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.

Half Too Sweet

Trying to pull back with one hand the one you pushed away with both.

2013
03:16
John Manini

The Bitter Story of the Saddest City in the World

The forgotten story of the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 told in three courses: the calm before the storm, the firestorm's appetite, and the recovery.

Umami Sunshine

An exploration of the role of appetite in elderly health as well as the scientific basis of umami (also known as L-glutamate or glutamic acid), with ukelele accompaniment.

2013
03:00
Patricia McMillen

The Bitter Journey of a Chicken

A chicken goes on a journey to find his life's destiny and succeeds.

How Sweet it is to be a Piece of Meat

A look at how our appetites can take perverse shapes and make us see our bodies in a completely different way.

2013
03:00
Kerry Gilfillan

Salt, Interrupted

A couple remembers an unexpected illness.

2013
03:01
Katie Klocksin

Soul of a Man

Ramblin' Jack Elliott has played music with legends like Woody Guthrie, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

2013
12:10
Abby Wendle
Sarah Geis

Harper High School

In the 2011 -2012 school year, Harper High School, located in one of Chicago's most violent neighborhoods, saw 29 of its current and recent students shot.

Jack and Ellen

Ellen was struggling for money, working as a Subway "sandwich artist" (yes, that's a real thing.)

Keep Them Guessing

As a young boy, producer Jesse Cox discovered a set of old cassette tapes which turned out to be a hugely popular BBC radio show featuring his grandparents.

Woman Emerges from the Dark

After Superstorm Sandy hit New York in October 2013, power outages covered large swaths of the city.

2013
06:17
Marianne McCune

No Greater Love

London's little-known Memorial of Heroic Self-Sacrifice commemorates ordinary men, women and children who made a split-second decision to rescue another person – and died as a result.

2013
22:21
Cathy FitzGerald

Remembering Andrew

On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew slammed into Miami-Dade County changing the landscape of South Florida forever.

Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

The Supreme Court case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl seemed like a straightforward custody dispute: a birth father and a couple at odds over who would raise baby Veronica.

2013
35:39
Tim Howard

Parts of Speech

Doug Harlow isn't afraid to use his voice. He was a street poet in Boston and protested the Vietnam War in D.C. There was a time he could say "I love you" in a dozen languages.