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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Kate Lebo is The Pie Poet.  She runs a pastry academy and writer's studio called The Pie School, She's published poetry about pies and a pie cookbook.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist Jonathan Lethem talks about the work of Philip K. Dick.  Dick is one of Lethem's literary heroes.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Is there a better way to think about money? Bernard Lietaer thinks so. One of the designers of the Euro, he’s now talking up the virtues of alternative currencies. In this EXTENDED interview, Lietaer and Jacqui Dunne tell us why complementary currencies are now flourishing around the world – and how they could help us dodge the next recession.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Wired columnist and tech writer Clive Thompson unpacks his optimistic take on computer technology -- it's making us, and our kids, smarter. 

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Musician and author Rae Spoon grew up as a girl. About ten years ago Rae came out as a transman. Then, a couple of years ago, they decided to retire... from gender.

You can also check out "Gender Failure" by Rae and Ivan E. Coyote.

 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jane Yolen likes to re-invent the stories about King Arthur.  In her version, it’s Guinevere who first pulls the sword from the stone!

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Did you hear about our sci-fi short fiction contest? If you want some inspiration, here's Junot Diaz on why he's a big sci-fi fan.

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Orhan Pamuk is Turkey’s most famous writer and a cultural ambassador for Turkey around the world.

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