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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mark Z. Danielewski has a reputation for pushing the envelope when it comes to writing novels. His debut novel, "House of Leaves," is full of multiple layers, strange typography, and footnotes within footnotes. And his new novel, "The Familiar," will consist of 27 volumes, two or three which will be published every year. Danielewski compares "The Familiar" to a TV series.

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Reporter Ann Hepperman examines the impact Starbucks has had on Flagstaff, Arizona.  It’s the homogenization of American culture vs. reliably good coffee!

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Chronic homelessness can seem like an intractable problem in America, but there's a new experiment going on across the country that's offering a bold new solution. The answer? Give people homes without any preconditions attached. It's called Housing First, and it's changing the way social workers think about homelesness.

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Alister McGrath, a historical theologian at Oxford, shares Dawkins' interest in science, but little else. He and Steve Paulson talk about the role of religious zealotry.

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Alan Doyle is the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea.  He stopped by our studios to talk about the ins and outs of his first solo album, "Boy on Bridge."

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Kevin Powers served as a machine gunner in Iraq in 2004 and 2005.   His novel “The Yellow Birds” was a finalist for the  National Book Award.

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Anne Fadiman talks about the delight she and her brother took as children with collecting (and killing) butterflies.

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Andrew Boyd is an activist and performance artist who calls himself “Brother Void.”  He tells Steve Paulson about his latest project.

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