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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Welcome to the wonderful, wild mind of Monty Python's Terry Gilliam, who went on to direct the acclaimed films "Brazil," "Time Bandits" and "12 Monkeys." In an interview that can only be described as "Gilliamesque," Doug Gordon talks to the comedy legend.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nobel Laureate psychologist Daniel Kahneman talks to Steve Paulson about the two basic systems that drive the way we think.  Kahneman is the author of "Thinking, Fast and Slow.'

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Diane Ravitch was a strong proponent of charter schools and the No Child Left Behind program. She now recognizes the political agenda behind all the recent school cuts and has changed her mind.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Karen Joy Fowler bookmarks "Dazzle of Day" by Molly Gloss.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Are humans hard-wired to forgive?  Psychologist Michael McCullough's research traces the evolutionary roots of forgiveness and revenge.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Historian David Blight tells Jim Fleming that popular memory of the Civil War all but obliterated the liberation of Black Americans.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin straddles avant-garde and mainstream film, and he’s obsessed with the lost masterpieces from cinema’s history. In this extended interview, Maddin tells Steve Paulson he’s haunted by the ghosts of early cinema.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Renowned religious historian Elaine Pagels says the Book of Revelation is the Bible's most controversial book and she explains its enduring appeal.

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