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This I Believe - Eve Birch
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Tired of chasing personal prosperity, Eve Birch now believes in an American dream of shared success.

Bought by WEZU, KHSU, KVNF, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 8
This I Believe - Muhammad Ali
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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To be the “Greatest of All Time,” boxing legend Muhammad Ali says you have to believe in yourself.

Bought by WEZU, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 10
A Weather Report From Maine
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
In Maine it is either too hot or too cold to put on or take off storm windows.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
Seating Mr. Pacino
From: Eric Winick
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It's his second week on the job as house manager at a major American regional theater, and an icon of the modern cinema is paying a visit.

Bought by KMUZ, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 07:21
  • Purchases: 3
Gay Marriage Legalized in Maine
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
There are people who are distressed at the thought of gay marriage.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 02:41
Loss + Found
From: The Ladies Village Improvement Society
Caption: The Masonic Temple, pre refab
The LVIS girls return to you this week (after a brief thesis-induced hiatus) with the Loss and Found episode.

  • Added: May 10, 2009
  • Length: 35:20
This I Believe - Matt Harding
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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By dancing around the world, Internet video star Matt Harding believes he’s helping to unite people.

Bought by WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 6
This I Believe - Van Jones
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Environmental activist and White House advisor Van Jones believes in making his late father proud.

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


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 4
Cannibal Theme Park
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Fredy and his wall of postcards
Met any cannibals lately? Producer Carla Seidl has, and tells the tale in this engaging sound-rich documentary/personal narrative related to her an...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Macklin Levine
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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She's only 12, but Macklin Levine is already old enough to appreciate—and believe in—The Beatles.

Bought by WEZU, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 8
Mother Chants
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
Caption: Navigating Life with Science and Soul
Songs celebrating mothers and family

  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:45
Two Moons
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
Caption: Navigating Life with Science and Soul
Easter/Passover/Wesak: Freedom

  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:53
This I Believe - Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton believe in forgiveness, but from different perspectives.

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


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Russel Honoré
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré believes hard work can build character and promote freedom.

Bought by KPIK-LP, WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 6
This I Believe - Sheri White
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Even though we tend to focus on our differences, Sheri White believes there is much that unites us.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, and WEZU


  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 5
This I Believe - Chameli Waiba
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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From her village in Nepal, Chameli Waiba believes letters and words have the power to changes lives.

Bought by WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM and more


  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 6
David Bouchier Essay: Deep French
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
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David continues his linguistic and cultural education in France.

  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:41
Greg the Gopher Guy
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Trappers tools, Credit: Muriel Murch
Farmers and gardeners alike are beset by gophers. There may be more than one way to skin a cat but for gophers, Greg is the guy.

  • Added: May 02, 2009
  • Length: 10:06
Godlisten (12 Year old Tanzanite Miner)
From: World Vision Report
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The town of Mererani in northern Tanzania is the only place in the world where tanzanite is found. This deep blue gemstone is said to be a thousan...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2009
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 1
Loons
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Hear the haunting voices of the loon on a summer day with host Richard Nelson

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, KMXT, WMNF and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 6
Aha Moment: Underground Railroad
From: Zak Rosen
Caption: First Congregational Church of Detroit, Credit: http://www.the-ugrr.org/
Therese Peterson started volunteering as an actor in the the Underground Railroad Reenactment tour in late 2005. She says that if she wasn't given...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KZYX, 90.5 WSNC, KVNF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2009
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 15
Getting Malaria
From: World Vision Report
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April 25th is World Malaria Day. What’s it like to come down with malaria? Reporter Will Everett call tell you. He came down with a case of mala...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2009
  • Length: 02:33
Hospital in Somaliland
From: World Vision Report
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It’s off the coast of Somalia where pirates are seizing ships carrying oil and food aid. Somalia is considered by many a failed state – volatile a...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 24, 2009
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Father Time & the Tree of Life
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
Caption: Navigating Life with Science and Soul
Looking at time and human evolution

  • Added: Apr 22, 2009
  • Length: 05:23
Racket Zapper
From: World Vision Report
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In Bangkok, Thailand, the warmer weather and lots of water provide a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. But Global Post correspondent Patrick...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2009
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1

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