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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ian Kelly performs a one-man play called “Cooking for Kings.” It tells the story of Antonin Careme, who was Napoleon’s chef.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Journalist and documentary film-maker Jack Newfield considers boxing his guilty pleasure. He tells Steve Paulson that given fairly matched opponents, boxing reveals courage and character.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Greg Mortensen is the author of "Three Cups of Tea." The book explains how a failed attempt to climb K2 led to a program to build schools in the heart of Taliban country in Pakistan and Afghanistan with local people and donated money.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, recalls his coming of age in his novel, “Lake Woebegon: Summer of 1956.” 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Herman Gollob is the author of “Me and Shakespeare: Adventures with the Bard.”  He talks about how he became addicted to Shakespeare’s plays in his later life and why he teaches them to senior citizens.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Writer Gina Nahai grew up in Iran under the Shah and watched the growing strength of Islamic fundamentalism. Her latest novel is set in Tennessee, among a community of Appalachian Holy Rollers.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychiatrist Hans Breiter tells Steve Paulson that men’s brains may be hard-wired to appreciate female beauty and explains some of the science that makes him think so.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Geoffrey Colvin says that great performance is within the grasp of anyone who's willing to put in the right kind of practice.

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