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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Lacey Schwartz was raised in a white, upper middle class, Jewish household in upstate New York. After going off to college she uncovered a closely guarded family secret — she was biracial. Lacey chronicles the revelation and her own search for identity in the documentary Little White Lie.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

New York Times writer went to Stockholm to track down the back story of the Millennium series and its author who died suddenly.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Research and experiments on time travel being done by some of the world's leading theoretical physicists and David Toomey is here to tell us about it.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

When and how did American get so polarized? For answers, Jonathan Chait recommends reading "What Hath God Wrought,"  a history of American politics from 1815-1848 by the Pulitzer prize-winning historian Daniel Walker Howe.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chris Turner is the author of “Planet Simpson: How A Carton Masterpiece Defined A Generation.”

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ralph Nader's Dangerous Idea? Drafting the children and grandchildren of elected representatives.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Billie Whitelaw was Samuel Beckett’s favorite actress and appeared in his plays for over twenty years.  She tells Steve Paulson she never understood the plays but thinks Beckett’s a genius.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Doug Gordon profiles Cole’s notes, the Canadian inspiration for America’s CliffsNotes.

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