Shannon Henry Kleiber

Farewell from TTBOOK You listened on car trips and overnight flights, kitchens and living rooms. You shared our love of ideas, our search for wonder, our curiosity and our belief in the future. Now, after 35 years, it’s t...

Our bittersweet, heartfelt, idea-full goodbye show from To The Best of Our Knowledge. In my part of the final TTBOOK episode, we re-air a conversation I had with Alice Walker about "taking the arrow out of your heart" which feels so vital to how we live today. www.ttbook.org/show/farewel...

Cadence On Writing & Sound, By Shannon Henry Kleiber

I've started a newsletter, Cadence: On Writing & Sound. Today I wrote about translation and the search for the right words. I'll post about books, writing craft, journalism, audio and poetry. It's a way to stay in touch for readers and writers. I hope you'll subscribe.
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Every episode of "To the Best of Our Knowledge" to be archived with the American Archive of Public Broadcasting When ideas are shared, they can grow and take on a life of their own. And some ideas are timeless, they inspire conversation, innovation and communities for generations. For 35 […]

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Every episode (35 years) of “To the Best of Our Knowledge” archived for free, for everyone, forever. The “To the Best of Our Knowledge” Special Collection from the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, a collab between the Library of Congress and GBH. americanarchive.org/special_coll...

To The Best Of Our Knowledge Wisconsin Public Radio announced it will cease production on "To The Best Of Our Knowledge" and three other shows in early fall. Anne Strainchamps, front right, said she's proud of

Sad news. I'm so proud of the beautiful interviews, great ideas, controversial questions and complex emotions ⁦
@ttbook.bsky.social brought to the airwaves. Stay tuned as we sunset the show, launch a permanent archive, and we all move on to our next acts.
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On Pilgrimage with Dorothy Day Podcast Episode · To The Best Of Our Knowledge · 04/19/2025 · 52m

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On Pilgrimage with Dorothy Day Meet Dorothy Day — journalist, activist, mother and lay minister to the poor — who is being considered for sainthood. Shannon Henry Kleiber walks in her footsteps through New York City, looking for he...

"On Pilgrimage with Dorothy Day." What can we learn from someone who is complicated and flawed and might be a modern saint? With insights from @robertellsberg.bsky.social and @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social on @ttbook.bsky.social from @prx.org and WPR.
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Retreat from the Day-to-Day Life Podcast Episode · To The Best Of Our Knowledge · 01/18/2025 · 52m

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Retreat from the Day-to-Day Life Sometimes the world is just too much. Too much awful news, too many things to worry about, too much to do. When you know inside you need something deeper than a vacation—maybe it’s time for a retreat.

Maybe you need a retreat? I loved talking with Pico Iyer for this week's @ttbook.bsky.social show, "Retreat From the Day-to-Day Life" about how he works on his inner life through retreat. With stories about joy, death, Leonard Cohen and the Dalai Lama. www.ttbook.org/show/retreat...

Reframing the Portrait Before family photos, or school pictures or Instagram, there were hand-drawn and painted portraits. We consider how we see ourselves — and others — through these deeply personal images.

Before family photos, or school pictures or Instagram, there were hand-drawn and painted portraits. We talk with a philosopher, a musician and a novelist about the historical role of portraits and how we see ourselves —and others — through these deeply personal images. www.ttbook.org/show/reframi...

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SO thrilled for @ttbook.bsky.social To The Best of Our Knowledge to be back on Minnesota Public Radio! We're on 5pm Sundays right after ATC. TTBOOK from WPR on MPR! www.mprnews.org/schedule/sun...

Deep Time: Reclaim the Night The longest nights of the year are here. How many of us will see them? When light pollution is making it harder to experience natural darkness, learning how to reconnect with the planet’s ancient noct...

What if we embraced night? Winter Solstice on @ttbook.bsky.social

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50 Contemporary Poets on the Best Poems they Read in 2024 In the sea of endless year-end lists, poetry often seems to get sidelined, or forgotten—or maybe the critics and listmakers just aren’t reading enough poetry in the first place. Which made me…

Poems for the end of the year
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Plant Intelligence Have you ever wondered how plants find enough light and water? How they ward off attacks from predators? It turns out they’re a lot smarter than you realize. Plants can send out distress signals. They...

How trees talk to each other and other signs of plant intelligence on @ttbook.bsky.social

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Wisconsin native makes history for her role in 'Wicked' Marissa Bode, who was born and raised in Mazomanie, has been acting since she was 8. Now, she's making history for her role in "Wicked."

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Thanks to The American Scholar for publishing my essay ‘Verde,’ about learning Spanish in my 50s and to draw in my 60s and how it changed the way I see the world!

Let's Celebrate Crying We all feel better after a good cry. In fact, humans are the only animals who cry emotional tears. But what about people who don't cry? And have you ever wondered why a sad song or movie makes you cry...

Happy or sad or a complicated mix of both, it might be time for a good cry. www.ttbook.org/show/lets-ce...

Playing with Words We used to start the day with coffee. Now it’s coffee and Wordle. Or Spelling Bee. Or both, plus the crossword. We are in a golden age of word games – which is fun, and one way to get just a tiny bit ...

If you're looking for a mindful distraction, our latest episode is "Playing With Words." I loved talking with New Yorker crossword constructor Anna Shechtman about the feminist history of crosswords and what makes a word "puzzle-worthy." www.ttbook.org/show/playing...