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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The best pies use ugly, tasty, local apples and have a good crust according to John T. Edge.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Peter T. Kilborn talks about the "new rootless professional class" that consists of mid-level managers and executives who move every few years (sometimes enormous distances, or to foreign countries) to advance their careers.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

John Emsley talks about the Periodic Table of the Elements, and why science, and the teaching of science, should be fun.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Visionary computer scientist Jaron Lanier talks about his new book, "Who Owns the Future?"

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Joseph Epstein is a self-described snob.  He thinks everyone is.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The press has been pumping out opinion pieces about selfies. One of the biggest debates is, what do they say about self-esteem? We turned to the psychologists… 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Environmentalist Jennifer Jacquet qrecommends "Last Chance to See" by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Robert Caro's been studying Lyndon Johnson for decades. The fourth volume of his "Years of Lyndon Johnson" is out, and when Caro stopped by the studio, Jim asked just what makes LBJ so interesting...  Listen in on the UNCUT interview here!

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