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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dan Lyons was a magazine writer and the technology editor at Newsweek. But one Friday morning, he found out that he'd lost his job. He was 50 with a wife and two kids. What was he going to do?  And then he had an idea -- since he had so much experience reporting on Silicon Valley and the tech explosing, why not join it? So Dan scored a gig with HubSpot, a Boston start-up flush with 100 million dollars in venture capital.  It was an experience, to say the least.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ron Shaich, the founder of Panera Bread Company, has come up with a new business model: cafes where customers pay what they want or can afford.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Paulson speaks with several scientists, religious scholars and atheists about Albert Einstein's religious beliefs.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

There are moral and ethical issues that come up around war photography. Writer David Shields charged the New York Times with glamorizing war in photographs.  Shields analyzed 100’s of pictures published on the front page of the Times and last year he wrote a book accusing the paper of making war beautiful.  Charles Monroe-Kane sat down to talk with him.

 

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Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, and his wife have adopted two baby girls from China.  Simon tells Anne Strainchamps why he and his wife are such fans of adoption.

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Music historian Will Friedwald talks with Steve Paulson about “As Time Goes By” and why we love it. 

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Maybe you're not interested in football. Maybe you prefer your Sundays productive or peaceful. If so, then this interview is for you. Here's Craig Harling on Sunday: A History of the First Day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl.

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Science journalist Harriet Brown says the medical establishment has demonized fat and misrepresented the science behind dieting and weight loss.  She unpacks the four most toxic medical myths about weight and health.

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