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.

The Updates

When Sophie Townsend’s husband was diagnosed with lung cancer, she started the Russell Updates, a weekly email that laid it all bare for friends and family.

Looking For Love

M. is six years old and transgender. Marlo is her single mom and chronicles their life together in her podcast How to Be a Girl .

What's in a hand?

Their daughter has twelve fingers, twelve toes, some fused together and some set askew – ain't nothing but a family thing.

What does your name mean?

A mother and father reflect on what their child's name means and the incredible story of the destiny of the name.

Where Did Cheney Put the War Heads?

John Perry Barlow and Dick Cheney were on different sides of the MX missile proposal during the Cold War, and after years of retrospect, Barlow credits Cheney for helping prevent nuclear holocaust.

What does that do?

Dr Christine Blancher, at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics in Oxford, talks us through one of the big DNA sequencers they use to produce the string of letters (A, T, G, and C) which is your unique genetic code.

What is it like to be one of the first?

When Sergeant Carrie Lopes joined the Provincetown Police Department, she was one of the only women on the force; thirty years later, she reflects on sexual harassment experienced at the beginning of her career.