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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mikael Niemi is the author of the best selling book in Swedish history. "Popular Music from Vittula" is a poignant coming of age story and its author talks with Steve Paulson.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ken Croswell’s new book is called “Magnificent Mars.”  It’s a picture book of the Red Planet, so he’s all excited about the new NASA Mars Rovers.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We meet the Surfing Rabbi. Nachum Shifren tells Anne Strainchamps about the connection between surfing and mysticism.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Lisa Chamberlain is a Gen-X journalist and author.  She feels the economy has been an enormous influence on Generation X, turning them into innovators and free-thinkers who operate outside the status quo. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jane Scott, recently retired as the rock critic of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, talks about meeting Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney, and not meeting Elvis.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Harrison travels to some of the most remote places in the world, documenting endangered languages.  He tells us about the language warriors:  the last speakers of ancestral languages.  Many of them are trying to preserve and revive their native tongues.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Rahna Reiko Rizzuto was unclear how to elicit the stories of Hiroshima survivors. And then September 11th happened.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nicholas Basbanes tells Steve Paulson that people destroy books to annihilate the culture of their enemies and remembers some of the heroes who fought to save books from the Nazis and in Bosnia.

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