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For election day, This I Believe executive producer Dan Gediman introduces listeners to four Americans who discuss their beliefs in voting and the political process. Essayists featured are public policy advocate Cande Iveson of Columbia, Missouri; family therapist Robin Mize of Takoma Park, Maryland; Father Michael Seifert of Cameron Park, Texas; and University of Wisconsin student Nora Lupi. This feature will make an excellent addition to your election day coverage.
Intro copy for your local host is:
NPR's essay series, This I Believe, asks you to share the beliefs that have shaped your life. Well, today, for Election Day, we've asked This I Believe's executive producer, Dan Gediman, to bring us a sampling of essays about the political process.
You can open the feature with the This I Believe theme music, also available on PRX: www.prx.org/pieces/11594
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For election day, This I Believe executive producer Dan Gediman introduces listeners to four Americans who discuss their beliefs in voting and the political process. Essayists featured are public policy advocate Cande Iveson of Columbia, Missouri; family therapist Robin Mize of Takoma Park, Maryland; Father Michael Seifert of Cameron Park, Texas; and University of Wisconsin student Nora Lupi. This feature will make an excellent addition to your election day coverage. Intro copy for your local host is: NPR's essay series, This I Believe, asks you to share the beliefs that have shaped your life. Well, today, for Election Day, we've asked This I Believe's executive producer, Dan Gediman, to bring us a sampling of essays about the political process. You can open the feature with the This I Believe theme music, also available on PRX: www.prx.org/pieces/11594
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LOCAL HOST: NPR's essay series, This I Believe, asks you to share the beliefs that have shaped your life. Well, today, for Election Day, we've asked This I Believe's executive producer, Dan Gediman, to bring us a sampling of essays about the political process.
GEDIMAN: Among the 50,000 essays we've received from listeners are a range from statements of belief in our democracy and the Constitution, as well as essays about patriotism and our responsibilities as citizens. You tell us what you believe is good about the government.... and what's wrong with our government. And we hear from people struggling to find common ground in political discourse that has become quite divisive. Cande Iveson [pron: Candy eye-vuh-son] has spent much of her career advocating for children and family-friendly policies. She says her experiences in politics inspired her to write h...
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