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 #153 The Murdoch Show
This hour: The rise of media tycoon, Rupert Murdoch.
- 2012
- 59:30
- Colin McNulty
- Katie Mingle
Make Them Care: Crafting Narratives About Entrenched Social Problems
In this session, Nikole Hannah-Jones (The New York Times) and Chana Joffe-Walt (This American Life) talk about how to build a story structure that will make listeners care about even the most familiar, entrenched social problems.
- 2016
- 01:08:42
Re:sound #247 The Meet the Composer Show
This hour, we're diving deep into the strange, beautiful world of modern music composition.
- 2017
- 57:00
- Alex Overington
- Dennis Funk
Man Choubam (I am good)
Sharon calls herself a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Silver Award.
- 2018
- 39:57
- Sharon Mashihi
Re:sound #187 The Matt Power Show
This hour, we celebrate the work of a great journalist — Matt Power, who died March 10, 2014 while on assignment in Uganda.
- 2014
- 58:02
- Matthew Power
- Dennis Funk
Minor Fugue
A man haunted by memory slogs through his murky past.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Stan Vilensky
- Tucker Eads
Maya Turns 26
Whether she likes it or not, things are about to change.
- 2016
- 02:55
- Maya Goldberg-Safir
Mind, Body, Soul
An interview with a performance artist, whose "art" consists of consuming entire copies of the Oxford English Dictionary, Gray's Anatomy, and the King James Bible.
- 2002
- 14:02
- Gregory Whitehead
Micro-Sonic
Mourning and a smaller memorial.
- 2006
- 02:30
- Stacy Bond
mishmash
Many different stories make this whole.
- 2006
- 02:30
- Regina Botros
Mother Love
A woman decides to sober up for her daughter.
- 2006
- 02:30
- Shannon Quinn
Me and Mousetraps
I overcome my fears and manage to rid our home of a mouse.
- 2007
- 02:42
- David Daskal
Mugs With Messages
The thoughts of a creative woman of valor, who might never make history.
- 2007
- 03:37
- Suzy Kahn
Missing
June and Alison are missing . . .
- 2006
- 02:30
- Shannon Quinn
Music
Music and sound bring layers of meaning to your work. Incorporating them most effectively starts with looking for the movement and metaphor in your materials. Using examples from her own features, Sherre DeLys presents different approaches to integrated sound design.
- 2002
- 01:12:12
The Music of Voices
Creative sound projects are increasingly blurring the lines between radio, audio documentary, sound art, and music.
- 2003
- 01:32:08
Mrs. Knight
Two sons recall a night in Los Angeles 60 years ago.
- 2016
- 02:57
- Angie Vorhies
Muriel's Message
Memories of a much beloved grandmother resurface when a box of unlabeled audio cassettes is discovered in the basement.
- 2006
- 06:28
- Mira Burt-Wintonick
Miss
Outing in the ice storm.
- 2016
- 02:59
- Braeden Doane
Mastering the Grill: Why Some Interviews Go Up in Smoke
Some respond to praise, others to badgering, some the frontal assault, others when you sneak up from behind. Brooke Gladstone offers a few interrogation tips (and some audio examples) on how to get your guests to crack and make them like it.
- 2008
- 01:20:33
Maria the Korean Bride
Maria wants to be married in every state.
- 2006
- 02:30
- Andy, Tourist in the City
My God
Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty? (Milton)
- 2006
- 02:49
- Tim Forrest
Music: A Force for Good (and Sometimes Evil)
Radio makers have many techniques at their disposal for crafting each story they tell, including one in particular that gets used and abused more than any other: scoring.
- 2005
- 01:21:00
Mission Possible: Finding Grants for Independent Productions
Nearly 68,000 foundations in the U.S. together give away more than $30 billion per year. So how can you get some of it?
- 2006
- 01:19:48
Making a Scene: The Use of Verite to Show, Not Tell, Your Story
A well-crafted scene, heard on the radio, opens a window onto a new world and allows the listener to fly right in. Claire Schoen explores the process of creating scenes -- showing real people living their lives -- for an audio documentary.
- 2007
- 01:34:06