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The best of The Best of Our Knowledge: 2024

The best of The Best of Our Knowledge: 2024

This week, we’ll celebrate the best of The Best of Our Knowledge in 2024. We’ll visit a former pig barn that is serving as a temporary home to the largest collection of popular music in the world. We’ll spend time at the intersection of music and evolutionary theory....

Elysia Berman on her “no-buy” year

Elysia Berman on her “no-buy” year

A lot of Americans’ resolutions for the new year revolve around money, but could you hold off shopping for a full year? On this week’s 51%, we explore the concept of a “no-buy year” with Elysia Berman, a Brooklyn-based content creator tracking her journey away from...

The Book Show | Percival Everett – James (encore airing)

“James,” by Percival Everett, is a reimagining of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” told from the point of view of enslaved person, Jim. While many narrative set pieces of “Huckleberry Finn” remain in place, Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are...