This I Believe

Series produced by This I Believe

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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.

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.


201 Pieces

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It takes tremendous work but Melinda Shoaf believes organizing family celebrations is worth the effort.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
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Sacramento listener Becky Herz finds comfort in believing her husband will call her from Iraq every day.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and KGLT


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 4
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Jazz bassist Christian McBride believes being cool leads to a longer, happier and more productive life.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and WEKU


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 4
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Activist and union organizer Wade Rathke believes listening is a useful and important skill in life.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and WUKY


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 4
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In this fundraising spot, This I Believe host Jay Allison introduces listeners to Mary Cook of Gustavus, Alaska.

Bought by Radio Newark, WEZU, North State Public Radio, Remix Radio, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 12
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In this fundraising spot, This I Believe host Jay Allison introduces listeners to magician Penn Jillette.

Bought by WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, WNCU, KJZZ, KERA and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 8
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In this fundraising spot, This I Believe host Jay Allison introduces listeners to New York City Finance Commissioner Martha Stark, the city's tax c...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WEZU, KJZZ, KERA, Colorado Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 6
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In this fundraising spot, This I Believe host Jay Allison introduces listeners to Eboo Patel, who heads an interfaith youth group in Chicago.

Bought by WEZU, New England Public Media, KJZZ, WGUC/ WVXU, Colorado Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Nurse practitioner Cortney Davis believes embracing grief honors the beauty and fragility of life.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 22, 2007
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 4
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Trying to understand her daughter's addiction gave Ann Karasinski a belief that helps her cope with it.

Bought by WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 22, 2007
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 5
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Lena Winkler believes a simple tradition keeps her and her children grounded during difficult times.

Bought by WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
  • 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
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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

  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 15

  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 12
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Listener Amy Lyles Wilson believes it takes guts to keep going, especially when you're newly widowed.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WEKU, and KJZZ


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