “ The Eternal Wonder”  was discovered last year in a storage locker in Texas. Anne Strainchamps talked with her son and literary executor, Edgar Walsh, about his mother’s life and legacy and her difficult last years. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Paulson presents a profile of the late writer Noel Perrin, best known for his essays on rural life.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Richard Halpern talks with Jim Fleming about the sexual sub-text in Norman Rockwell’s work

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Shark researcher John Musick tells Steve Paulson what makes sharks unique and why people should get out of the water at 5 o’clock.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Philip Harvey tells Jim Fleming about using the profits from his porn business to underwrite his philanthropy.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Julia Hansen chained herself to the radiator in her dining room for a week in an effort to quit smoking cigarettes.

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