This I Believe
About this original series
This I Believe is an international project engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 60,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, are archived here on our website, heard on public radio, and featured in weekly podcasts. The project is based on the popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
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Rating
TV-G
Episodes of This I Believe
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Erin Blakemore: The Sisterhood of Roller Derby
Erin Blakemore felt lost, living in a new city and working an unfulfilling job. So on a whim she joined a local roller derby team. Although she hadn?t skated in years, Blakemore says the sport gave her the confidence to face life?s scariest challenges.
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Release date
Nov 4, 2011
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Runtime
05:56
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Erin Blakemore: The Sisterhood of Roller Derby
Erin Blakemore felt lost, living in a new city and working an unfulfilling job. So on a whim she joined a local roller derby team. Although she hadn?t skated in years, Blakemore says the sport gave her the confidence to face life?s scariest challenges.
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Release date
Nov 4, 2011
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Runtime
05:51
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Bhavani G. Murugesan: My Parents as Friends
Bhavani Murugesan says the two years she lived with her parents after college and law school were better than therapy. She believes that time together allowed her to appreciate her parents not just as father and mother, but as individuals and as friends.
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Release date
Oct 28, 2011
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Runtime
06:04
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Bhavani G. Murugesan: My Parents as Friends
Bhavani Murugesan says the two years she lived with her parents after college and law school were better than therapy. She believes that time together allowed her to appreciate her parents not just as father and mother, but as individuals and as friends.
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Release date
Oct 28, 2011
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Runtime
06:00
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Andrew Paradis: Semper Fidelis
Andrew Paradis nearly buckled from the stress of caring for his wife who had a physical disability and suffered from mental illness. But the ex-Marine found strength in the Corps? motto of ?always faithful? and vowed never to quit on his wife and family.
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Release date
Oct 21, 2011
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Runtime
04:51
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Andrew Paradis: Semper Fidelis
Andrew Paradis nearly buckled from the stress of caring for his wife who had a physical disability and suffered from mental illness. But the ex-Marine found strength in the Corps? motto of ?always faithful? and vowed never to quit on his wife and family.
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Release date
Oct 21, 2011
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Runtime
04:47
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Podcast Special: Amy Lyles Wilson
This week we?re revisiting some of the essays and essayists we?ve featured on our radio show and on our podcast over the years. Today, Nashville writer Amy Lyles Wilson talks about the ways she and her widowed mother have grown closer over the years.
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Release date
Oct 20, 2011
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Runtime
04:21
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Podcast Special: Amy Lyles Wilson
This week we?re revisiting some of the essays and essayists we?ve featured on our radio show and on our podcast over the years. Today, Nashville writer Amy Lyles Wilson talks about the ways she and her widowed mother have grown closer over the years.
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Release date
Oct 20, 2011
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Runtime
04:17
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Podcast Special: Musicians and Their Inspiration
This week we?re revisiting some of the essays and essayists we?ve featured on our radio show and on our podcast over the years. Today, musicians Yo-Yo Ma, Bela Fleck, Joan Tower and Loudon Wainwright III talk about their beliefs in the creative process.
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Release date
Oct 19, 2011
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Runtime
04:51
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Podcast Special: Musicians and Their Inspiration
This week we?re revisiting some of the essays and essayists we?ve featured on our radio show and on our podcast over the years. Today, musicians Yo-Yo Ma, Bela Fleck, Joan Tower and Loudon Wainwright III talk about their beliefs in the creative process.
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Release date
Oct 19, 2011
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Runtime
04:46
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