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.
What's happening to me?
An unwelcome visitor and a meeting in the desert.
- 2015
- 03:01
- Edgar Maddicott
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
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 Your Favorite Sport?
My 8 year old nephew's first undercover journalism gig.
- 2015
- 02:56
- Michael Ferstenfeld
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
Where would you go?
For young people who live in some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the western hemisphere, the passage north is often just as hard as staying.
- 2015
- 02:03
- Watson Hartsoe
When We March Into The Arctic of the Unknown
One in a million... Maria's chronicle of shameless acceptance.
- 2015
- 03:04
- Vivianne Cardenas
Why Do I Know so Much and Nothing at All?
The sounds of my cellphone - talking to me.
- 2015
- 03:01
- Walter Petrichyn
Who doesn't like an ear hole?
A brief message from an eligible man.
- 2018
- 02:29
- John Wilson
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
Where Did He Go: Ogichan, Grandad?
A granddaughter tells us about her grandfather's funeral.
- 2015
- 03:01
- Eloise Stevens
Where Do I Even Start?
A working interview for a smart phone society.
- 2015
- 02:52
- Benjamin Riskin
- Aaron Leeder
What makes a good marriage?
2015 ShortDocs Winner! My grandparents, now in their 90s and married for nearly 70 years, tell me about when they met and give their advice on a long and happy marriage.
- 2015
- 02:59
- Olivia Humphreys
What is a Bear Cat?
Bluff and Family describe the horrors of the Georgian Legend of The Bearcat.
- 2015
- 02:53
- Wolff and Zach Bowden
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
Why the supernatural is always natural in cultural sociopsychological context
Science has severe problems dealing with the supernatural...
- 2015
- 03:00
- Stine Sofie Ankerbo
- Søren Christensen Boss
Who lives, who dies?
Ten years later, a survivor reflects on the fragility of life and the random ruin caused by the worst natural disaster in living memory, the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, a day when nearly 250,000 people perished across 14 countries, one third of them, children.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Deborah Bauer
What Hairy Moments Have You Had?
Every motorcyclist you ever speak to has a story to tell.
- 2015
- 02:53
- Geoff McQueen
Who's A Good Girl?
My mother's trials as a pet owner—and as a parent—go on the record when I do a story about “puppy kindergarten.”
- 2015
- 02:58
- Kate Stein
What can I do? Please not my daughter too!
Many women's voices become one experience of abuse.
- 2015
- 02:40
- Regina Botros
Why does my Dad have ten clocks?
I find out why my Dad, David, is so fascinated with clocks and explore what makes him tick.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Michael Dale
Who Remembers My Father's Voice?
2015 ShortDocs Winner! I ask my family members if they remember what my father sounded like.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Pablo Duarte
Why Mr. SKREEJEE?
An interview concerning a tale of trial and tribulation from the heart of Mr.SKREEJEE – a half-dog, half-gorilla, half human member of a fictitious landmine lookout patrol.
- 2015
- 02:35
- Joseph Amodei
Who is Betty?
Carol found Betty abandoned in rural Utah and gave her a new, loving home.
- 2015
- 02:25
- Benjamin Bombard
Why were you in a wheelbarrow?
A night of regrets.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Miles Martignoni