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.
Missing White Cat
When our cat, Cake, went missing, we immediately suspected our elderly neighbor, Mary.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Sarah Bromer
Coffee and Cream
A Nigerian woman discusses how science and coffee have provided stability amidst all her struggles.
- 2012
- 03:01
- David Hovar
Red Van Refuge
Teri La Roca looks out for the peeps in our hood, especially our neighbors that some disregard and would rather forget.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Tennessee Watson
Black and Blue, Not Pink
Every week, my roommate Olivia goes to the gym down the street to punch people and while she may be like one of the guys when she's in the ring, friends and family don't quite understand.
- 2012
- 02:55
- Lindsey Kratochwill
Shades of Blue
Martha White interviewed her friend Jessica Chapin at Santa Monica's Step Up on Second, a psychosocial rehabilitation and support program for people affected by severe and persistent mental illness.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Sara Harris
Her Beautiful Brown Burden
Little did I know that my neighbor has a special gift, which I'd like to call a beautiful brown burden.
- 2012
- 03:01
- Ashley Kim
A Silent Tornado. A Long, Black Night.
Virginia Miller and her husband Tim recount the night a tornado hit Apison, Tenn., and how it changed their relationship with their neighbors.
- 2012
- 02:14
- Mary Helen Miller
The Tyranny of the Orange Ticket
Twice a week, New York City car owners participate in a bizarre ritual that pits neighbor against neighbor in a competitive fight for parking spaces.
- 2012
- 02:41
- Elizabeth Harball
Drawing the Purple Line
Being a neighbor can mean having a duty, but it's not always that simple.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Natalie Rothfels
Aphrodite's Black and Blues
Try to understand where people are coming from before you decide about them.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Diedra Roesijadi
A Bitter Taste Memory
A mother remembers her troubling, unshakeable food addiction.
- 2013
- 02:24
- Julia Scott
Taste of Bitter Love
Coffee roaster Hans-Erik discusses taste associations and developing a taste vocabulary.
- 2013
- 02:35
- Michael James Lewis
The Sweet Taste of Couscous
My grandparents had very little in common except for their appetite for couscous.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Marie Telling
She's Not Bitter
Haley's long list of food allergies have changed her life, but not her positive attitude.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Michela Tindera
Sweet Chlorine
Julia Campbell needs to swim, like most people need to eat.
- 2013
- 02:53
- Jessica Campbell
My Mom, the Sweet Tomato
The one thing I still need from my mom.
- 2013
- 02:52
- Morgan Dusatko
Anatomy of a Sweet
An expert baker attempts to conquer her greatest fear: funfetti.
- 2013
- 02:56
- Hannah Krakauer
Sweet as Pie
A true story: when we bought the crack house, we got more than we'd bargained for.
- 2013
- 02:58
- Elizabeth Friend
Bitter Sweet
Recorded in one take, with only minor effects added.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Youssef Azmy
Sweet Dreaming Orchid
You will see things you never even dreamed were there - or how an appetite for orchids is edifying.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Rosy Rickett
The Sweet and Sour Craving for Risk
Risk presented in three different courses: 1) Craving 2) We Can't Help It 3) Living Life to the Fullest.
- 2013
- 03:02
- Evie Salomon
Mornings Are Not Sweet, Just Scrambled
Wilson Sayre shares her mornings.
- 2013
- 02:20
- Wilson Sayre
Sweet Cheesecake Heartbreak: Three Dates
Spicy kielbasa, sweet cheesecake, and a glass of merlot: the foodstuffs of great and horrible dates.
- 2013
- 02:45
- Catie Talarski
The Unexpected Sweetness
Flowed mellow audio file that is down tempo but upbeat at the same time.
- 2013
- 03:35
- Bernard Capistrano
Minnesota Sweets
Sweet corn - a great way to get fat and sleepy - is the subject of this true tale of animal, man and machine.
- 2013
- 02:48
- Becky Moonitz