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This I Believe - Norman Corwin
From: This I Believe
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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
This I Believe - John Updike
From: This I Believe
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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
This I Believe - Colin Powell
From: This I Believe
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In spite of the challenges facing America, General Colin Powell believes we must continue to be a welcoming country.

Bought by WMBR


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:36
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Jody Williams
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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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
This I Believe - Pius Kamau
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Surgeon Pius Kamau believes in caring for his patients, even when they don?t care for a black doctor.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Warren Christopher
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Public service and private life shaped former Secretary of State Warren Christopher's belief in trust.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Harold Koh
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh learned his belief in freedom from his father, an immigrant from Korea.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Mark Shields
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Even after 40 years in the business, Mark Shields still believes there is good to be found in politics.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Eve Ensler
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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The Vagina Monologues playwright Eve Ensler believes naming things can break taboos and shatter silences.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUER, WEZU, KVNF, WEZU and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 9
Get Zach To Where You Once Belonged.
From: Merle Kessler
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Moussaoui verdict and us, in Ian's opinion.

  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 01:52
A Wall Of Our Own
From: Merle Kessler
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Re: the wall on our southern border, Ian's modest proposal

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:11
  • Purchases: 1
Living on the Fringe
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2003
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Stories of folks who lead their lives off the well-worn path of gay life in America.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WGDR, and KWCW


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 4
Hispanic Stories
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2004
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Stories of being both gay and Latino in the US

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KUOW, KTSW 89.9, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 25, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Disaffected Patriots
From: 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
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An exploration of the religious and political views of flea market dealers.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2006
  • Length: 08:46
Commentary: Unlawful, Unconstitutiional, Unpatriotic
From: KRCC-FM
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Commentary on the state of civil liberties in America

  • Added: Mar 10, 2006
  • Length: 07:22
Hope of Future Triumph
From: Michael Kraskin
Series: Catalogue of Ships
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David takes solace in the unconditional love of the former leader of the free world.

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Feb 27, 2006
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 1
The Terrorist Biz
From: Merle Kessler
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How the "insurgents" are branding themselves.

  • Added: Jan 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:50
How to Observe Presidents' Day, Observed
From: The Little Gray Book Lectures
Series: The Little Gray Book Lectures
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Sarah Vowell, John Hodgman and Joshuah Bearman on Presidents' Day, along with a fifteen-piece marching band and a new song about all forty-three pr...

Bought by KWIT, Nevada Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2006
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 13
American Jews in the IDF: One Day at the Border Crossing
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
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An IDF soldier detains a Palestinian family at a border crossing and comes to an epiphany.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2006
  • Length: 09:56
In My Neighborhood
From: KUER
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How one neighbohood thinks about rights for gay people

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and KUSP


  • Added: Jan 05, 2006
  • Length: 14:51
  • Purchases: 2
Red-Speak, Blue-Speak: Why Conservatives and Liberals Fail to Communicate
From: Janis Jaquith
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A personal essay illustrating George Lakoff's theory that what's moral for US is immoral for THEM

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2005
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Prince Charles Belongs on a Bicycle
From: Dick Meister
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It's time that Charles and the other sponging members of Britain's royal family found a different line of work,

  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 03:26
Ease on Down: a Refugee Story
From: Michael Kraskin
Series: Catalogue of Ships
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An American meets an Afghan refugee in Greece

Bought by PRX to iTunes and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2005
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 2
I am Not Homeless
From: Barrett Wolf
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Poem by Highway Poet J. Barrett Wolf

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Nov 20, 2005
  • Length: :56
  • Purchases: 1
Selling America
From: Merle Kessler
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A light-hearted look at American public relations failures!

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Oct 21, 2005
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 1