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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Susana Chavez-Silverman tells Steve Paulson why she fell in love with Spanglish, a form of code-switching.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dance isn’t a performance; it’s life. That’s the philosophy of Sally Gross, one of the original members of the postmodern Judson Dance Theater, which is now celebrating its 40th anniversary.  In this NEW and UNCUT interview, Gross talks with Steve Paulson about the power of movement and breath, the influence of John Cage, and why dance requires stillness.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

“We gon’ be alright.” That line from Kendrik Lamar hit song, “Alright” became the rallying cry, an anthem, for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Those lines are also the title of Jeff Chang’s new book. In it Chang gives us powerful and provocative essays on race, desegregation and hip-hop.

Rehman Tungekar sat down with Chang to talk about the important role that hip hop plays in creating lasting political change.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

"There is nothing romantic about death," Christian Wiman says.

The poet and editor of Poetry Magazine has been battling blood cancer for years. In his most recent book of poems he breathes life into writing about mortality.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Wild Forager Sam Thayer teaches classes on wild harvesting and says in his work, the first thing he has to deal with is fear.

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Outdoor journalist James Mills is tired of being the only African-American on the mountain, or the rock face, or hiking in a national park.  In an effort to increase diversity in outdoor recreation, he helped organize Expedition Denali -- the first all-African-American team to attempt America's highest peak, Denali.  

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Anne Strainchamps asks Columbia College philosopher Stephen Asma what his colleagues make of the soul these days.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Singer-songwriter-community organizer Si Kahn tells Steve Paulson the hallmarks of a good political song, and talks about the role music has played in various social causes, including the Civil Rights movement.

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