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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

TTBOOK producer Charles Monroe-Kane reports on what he thought was a piece of youth media - MTV's hit comedy "The Andy Milonakis Show."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Junot Diaz bookmarks "Dark Reflections" by Samuel R. Delany.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Fashion designer Suzanne Lee makes jackets and skirts out of cloth she grows by fermenting liquid in a big vat. In the future, she believes we'll harness nature to grow all sorts of clothing and other products.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

And what about our social future? Family life has seen a lot of change in the past 50 years. What might the future hold?

Professor of history and family studies, Stephanie Coontz weighs in on the forces shaping American families.

You can also check out her recent New York Times articles about the true history of American families and working mothers.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Isay is the founder and president of StoryCorps which records first person narratives by Americans from all backgrounds.  StoryCorps can be heard on NPR every Friday morning.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Brian Turner was an average young American who volunteered for military service in Iraq. At night he wrote poetry by flashlight.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ericka Kreutz and Robert Quinlan from the Madison Repertory Theatre production of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, "Proof,” talk with Anne Strainchamps, and perform excerpts from the play.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dean Hamer tells Steve Paulson about the gene that regulates brain activity that we perceive as an affinity for spiritual matters.

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