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.
D Minor: The Ice Queen
If D minor were a person, who would she be?
- 2013
- 05:14
- Denise Ball
- Paolo Pietropaolo
Umami Can't Cook Like Mine
The tradition of cooking has been passed down in my family through three generations: my grandma, my mom and me.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Lexia Banks
Eros the Bittersweet: An Edible Riff
An audio prose poem, mixing chocolate with desire.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Richard Fox and Patricia McMillen
Not So Sweet on New School Lunch
Michelle Obama's new school lunch program gets sour reviews from Paonia High School students.
- 2013
- 02:39
- Ali Lightfoot
- Azure Eller
Beer & Food, Neil & Eric: Two Sweet Pairings
An underground supper club pairs beers with dinners, served in a Mission District apartment kitchen in San Francisco.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Alison Byrne
The Sweet Taste of Second Street
Three courses of the Second Street Market at the University of Dayton - the market, the consumers and the producers.
- 2013
- 02:40
- Torie Schumacher
An Appetite for Affirmation: The Bittersweet of Pleasing Your Parents and Pleasing Your Self
Most of us go to college to make our dreams happen, but what do you do when what you want might not be the same as what your parents want?
- 2013
- 03:00
- Lyndi Hollis
Sweet Jesus
A mission for lamb leads to an awkward encounter with an affluent neighbor - and Jesus is to blame.
- 2013
- 03:21
- Nicole and Mark Jolly
Sweet Smell O' Mine
The story of how anosmia (lack of a sense of smell) affects my appetite.
- 2013
- 02:23
- Pauline Dunne
Anatomy of a Sweet
An expert baker attempts to conquer her greatest fear: funfetti.
- 2013
- 02:56
- Hannah Krakauer
Sweet Cheesecake Heartbreak: Three Dates
Spicy kielbasa, sweet cheesecake, and a glass of merlot: the foodstuffs of great and horrible dates.
- 2013
- 02:45
- Catie Talarski
Mornings Are Not Sweet, Just Scrambled
Wilson Sayre shares her mornings.
- 2013
- 02:20
- Wilson Sayre
The Sweet and Sour Craving for Risk
Risk presented in three different courses: 1) Craving 2) We Can't Help It 3) Living Life to the Fullest.
- 2013
- 03:02
- Evie Salomon
Sweet Dreaming Orchid
You will see things you never even dreamed were there - or how an appetite for orchids is edifying.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Rosy Rickett
Bitter Sweet
Recorded in one take, with only minor effects added.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Youssef Azmy
Sweet as Pie
A true story: when we bought the crack house, we got more than we'd bargained for.
- 2013
- 02:58
- Elizabeth Friend
My Mom, the Sweet Tomato
The one thing I still need from my mom.
- 2013
- 02:52
- Morgan Dusatko
Salty Snails For Christmas
People are shocked when we tell them snails are delicious.
- 2013
- 02:19
- Suzanne El-Cheikh
Sweet Chlorine
Julia Campbell needs to swim, like most people need to eat.
- 2013
- 02:53
- Jessica Campbell
Sweeter Memories
The story of a young man who has an appetite for adventure and tries to leave home as fast as he can.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Kurt Santana
Sweet Treats for Romy
For Romy Klecker, who spent her childhood in the GDR, sweet food was scarce, but in 1989 when the wall fell, a whole new world of treats opened up to her.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Jennifer Collins and Tam Eastley
Umami Love
A girl with a voracious appetite for chefs samples a taste of true love.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Belinda Lopez
Sweet Taste of Shelbyville
One small town's claim of fame is a local bakery whose pastries have created a strong tradition.
- 2013
- 03:07
- Gabrielle Reed
Blackbird Pot Pie: Not the Pie Umami Made
2013 People's ShortDoc Award Winner! For some South Jersey residents, "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is more than just a nursery rhyme; it's supper.
- 2013
- 02:53
- Mary T. Diorio Schilling
There's No Saccharine in this Sweet School
Follow Sierra on her progressive college journey as she realizes that finding the right college is as difficult as Goldilocks finding the right bowl of porridge.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Sierra Ponthier