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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus tell Anne Strainchamps about their experience as nannies and discuss the complexities of paid child-care in the home.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Of course, After the Romance can also come break-ups. The silver-lining to any break-up? The soundtrack.

Robin Linn and Jason Saldanha of Sound Opinions join producer Sara Nics to talk about songs of rage, revenge and moving on.

Looking for the full list of suggested break-up song? Here it is.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sarah Manguso recommends "Mes Amis" by Emmanuel Bove.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychiatrist Bessel Van Der Kolk's Dangerous Idea? Trauma is a leading public health problem and we have to fix it.

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

Scientists believe that near-death experiences are real, but there is much debate why they occur and what they might mean. Here's a quick primer on some of the leading thinkers in the field.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dewey Sadka, creator of the Dewey Color System, claims you can identify your personality by dissecting your favorite and least favorite colors.  Doug Gordon puts himself up for analysis.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The Hindu nationalist party, the BJP, has won a landslide election in India, sparking fears of new sectarianism. Celebrated author and activist Arundhati Roy is one of the BJP’s most prominent critics. In this EXTENDED interview, Roy tells Steve Paulson why she stopped writing fiction to focus on political activism. She begins with a reading from her Booker Prize-winning novel “The God of Small Things.”

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