Sometimes, we take our body for granted. But even the everyday things it can do – keep our heart beating, fight off illness – are pretty extraordinary. Do you know what your body can do?

We explore a kidney transplant, a chronic illness and a common fever, and find the mystery and the familiar in the anatomy of ourselves.

Guests:

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/josh-mezrich" target="_blank">Josh Mezrich</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/missy-makinia" target="_blank">Missy Makinia</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/porochista-khakpour" target="_blank">Porochista Khakpour</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/gavin-francis" target="_blank">Gavin Francis</a>

Sometimes, we take our body for granted. But even the everyday things it can do – keep our heart beating, fight off illness – are pretty extraordinary. Do you know what your body can do? We explore a kidney transplant, a chronic illness and a common fever, and find the mystery and the familiar in the anatomy of ourselves. Guests: Josh Mezrich, Missy Makinia, Porochista Khakpour, Gavin Francis

Sometimes, we take our body for granted. But even the everyday things it can do – keep our heart beating, fight off illness – are pretty extraordinary. Do you know what your body can do?

We explore a kidney transplant, a chronic illness and a common fever, and find the mystery and the familiar in the anatomy of ourselves.

Guests:

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/josh-mezrich" rel="noopener noreferrer">Josh Mezrich</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/missy-makinia" rel="noopener noreferrer">Missy Makinia</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/porochista-khakpour" rel="noopener noreferrer">Porochista Khakpour</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/gavin-francis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gavin Francis</a>

Your Miraculous And Mysterious Body

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”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a Peabody award-winning national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share. For more from the TTBOOK team, visit us at ttbook.org.

”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/to-the-best-of-our-knowledge" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peabody award-winning</a>&nbsp;national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share.

For more from the TTBOOK team, visit us at <a href="https://ttbook.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">ttbook.org.</a>

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