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NPR listener Steve Porter has a theory for surviving the ups and downs of life.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:24
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Novelist Rick Moody believes in the unlimited joy of reading a new book and interpreting its story.

Bought by WHFR, WMPG, WKMS, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 4
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NPR listener Colleen Shaddox believes jazz music has united her family across the generations.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
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For years, journalist Ted Gup wasn't sure what he believed. Now he realizes that may be a good thing.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:54
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Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison draws from personal experience to believe in her own unquiet mind.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:19
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Physicist Brian Greene believes that science can inspire people and unite us into a greater whole.

Bought by Interfaith Voices and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 2
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says he built his company on a belief that computers can change the world.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
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William F. Buckley, Jr. finds it easier to believe in a divine creator than in the vagaries of nature.

Bought by Maine Public Radio and Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 2
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Sarah Adams shares four reasons why she believes it?s good to be cool to the pizza delivery dude.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUT, WEKU, and KNAU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Cecilia Munoz believes outrage has been an effective fuel for her activism on behalf of immigrants.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:42
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Frederic Reamer tests his belief in justice every time he goes to work for his state parole board.

Bought by WMPG and KWCW


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 2
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A life?s journey through spirituality and sexuality helped NPR listener Greg Chapman accept himself.

Bought by KERA


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson believes he owes his life and career to his mother.

Bought by Radio Catskill, WJAB, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 3
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Acclaimed oral historian Studs Terkel believes when it comes to action, there is strength in numbers.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 7
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A belief in honor, faith and service has guided John McCain throughout his public and private life.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and KBYI


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 2
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A college anatomy class taught Kathy Dahlen that the human experience is more than blood and bone.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:51
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Interfaith youth organizer Eboo Patel says action is what separates belief from opinion.

Bought by WETA


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 1
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Although it may be elusive or hidden, documentary filmmaker Errol Morris believes in the truth.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 1
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Radio playwright Norman Corwin finds his beliefs inspired by the simple exercise of common courtesy.

Bought by KUOW, KMXT, and WMBR


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 3
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Novelist John Updike finds his beliefs rooted in religious faith, the ideals of democracy and in the power of the story.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KBYI


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 2
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Nancy Yucius' life creed has taken on special meaning now that she is battling colon cancer.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KFAI Minneapolis, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 4
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Victor Hanson believes in the natural cycles of farming and the ancestors who tended his family?s land.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 3
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Psychologist Debbie Hall believes being present with people is one of the greatest gifts we can share.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 3
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Astrophysicist and novelist Alan Lightman believes that mysteries inspire our greatest creativity.

Bought by WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, Remix Radio, KJZZ and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 6
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Nobel laureate Jody Williams believes extraordinary things can happen when ordinary people take action.

Bought by WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 4