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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

By: Wisconsin Public Radio
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  • ”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.
    Copyright 2024 by Wisconsin Public Radio
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Episodes
  • Reframing the Portrait

    Reframing the Portrait
    May 4 2024

    Before family photos, or school pictures or Instagram, there were hand-drawn and painted portraits. Throughout the ages, portrait artists have captured expressions and personalities on canvas or paper, and those who view the picture interpret this “likeness” in their own way. We talk with a philosopher, a musician and a novelist about the role of portraits through history, and how we see ourselves —and others — through these deeply personal images.

    Original Air Date: September 23, 2023

    Guests:

    Peter Brathwaite, Maggie O'Farrell, Steven Nadler, Thijs Gerbrandy, Norbert Middelkoop
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    52 mins
  • Giving Up

    Giving Up
    Apr 27 2024

    We get the message before we’re out of training pants – when the going gets tough, look on the bright side, make lemonade out of lemons and just do it. We’re gonna consider the exact opposite – the wisdom of giving up and letting go. Because sometimes, the strongest and most courageous thing you can do is walk away.

    Original Air Date: April 27, 2024

    Interviews In This Hour:

    The power and boundary-breaking of fasting — How do we know when to call it quits? — Escaping the tyranny of certainty

    Guests:

    John Oakes, Adam Phillips, Maggie Jackson

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    52 mins
  • Deep Time: How Earth Keeps Time

    Deep Time: How Earth Keeps Time
    Apr 20 2024

    Are you ready to think in centuries instead of seconds? Eons instead of hours? It’s time to make thousand-year plans and appreciate how Earth keeps time.

    Original Air Date: August 19, 2023

    Interviews In This Hour:

    Shifting your mind to 'geologic' time — Discovering the wonders of ancient cave art — Making art inspired by the ancestors

    Guests:

    Marcia Bjornerud, Stephen Alvarez, Dustin Illetewahke Mater

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    52 mins
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