Latest Beleve Podcast Episodes
Will Thomas: The Birthright of Human Dignity
This I Believe - June 08, 2020 16:09 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsWill Thomas had planned to give up on America and move to Haiti after putting up with decades of bigotry and injustice toward African Americans. Then he decided to give the country one more chance, moving his family to an all-white town in Vermont.
Elvia Bautista: Remembering All the Boys
This I Believe - May 25, 2020 13:26 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsElvia Bautista was devastated when her brother was killed in a gang shooting. Now, she believes in remembering all the victims of gang violence even when doing so may endanger her own safety.
Lauren LeBlanc: Evolution
This I Believe - May 09, 2020 01:17 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsWhen she was young, Lauren LeBlanc had grand dreams of living in New York and singing on Broadway. Instead, she became a mom and schoolteacher in suburbia. While it’s not the life she once imagined, LeBlanc now knows she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Fred D'Aguiar: Dance is Life
This I Believe - May 01, 2020 22:07 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsAlthough he makes his living with words, poet Fred D'Aguiar is enthralled by dance: from the physicality of the art, to its powers to inspire and heal. D’Aguiar believes dance can be a source for peace, if we all join in and move to the global groove.
Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus: Returning to What's Natural
This I Believe - April 20, 2020 14:21 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsHigh school student Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus believes in the freedom offered by semi-permanent hair dye. As much as she likes trying a new look, Baxter-Stolzfus knows there are some things worth coming back to, no matter how much her life may change.
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton: Finding Freedom in Forgiveness
This I Believe - April 13, 2020 18:57 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsJennifer Thompson-Cannino was certain that Ronald Cotton was the man who raped her in 1984. But she was wrong. After 11 years in jail, DNA evidence proved Cotton’s innocence. Now, the two have a friendship based on their belief in forgiveness.
Mary Cook: The Hardest Work You Will Ever Do
This I Believe - April 06, 2020 15:15 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsAs a hospice volunteer, Mary Cook shares in the grief of others. But it was her own loss that taught her how to heal. She believes that recovering from grief requires not a battle, but surrender.
Josh Rittenberg: Tomorrow Will Be A Better Day
This I Believe - March 30, 2020 16:41 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsWhat kind of world are we leaving younger generations? Manhattan teenager Josh Rittenberg says all parents worry about their children’s futures. But he believes he and his peers will see a better world.
Anthony Fauci: A Goal Of Service To Humankind
This I Believe - March 25, 2020 00:48 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsDr. Anthony Fauci says he was destined to help people with HIV-AIDS. His work at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is fueled by his belief in personal responsibility to humankind.
Carol Fixman: I Can Make a Difference
This I Believe - February 03, 2020 04:47 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsCarol Fixman's parents taught her the importance of taking action to find solutions to life's problems. And at the end of her mother's life, Ms. Fixman put this advice to work and found that she didn't have to change the world in order to make a big difference.
Terri Maue: Dad's Legacy
This I Believe - January 16, 2020 01:06 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsWhen Terri Maue's father was near his death, his family was at his side, asking what they could do for him. It was then that he uttered the words that have become a deep-seated belief for Ms. Maue.
Pamela Rothbard: My Legacy of Playing Games
This I Believe - December 31, 2019 19:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsPlaying cards or board games has been an important part of Pamela Rothbard's life since she was a child who was allowed to stay up past bedtime and play with the adults. Now, as a parent, playing games with her own children gives her family an opportunity to do something together and share in ea...
Steve Banko: A ‘Silent Night’ That Brought Healing
This I Believe - December 24, 2019 13:40 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsLying in a hospital with shrapnel and burn wounds from a Vietnam War battle, Steve Banko wasn’t sure he wanted to live. But the sounds of Christmas music helped give him reason to believe otherwise.
Lisa Dunlap: It's Better to Give...and Receive
This I Believe - December 18, 2019 00:55 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsLike many of us, Lisa Dunlap had always heard the adage that it's better to give than to receive. But having been on the receiving end of many acts of kindness, Ms. Dunlap has come to believe that while it is indeed good to give, it's also good to receive.
Bill Reinert: Now That's Service
This I Believe - December 09, 2019 13:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsBill Reinert has been in the position of both giving and receiving customer service. He now believes that making the effort to serve the people in our lives the best that we can is a rewarding practice, whether in business or at home.
