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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Christian Wiman is a poet and editor of Poetry Magazine. His latest book of poems, Every Riven Thing, is a celebration of life and an exploration of mortality.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Anthony Shadid won two Pulitzer Prizes for his coverage of the war in Iraq.  He knows the violence of war. As he told Steve Paulson, he also knows, that when the war ends, unintended consequences follow.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

John Cheever wrote hundreds of short stories and kept an extensive private journal, fabricated his accent and was primarily gay despite siring three children and remaining in a long marriage. We hear about his life from Blake Bailey, who wrote a biography on the great author.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Elegy for a Dead World is a new video game developed by Dejobaan Games, and it's based on some very old-school romantic poets: Shelley, Keats, and Byron. Game designer Ichiro Lambe described the inspiration and execution of a game where players write the story as the game unfolds.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Science researcher and author Clifford Pickover tells Steve Paulson that God may exist on the fringes of human perception.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Azadeh Moaveni talks about growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Erin Clune is a reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio and a blogger.  She visits the hives of  urban beekeeper Bob Falk from Madison, Wisconsin.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Philosopher Samuel Scheffler bookmarks "The Children of Men" by P.D. James.

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