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.
Re:sound #4: The Investigation Show
This hour: a woman investigates a secluded religious community, another secretly tapes her interactions with paint store owners, and yet another peels back the layers of "geek speak."
I dream of rattlesnakes
A contemplation of the return of rattlesnakes to Massachusetts.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Todd Wemmer
- Sam Wemmer
- Belle Wemmer
The It's Complicated Show
This hour: imperfect, impolitic, infuriating... love.
Into the Darkness: Presenting the 2004 TCF ShortDocs
For the 2004 ShortDocs Challenge, we asked producers to submit ideas for stories about "darkness."
- 2004
- 01:27:17
Re:sound #210 The Inner Ear Show
This hour two stories that dive into the depths of the inner ear.
- 2015
- 01:08:35
- Nick Ryan
- Lisa Gee
- Jeremy Mortimer
- Tim Hinman
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #235 The "I Do" or "Do I?" Show
This hour, “I do” or “do I?” the calculus for marriage, for better and for worse.
Re:sound #105: The Into the Music Show
This hour: a peek into auditions at one of the most competitive conservatories in Australia, and more.
- 2009
- 59:00
- Elizabeth Chur
- Kyla Brettle
- Delaney Hall
In The Dark, Episode 1
When 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling disappeared in 1989, local Minnesota police seemed determined to crack the case. Instead, it took them 27 years.
- 2016
- 32:05
- Madeleine Baran
- Samara Freemark
- Natalie Jablonski
If
A young patient reinvents his experience of being in the hospital through metaphor and allusion. Responding to "what if" questions, Andrew exemplifies the transformative qualities of fantasy, empathy, and humor.
- 2002
- 07:39
- John Jacobs
- Sherre DeLys
Image as Metaphor
Do metaphors inherently deepen a story? Can using metaphors be more effective than revealing direct facts and information about a subject?
- 2004
- 01:24:25
Re:sound #61: The I Hate This Show
This hour: a man grapples with the stillbirth of his son with surprising grace and clear-eyed honesty.
- 2007
- 59:00
- David Hansen
- Roman Mars
Is That My Imagination?
2008 ShortDocs Winner! The story of a mind on strike.
- 2008
- 03:00
- Meghan Vigeant
The Indian Ocean
How did the mammoths die? Where did the Indian Ocean come from?
- 2006
- 02:30
- Delaney Hall
- Nick Hunt
- Rachel Pearson
I Didn't Know That (Blindwalking)
It's rather difficult to walk down the street with your eyes closed. But one of us tried to, here is the result.
- 2010
- 02:59
- Andrey Pronin
- Artyom Vysochenko
- Ksenia Donskaya
In Search of Bitter Greens
With the guidance of an outdoor educator, the producers learn to forage for their supper.
- 2013
- 02:47
- Bridget Bancroft
- Erica Stone
In Which the Coffee Mugs Offer Explanation
In which the coffee mugs offer explanation.
- 2007
- 02:53
- Laura Vitale
- Rick Moody
In Order to Remember
Stories, photos, tape . . . all ways of recording, of trying to preserve, that which is so ephemeral to begin with: our memories.
- 2008
- 02:56
- David Graham
- Sue Mell
I've Never Lived in Chicago
A docu-song about a broken dream, made from interview tape.
- 2009
- 02:16
- Jonathan Mitchell
I Didn't Know That - 5
A woman realizes that her partner isn't all she thought he was.
- 2010
- 01:36
- Paul Staunton
- Rachel Ní Chuinn
I Didn't Know That - 1
A working man spots a beautiful woman in a restaurant while waiting for his food.
- 2010
- 03:00
- Curtis Williams
- Masaki Araya
I Didn't Know That - 10
On a rare sunny day in Seattle, we walk around the neighborhood and learn from strangers what we don't know.
- 2010
- 02:16
- Emily Eagle
- Jenny Asarnow
I Didn't Know That - 8
Sisters Joyce Brilbeck and Kaye Logan share memories about growing up around Ballantyne Road near Onondaga Creek in Syracuse, NY.
- 2010
- 01:45
- Farsheed Toosi
- Fereshteh Toosi
I Didn't Know That - 9
A man drives through rural Illinois to find an answer to future questions.
- 2010
- 03:02
- Joe Bruce
- Veronica Soria
India Song
Originally a text by French writer Marguerite Duras, India Song was next made into an extensive radio program and eventually a film of the same title.
- 2005
- 05:00
- Georges Peyrou
- Marguerite Duras
Interview
With a little savvy and practice, magic can happen between two people and a microphone. Taki Telonidis and Hal Cannon outline the basic elements of conducting an interview, both in technical and human terms, by playing great examples and bringing in the wisdom of master interviewers on public radio.
- 2002
- 01:24:40