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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Erik Larson talks about the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and what it meant for Chicago at the turn of the century, and talks about America’s first serial killer who was operating in Chicago at the same time.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Astronomers have detected strange light patterrns around a star 1500 light years away. The usual explanations fall short, so Jason Wright says one possibility is a massive structure created by an advanced alien civilization.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Legal scholar Cass Sunstein believes humans are innately irrational.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Philosopher Lars Svendsen's Dangerous Idea? We shouldn't fear being lazy.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dr. Olivier Ameisen was a cardiologist until his alcoholism left his life in tatters. He found relief with the a drug that eliminates his cravings for alcohol.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Barack Obama talks with Steve Paulson about his self-image and success.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Benjamin Skinner tells the story of how he infiltrated slave markets on five continents from slave quarries in India to child markets in Haiti and says that in Manhattan, you're five hours away from negotiating the sale of another human being in broad daylight.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Poet Steve Roggenbuck BookMarks "Feminism is for Everybody" by Bell Hooks.

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