Third Coast Audio Library
Our vast and ever-growing collection contains thousands of carefully curated audio stories, episodes from Third Coast podcasts, educational sessions on craft from the best makers on the planet, and more.
We’ve also featured some incredible audio work beyond this audio library, in other ways and using other formats: don’t miss the 2021 Web Showcase, featuring a more in-depth look at the winners, judges and even a list of 40 finalists from the 2021 Third Coast/RHDF Competition.
Between Two Buns: The Sweet Story of Burger Sobriety
For Andrew's sister, eating a hamburger is a sublime experience.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Andrew Norton
The Blacksmith's Song
After the death of his wife, renowned blacksmith artist Steve Weis moved from Toowoomba to Kin Kin on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
- 2013
- 28:50
- Hamish Sewell
The Black Dog: If You're Going Through Hell, Keep Going
A simple neighborly gesture means a lot, in a time of need.
- 2012
- 02:46
- Mairéad Cullen
- Michael McNamara
Behind the Tinted Windows
When it comes to modern-day private investigation, there's more than meets the (private) eye.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Natalie Orenstein
- Kathleen Costanza
Basket of Deportables
On January 27, 2017, Donald Trump's executive order closed U.S. borders to citizens of seven majority-Muslim nations. Some of the people locked out were already on their way... mid-flight.
- 2017
- 09:48
- Zoe Chace
Re:sound #8: The Books on the Radio Show
This hour: a few stories by author Rick Moody rendered in sound, plus a woman visits her friends' houses and talks with them about their books.
- 2004
- 01:00:09
- Rick Moody
- Julie Shapiro
Beyond the Green: Radical Encounters in Interviewing
What can radio journalism learn from performance art? A LOT...
- 2017
- 01:19:43
Bad Year for Stegs
A young woman seeks shelter from the annual summer influx of Stegosauri.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Ari Erlbaum
- Emile Coco
By the Deer's Trail
An existential monologue of a deer along a journey that happens to be his last one.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Yakov Lurie
Before You Tell Him
A woman receives unexpected news and wonders how her boyfriend will react.
- 2016
- 02:43
- Mary Helen Montgomery
- Maura Friedman
Re:sound #196 The Breaking the Silence Show
This week, Israeli soldiers speak out to advocate for Palestinian rights.
- 2014
- 01:00:04
- Dennis Funk
Bellhop
So we were lied to.
- 2016
- 02:19
- Garrett Tiedemann
Brain Mash
How to create a human brain -- from a bowl of mashed potatoes.
- 2002
- 03:38
- Gregory Whitehead
Birding 101
This ShortDoc takes a walk in a local cemetery as you hear the typical dialogue between fellow birdwatchers and follow one birder in particular.
- 2016
- 02:57
- Nick Russo
The Books
Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto, otherwise known as the Books, incorporate an array of sound fragments and miniature stories into their music.
- 2003
- 04:06
- The Books
(Bon Jovi) Didn't Know That
When up and coming pop singer Alison Scott loses the chance to open for Bon Jovi, there's only one person who can help.
- 2010
- 02:59
- Steve Nelson
Breaking the Mold: Youth Producers Share Their Work -- Day One
Their work comes from the heart and gives us a glimpse into the most enigmatic of worlds: teenagehood. Listen in as young producers from around the country present their work and talk about how they're making radio relevant for a new generation.
- 2003
- 01:24:54
Bring on Jesus!
Superstition, money, rules, bullshit, loud guitars, talking Moses and Jesus, and Santa!
- 2006
- 02:31
- Big Swifty
Both My Houses (Ma Maison En Deux)
You live in media you watch and listen to. I live in France, listen in Britain and dream outside.
- 2006
- 02:30
- Marjorie Van Helteren
Big Bang
Two lousy-sounding atoms can't get along, cause the Big Bang, and disrupt present-day international harmony.
- 2006
- 02:30
- David Polk
Blind Date
A G-Rated ice-breaker that would be told during a female bonding session.
- 2006
- 02:31
- Kay Collins
Best Friends
A conversation on the incapacity to communicate.
- 2006
- 01:27
- Keith Brand
Buddhist Mice
Buddhist teachings and mouse death.
- 2007
- 02:53
- Karen Michel
Breaking the Mold: Youth Producers Share Their Work -- Day Two
Their work comes from the heart and gives us a glimpse into the most enigmatic of worlds: teenagehood. Listen in as young producers from around the country present their work and talk about how they're making radio relevant for a new generation.
- 2003
- 01:24:21
The Bigness of the Small Story
From the 2016 Third Coast Conference... celebrated author, filmmaker and radio journalist Alex Kotlowitz talks about the power of a finely crafted intimate narrative.
- 2016
- 01:16:42