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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sound engineer Ryan Schimmenti put it best, "every space has a sound, every sound tells a story." Using high-end equipment he documents and records the "voices" of buildings.

There are a lot of those sounds in this piece. But if you want more . . .

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist Dennis McFarland deals with the consequences of violence in his book “Singing Boy.” McFarland talks about the effects of grief on the deceased’s survivors.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Christopher Taylor talks with Jim Fleming about his recent series of concerts where he performed all 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas, from memory.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Katha Pollitt's Dangerous Idea?  Your child is not a special snowflake.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Colum McCann tells Steve Paulson what made Rudolf Nureyev the greatest dancer of his time and that his life was shaped by his ambition and his physical beauty. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Candace Pert's latest project is a CD of therapeutic words and music called “Psychosomatic Wellness.”

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Franz Lidz is the author of "Ghosty Men: The Strange but True Story of the Collyer Brothers, New York's Greatest Hoarders."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

If there is an evolutionary imperative for running, maybe runner's high holds a clue. Dave Raichlen conducted a study about runner's high using humans, dogs and ferrets. 

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