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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Brad Kessler was a writer in New York City. He's still a writer, but now he lives on 75 acres in Vermont with a small herd of goats.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Evelin Sullivan, author of “The Concise Book of Lying,” talks with Steve Paulson about lies of necessity, little white lies, and what sort of deception really makes people angry.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard recommends a chilling read:  "The Flame Alphabet" by Ben Marcus.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Edward Castronova talks to Jim Fleming about M.M.O.R.P.G.'s, "Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Social critic Camille Paglia explains what makes some of her favorite poems great, and we hear them read.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Some people believe there's a Mayan prophecy that the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012. What does the Mayan calendar really say? Mayanist David Stuart uncovers the real story.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Francesco Sbano tells Steve Paulson about the culture of Calabria in Southern Italy and the importance of respect and honor.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Diana Reiss directs the Dolphin Research Program at the National Aquarium in Baltimore and is a professor in the Psychology Department at Hunter College.  She writes about her findings on dolphin intelligence in the book “Dolphin in the Mirror.”

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