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.
Suicide Bridge
Lines form around the block for the world's most popular suicide spot.
- 2000
- 01:55
- Joe Frank
Minister Excerpt
Joe Frank, master of late night radio, assembled this piece: a phone conversation between himself and a cranky minister.
- 2000
- 05:15
- Joe Frank
Re:sound #216 The 2015 Short Docs Show — Studs Rules
This hour we listen to some of our favourite entries to the 2015 Third Coast Short Docs Challenge: Studs Rules!
Choose Responsibly
Choosing a partner is just a game, or is it?
- 2017
- 01:10
- Dennis Funk
Mudslide Part 2: After the Avalanche
In the era of Donald Trump, journalists have had to adapt as storytellers.
- 2017
- 01:45:45
Re:sound #227 The 2016 ShortDocs Show — Radio Cinema
This hour we're featuring some of our favourite entries to the 2016 ShortDocs Challenge!
Resound #137 The Jazz and Freedom Show
This hour: Jazz and the struggle for civil rights in South Africa and the U.S.
- 2010
- 59:30
- Multiple producers
Dear Z,
By way of a love letter, Julie Shapiro recounts the incredible racing history of the astonishing, record-breaking mare named Zenyatta. Zenyatta captured the hearts and imaginations of millions and shined a bright spotlight on the American horse racing industry in 2009-10.
- 2011
- 09:16
- Julie Shapiro
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
Resound # 139 The Metamorphosis Show
This hour: two people shed old skins and resurface in foreign territory.
- 2011
- 56:38
- Multiple producers
Resound #145 The Fathers Show
This hour: Dads, in all their glory.
- 2011
- 59:00
- Multiple producers
We Believe We Are Invincible
In sports, the margin of victory can come down to just thousandths of a second. Ben Rubin interviews several famous track and field stars to explore the mental edge athletes try to develop as they prepare for competition.
- 2004
- 09:20
- Ben Rubin
Practice, Practice, Practice
Everyone knows the riddle: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? And the answer: Practice, practice, practice. But what if you practice, practice, practice, and still don't get there?
- 2011
- 09:29
- Stanzi Vaubel
Finding Miles
A few years ago, radio producer Sarah Reynolds was privy to an intimate confession: her friend Megan told her that she was about to undergo a transition in gender from female to male.
- 2011
- 27:11
- Sarah P. Reynolds
Anthony and the Green Goats
Anthony explains the economics of the Goat Farm.
- 2012
- 03:02
- Jenny Ament
2012 TC/RDHF Competition Winners
We have Gold! We have Silver! And Bronze! And Honorable Mentions, Directors' Choice, Best News Feature and Best New Artist!
- 2012
- 33
- 2012 Winners
Drawing the Purple Line
Being a neighbor can mean having a duty, but it's not always that simple.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Natalie Rothfels
The Century in Sound: An American's Perspective
Voice of America's The Century in Sound is a radio documentary that chronicles the entire 20th century without narration.
- 2001
- 38:26
- Adam Phillips
Marinade a la Tete
A cerebral yet refreshing exploration into the question "where do creative ideas come from?"
- 2002
- 04:02
- Gregory Whitehead
"Diamond" Jimmy Roy
At one time "Diamond" Jimmy Roy owned half the businesses in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a steel town just outside Pittsburgh.
- 2001
- 19:00
- Dan Collison
The Graying of the Convent
Documentarian Mary Beth Kirchner lived in a Chicago convent to produce this intimate portrait of aging Catholic nuns.
- 2001
- 29:12
- Mary Beth Kirchner
Educating Esme
Esme Cordell shares a year's worth of classroom anecdotes and musings, culled from a journal kept throughout her first year teaching in Chicago.
- 2001
- 59:03
- Esme Cordell
Circling the Center of Creation
Scott Carrier joins the ranks of thousands of religious pilgrims who have been circling the base of Mount Kailash in Tibet for centuries.
- 2007
- 18:05
- Scott Carrier
90 Degrees North
From the exact top of the world, Elizabeth Arnold reflects on being so far away from the rest of it.
- 2007
- 11:34
- Elizabeth Arnold
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