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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

TTBOOK host Anne Strainchamps reading a portion of the poem "A Brave and Startling Truth" by the late Maya Angelou.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jim Fleming talks with novelist Wesley Stace. He explains why "Tristram Shandy" is one of his favorite books.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Israeli-born chef Yotam Ottolenghi celebrates the hybrid cuisine of Jerusalem, a city in which Eastern and Western culinary traditions mix and mingle in wonderful ways.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Did you know national parks intended for the masses are a 19th century invention and a distinctly American one?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The Bad Plus is a hot young jazz trio that puts a jazz spin of rock classics from Nirvana and Black Sabbath. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steve Paulson reports from Cambridge University in England on Charles Darwin's own views regarding whether his theory of evolution was compatible with religious faith.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Susan Blackmore is a British psychologist who's written books on consciousness, memes and parapsychology. She's also fascinated by what Zen Buddhism can tell us about the mind. In this EXTENDED interview, she says her daily practice of meditation has revealed truths that have eluded the scientific study of consciousness.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tom Wolfe reads the opening to "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and explains why it's his favorite.

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