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.
Where Did He Go: Ogichan, Grandad?
A granddaughter tells us about her grandfather's funeral.
- 2015
- 03:01
- Eloise Stevens
When Will We Lose It?
Between sea level rise and a disappearing coastline it feels inevitable that life as we know it in New Orleans is on a limited run, but how much time do we have?
- 2015
- 03:00
- Eve Abrams
Why Do I Know so Much and Nothing at All?
The sounds of my cellphone - talking to me.
- 2015
- 03:01
- Walter Petrichyn
When We March Into The Arctic of the Unknown
One in a million... Maria's chronicle of shameless acceptance.
- 2015
- 03:04
- Vivianne Cardenas
When did you know?
Two people. Two stories. Two significant moments when everything changed: discovering sexuality and surviving sexual assault.
- 2015
- 03:02
- Nicholas Pencak
What Do You Hear When A Plane Engine Dies in the Air?
Robin Holleran's life was forever changed the day she survived a plane crash.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Jonathan Hirsch
What's Your Favorite Sport?
My 8 year old nephew's first undercover journalism gig.
- 2015
- 02:56
- Michael Ferstenfeld
Where is the Extinction Capital of the World?
A wildlife biologist shares a surprising fact about Hawaii's native species.
- 2015
- 02:21
- Laurie Sumiye
What's in a name?
One man decides the best way to break from the past is to change his name.
- 2015
- 03:07
- David Chong
What's happening to me?
An unwelcome visitor and a meeting in the desert.
- 2015
- 03:01
- Edgar Maddicott
What Lies in a Voicemail?
We can measure distance in miles, but the heartache it causes is indefinable.
- 2015
- 03:00
Why would anyone, in his right mind, jump into Lake Michigan in the middle of a Chicago Winter?
The polar plunge: a story of cold water and warm hearts.
- 2015
- 02:58
- Fallon Schlossman
What is Alpha-1?
What is the personal experience of having Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1)?
- 2015
- 02:59
- Garrett Tiedemann
When was the Freest You Ever Felt in Your Life?
I asked many people when was the freest they'd ever felt in their lives. This is one person's story.
- 2015
- 02:56
- Meg Ritter
When we lose our breath
I placed a large resonating tube in a public library for a full day and invited people to stick their heads in, hold their breath, and then answer the question: “What makes you breathless?”
- 2015
- 02:55
- Justin Zullo
What is Indiana?
In three scenes and a whole life spent in and out of the state, I attempt to answer the question, "What is Indiana?"
- 2015
- 02:59
- Evelyn Bottando
Who I Was and Why I Was
In 1968 a young art student accepts what turns out to be a very strange commission to make a painting.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Stephen Rowe and Mike Massey