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This I Believe is based on the 1950s radio program of the same name. It's a national media project that currently airs on National Public Radio stations around the country. You can hear This I Believe during All Things Considered and Weekend Edition Sunday.

And now, there's also a local version:
WPSU's This I Believe.

Thursday at 5:45 PM during "All Things Considered

WPSU invites you ... as a Central Pennsylvania resident, whatever your background ... to speak out: Tell us the personal philosophy and core values that guide your daily life.

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Featured Essays

Attitude is Everything
Matt Shetler
State College, PA
Aired on 9/4/2008
If it is to be, it’s up to me. That’s a quote my father ingrained in my head as a child. It’s one I will never forget. Read more ..

The Power of Understanding Other Viewpoints
Julia Brasseur
State College, PA
Aired on 8/28/2008
When I was in the sixth grade I saw the musical “Rent” on Broadway. Afterwards I listened to the soundtrack non-stop for months, memorizing every lyric. For me, the message at the closing of the first act is what really stuck. The scene shows a group of 1990s “Bohemians,” including a lesbian lawyer, a nightclub dancer, and a drag queen, raising their glasses to everything outrageous, scandalous, and, well, different. Unhappily observing are four conservative rich businessmen. I feel that in general our society lacks the ability to understand other viewpoints and stray from traditional values in the modern world. Read more ..

The Power of Teaching
Hortense Fong
State College, PA
Aired on 8/21/2008
My mom grew up in Hong Kong, where the education system is very different than the one we have here in the United States. In Hong Kong, students are taught to memorize, and not necessarily to understand. A friend from Hong Kong once told me a story of how she used to memorize the solutions to math problems because she didn’t know how to do them. For this reason, math was never really her best subject. Read more ..

I Believe in My Fans
Paul Cianciolo
University Park, PA
Aired on 8/14/2008
I’m no one special. I don’t consider myself different from anyone else. But when some people discover what I do to pay my college tuition, they light up. They look at me as if I’m special. It’s a little embarrassing. I’ve never understood why my ability to throw a football well entitles me to so much admiration. When people say, “Good luck next season,” I just smile and say “Thank you.” Read more ..

The Power of Family
Kara Walters
State College, PA
Aired on 8/07/2008
I believe in many things, like the Green Bay Packers are better than the Steelers, and that miracles really happen. But I believe most in... Read more ..

Power to Ketchup: The Super Most Excellent Condiment of Awesome Tomatoey Goodness
Rebekah Cordell
State College, PA
Aired on 7/31/2008
You don’t need ketchup with this meal!” I heard this line from both my parents throughout my childhood. I don’t know what made that... Read more ..

Giving Fear a Voice
Ellen Weiss
State College, PA
Aired on 7/24/2008
I have been afraid many times. Fear has been the most powerful negative force in my life. When I was a toddler I was afraid of the noise... Read more ..

Music Can Bring People Together
Betsy Allen
State College, PA
Aired on 7/17/2008
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once wrote, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” I agree. Music has a prominent place in every... Read more ..

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