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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nic Pizzolatto tells Steve Paulson about the creative influences that inspired his show, "True Detective."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Who was the real Henry David Thoreau?  He wasn't exaclty an environmentalist, and "Walden" didn't simply describe his time living by the pond.  Jeffrey Cramer looks at the man behind the myth.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tour guides get paid more than surgeons in Cuba.  Why?  Tips from foreigners, especially Americans. Rosa Ricardo describes her life as a tour guide.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Manny Yarborough is 6'7" tall, weighs over 700 pounds, and  is a former amateur world champion sumo wrestler. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

John Stilgoe tells Jim Fleming that people would discover all sorts of new things if they would walk or ride a bicycle and leave the car at home.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mark Brend tells Anne Strainchamps about odd inventions like the Ondes Martenot and how composers have used them.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jim Cummings runs Earth Ear, an on-line catalogue of environmental sound-scapes.  He talks about the new field of acoustic ecology.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Chef Julie Sahni talks with Anne Strainchamps about Tandoori cooking which unites Kashmiris of all religions.

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