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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Photographer William Christenberry takes pictures of simple buildings in forgotten corners of his home place of Hale County, Alabama, year after year to document how they change over time.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Susan Abulhawa and Margot Singer talk with Steve Paulson about their experiences and writing about life in the refugee camps of the West Bank.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says despite what we believe, our political beliefs aren't always as well reasoned as we think.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Rupert Thomson’s latest novel, “The Book of Revelation,” straddles a razor thin line between literature and pornography. He recaps his plot for Steve Paulson.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tom Wolfe is back on the bestseller list with his new novel “Back to Blood.”  In this interview, Wolfe ranges from why he picked Miami as the location for his novel; his critique of modern fiction; the early days of New Journalism; and his satirical take on the contemporary art world. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Stephen Thompson is the founder of the A.V. Club, the arts section of the satirical newspaper, "The Onion," originally based in Madison, Wisconsin.  Thompson eventually left Madison for Washington DC, to work at NPR as an editor and reviewer at NPR Music.     In this interview, Thompson tells Steve Paulson about the forces that drew "The Onion" staff to New York, and what it means to be an artist in the Heartland.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sarah Bunting is one of the founders of the website Televisionwithoutpity.com, a site for people who have a love/hate relationship with TV.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Perhaps one of the most obvious and important cultural divides in the United States is between the political right and left.

 
In this UNCUT interview, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt talks with Steve Paulson about his research into the fundamental differences between Democrats and Republican, and how we might begin to speak across the gap.

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