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December 24, 2021 00:27:38
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#1631: Some of our favorite stories of the year | The Best Of Our Knowledge

Every year around this time we look back at some of our favorite stories of the year. There were an awful lot to choose...

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December 17, 2021 00:27:40
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#1630: Telling stories - a university Griot project | The Best Of Our Knowledge

The MyStory Griot Project at the University of West Florida draws from the oral and written practices of sharing stories. A griot is a...

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December 13, 2021 00:30:00
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#1629: The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia | The Best of Our Knowledge

If you make a list of the most important names in American culture in the latter half of the 20th Century, Stephen Sondheim has...

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December 03, 2021 00:27:36
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#1628: Training and tapping a forgotten labor force | The Best Of Our Knowledge

You see the signs everywhere. Now hiring, help wanted, sign-on bonus…it looks like everyone is trying to hire new employees. Except, of course, if...

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November 26, 2021 00:27:35
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#1627: What's the good word? | The Best Of Our Knowledge

Back in February, NASA successfully landed the Perseverance rover on Mars. The pictures it transmitted back to Earth of the red planet were spectacular,...

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November 20, 2021 00:27:34
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#1626: "The Atlas of a Changing Climate" | The Best of Our Knowledge

The world is a pretty big place and it’s the size of the planet that can sometimes make climate change a difficult concept for...

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