Writing Truth and Lies




To The Best Of Our Knowledge show

Summary: We all tell stories about our lives: funny stories, happy stories, sad stories. But are they true stories? In an age of “alternative facts” and “fake news,” we’re all thinking harder about why truth matters – not just in politics, but in our personal lives. A biographer, a poet, a memoirist and a filmmaker describe the moral struggle and personal cost involved in telling not just the truth, but the whole truth. *Guests: *<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/caroline-fraser" target="_blank">Caroline Fraser</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/terese-marie-mailhot" target="_blank">Terese Marie Mailhot</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/karl-ove-knausgaard-0" target="_blank">Karl Ove Knausgaard</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/errol-morris" target="_blank">Errol Morris</a>