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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Benjamin Skinner tells the story of how he infiltrated slave markets on five continents from slave quarries in India to child markets in Haiti and says that in Manhattan, you're five hours away from negotiating the sale of another human being in broad daylight.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist Olivia Laing's Dangerous Idea? Loneliness is a gift.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Cheng-Sim Lim knows her kung—fu movies. She’s the curator of “Heroic Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts Film” at UCLA’S Film and Television archive

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Bob Spitz writes about the Beatles time in India with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in his book "The Beatles: The Biography."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Don Gurnett has been working with NASA, recording audio from space for years. He plays some of his favorite space sounds for Jim Fleming and explains where they come from.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist Arthur Phillips is the author of "The Tragedy of Arthur." The book tells the story of a fictional character, also named Arthur Phillips, whose family finds a lost Shakespeare play.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Schmader thinks "Showgirls" is the most brilliant bad movie ever made. He did a commentary for the new DVD edition and tells Steve Paulson why it's so hilarious.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Cultural historian Ed Linenthal has written a book called “The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory.” He tells Anne Strainchamps that the emotional impact of acts of terrorism is immense, widespread and enduring.

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