This I Believe

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  • Location: Louisville, KY

This I Believe is a national media project that invites people from all walks of life to write and speak aloud brief essays describing the core values that guide their lives. The series creates a unique space in the media today: a space for truth without accusation, patriotism without political spin, and faith beyond religious dogma.

This I Believe is independently produced by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman with John Gregory and Viki Merrick for This I Believe, Inc. and Atlantic Public Media.

Series

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18 Pieces

Archives of the original This I Believe series, hosted by Edward R. Murrow.

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201 Pieces

A national media project that invites people from all walks of life to write and speak aloud brief essays describing the core values that guide their lives.


Pieces

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Craigslist founder Craig Newmark believes people are trustworthy and usually abide by the Golden Rule.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, Remix Radio, and KJZZ


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 4
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Massachusetts listener Christine Cleary believes memory is more an exercise of the heart than a function of the mind.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
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Choreographer Judith Jamison believes being "good" includes being open, honest and true to oneself.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Mar 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 3
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Native American poet tells of her belief in the Sun and our sacred connection to it.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUER, WORT and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 16
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Engineer Bill Nunan believes he needs God and science to understand the universe and our place in it.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WXLV-FM, and KJZZ


  • Added: Mar 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 4
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Listener Amy Lyles Wilson believes it takes guts to keep going, especially when you're newly widowed.

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 12

  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 15
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Yinong Young-Xu believes he must guard against exercising the brutality he learned as a child in China.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2007
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 4
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Rock musician Wayne Coyne believes happiness isn't coincidence, but something we make within ourselves.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WBHM, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 4