http://ttbook.org/book/our-mind-producer-picks/feed To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. en Copyright 2011 by Wisconsin Public Radio Webmaster@wpr.org (Webmaster) Sat, 2 Jun 2012 03:59:16 -0500 http://wpr.org/podcasts/images/ttbook_300x300.jpg http://ttbook.org Copyright 2011 by Wisconsin Public Radioknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindsSociety & Culturewebmaster@wpr.orgWisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Public Radionoknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindsTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. It wasn't 20 years ago today, it was 45... since the Beatles released "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," that is. And have we got a celebratory collection for you!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/7AivtV62GH4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/7AivtV62GH4/tbk080803b2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk080803b2.mp3 Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noIt wasn't 20 years ago today, it was 45... since the Beatles released "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," that is. And have we got a celebratory collection for you!Wisconsin Public RadioIt wasn't 20 years ago today, it was 45... since the Beatles released "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," that is. And have we got a celebratory collection for you!knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk080803b2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk080803b2.mp3 More than 50 years after its original publication, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" has been turned into a film. It premiered at Cannes this month and should be coming to a theatre near you in the fall. Listen in as a Beat historians talk about the woman behind the Beat classic.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/q9KybuWrdcM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/q9KybuWrdcM/tbk120527b4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120527b4.mp3 Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noMore than 50 years after its original publication, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" has been turned into a film. It premiered at Cannes this month and should be coming to a theatre near you in the fall. Listen in as a Beat historians talk about the woman behiWisconsin Public RadioMore than 50 years after its original publication, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" has been turned into a film. It premiered at Cannes this month and should be coming to a theatre near you in the fall. Listen in as a Beat historians talk about the woman behind the Beat classic.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120527b4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120527b4.mp3 It's Anne's birthday, and we're celebrating her with this collection of interviews she's particularly fond of. Enjoy!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/XRYgs-gH4GQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/XRYgs-gH4GQ/tbk090823b1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk090823b1.mp3 Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noIt's Anne's birthday, and we're celebrating her with this collection of interviews she's particularly fond of. Enjoy!Wisconsin Public RadioIt's Anne's birthday, and we're celebrating her with this collection of interviews she's particularly fond of. Enjoy!knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk090823b1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk090823b1.mp3 "Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh", a new volume of Susan Sontag’s journals has just been published. Want to learn more about the celebrated novelist and critics, listen here!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/X2cgY4cQgFM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/X2cgY4cQgFM/tbk030323b1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk030323b1.mp3 Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)no"Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh", a new volume of Susan Sontag’s journals has just been published. Want to learn more about the celebrated novelist and critics, listen here!Wisconsin Public Radio"Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh", a new volume of Susan Sontag’s journals has just been published. Want to learn more about the celebrated novelist and critics, listen here!knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk030323b1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk030323b1.mp3 It's about more than beer and burgers; Memorial Day's about remembrance. Join us in this Drew Gilpin Faust interview about the Civil War.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/RHU-IEsNYYw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/RHU-IEsNYYw/tbk090208a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk090208a4.mp3 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noIt's about more than beer and burgers; Memorial Day's about remembrance. Join us in this Drew Gilpin Faust interview about the Civil War.Wisconsin Public RadioIt's about more than beer and burgers; Memorial Day's about remembrance. Join us in this Drew Gilpin Faust interview about the Civil War.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk090208a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk090208a4.mp3 “The Chekhov of the suburbs” would have been 100 today. We salute John Cheever's literary legacy with these conversations with his son and his biographer.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/kOQ8-NmNzWw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/kOQ8-NmNzWw/tbk020331b4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk020331b4.mp3 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)no“The Chekhov of the suburbs” would have been 100 today. We salute John Cheever's literary legacy with these conversations with his son and his biographer.Wisconsin Public Radio“The Chekhov of the suburbs” would have been 100 today. We salute John Cheever's literary legacy with these conversations with his son and his biographer.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk020331b4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk020331b4.mp3 Jack Abramoff. He's repented. Asked for forgiveness. Is now out of prison and seeking atonement. In this UNCUT interview he tells Anne Strainchamps what lead to this change.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/07adV-Cf-d4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/07adV-Cf-d4/tbkabramoff.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkabramoff.mp3 Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noJack Abramoff. He's repented. Asked for forgiveness. Is now out of prison and seeking atonement. In this UNCUT interview he tells Anne Strainchamps what lead to this change.Wisconsin Public RadioJack Abramoff. He's repented. Asked for forgiveness. Is now out of prison and seeking atonement. In this UNCUT interview he tells Anne Strainchamps what lead to this change.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkabramoff.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkabramoff.mp3 The Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, hit his 714th (and final) home run on May 25th, 1935 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. So here’s a grand slam of interviews from the TTBOOK baseball archives.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/hMXjinK7orw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/hMXjinK7orw/tbk011230a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk011230a4.mp3 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noThe Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, hit his 714th (and final) home run on May 25th, 1935 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. So here’s a grand slam of interviews from the TTBOOK baseball archives.Wisconsin Public RadioThe Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, hit his 714th (and final) home run on May 25th, 1935 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. So here’s a grand slam of interviews from the TTBOOK baseball archives.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk011230a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk011230a4.mp3 Alison Bechdel calls her graphic memoir a comic drama. The New York Times Book Review calls it as “satisfying as the finest prose memoirs.” Here’s Steve Paulson’s NEW and UNCUT interview with Bechdel.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/M99S9KimoYc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/M99S9KimoYc/tbkbechdel.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkbechdel.mp3 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAlison Bechdel calls her graphic memoir a comic drama. The New York Times Book Review calls it as “satisfying as the finest prose memoirs.” Here’s Steve Paulson’s NEW and UNCUT interview with Bechdel.Wisconsin Public RadioAlison Bechdel calls her graphic memoir a comic drama. The New York Times Book Review calls it as “satisfying as the finest prose memoirs.” Here’s Steve Paulson’s NEW and UNCUT interview with Bechdel.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkbechdel.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkbechdel.mp3 D'oh! To get you through hump day, we're showcasing a little fun from TTBOOK's Animation Archives.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~4/fKmWx2sDqsk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-OnOurMinds/~3/fKmWx2sDqsk/tbk020707b1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk020707b1.mp3 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noD'oh! To get you through hump day, we're showcasing a little fun from TTBOOK's Animation Archives.Wisconsin Public RadioD'oh! To get you through hump day, we're showcasing a little fun from TTBOOK's Animation Archives.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,mindshttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk020707b1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk020707b1.mp3 Wisconsin Public Radiononadult