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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steven MacDonald plays bass. He recorded himself playing along with the band White Stripes’ latest CD.  Then he made the altered music available on the internet.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

William Tsutsui tells Anne Strainchamps about the original Godzilla and why he became a cultural icon in Japan.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Terri Jentz is the author of "Strange Piece of Paradise: A Return to the American West to Investigate My Attempted Murder - and Solve the Riddle of Myself," talks with Anne Strainchamps.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

First Amendment lawyer Ron Collins talks with Steve Paulson about the renegade comedian and junkie Lenny Bruce who was repeatedly arrested for obscenity.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a biologist, a writer, and a member of the Potawatomi nation.  In her essay collection, "Braiding Sweetgrass," she weaves scientific knowledge and indigenous wisdom into a deeper understanding of the nature of plant life.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

"I can't remember a time when I wasn't drawing," says Molly Crabapple. "I can't not draw. It's how I relate to the world." And Crabapple's art - her drawings, paintings and posters - have ignited various political causes, from the Occupy Movement to protests against the treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo. She tells Anne Strainchamps how art can be a political tool. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ward Cunningham invented the wiki in 1995. Can the wiki way save the internet?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

“How To Lose Friends and Alienate People” is the title of Toby Young’s memoir of his experience working for “Vanity Fair” magazine. The book was so successful, Young turned it into a play. 

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