Third Coast Audio Library
Our vast and ever-growing collection contains thousands of carefully curated audio stories of all stripes, and Third Coast Conference sessions offering wisdom from the best makers on the planet. You can also dive into our Producer Index. Enjoy!
The 2002 TCF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Studs Terkel (INC)
The Third Coast Festival Lifetime Achievement Award (now the Audio Luminary Award) is presented annually to an individual who is greatly admired for his or her significant and ongoing contributions to the field of radio. Hats off to the 2002 recipient, Studs Terkel.
- 2002
- 11:43
- Studs Terkel
Married to the Livestock: The End of a Farmer's Life (INC)
A touching, sound-rich excerpt from a German feature that explores the shifting realities and complicated relationships on the small family farm where producer Julia Schafer was raised.
- 2008
- 02:36
- Julia Schafer
Appetite of English Umami
How to prepare the best English class in Paris.
- 2013
- 03:34
- Jane Weston's English class
The Night Show
This hour: Listening to the night.
- 2012
- 58:00
- Katie Mingle
The Taking Care Show
This hour: the delicate interdependence between being in need and answering the call to help.
- 2010
- 59:00
- Katie Mingle
Double Your Impact!
Once upon a time there was a treasure trove of incredible audio stories locked away inside a lovely but creaky website.
- 2014
- 44
- listeners and makers like you
A Bitter Truth
One man's addiction to his music.
- 2013
- 02:45
- Mostafa Elezaby
Special Feature: Without Name
On this episode of Re:sound, we're featuring an episode of the podcast Here Be Monsters .
- 2014
- 30:34
- Lina Misitzis
- Dennis Funk
Making News Stories Good Stories
Guess what? You can tell great stories on the news, too.
- 2014
- 01:20:01
Why is the siren still singing?
An evocative documentary about the sound and history of the foghorn at Lizard Point in Cornwall, UK.
- 2015
- 02:30
- Ellen Wiles
Why hasn't anyone let the cat out of the bag?
Animals often have amazing life stories, but no one can hear them because they can't talk.
- 2015
- 02:59
- Rose McBride
The Sitter Dispatch
Straight out of college, Maya was living in her cousins' attic and was working a part-time, unpaid internship. Then she took a job as a nanny that turned out to be nothing like she'd expected.
- 2015
- 10:11
- Maya Goldberg-Safir
- Dennis Funk
Special Feature: Little Mermaid Favorites
On this episode of Re:sound, we're sharing two of our favorite pieces that were entered to win the 2014 Little Mermaid Award.
- 2014
- 17:11
- Amy Pearl
- Leo Hornak
- Dennis Funk
Special Feature: The Last Days of Hollywood Park
On this episode of Re:sound, we're featuring one of our favourite entries to the 2014 Third Coast Richard H. Driehaus Competition.
- 2014
- 12:56
- David Weinberg
- Dennis Funk
Special Feature: Linda Lutton Live at The Hideout
On this episode of Re:sound, a live recording of Third Coast's recent listening event with WBEZ Education reporter Linda Lutton.
- 2014
- 01:00:58
- Linda Lutton
- Dennis Funk
What happens when a horn and dog get together?
An unexpected jam session with a dog and an alto saxophone.
- 2015
- 02:27
- Elisa Shoenberger
Who Drank From That Cup?
Does a guy at Antique Roadshow have The Holy Grail?
- 2015
- 02:34
- Brian Price & Jerry Stearns
The End of the World
The idea was to drive around and talk to people about the end of the world. As producer Scott Carrier says, "There's no law against it."
- 2015
- 32:00
- Scott Carrier
Turning Investigative Reporting into Artful Radio
When done well, investigative radio stories have the power to change the world.
- 2014
- 01:26:30
Audio Code Switching: Tackling Race on the Radio
We need to talk about race - with humanity and humor.
- 2014
- 01:16:51
What Makes A Bird Shape Your Life
Richard Browne speaks about his life and passion as a falconer.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Steven Ahlman
What Kind of Relationship Did You Have With Your Dad?
A mother shares the unusual way she came to learn her father loved her.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Alexis Stember
When Women Go Gray or Dye
Women contemplate and celebrate the choice to let their hair go gray.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Nancy Camden
What Makes a Good Wife?
According to Tía Nora, things have changed since the 1950s.
- 2015
- 02:58
- Erin Leyson
What Should I Get?
Megan Williams talks to a Jewish vendor who sells Catholic objects in Rome.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Megan Williams