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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Corby Kummer tells Anne Strainchamps about French fleur de sel and it’s Portugese cousin flor de sal.  They’re exotic and expensive gourmet sea salts that taste fabulous.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a famous critic of Islam. She talks with Steve Paulson about why she believes Islam is inherently incompatible with Western values.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Maybe the silver lining to any break-up is the soundtrack. You get the sad songs and the sorry songs. When you're tired of tears on your pillow and ready to revive, there are the angry break-up songs.

In this EXTENDED interview with producer Sara Nics, Jason Saldanha and Robin Linn of WBEZ's Sound Opinions talk blame, revenge and moving on.

WARNING: In this extended version, there is profanity in some of the lyrics.

Want to see the full list of suggested break-up song? Here it is.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

After a quick look back at Neo-conservative Richard Perle's 2003 justification for war with Iraq, Steve Paulson talks with Douglas Feith about decision-making in the wake of 9/ll.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Writer Sam Kriss's Dangerous Idea? The "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" as satire.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Eli Pariser is twenty two years old, and the International Campaign Director of MoveOn.Org.  He talks about what the Internet has done for the global Peace Movement, and why he considers their work against the war in Iraq successful.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Snowdon tells Steve Paulson how “The Nun Study” works, and what he’s learned about the physical effects on the brain of conditions like Alzheimer’s.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We needed a working definition of the word “scoundrel”.   For that, we headed to lexicographer Erin McKean.  She’s the founder and CEO of the online dictionary Wordnik.  She was also the Principal Editor of The New Oxford American Dictionary.  Steve Paulson sat down with her.

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