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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Daphne Sheldrick grew up on a farm in Kenya, raised orphaned animals and later became co-warden of Tsavo National Park.  She describes the wonders of elephants.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Robin Chase is the co-founder of ZipCar. Her Dangerous Idea? A universal basic income.

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

Ellen Ruppel Shell talks with Anne Strainchamps about the effects of our obsession with low prices.

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.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Music critic Bill Friskics-Warren is the author of “I’ll Take You There: Pop Music and the Urge for Transcendence.” He talks with Anne Strainchamps about the spiritual aide of popular music.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

What does it mean to be free?  And what does it mean to live a personally authentic, honest life with ourselves and with others? These are the questions that Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and their existential friends wrestled with in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Sarah Bakewell makes the case that their late-night conversations are especially relevant today. She's the author of "At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails."

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