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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Hayley (Morgan) DiMarco developed “Extreme for Jesus” for a small publisher of Bibles. There are now more than 30 books for teens and the brand does ten million dollars a year

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

George Sarrinikolaou was born in Greece and now lives in New York. He can pass for a Greek, but still feels like an outsider there

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Historian Henry Fetter tells Jim Fleming the Yankees have been accused of buying their way to the top but both the team and the game are going strong.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Gersh Kuntzman tells Jim Fleming the Romans invented both the comb-over and painted-on hair and that toupees are much better than they used to be.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Historian Guy Beiner is interested in how folk memory of events differs from the historical record.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

It has depended on thermal energy for centuries. Thanks to its hot springs, Iceland is 80 percent independent from fossil fuels.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Wasn't the digital economy supposed to help all of us gain access to meaningful work?  Computers would do the boring jobs while people did the stuff that matters. Instead, we've got workers replaced by robots and taxi drivers losing out to Uber. What went wrong? Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff has a word for it: growth.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Graeme Gibson talks with Jim Fleming about his collection of bird literature and lore called "The Bedside Book of Birds."

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