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This I Believe - Yinong Young-Xu
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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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
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 - Dennis Downey
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Cape Cod writer Dennis Downey has a unique expression of beliefs that range from the soul to the sun.

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


  • Added: Jan 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 4
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
Holocaustic Substance
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A move to deny Holocaust deniers.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:58
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
Voices of Civil Rights
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Ordinary people recall how they participated in the Civil Rights Movement now fifty years after it's advent.

Bought by WSKG and KRPS


  • Added: Jan 03, 2007
  • Length: 52:32
  • Purchases: 2
Home Again
From: SCAD Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Student returns to hurricane ravaged hometown

  • Added: Dec 25, 2006
  • Length: 04:52
This I Believe - Miles Goodwin
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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NPR listener Miles Goodwin discovered a belief in kindness when he was soldier returning from Vietnam.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Roald Hoffmann
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann believes the middle is a good place to be, both in life and in science.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Jason Sheehan
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Jason Sheehan believes barbecue unites us, comforts us and is the only thing he can?t get enough of.

Bought by WEZU, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 4
Unpredictable Journey
From: Center for Emerging Media
Series: Shared Weight
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Marc Steiner's personal essay of the trip he organized with three veterans to return to Vietnam 30 years after the fall of Saigon.

Bought by KUOW, WFUV, WNYC, New England Public Media, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Do Right!
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Practical Perspecitves
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Integrity

  • Added: Sep 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
Slice of LIfe - Roland Thompson and Diane Bahrenberg
From: Vermont Public
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont
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Diane Bahrenburg talks with her neighbor and friend, 89-year-old retired dairy farmer Roland Thompson.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:44
Thirty Years of Service - Barbara and Diane Snelling
From: Vermont Public
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont
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Barbara and Diane Snelling visit StoryCorps in Vermont to talk about thirty years of public service.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:18
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
After The Fire: Memories of KOOP Building
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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When the building housing KOOP Radio caught fire, much of it was damaged and it was later knocked down. These three KOOPers share some memories of ...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 19, 2006
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 1
The Soda Fountain of Youth
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The soda fountain was once an important neighborhood fixture.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Alfred Landon
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
This I Believe - William O. Douglas
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
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William O. Douglas speaks about faith and freedom.

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


  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Pearl S. Buck
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
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Pearl S. Buck speaks about faith and goodness.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Dr. Charles Johnson
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Dr. Charles Johnson speaks about race, equality and religion.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and KCUR


  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2