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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Frank Schaeffer grew up in a Swiss Evangelical commune, the son of a fundamentalist theologian. He and his father helped found the Religious Right and were part of its power structure for many years, Then Schaeffer recanted. Today he's a liberal democrat who describes himself as "an atheist who believes in God."  He outlines his disenchantment with Evangelical politics.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Biologist Steven Austad is so confident human beings will soon live to be 150 years old that he’s bet on it with a colleague: Jay Olshansky, who says we’re already living way past our expiration date!

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Award-winning author Salman Rushdie talks to Steve Paulson about his new novel, "The Enchantress of Florence".

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sergeant First Class Toby Nunn served two tours of duty in Iraq. He now works for the nonprofit organization Soldiers' Angels, which supports veterans and deployed military personnel and their families.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Susan Friedman tells Anne Strainchamps about her friendship, initiated and maintained via e-mail over the internet, with a young woman scholar in Iraq.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jazz singer Kurt Elling inspires with his passion for music and the mysterious.  Jim Fleming looks back at this illuminating interview with jazz singer Kurt Elling.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Candacy Taylor talks about her book, "Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Neuroscientist Sebastian Seung takes us inside the "connectome":  the audacious project to create a detailed map of the human brain. 

You can also listen to the EXTENDED interview, and read the extended transcript.

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