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.
Trees for Economic and Social Justice
This piece explores the connections between social justice, activism, and citizenship, and questions the best way to make the world a better place.
- 2008
- 02:52
- Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Two Trailer Love Stories
A young woman and a married couple look back on trailer-style good times.
- 2008
- 03:04
- Meagan Perry
That Tragic Night
Survivors recount the sinking of the Titanic.
- 2008
- 02:31
- Catie Talarski
Tree Body
Three children talk of how trees are good control of body and mind, recite poetry about trees, call out tree names, and make all kinds of lovely unexpected connections.
- 2008
- 02:46
- Alix Blair
Two Libraries
A quiet eavesdropper gets more than he bargained for at the public library.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Noah Levinson
Thinness and Salvation
The American "obesity epidemic" has been all over the news -– from stories about the viability of the Atkins diet to tabloid profiles of 100-pound toddlers.
- 2008
- 28:41
- Sarah Yahm
Teenaged Guitarists Tackle "El Gato Montes"
Carlos Maeda and his quartet struggle with "El Gato Montes" in after-school rehearsals. Produced by Maeda for Curie Youth Radio.
- 2006
- 02:42
- Curie Youth Radio
Traveling and Trees
How trees affect me as a photographer.
- 2008
- 03:04
- Pauline Kochanski
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Mousetrap
Both brief reflection on mousetraps and a nod to Wallace Stevens.
- 2007
- 02:35
- Ezekiel Weaver
Tintinnabulation (Florence, Italy)
Florence is a city filled with bells: church bells, hand bells, door bells, bike bells . . .
- 2007
- 03:00
- Lisa Tharpe
Too Much Shade
This piece traces the devolution of a trailer to a tree.
- 2008
- 03:01
- Annie Baxter
Teen Mind
We all should do some work on our brains, but that "work" can be a load of fun, oh yeah.
- 2008
- 02:55
- Frank Karall
Trees Have Full Control of Body and Mind and Are Thus Very Good Citizens
A very comic and nervous Monty Python-type exploration of the life of a tree.
- 2008
- 02:26
- Amy Denes
Telepathic Trees
Brief encounters of the inter-species communication kind.
- 2008
- 03:01
- Amber Cortes
Trees Die for the Sins of Our Legislators
Of cheeseburgers, the Reagans, Grant Park and, of course, trees.
- 2008
- 02:44
- Kay Collins
The Too Hard Basket
Only in the last 60 years or so have people begun to talk openly about sex, but one group is often left out of the discussion.
- 2010
- 52:40
- John Blades
This Ain't No Walk in the Park
City dweller Natalie Edwards confronts her distaste for all things green. Reluctantly.
- 2007
- 06:30
- Natalie Edwards
Take Me Out
This audio art lament asks the question, "What happens when false care and concern land on the ears of someone truly in need?"
- 2008
- 02:37
- Carma Jolly
Tupperware
In this nostalgic documentary, tag along with Tupperware dealer Lucky Laurel into the world of Tupperware conventions, regional meetings, and of course, those signature Tupperware parties.
- 2001
- 05:39
- The Kitchen Sisters
The Taking Care Show
This hour: the delicate interdependence between being in need and answering the call to help.
- 2010
- 59:00
- Katie Mingle
The Third Coast ShortDocs: Appetite Show
This hour: We showcase some of our favorite stories from the 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge.
- 2014
- 58:00
- Katie Mingle
The Texas State Pen Show
This hour: we present two very different stories about the Texas State Penitentiary. Both are about soul - the kind you dance to, and the kind you pray for.
- 2013
- 59:00
- Katie Mingle
Re:sound #256 Toccata in Dream Murder
This hour more of our faves, including Gloria Gaynor, a seventeen year-old retiree, and two spoofs: one microbiological and one murderous.
Re:sound #258 Tsunami Song
This hour, a deep dive into the anthem of the Confederacy, two different kinds of waves and a modern take on Romeo & Juliet.
This Is Not A Drill
An emotional dive into the personal impact of the false missile alert that was sent out across Hawaii.