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This I Believe - Troy Chapman
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Tending a stray cat helped convicted murderer Troy Chapman realize that everyone wants to be needed.

Bought by WSLR, WEZU, WEZU, KUOW, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 5
West Wing Moment
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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William's been a political junkie since he was a preteen.

Bought by WMPG, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, and PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Kenneth Feinberg
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Lawyer Kenneth Feinberg believes people's lives should be valued equally, not based on their wealth.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WEZU, and WEZU


  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Should I Stay or Should I Go (To the Prom)
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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It's considered by many to be a rite of passage, but Blunt reporter David Barber-Callaghan isn't sure whether he wants to go to his senior prom. In...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, and YouthCast


  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 3
The Line by Ona Wang
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Ona Wang is 17 years old and a member of WordPlay, which was a team finalist in the 2008 Louder Than a Bomb Competition. WordPlay is an organizati...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:45
Basick-ness by Leonard "Junior" White
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His first year in the competition, Junior says this piece is about his love of graffiti. Leonard "Junior" White is 18 years old and a member of Ku...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:31
The Bad Kids by Marvin Gutierrez
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His seventh year in the competition, Marvin says this piece is about his love of graffiti. Marvin Gutierrez is 16 years old and a member of Kuumba...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:56
This I Believe - Brigid Brockway
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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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
"Women RIsing XVI: Civil Disobedience and Resistance"
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Anti-war activist, Medea Benjamin takes her pro-democracy and pro-environment activism to new heights with CODEPINK. And Burmese activist Saw Mya...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
This I Believe - Sister Helen Prejean
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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"Dead Man Walking" author Sister Helen Prejean says to watch what she does to see what she believes.

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


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 3
Good Soldiers All
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary about the supporting roles played by me and my teen and pre-teen buddies on the World War II Home Front.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
Women Rising XIII: Enterprising Women
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In this program we profile four women entrepreneurs leading a worldwide grassroots movement to create micro-enterprise.

Bought by KHNS, KFAI Minneapolis, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Aug 28, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
Your list of Transcendant Experiences
From: NAISA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Transcendence expressed as something extraordinary

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 01:00
The Cigarette Bath
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Emily and her cousin Sarah come up with a novel scheme to save her grandfather from his smoking habit. Rather than being rewarded, their efforts la...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 3
The Legacy of Torture
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In 1971, a San Francisco police officer was killed. Black Panther members were arrested and tortured, then charges were dismissed. In 2007 the case...

Bought by KUT-HD and KMUN


  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Yasir Billoo
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Although he was born in Pakistan, Miami lawyer Yasir Billoo believes he has a right to be fully American.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Frank Miller
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Comic book artist Frank Miller believes patriotism is a value that?s critical to our national security.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jan 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 3
CL 2006 Taylor Branch "Miracles and myths from the King era."
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Historian and Martin Luther King biographer Taylor Branch talks about the civil rights movement.

Bought by WDSE, WSKG, WRPI, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KSJD


  • Added: Jan 03, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
This I Believe - Michael Mullane
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Attorney and NPR listener Michael Mullane believes upholding the law is vital to being an American.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
First Day in America; Madeline Kunin and Edgar May
From: Vermont Public
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont
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Edgar May speaks with his sister Madeline Kunin about their first day in America.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: 04:38
This I Believe - Alfred Landon
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
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Alfred Landon speaks about democracy and humanity

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Harry Truman
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
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Harry Truman speaks about democracy and faith.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KRPS, 'The Sea', KUAF Public Radio, KUER and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2006
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 13
This I Believe - Sir Muhammad Kahn
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sir Muhammad Kahn speaks about faith and religion.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2006
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Oscar Hammerstein II
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
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Oscar Hammerstein II speaks about imperfection

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, WKYU, and KBYI


  • Added: Jun 21, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 3