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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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says he built his company on a belief that computers can change the world.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
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William F. Buckley, Jr. finds it easier to believe in a divine creator than in the vagaries of nature.

Bought by Maine Public Radio and Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 2
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Sarah Adams shares four reasons why she believes it?s good to be cool to the pizza delivery dude.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUT, WEKU, and KNAU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Cecilia Munoz believes outrage has been an effective fuel for her activism on behalf of immigrants.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:42
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Frederic Reamer tests his belief in justice every time he goes to work for his state parole board.

Bought by WMPG and KWCW


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 2
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A life?s journey through spirituality and sexuality helped NPR listener Greg Chapman accept himself.

Bought by KERA


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson believes he owes his life and career to his mother.

Bought by Radio Catskill, WJAB, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 3
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Acclaimed oral historian Studs Terkel believes when it comes to action, there is strength in numbers.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 7
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A belief in honor, faith and service has guided John McCain throughout his public and private life.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and KBYI


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 2
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A college anatomy class taught Kathy Dahlen that the human experience is more than blood and bone.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:51