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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

From Bookshelves to the Bottom of a River: The Mania of Collecting

Paramount Records, Vol. 1

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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ever Wonder About the Sounds a Building Makes?

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 . . .

 

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Barry Glassner on "The Gospel of Food"

Barry Glassner tells Steve Paulson that Americans seem to think the value of a meal lies principally in what it lacks - no sugar, fat, carbs, calories, etc. He explores the myths that make us the food police.

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Arturo Marcano on the Globalization of Baseball

Arturo Marcano tells Steve Paulson about the exploitative system of player development in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic that fuels the American major leagues.

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Brent Silby on "The Simulated Universe"

Brent Silby teaches philosophy in Christchurch, New Zealand and is the author of an article in "Philosophy Now" magazine called "The Simulated Universe."

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Bill Malone on the History of Country Music

There are sad songs in rock, and sad songs in jazz, but the resting place for the saddest songs is clearly in country music.

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Dave Raichlen on the Science of Runner's High

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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Candace Pert on "Psychosomatic Wellness"

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

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