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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Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel explains how his experiences during the Holocaust shaped his beliefs.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 3
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Attempting to have a baby led Carole Chabries to appreciate the complexities of the human body.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 3
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John Warner says science shouldn't just solve questions. It should ask

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
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Listener Martha Leathe believes in telling kids the truth, even if it may be uncomfortable for her.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Mar 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
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Psychologist Barbara Held of Maine believes a little kvetching makes for a better outlook on life.

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


  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 3
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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma believes in embracing many cultures and finding something to love in each of them.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WTJU, KGUA, WEZU, WTJU and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 14
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In leaving the office at 5:00, Laurie Granieri lives her belief that there's more to life than work.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Mar 04, 2008
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 2
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The "Guinness Book of World Records" taught Julie Frerking to believe that anything is possible.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 2
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Looking back at Earth from space, astronaut Dan Tani is optimistic about the future of the planet.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 29, 2008
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 2
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Ohio listener Brigid Daull Brockway believes she should stick her nose into other people's business.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 29, 2008
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2