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.
A Sentencing Hearing
On August 1, 2015 Glendale Police Officer Eric Guse received a call about a carjacking that would change his life.
- 2016
- 10:18
- Emily Forman
- Celeste Wesson
The Control of Teenagers
The Control of Teenagers dances on the corpse of self-help publishing;
- 2008
- 02:41
- Michael Hearst
- Rick Moody
Two Towns of Jasper
Producers and long-time friends Whitney Dow and Marco Williams (Two Tone Productions) discuss the making of their film Two Towns of Jasper, a documentary about the racially motivated murder of James Byrd, who in 1998 was dragged to his death after being beaten then chained to the back of a pick-up truck in Jasper, Texas.
- 2004
- 01:23:16
The Color Is Black
Here is darkness, construed as manifestations of the color black through history, space, time, and in the natural world.
- 2004
- 05:34
- Jerome Schmidt
- Rick Moody
Re:sound #33: The Bollywood Show
This hour: a tall, white New Zealander heads to Mumbai to try and land a role in one of the hundreds of Bollywood films the industry churns out each year.
- 2005
- 58:30
- Simon Morton
- Roman Mars
The Searchers (Based on a True Story)
2008 ShortDocs Winner! Where do lost stories go? Potato pancakes are involved.
- 2008
- 03:06
- David P. Earle
Journey
A spare and gripping account of one family's journey fleeing violence in Afghanistan.
- 2016
- 09:21
- Jamil
Re:sound #37: The Studs Show
This hour: the indomitable Studs Terkel.
- 2006
- 59:31
- Alan Hall
- Roman Mars
Why Do I Stay?
When Rainy was 17, she met a producer named Courtney Stein from WNYC’s Radio Rookies.
- 2016
- 30:33
- Courtney Stein
- Rainy
Re:sound #56: The Haunting Show
This hour: the story of four small towns that were evacuated and flooded to create one of the biggest reservoirs of drinking water on the east coast.
- 2006
- 58:29
- Sean Cole
- Carolina Wheat
- Roman Mars
Salt On the Lips
2013 ShortDocs Winner! David channels his frustrated desires into detailed fantasies for the perfect sensual feast.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Jenny Asarnow
Standing Out From the Crowd at a Trump Rally
As the Iowa caucuses approached in February of 2016, Donald Trump’s political campaign was gaining traction with voters. One major theme became clear: fear.
- 2017
- 09:26
- Ike Sriskandarajah
What happened when you caught a toadfish?
Liam tells Sam about his adventures on a trip to Bali and Sri Lanka.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Liam Romer
- Sam Wemmer
- Todd Wemmer
2016 Bitchin' Pitchin': The Art of the Pitch (Day 2)
A bonafide Third Coast tradition, this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: how to pitch a story.
- 2016
- 01:16:58
Re:sound #48: The Flux Show
This hour: two stories from RTE's Flux with Ronan Kelly.
- 2006
- 58:30
- Ronan Kelly
- Roman Mars
Lady Bait
Lizzie and her sister think they are coming to Ray's just to see his monkey, but little do they know that Ray and Oscar have been sweating to the Harvey Carne Workout Method and Guide to Romance.
- 2008
- 02:57
- Eric Barkin
- Laura Vitale
- Tye Pemberton
Re:sound #232 The Baffled Show
This hour the unexpected and inexplicable.
- 2017
- 59:40
- Jonathan Goldstein
- Sally Herships
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #53: The MBK Show
This hour: two stories by Mary Beth Kirchner.
- 2006
- 59:00
- Mary Beth Kirchner
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #55: The Twenty Years Out! Show
This hour: a story about the bitter fight for gay rights in New Zealand, featuring a blend of rare archival tape of the speeches, rallies, and debates that marked the struggle and the personal stories of people affected by the fight.
- 2006
- 59:00
- Gareth Watkins
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #103: The Sean Hurley / Sherwin Sleeves Show
This hour: the work of producer Sean Hurley, a writer and musician who lives on top of a mountain in New Hampshire and has an alter-ego, Sherwin Sleeves, who's become central to Sean's radio storytelling.
- 2008
- 58:30
- Sean Hurley
- Delaney Hall
The Life of Bil
A fictional documentary about the mysterious, elusive wild-man Bil.
- 2016
- 03:15
- Gavin Doyle
- Aisling Lambert
- Ashley Parsons
Whitey's Rules
Residents of a quiet Santa Monica apartment building remember their neighbor, Charlie -- also known as notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger -- in this darkly comic piece.
- 2012
- 02:54
- Eric Drachman
- Gideon Brower
The Hadal Zone
Two obnoxious city boys take the Giant Squid Safari in the Sea of Japan and end up in deep trouble.
- 2016
- 03:01
- Peregrine Andrews
- Geoff Marsh
Riding Through the Summer
Pilsen, 2009: Chicago summer is full of life and full of sound - you can hear it best on two wheels.
- 2009
- 03:34
- Katie Mingle
Re:sound #100: The Cambodia Show
This hour: sounds and stories from Cambodia.
- 2008
- 59:30
- Virginia Madsen
- Aaron Ximm
- Delaney Hall