To the Best of Our Knowledge Podcast
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Each week, To the Best of Our Knowledge brings you two hours of in-depth interviews with nationally and internationally-known guests whose passion for new ideas will challenge and engage. Hosted by Jim Fleming, this interview magazine is thoughtful and penetrating, and features fascinating topics and guests.
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TTBOOK: Channeling Creativity
Sat, Nov 21, 2009
Cartoonist Lynda Barry believes that everyone is an artist and has stories to tell. James Othmer describes life in that center of American creativity, the advertising agency. Pattie Boyd was the woman who inspired three of the most famous rock songs of all time. Geoffrey Colvin says great performance is within the grasp of anyone who's willing to put in the right kind of practice.
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TTBOOK: Boots on the Ground: Stories from the War in Iraq, Coming Home
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Jim Sheeler wrote about Marine Casualty Notification Officer Major Steve Beck, the last person a Marine's family wants to see at their door. John McCary reads an e-mail he sent his family in 2004 about the brutal nature of the insurgency. Kyle Haussmann-Stokes struggled alone with his PTSD, but eventually got help and made a film about his experience. Brigadier General Loree Sutton is the military's top-ranking psychiatrist and Director of the Pentagon's Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. Colby Buzzell is a blogger and writer who has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and struggles with addiction.
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TTBOOK: Money, Debt & Unbridled Capitalism
Sat, Nov 14, 2009
Liaquat Ahamed draws parallels between the recent financial meltdown and the events that led up to the Great Depression. Woody Tasch touts the benefits of supporting locally produced agriculture and "green" companies. Margaret Atwood says it's a mistake to think about debt as simply a matter of money. Anne Heller's biography of Ayn Rand discusses the power of capitalism, and her appeal for young people.
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TTBOOK: Boots on the Ground: Stories from the War in Iraq, Covering the War
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
Mike Hoyt is Executive Editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, and he encouraged his staff to question embedded reporters about the embed system and the war. Brian Palmer was embedded with the First Battalion/Second Marines and made a documentary film about the experience. Philip Gourevitch has written a book that examines what really happened at Abu Ghraib. Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez served as Commander of Coalition Forces in Iraq from June 2003 to June 2004, during which period the scandal at Abu Ghraib took place. Deborah Scranton describes how she persuaded the military to give her permission to make a film, what it was like working with the soldiers, and how they're reacted to the finished product.
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TTBOOK: Coming of Age Through Music
Sat, Nov 07, 2009
Lavinia Greenlaw explains how music helped her as she grew up. Ralph Stanley talks about his family, his music and his concern with death. Nick Hornby reveals his knowledge of obsessive music fan-dom in his new book, "Juliet, Naked." Geraint Watkins is a rock and roll pianist and accordionist who's doing his best work as he nears sixty.
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