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.
Burroughs at 100
Rock legend Iggy Pop presents an intimate portrait of William S. Burroughs on the 100th birthday of America's most cataclysmic author.
- 2014
- 56:27
- Colin McNulty
Help Wanted
There is currently no formal treatment or support for non-offending pedophiles who want help managing their attractions.
- 2014
- 25:57
- Luke Malone
- Robyn Semien
Chicago to Mexico, by Bus
Every week hundreds of people board coach buses in Chicago and travel to Mexico.
- 2014
- 11:47
- Linda Lutton
100 Songs in a Day
One way to earn money selling music is boring: write one hit and live off the royalties for the rest of your life.
- 2014
- 11:17
- Alex Goldman
- PJ Vogt
Here I Am and Here Be Danger
Here I Am and Here Be Danger is a non-narrated experiment in heartbreak.
- 2014
- 11:45
- Annie McEwen
What made him do something different?
A teacher on the first day of the job encounters an 8th grader with a swastika tattoo.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Jessica Cheung
What happened when you caught a toadfish?
Liam tells Sam about his adventures on a trip to Bali and Sri Lanka.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Liam Romer
- Sam Wemmer
- Todd Wemmer
Best of the Best 2013 (Part 1)
Re:sound's Gwen Macsai hosts Best of the Best: The 2013 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2013 TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.
What was your first love?
A teenage girl recounts freshly ended first love.
- 2015
- 02:55
- Michaela Prell
When you follow two children on the most chocolatey day of the year
Aoife (6) and Aoibhinn (3) were followed around with a microphone, and at times took matters into their own hands!
- 2015
- 02:31
- Lisa Madden
Who is Little Lulu?
A 5th grade girl interviews a classmate about his interest in Little Lulu.
- 2015
- 02:39
- Jesse Rhodes
- Shirley Liang
Where to get a bagel
In this exploration into the bagel feud between bagel shops St-Viateur and Fairmount, I speak with customers, employees and bagel connoisseurs alike to try and discover why people choose one bagel shop over the other.
- 2015
- 02:59
- Michelle Macklem
Where were you last night?
A short story.
- 2015
- 03:05
- Kate Landers
What happened that time I don't remember?
I ask my mother about the moment that defines her life and mine that I don't remember.
- 2015
- 02:56
- Meredith Turk
Where It's Not Junk
This is a story about what we sometimes do with the stuff that we don't use anymore.
- 2015
- 02:58
- Jackie Sojico
Who works harder than this immigrant?
Zamina, originially from Trinidad, is a seamstress by day and a restauranteur by night.
- 2015
- 02:00
- @Jenniferpossible
Where do pigeons go when they die?
There are so many pidgeons in London, but why do you never see a dead one?
- 2015
- 02:59
- Chris Pearson
- Catherine Brinkworth
Why Are You Wearing Roadkill?
The remarkable hat worn by a man on a park bench in Santa Fe plaza begs an explanation.
- 2015
- 02:47
- Siohban McHugh
What was it like meeting JFK?
Interview with my grandma Jane about when she met JFK and how his assassination affected her.
- 2015
- 02:58
- Ellie Nakayama
Why did you cut your hair?
The humour, the pain, and the liberation of a simple haircut.
- 2015
- 02:44
- Alison Broverman
- Veronica Simmonds
When does life begin?
Two women go to the hospital with pain in their stomach but each one is on a very different journey.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Adriana Cargill
Where are all the flowers from?
A little seaside town on the West Coast of Ireland wears floral posies for the children of Gaza.
- 2015
- 02:58
- Ellen Cranitch
What Happened to the Pencil Case?
A small metal box comes to represent loss.
- 2015
- 02:53
What is beyond both dream and sleep
One man's spiritual journey, made possible through chanting.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Stephanie Smith and Eugenia Viti
When did I get turned around?
An exploration of the cacophony and cyclical nature of life.
- 2015
- 02:25
- Tom Harrison