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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dominique Raccah tells Anne Strainchamps why she loves hearing the actual voices of people like Denise Levertov, W.H. Auden and Robert Frost.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Caitlin Matthews is a Celtic scholar and storyteller. She talks with Anne Strainchamps about the various myths of a lost paradise and how we can find it within ourselves.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chris Bachelder is the author of "Bear v. Shark: The Novel." He reads excerpts and talks with Anne Strainchamps about the wacky future world he's created.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Alastair Bonnett's Dangerous Idea? Let's change our cities to promote urban biodiversity.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Debra Ginsberg tells Jim Fleming what can turn a shift into a nightmare; why so many wait staff are performers; and that people tip better when they're spending someone else's money.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sarah Manguso recommends "Mes Amis" by Emmanuel Bove.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Christopher Woodward talks with Steve Paulson about the English mania for ruins and why they inspired the Romantic poets. Woodward’s book is “In Ruins.”

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

You're either funny, or you're not. Right? 

At Chicago's Second City training center, you can learn to get more giggle. 

Matt Hovde runs the training center, and gives us a crash course in comedy.

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