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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mitchell Joaquim and the Terreform 1 team are looking for new, organic ways of building homes… and cities.  He says part of the answer might be tree houses and… meat houses. Yes, you heard that right, MEAT houses.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ken Nordine recites his word poem "yellow".

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Lera Auerbach's obsession with time has impacted her life in music. We hear examples of her literary and musical achievements.

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Jason Zinoman talks to Jim Fleming about his book, "Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror."

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According to John Leland, the hipster is an outsider who crosses boundaries and challenges the mainstream. He also talks about the overlap between being hip and using drugs.

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Michael Ondaatje's new novel tells the tale of an eleven year old boy who traveled on board The Oronsay from Ceylon to England in 1952.  Michael Ondaatje traveled on board The Oronsay from Ceylong to England in 1952, when he was eleven years old.  In this uncut interview he tells Jim Fleming that while one story informs the other, they are not the same.

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Steve Paulson talks with Jerry Huffman, a reporter and anchor for Wisconsin Public Television, about the best recent books that try to make sense of the Post Cold War World.

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The question isn't "seen any good movies lately?" but instead "experienced any good paratexts lately?"

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