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 Argument of “Objectivity”
Is traditional “objectivity” in journalism on its way out?
- 2017
- 01:09:15
The Deacons
Bogalusa, Louisiana is home to a forgotten chapter of civil-rights history that is still very much alive.
- 2017
- 32:11
- Eric Eddings
- Pat Walters
No Bad News
Three decades ago, American hypnotist Larry Garrett committed himself to abstaining from the news.
- 2017
- 58:04
- Sarah Geis
- Nick van der Kolk
Re:sound #233 The Rabbit Hole Show
This hour, rabbit holes — stories that start exploring one small thing and unexpectedly end up telling a much richer story.
The View From Room 205
This is a story about some little kids and a big idea.
- 2017
- 57:00
- Linda Lutton
Ghetto Life 101
In 1993, LeAlan Jones (age 13) and Lloyd Newman (age 14) collaborated with public radio producer David Isay to create an audio diary of life on Chicago's South Side.
- 1993
- 30:20
- David Isay
Re:sound #234 The Third Coast Institute of Sound Show
This hour we’re coming to you from inside the Third Coast Institute of Sound — a fictional museum we’ve dreamed up where all of the exhibits and artifacts are dedicated to things that make sound and noise.
- 2017
- 01:04:00
- Victoria Ferran
- Delaney Hall
- Roman Mars
- Joan Webber
- Phil Smith
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #235 The "I Do" or "Do I?" Show
This hour, “I do” or “do I?” the calculus for marriage, for better and for worse.
S-Town Hall
On April 11, 2017, Third Coast held a public discussion in Chicago to discuss S-Town , the most-buzzed about podcast of the year, from Serial Productions and This American Life .
- 2017
- 01:03:01
- Dennis Funk
- Johanna Zorn
- Maya Goldberg-Safir
Re:sound #231 The Pocket Conference Show
This hour we're featuring an episode of our brand new podcast — the Third Coast Pocket Conference .
- 2016
- 57:00
- Cathy FitzGerald
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #239 The Stupid Pet Tricks Show
This hour, stories dedicated to our furry and not-so-furry friends.
Human vs. Robot: How to track and still sound like your actual self
Great tracking is the difference between a piece that immediately moves you and one you immediately forget.
- 2017
- 01:30:04
The Fact-checker
There’s an old journalism adage that says “if your mother says she loves you, check it out.” This American Life’s Christopher Swetala is the fact-checker who calls her to ask, and then let’s you know if it’s true… or not.
- 2017
- 01:36:40
Playing with Reality & Pushing the Boundaries
Imagine opening your work to the possibilities of drama and fiction that can bring a rich, more expansive story to life.
- 2017
- 01:22:02
How to become an investigative reporter with one simple trick: Ask a good question
Madeleine Baran and Samara Freemark of In the Dark, love the intimacy of radio and the power it has to transport us into other people’s lives...
- 2017
- 01:30:12
2017 Provocations
A series of short talks from producers who hope to dare and ignite.
- 2017
- 42:49
2017 Bitchin' Pitch Panel (Day 1)
A bonafide Third Coast tradition, this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: how to pitch...
- 2017
- 01:00:17
Re:sound #232 The Baffled Show
This hour the unexpected and inexplicable.
- 2017
- 59:40
- Jonathan Goldstein
- Sally Herships
- Dennis Funk
2016 Bitchin' Pitchin': The Art of the Pitch (Day 2)
A bonafide Third Coast tradition, this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: how to pitch a story.
- 2016
- 01:16:58
Mudslide: The Election of 2016
With the ink on the ballots still wet, Third Coast dives into the past year of political reporting. How were journalists most - and least - successful covering the presidential election and its voters? And: where do we go from here?
- 2016
- 01:26:31
A Life Sentence: Victims, Offenders, Justice, and My Mother
The story of a terrible crime and everything that followed.
- 2016
- 54:55
- Samantha Broun
- Jay Allison
Compose yourself: a producer’s guide to working with musicians
It’s becoming more common for podcast producers to work with composers to create an original soundtrack. At this session, producer Michael May and composer/producer Nick DePrey share their techniques for bringing a piece to life with music and sound design.
- 2016
- 01:15:20
First Off... This is in Really Good Shape
In this session for editors - or anyone who wants to help someone else shape a story – Gimlet Media’s Jorge Just explores the delicate art of making good things better.
- 2016
- 01:28:46
The Pit of Despair
For some people, making great radio is easy. Ben Calhoun has no idea what those people are talking about! For him, making radio is hard, beset by self-doubt -- and he finds it’s often easy to get stuck.
- 2016
- 01:19:41
Make Them Care: Crafting Narratives About Entrenched Social Problems
In this session, Nikole Hannah-Jones (The New York Times) and Chana Joffe-Walt (This American Life) talk about how to build a story structure that will make listeners care about even the most familiar, entrenched social problems.
- 2016
- 01:08:42