William Shutkin: Energized By Paradox
This I Believe - December 02, 2019 20:33 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsThere are many ways to look at any given situation in life. William Shutkin has thought a lot about these paradoxes in our lives and how we can either be paralyzed or energized by them.
Emily Echols: Baking by Sense and Memory
This I Believe - November 24, 2019 21:50 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsWith each pecan pie and batch of molasses cookies, Emily Echols hones the baking skills she learned from her elders. Ms. Echols believes baking is an expression of love for her family.
Jim Snitker: We Also Served
This I Believe - November 11, 2019 22:19 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsJim Snitker knew in high school that he wanted to serve his country by joining the military. And, while he served for 20 years in the U.S. Army, he never saw active combat. But Mr. Snitker believes that he and other Cold War veterans who trained and waited also served their country.
Michelle Lee: The Art of Giving Thanks
This I Believe - November 05, 2019 23:05 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsNo gift, dinner invitation, or gesture of friendship escapes Michelle Lee’s notice. As a dedicated thank-you-note writer, Lee believes expressing gratitude is more than a social grace. It helps her fully appreciate the love and support she receives daily.
Anna Whites: Finding Home
This I Believe - October 28, 2019 20:38 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsGrowing up, Anna Whites moved many times, living in exotic places all around the world, but she never quite felt that she belonged in any one place. Later, when she married a man from eastern Kentucky, she found a place—and a people—where she finally knew she was home.
Jason Howard: Touching the Divine
This I Believe - October 16, 2019 15:14 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsWhen Jason Howard was young, he spent many afternoons listening to his father's record collection on an RCA turntable. That was the beginning of Howard's lifelong belief that music and art are connected to the divine.
Karin Round: Opening the Door of Mercy
This I Believe - October 07, 2019 21:08 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsKarin Round lives at the end of an interstate off-ramp in suburban Boston, and she often finds wayward travelers on her doorstep asking for assistance. In spite of the potential dangers, Round believes it’s important to open her door and help those in need.
Zac Broken Rope: Fry Bread
This I Believe - October 01, 2019 14:47 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsZac Broken Rope has German ancestors on his mother's side of the family and a Native American heritage on his father's. But he grew up feeling that he didn't belong to either culture—until a family member taught him a lesson about his identity.
Sena Jeter Naslund: A Life in Literature
This I Believe - September 24, 2019 21:42 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsSena Jeter Naslund knew at an early age that she loved literature. But when making a career choice, she felt she should do something good for humanity, not simply indulge her passions. One moment in a college classroom changed her perspective, though, and she realized that literature does bring ...
Tori Murden McClure: Demons and Dust
This I Believe - September 16, 2019 17:24 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsA childhood experience on a playground taught Tori Murden McClure a lesson about the importance of love and friendship that has stuck with her through the years and helped inspire her life's work.
Janet Jayne: The Blessings of Step
This I Believe - September 09, 2019 21:57 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsJanet Jayne has been a "step-something" for most of her life—a step-daughter, a step-sister, a step-mother. And while she recognizes the struggles that are often a part of "blending" families, she also celebrates the love that brings new families together.
Steve Porter: The 50-Percent Theory of Life
This I Believe - September 04, 2019 01:08 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsA favorite team makes the World Series while a marriage ends in divorce. Surviving life’s ups and downs led Steve Porter to believe that the good times and bad ultimately balance out.
Sherri Ellerman: One
This I Believe - August 26, 2019 19:53 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsAs a child, Sherri Ellerman recalls her mother being worried about her age and living in fear of growing older. However, when her mother died at the age of 36, Ellerman realized that it isn't the number of days or months or years of life that matter. What matters is the one life we have to live.
Patrick Cleveland: Rings of Hope
This I Believe - August 19, 2019 13:59 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsOn August 29, 2005, Dr. Patrick Cleveland's life changed forever when Hurricane Katrina came barreling through his home. But a so-called coincidence confirmed for him the knowledge that his life has a purpose.
Wiliam Holston: Servitude
This I Believe - August 12, 2019 16:15 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsAs an attorney, William Holston made it a priority to volunteer his legal services to help refugees who were seeking religious and political asylum in the U.S. One particular client helped Holston see that service to others is a privilege—and a path to greatness.