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.

In the Navy (INC)

Meet Zoe Dunning, an open lesbian, and hear about her struggle with the U.S. navy to stay in military ranks. Also meet Skippy the Sailor, who used his sewing machine to win the hearts of his fellow sailors. Producer David Gilmore talks with both, about their battles with the armed forces during the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" era.

Prom Queens (INC)

Tom Truss, working as a producer and reporter for Outright Radio, chaperones a gay high school prom in Silicon Valley, CA. Listen as protesters line up to shame the prom-goers as they enter under the protective eye of straight clergy and parents.

The Letters Show

This hour: letters. To yourself, to your city, lost letters, found letters... and a love letterto letters.

The Failure of Flight Show

This hour: failure of flight. In one story a man mysteriously falls from the sky onto a sunny London street, and in another, a plane crashes into a mountain side, and an 11 year old walks away.

The Kid's Secret Places Show

This hour: where kids go to get away; from themselves, their troubles, the rules they're supposed to follow, and of course, their parents.

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.

The Colors Show

This hour: a purple hotel, a family who argues over their skin color, a singing rainbow and more.

2013 TC/RHDF Competition Winners

Behold! The 2013 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition winners - a most stellar batch of radio documentaries from around the world.

Locusts!

There's a feeling you get when you encounter a swarm of insects.

Leaf

A tree wonders why all of its leaves are leaving.

  • 2016
  • 03:00