Tarak McLain, a seven-year-old from Austin, so impressed the producer of NPR's This I Believe that he scored his own essay, which will be played this Sunday on Weekend Edition. McLain presented Jay Allison with his list of 100 beliefs (such as "I believe in magic." and "I believe it's ok to die but not to kill.") when the producer stopped in town for a book reading. The boy's list has been pared down to 30 beliefs for the radio program; he is only the second Austinite (after Jimmie Dale Gilmore) to have his essay aired. You can hear it on Weekend Edition, Sunday, Jan. 18, when it plays on KUT from 7am-9am, or listen to the show online afterwards. [This I Believe]
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