To The Best Of Our Knowledge
Wisconsin Public Radio
”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a Peabody award-winning national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share.For more from the TTBOOK team, visit us at ttbook.org.
Episodes
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Aug 31, 2019 • 52min
What's Wrong With Work? [Rebroadcast]
It's not easy in America today to find work that matters, that’s meaningful, and that pays enough to live on. Which is the one thing we don’t talk about. What’s wrong with work — and how do we fix it?
Guests:
Alissa Quart, David Graeber, James Livingston, Niki Okuk, Studs Terkel
Aug 24, 2019 • 52min
Should You Delete Your Facebook Account? [Rebroadcast]
You're thinking about hitting “delete” on all of it — Facebook, Twitter. But is that the answer, or should we resolve to stick around and make things better?
Guests:
Jaron Lanier, Ethan Zuckerman, Whitney Phillips, DeRay Mckesson, Yuval Noah Harari
Aug 17, 2019 • 52min
Music On Your Mind
Millions of people are caring for someone with severe memory loss, trying to find ways to connect. One of the best ways anyone has found is music.
Guests:
Shannon Henry Kleiber, Oliver Sacks, Francine Toder, Anne Basting
Aug 10, 2019 • 52min
Why We Fight
What makes someone want to walk into a ring and hit someone? Choose to take a punch? Why men — and
women — fight. And why so many of us like to watch.
*Guests: *
Kate Sekules, Jonathan Gottschall, Ronda Rousey, Thomas Page McBee, Charles Monroe-Kane, Steve Paulson
Aug 3, 2019 • 52min
Is Anger Useful? [Rebroadcast]
We’ve been taught to ignore, stifle, or just get over anger for many years — but what if we embraced it?
Guests:
Rebecca Traister, Cristen Conger, Caroline Ervin, Richard Davidson, Alice Walker
Jul 27, 2019 • 52min
Finding Your Voice
Your voice is unique. It's how your friends and family know you. But how comfortable are you with your voice? And how freely do you use it?
Guests:
David Thorpe, Keith Powell, Susan Stamberg, Ann Friedman, Veronica Rueckert, Bernie Krause
Jul 20, 2019 • 52min
Writing Truth and Lies [Rebroadcast]
It's a long walk from the truth to the whole truth. A biographer, a poet, a memoirist and a filmmaker describe the moral struggle and personal cost involved.
Guests:
Caroline Fraser, Terese Marie Mailhot, Karl Ove Knausgård, Errol Morris
Jul 13, 2019 • 52min
Difficult Summer Reading
Summer reading lists are full of so-called "beach books." But if you’ve got enough time to lounge by a pool or swing in a hammock, why not tackle something more substantial?
Guests:
Colleen Leahy, Makini Allwood, Jorge Luis Borges, Orhan Pamuk, Maryanne Wolf, Codex Seraphinianus, Emily Parker, Junot Diaz, Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, Charles Miers
Jul 6, 2019 • 52min
Religion Without Doctrine [Rebroadcast]
What's the essence of religion? God? Scripture? Moral codes? Or is it really about something more unexplainable — primal spiritual experiences?
Guests:
Elizabeth Krohn, Jeff Kripal, Elaine Pagels, Jericho Brown
Jun 29, 2019 • 52min
Pick Your Poison [Rebroadcast]
Covert spies painting nerve agents on doorknobs? It's not the only way to poison someone. We hear stories of radioactive paint, formaldehyde-spiked baby formula, and a beautiful garden full of plants that could kill you.
Guests:
Deborah Blum, Kathryn Harkup, Amy Stewart, Kate Moore
