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"Cropped" by Cydney Edwards
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Billie Holiday writing the song "Strange Friuit" - This poet is a student at Morgan Park High School (Chicago, IL).

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:47
"Egotistical Trippin' Prima Donna Mama" by Supreme
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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This young poet has truly come of age, allowing no one to stand in her way as she reaches for success.

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Amy Lyles Wilson
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Listener Amy Lyles Wilson believes it takes guts to keep going, especially when you're newly widowed.

Bought by WEKU and KJZZ


  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 2
The Three Furies: Poverty, Addiction, and Mental Illness
From: Dawn Dreyer
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Producer Dawn Dreyer explores the "three furies" of poverty, addiction, and mental illness through her own struggles with bipolar disorder. "The T...

Bought by WAMC and KZSC


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 2
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 KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Person I Admire the Most
From: Jake Warga
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Following my best friend to Ethiopia

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and KUT


  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 2
My Pink Easter Dress
From: Miles Eddy
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Storyteller Mary Van Pelt remembers shopping for a special dress, her fear of the big city, and receiving gentle guidance and love from her Grandmo...

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
Experiencing the Blues: A Profile of Miss Lavelle White
From: KUT
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A pioneer of Texas rhythm and blues tells her story

  • Added: Feb 06, 2007
  • Length: 09:55
This I Believe - Becky Herz
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Sacramento listener Becky Herz finds comfort in believing her husband will call her from Iraq every day.

Bought by KJZZ and KGLT


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Melinda Shoaf
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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It takes tremendous work but Melinda Shoaf believes organizing family celebrations is worth the effort.

Bought by KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Catherine Royce
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Lou Gehrig's Disease is robbing her of many things, but Catherine Royce believes she still has a choice.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Joan Tower
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Composer Joan Tower believes music nourishes us, encourages us to feel, and connects us to one another.

Bought by WEKU, KJZZ, and WABE


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Emily Smith
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Divinity student Emily Smith believes in baking as an expression of love and honor for her family.

Bought by KJZZ


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Yolanda O'Bannon
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Yolanda O?Bannon believes being true to herself means doing the job she loves?working as a secretary.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KJZZ


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Ivory Harlow
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Waitress Ivory Harlow believes peace can begin with a stack of pancakes and a side order of friendliness.

Bought by KOSU, KJZZ, and WAMC


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Angelina Michetti
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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NPR listener Angelina Michetti believes in seeking perfection of character through the study of karate.

Bought by Remix Radio and KJZZ


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Susan Cosio
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Chaplain Susan Cosio believes a daily walk gives her the opportunity to focus on her spiritual core.

Bought by KJZZ and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Program 20: Journey's End
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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Daisy Turner was proud of her heritage and understood the value of her family tradition. This is the concluding program in the series, Journey's End.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 2
Program 19: Alec Turner's Funeral
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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At the time of Alec Turner's death in 1923, Journey's End had been his home for 50 years.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Program 18: Daisy's Near Marriage
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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At 40 Daisy became engaged to Joseph Bonet. When he later broke off the engagement, Daisy sued him--and won!

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
Program 17: A New Year's Recitation
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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By the turn of the century the Turner household had become a kind of community social center. This program explores the texture of these gatherings.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 2
Program 16: Daisy's Premonition
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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Daisy and her father were so close that she felt they could communicate psychically. This program details such an event.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 2
Program 15: Daisy Turner Goes to Market
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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When a Boston market owner attempts to cheat her father, Daisy travels to Boston to confront him.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 2
Program 14: Daisy's Black Doll
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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As a girl, Daisy Turner faces discrimination at school and confronts it directly--with poetry.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 2
Program 13: How Daisy's Sister Shot the Bull
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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Daisy suffered from rickets as a child and during her younger years was unable to walk. At a young age she heard prayers, recitations, hymns, and s...

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 2

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