Shannon Henry Kleiber
@shkleiber.bsky.social
Writer, author and journalist, former Washington Post staffer and columnist, radio producer and interviewer at national public radio show To the Best of Our Knowledge at WPR from PRX.
Cadence: On Writing & Sound https://cadence.ghost.io/
Cadence: On Writing & Sound https://cadence.ghost.io/
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...
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...
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September 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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...
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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Cadence
On Writing & Sound, By Shannon Henry Kleiber
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September 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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.
cadence.ghost.io
cadence.ghost.io
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
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August 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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...
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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@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.
captimes.com/to-the-best-...
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
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June 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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.
captimes.com/to-the-best-...
@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.
captimes.com/to-the-best-...
"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.
www.ttbook.org/show/pilgrim...
www.ttbook.org/show/pilgrim...
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...
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April 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"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.
www.ttbook.org/show/pilgrim...
www.ttbook.org/show/pilgrim...
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...
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.
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January 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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...
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...
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.
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December 29, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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...
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...
MPR News
Minnesota's Online Source for News That Matters
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December 23, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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...
Poems for the end of the year
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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…
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December 19, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Poems for the end of the year
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lithub.com/49-contempor...
How trees talk to each other and other signs of plant intelligence on @ttbook.bsky.social
www.ttbook.org/show/plant-i...
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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...
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December 8, 2024 at 5:31 PM
How trees talk to each other and other signs of plant intelligence on @ttbook.bsky.social
www.ttbook.org/show/plant-i...
www.ttbook.org/show/plant-i...
Reposted by Shannon Henry Kleiber
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!
November 22, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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!
Happy or sad or a complicated mix of both, it might be time for a good cry. www.ttbook.org/show/lets-ce...
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...
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November 20, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Happy or sad or a complicated mix of both, it might be time for a good cry. www.ttbook.org/show/lets-ce...
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...
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 ...
www.ttbook.org
November 12, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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...