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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NPR listener Jamaica Ritcher finds belief in explaining to her daughter the death of a family pet.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 3
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Even with a business degree, KXJZ listener Cynthia Sommer still believes in trusting her intuition.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
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New York City Finance Commissioner Martha Stark believes numbers shape our lives more than we realize.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 3
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Musician Loudon Wainwright III believes the joy in writing a song comes from the mystery of its creation.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 3
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Even at 13, Ying Ying Yu believes she has a duty to her parents, her ancestors and her homeland.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KJZZ, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 5
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Jason Sheehan believes barbecue unites us, comforts us and is the only thing he can?t get enough of.

Bought by WEZU, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 4
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30-second version of piano theme

Bought by WEZU, WKYU, KJZZ, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 04, 2006
  • Length: :38
  • Purchases: 4
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Alfred Landon speaks about democracy and humanity

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 2
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Brooklyn Dogers sportscaster Red Barber speaks on spirituality.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KFAI Minneapolis, and WKYU


  • Added: Jun 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 3
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Novelist Aldous Huxley talks about self-knowledge and the power of change.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KFAI Minneapolis, WKYU, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 4