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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

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

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

Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland talks to Steve Paulson about his unconventional McLuhan biography, "Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work!"

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Dan Zanes is winning Grammys for his music, often categorized as children's music, but as Zanes tells Anne Strainchamps, his music is for all ages.

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Eric Jarosinski bookmarks "Mythologies" by Roland Barthes.

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The marriage of David and Kristen Finch was falling apart when Kristen asked Dave to take the "Aspie quiz."  It turns out Dave has Asperger Syndrome.  They talk about how the diagnosis changed their lives.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Leavitt is the author of a novel called "The Indian Clerk" which tells the story of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the uneducated Indian who amazed Cambridge University with his mathematical discoveries.

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