This I Believe: Podcast

Her Latina heritage encouraged her to trust her dreams. Her business degree taught her rational analysis. Now Sacramento public radio ...

Ying Ying Yu has a maturity beyond her years. The 14-year-old immigrant from China believes she has a duty to honor the sacrifices made by ...

Tony Hawk has turned what many consider a childhood activity into a professional career. For Hawk, skateboarding is not only a job, it's a ...

For years, Quique Aviles was two people: one who was a successful poet, and one who was a crack addict. Now he believes his art and the ...

Betsy Chalmers was only 22 when her husband was convicted of a crime and sent to prison. After spending almost three decades apart from ...

As a person living with autism, Temple Grandin explains that she lives by concrete rules, not abstract beliefs. Without the ability to ...

Magician David Copperfield makes mind-boggling illusions like walking through the Great Wall of China seem easy. But he believes simple ...

After Hurricane Katrina destroyed his adopted home, social worker Mike Miller had opportunities to move anywhere in the country. But he ...

Putting aside her fears, Vickie Milazzo left nursing to start her own business. Now, the Houston entrepreneur believes stepping into the ...

As a child of the 1960s, comic-book artist Frank Miller thought patriotism was a sentimental value. After the Sept. 11 attacks, though, ...

Cape Cod writer and performer Dennis Downey draws upon his poetic musings to express a range of beliefs -- in the soul, the tribe, the ...

Musician Bela Fleck has gained critical acclaim for moving the banjo from its traditional roots into jazz and classical genres. He believes ...

As a hospital chaplain, parent and writer, Susan Cosio often finds her life filled with responsibilities and distractions. But she believes ...