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This I Believe - Howard White
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nike executive Howard White believes saying "hello" opens a door to deeper connections with people.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 3
Ultimate Christmas Gift
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
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A classic Christmas sentiment

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Fave Five Blues
From: Merle Kessler
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Fave Five: the dark side of communication

  • Added: Feb 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
What Have the Democrats Done to My Family? (3:18)
From: David Berner
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The primary elections have turned long-distance family time into an election year debate.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2008
  • Length: 13:53
For the Love of Spam
From: Rene Gutel
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A Couple Discovers a Rift over Breakfast

  • Added: Nov 03, 2007
  • Length: 04:07
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 - Lena Winkler
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Lena Winkler believes a simple tradition keeps her and her children grounded during difficult times.

Bought by WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 4
Ricky, The Banjo, and Me
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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David Barber-Callaghan grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, listening to his parents and their friends play old-time music on sticky summer nights. Thes...

Bought by WMMT, PRX Remix, Troy Public Radio, WMPG, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 10
B-Side: Piece of Cake
From: B-Side Radio
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Have you ever started out on a project thinking it will be easy - a piece of cake - only to find that it is way more difficult than you could have ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 29:02
This I Believe - Vickie Milazzo
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Vickie Milazzo believes stepping into the unknown has led to a fulfilling life and successful career.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and KERA


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Mike Miller
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Despite the challenges ahead, social worker Mike Miller believes he will keep living in New Orleans.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Cynthia Sommer
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Even with a business degree, KXJZ listener Cynthia Sommer still believes in trusting her intuition.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Frank X Walker
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Kentucky poet Frank X Walker believes creativity helps people stay happy and enriches our world.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and KWCW


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 4
All Coming Years of Peaceful Love
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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The history of the twentieth century told through a love story, a mandolin, and an 81-year-old husband?s guide to good sex?

Bought by WRNC-LP, KUT, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WTIP and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2005
  • Length: 13:18
  • Purchases: 7
A Cook's Notebook: Turkey Stuffing Paul's Way
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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My father says I should make stuffing his way or no way.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2005
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet:A Naked Thanksgiving by Cheryl-Anne Millsap
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Talking turkey about the birds and the bees.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KRZA, Delta College Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2005
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 20
Area-Code Chic**
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: Radio Essays On Demand
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Could my dorky new cellphone area code be a secretly trendy thing?

  • Added: Apr 07, 2004
  • Length: 03:29
Family Vacation
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Your mom's got Van Morrison on repeat, she wants to talk "mother daughter trust," and there's still hundreds of miles left to go. Trapped inside a ...

Bought by KZYX, KSFR, PRX Remix, WMPG, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2003
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 6
Forget Cinderella
From: Holly Kernan
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Commentator Christine Wong considers wedding traditions

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WYSO, and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Sep 06, 2003
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3