Hi friends, it's Anne, and this is the final episode of To the Best of Our Knowledge. A 35-year

radio journey ends today. You know, when we started out, it seemed completely improbable that a quirky

show about ideas produced in a small state shape like a mitten would ever attract much of an audience.

And that it did says less about us and more about you.

You told us that you wanted a weekend refuge from screaming headlines and toxic narratives,

that you wanted to hear hour-long episodes about silence or forgiveness or the nature of time or the meaning of hope.

So today is our chance to tell you how much we have loved our weekends with you, how much we've learned, and what we hope lives on.

Welcome to our farewell show.

From WPR.

It's to the best of our knowledge.

I'm Anne Strain Champs, and this is the last time I'll say that, because this is our final episode.

Radio for me has always been an act of faith. When I sit down to record a show,

it's just me, alone in a room with a microphone. I have to imagine that you're there too. I have to

hope that the show we made for you this week is something you'll want to hear, that it'll matter

as much to you as it does to us. In the weeks since we announced the end of the show, we've been

inundated with stories from the other side of the radio, from you. You've written about

listening to our voices late at night, waking up to the sound of our theme music

on Sunday mornings. Some of you grew up listening to us. Some of you, like us, grew old.

Hi, Ann and team. I'm incredibly grateful that I found you. I'm Jessica, a lifelong public radio listener.

I'm back frozen.

I'm going from Pittsburgh.

Hello, my name's Clea.

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