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Original Air Date:

December 18, 2005

The Meaning of Life

Part Five

What happens when we die? Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen says much more than you think. Not so, says novelist Jim Crace. He thinks we're just flesh to begin with and become meat after we die. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we focus on death, and how an honest reckoning with the Grim Reaper can help us live a better life.

Amy Tan on Murder

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Novelist Amy Tan tells Anne Strainchamps about the murder that shaped her life as a writer and the role that fate has played in her family's history.

Jim Crace on "Being Dead"

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British novelist Jim Crace is an atheist. He doesn't believe in an afterlife, and tells Jim Fleming that he intended his novel "Being Dead" to be a comfort to readers.

Eric Idle on Death and Comedy

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Eric Idle talks with Doug Gordon about death and comedy. And we hear some Monty Python clips.

Pete Daly on Living with Cancer

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We meet Pete Daly, an engineer with recurrent melanoma who talks about living with cancer.

Rachel Naomi Remen on the Transformative Effects of Cancer

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Rachel Naomi Remen is a doctor and the co-founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program. She talks with Steve Paulson about the transformative effects of cancer.

Sarah Stewart Taylor on Cemeteries

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Sarah Stewart Taylor is a Vermont mystery writer who's fascinated by cemeteries. She walks through the Sawnee Bean Cemetery near Thetford, Vermont with Steve Paulson.

Dennis O'Driscoll on "New and Selected Poems"

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Irish poet Dennis O'Driscoll has eight books of poetry. The latest one is "New and Selected Poems."

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Airdates

December 18, 2005

July 16, 2006

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Religion and Philosophy

Last modified:

August 02, 2024

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