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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Daniel B. Smith tells Anne Strainchamps that both his father and grandfather heard voices, but led perfectly ordinary lives.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Charles Duhigg bookmarks "The Children" by David Haberstam.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Charles Harper Webb is the author of a poetry collection called “Hot Popsicles.”  He talks about the use of pop culture imagery in his work.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Are alternative universes purely the stuff of make believe? Or could they actually exist?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

These days beauty’s got a complicated reputation. One professor of literature and aesthetics at Harvard is giving beauty a makeover.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Thomson is a film critic. His new book is called "‘Have You Seen...?': A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films." He tells Steve Paulson the book is not just a list of the thousand greatest films.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Bill Welden, an expert on Tolkien’s Elvish languages, talks about Elvish derivations and vocabulary and remembers his visit to the set of the “The Lord of the Rings” movie.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chris Thomas King played blues legend Tommy Johnson in the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” His tune on the soundtrack won 3 Grammy Awards. King sees his music as a bridge between the worlds of hip hop and the Blues.

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