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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We're celebrating National Poetry Month this year by reading some of our favorite poems. Here's Sara with Allen Ginsberg's "Sunflower Sutra."

A small warning, there are some explicit words in the poem.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tariq Ramadan tells Steve Paulson that Islam should be viewed as a religion in its own right and not compared to the history of Christianity.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Two experts talk about Vastu, a Hindu philosophy for designing buildings in harmony with the universe.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

William La Fleur is the author of “Liquid Life: Abortion and Buddhism in Japan.”  He tells Anne Strainchamps about the Japanese mizuko rituals which are a form of public apology addressed to aborted fetuses.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mississippian Charlotte Hays is co-author of a cookbook called, “Being Dead is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral.” 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Guitarist Sharon Isbin talks with Steve Paulson about how she came to the guitar as a child, why women have a harder time than men being accepted as guitarists.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steven Moore tells Steve Paulson about our rich history of experimental fiction.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Kissing was sure he was possessed by the devil. He kept it secret for years. The truth emerged when he had a seizure and woke up in an ambulance: he had epilepsy.

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