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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Writer Michael Pollan tells Steve Paulson that a lot of what's on supermarket shelves isn't food and that Americans have many options if they want to improve the quality of their diet.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

John Pollack collected well over a hundred thousand wine corks and used them to build a replica of a Viking ship which he then sailed in Portugal.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Marcella Hazan is a chef and teacher of cooking.  She thinks Americans totally misunderstand Italian food.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In this UNCUT conversation, Jonathan Lethem talks about "Dissident Gardens" and the many faces of a novelist. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

 Inspired by the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements and by African-American activists and artists Giovanni’s poetry has become synonymous with the struggle of African-Americans, and especially the struggle of Black women.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

For Jeannette Walls, one of the things she struggled with most was keeping her past a secret from just about everyone.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Natasha Trethewey read Miscegenation.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Can you actually see creativity in the brain?   Neuroscientist Rex Jung describes brain imaging studies of creativity in action.

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