This I Believe
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 243 ratingsInspiring, uplifting, and educational, This I Believe features people from all walks of life sharing the stories behind their core beliefs. Since 2005, this program has been heard weekly on public radio and used in thousands of classrooms worldwide. It has also spawned nine books, including the NY Times bestseller "This I Believe." Hundreds of past episodes are archived at thisibelieve.org.
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Episodes
Tony Hawk: Do What You Love
February 21, 2017 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.2 MBTony Hawk has turned what many consider a childhood activity into a professional career. Now for Hawk, skateboarding is not only a job, it’s a means of expression and a foundation for personal belief.
Muhammad Ali: I Am Still the Greatest (read by Lonnie Ali)
June 04, 2016 16:00 - 3 minutes - 2.57 MBTo be “The Greatest of All Time,” boxing legend Muhammad Ali said you have to believe in yourself. It’s something Ali’s parents taught him as a child, and it’s helped him through the biggest challenge of his life: fighting Parkinson’s disease. He died in 2016.
Joshua Yuchasz: We’re All Different in Our Own Ways
September 08, 2015 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.04 MBBy all outward appearances, Joshua Yuchasz is a regular teenager. But his classmates still tease him about the thing that makes him different, Asperger’s Syndrome. Yuchasz believes it’s our differences that deserve respect.
Howard White: The Power of Hello
May 12, 2014 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.55 MBWhen he was a child, Howard White’s mother taught him the importance of greeting people. Now an executive at Nike, White believes everyone he meets deserves to have their presence and their humanity acknowledged. For him that begins with “hello.”
Gregory Orr: The Making of Poems
April 14, 2014 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.22 MBA series of tragedies during his youth left Gregory Orr confused and disillusioned. Now, the University of Virginia professor believes poetry – and the making of poems – has helped him live and heal.
Deirdre Sullivan: Always Go To the Funeral
April 04, 2014 16:00 - 4 minutes - 2.63 MBAs a child Deirdre Sullivan’s father told her to always pay her respects at funerals. Now, the Brooklyn attorney believes those simple acts of human kindness are as important as the grand heroic gestures.
Josh Stein: The Triumph of Kindness
March 15, 2013 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.79 MBJosh Stein believes that when people come together, it’s a beautiful thing. He's seen it happen on the Little League field, in a most unexpected way.
Sarah Culp Searles: Love on Four Feet
January 18, 2012 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.25 MBAs a college student, Sarah Culp Searles found her life in turmoil one day. Upon returning home, her family cat taught her a life lesson she still holds dear: that real love is steadfast and unconditional.
Aline Chaplik-Aleskow: Four Sisters in Life and Death
January 14, 2011 17:00 - 7 minutes - 4.24 MBWhen Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow’s youngest sister Ivy died in a plane crash at age 16, the remaining siblings decided to always honor the love they had shared. In doing so, Chaplik-Aleskow believes Ivy lives on in the hearts of her family and friends.
Tarak McClain: Thirty Things I Believe
January 18, 2009 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.4 MBWhen Tarak McLain’s kindergarten group celebrated their 100th day of class, some kids brought 100 nuts or cotton balls. Tarak brought a list of 100 things he believes. Now a first-grader, Tarak shares his top beliefs about God, life, nature and war.