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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

George Packer is a staff writer for the New Yorker and author of “The Assassins’ Gate.” He’s just back from his fifth trip to Iraq...

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Geraldine Hughes wrote and stars in the one-woman play “Belfast Blues.” It’s based on her childhood in Troubles-plagued Belfast.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Before he was a crooner, BIng Crosby was totally hip and outsold Sinatra. But he couldn't make the jump to rock and roll.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Herman Gollob is the author of “Me and Shakespeare: Adventures with the Bard.”  He talks about how he became addicted to Shakespeare’s plays in his later life and why he teaches them to senior citizens.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

From his home in Mexico City, Guillermo Arriaga tells Steve Paulson where the story idea for “21 Grams” came from, and why it was so interesting to have a religious man direct a film written by an atheist that deals with topics like the meaning of life and the afterlife.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Silence is disappearing in our world. This one of the world's leading audio ecologists brought lots of interesting sonic examples for us to hear.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

George Dyson grew up in the backyard of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, where some of the most brilliant engineers and mathematicians in the world (including his parents) were building one of the first computers.  His new book, "Turing's Cathedral", is the story of their quest to build a working computer.

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Jim Fleming talks with Harvey Pekar about "American Splendor" and his friendship with Robert Crumb.

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