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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The talk of the New York International Auto Show is the Transition... a car that can fly! Or, more accurately, as the inventor told Jim Fleming... a plane that can drive!

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

University of Tennessee Associate Professor Amy Elias identifies the three types of postmodernism for Jim Fleming.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Alexander Stille tells Steve Paulson how poetry became a  political weapon in Somalia’s revolution.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Information overload seems to be the quintessential 21st century problem.  Actually, people have worried about this for centuries, going back to the ancient Romans.  Ann Blair provides a short history of information-gathering.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We hear an excerpt from David Isay’s documentary about the traditional gospel quartets of Jefferson County, Alabama.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In 2011, as Hurricane Irene made landfall in New York City, poet Edward Hirsch learned that his 22-year old son Gabriel had died from a bad drug reaction and subsequent seizure. Later, Hirsch composed “Gabriel,” a book-length elegy poem about his relationship with his son, and his loss.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Alan Berliner is a chronic insomniac who goes for days without sleeping.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Andreas Viestad tells Jim Fleming some of his adventures shooting the “New Scandinavian Cooking” series that aired last year on PBS.

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