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Smell of Onions Frying
From: Susan Barrett Price
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Evoke winter days coming home from high school... pull of family... pull of the world

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 18, 2008
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 1
Maxwell Street by Adam Gottlieb
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His fourth year in the competition, Adam says this piece is a poem for his Grandma - it's a beautiful reflection on a Chicago landmark. Adam Gottl...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:13
Coming home to The Waving Man
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Coming home from A. Broad past The Waving Man.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 07:48
This I Believe - Martha Leathe
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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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
This I Believe - Laurie Granieri
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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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
This I Believe - Dan Tani
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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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
This I Believe - Susan Cooke Kittredge
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Vermont minister Susan Kittredge believes we make torn or broken things stronger by mending them.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Arar Han
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Arar Han believes in going home for the holidays -- regardless of where the journey might take her.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBBI Alaska


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Jimmy Liao
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Ichthyologist Jimmy Liao believes fish can teach us a lot about navigating the difficulties of life.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 3
Running from Myself
From: 826NYC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Louis struggles to reconcile bad choices he's made in the past.

Bought by KUT, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), YouthCast, and WBEZ


  • Added: Feb 14, 2008
  • Length: 17:51
  • Purchases: 4
The All-American Cambodian
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Chandra's mother is distant toward her activities, including cheerleading, at high school. Her mom has never watched her cheer. She objects to the ...

Bought by WMPG and YouthCast


  • Added: Jan 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Bob Barret
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Bob Barret believes in integrity -- even when it meant choosing to tell his wife and children he's gay.

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


  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 3
Stood There Ringing
From: Shiow-Jiau Yung
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A pregnant woman lets a bell say everything she can't.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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College student Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus believes in the freedom offered by semi-permanent hair dye.

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


  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 5
This I Believe - Yolanda Young
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Washingtonian Yolanda Young believes not having loved her absent father allowed her to forgive him.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - T. Susan Chang
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Even in the digital age, T. Susan Chang believes in the benefits of an analog, lower-tech lifestyle.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Sep 17, 2007
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Robin Baudier
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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New Orleanian Robin Baudier believes it was a blessing to live with her family in a FEMA trailer.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Sep 04, 2007
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
The Workshop
From: David Berner
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A father's basement workshop reveals treasures of a life lived.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2007
  • Length: 04:47
This I Believe - Laura Shipler Chico
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Expectant mother Laura Shipler Chico believes in being honest, caring and able to laugh at oneself.

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


  • Added: Aug 28, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 4
Watching a Riot Through a Window
From: Zak Rosen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Life-long Detroiter remembers the 67' riot

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - David Gessner
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nature writer David Gessner believes you don't have to go to Everest or the Amazon to find wildness.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and KZSC


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4
KERA Commentary: Stay At Home Dads
From: KERA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Commentary about how some people have yet to adjust the idea of a man as a stay-at-home dad

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Jeffrey Hollender
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Vermont businessman Jeffrey Hollender believes being present isn't easy but it is the best way to live life.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jul 11, 2007
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 3
A Dinner with Dad
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Youth Radio Vermont
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I wrote this piece to show a typical night out with my dad.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 2
Memoirs, Fathers and Oprah
From: KLCC
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Commentator Melissa Hart considers what sort of payback a memoir by her father might contain.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 03:39