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.
Bartolo's Journey
Bartolo crossed the U.S. border alone… when he was just 16 years old.
- 2017
- 16:44
- Erika Beras
Before the War It Was the War
In the 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and the state of Israel, one man took it upon himself to "resist with his pen," to bear witness for his people and bring the world, in his words, "the real news from Beirut."
- 2007
- 28:42
- Anna Burns
Badlands
A paddle down the Red Deer River in Canada's Badlands leads to a reflection on past worlds and the mysteries nature keeps from us.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Molly Segal
Blockbuster Sound
Danish-based producer Tim Hinman, of the podcast Third Ear, finds inspiration for his exquisite sound design at the movies, and in this session he shares how it’s done.
- 2016
- 01:20:32
The Big Cookoff
Each year, the football teams from the U of California and Stanford U. play in The Big Game; now for the first time, they meet in the arena of cooking in The Big Cookoff.
- 2006
- 02:31
- Nico Savidge
Bring Extra Batteries
Attention new producers! Before heading out into the world with headphones on and mic facing forward, what do you need to know? Here's where you find out.
- 2006
- 01:33:11
- Rob Rosenthal
Bringing Together Narrative and News
The Daily podcast has brought rich sound production and narrative storytelling together with daily news and New York Times journalism.
- 2017
- 01:38:46
The Big Night
Producer Jonathan Goldstein made every girl he ever dated watch the home movie of his family's Rosh Hashanah dinner he made when he was 17.
- 2002
- 13:57
- Jonathan Goldstein
The Bitter, Sweet Taste of Life
Three chapters about different cravings of life told by three different people.
- 2013
- 02:48
- Shahd Saleh
Bittersweet For Left Hand Only
The ways hands make us human.
- 2013
- 02:50
- Magdalen Jenne
Bitter Herbs, Sweet Freedom
At a Passover dinner, two friends celebrate their exodus from a fundamentalist Hasidic community.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Frimet Goldberger
Bitter and In
Based on excerpts from a diary of an anorexic 16-year-old.
- 2013
- 02:29
- Bridget Doherty
The Bittersweetness of God's Love (1)
Chuck Piekarski, Baker at God's Love We Deliver in New York, came to his job after experiencing a personal tragedy -- and now he's giving back.
- 2013
- 02:50
- Eric Winick
The Bittersweetness of God's Love (2)
Lisa Zullig and her team of dietitians at God's Love We Deliver provide nutritional assistance to a diverse clientele around the metro-New York City area.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Eric Winick
The Bittersweetness of God's Love (3)
Karen Pearl, CEO of God's Love We Deliver, explains the mission of the organization, and Hassan Mazyan Jr., a client, describes its impact on his life.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Eric Winick
Barry Chung's Sweet n' Sour Home
Once the child of a family living in poverty in Hong Kong, Barry Chung is now a professor at Indiana University.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Lena Morris
The Bitter-Sweet Story of a Migrant Worker
Somchai Sriweawnetr's quick thinking and courage helped to save 5 Americans in 1979 Iran.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Catherine Louli
The Bitter Loss of Flavour
The sunny bike ride that taught one young woman the painful difference between taste and flavour.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Charlotte McDonald
Bitter Yellow Pills
Lorraine explores what happens when the body gets an appetite for itself.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Lorraine Boissoneault
Bottling Hell: Remembering Mr. Murphree and the Spicy-Sweet Datil Pepper of St. Augustine
"Bottled hell" is a local term for the blow-your-socks off spicy datil pepper sauce ubiquitous in St. Augustine, FL.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Anna Hamilton
The Bitter Taste of Nicotine
My life as a smoker.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Kay Collins
Bitter Sweet
Recorded in one take, with only minor effects added.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Youssef Azmy
Bitter Starts, Savory Endings
An exploration of identity through food experiences.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Ricardo Marinez
Bitter Destruction, Sweet Return
Six people working at restaurants near the Boston Marathon explosions share their experiences as they re-open their doors to customers hungry for the city to return to normal.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Emily Files
The Bittersweet Taste of Sports Gambling
Steven, a 20-something living in Chicago, shares his appetite for the tough world of sports gambling.
- 2013
- 02:52
- Lisa Carter