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.

Re:sound #172 The Abandoned At Sea Show

This hour: the story of a harrowing journey on the Mediterranean Sea that started with high hopes and ended in tragedy.

Re:sound #130: The Chicago Show

This hour: Chicago. Hogbutcher to the world, jewel of the Midwest, and everything inbetween.

Re:sound #195 The Dinner Table Show

This hour: the dinner table and all that it inspires.

Re:sound #171 The Anonymous Show

This hour: all things anonymous.

Re:sound #170 The Blood is Thicker than Water Show

This hour: families wrestling with love and loyalty.

Re:sound #168 The 2012 ShortDocs Show

This hour: Gwen Macsai and Julie Shapiro spin some of our favorite stories from the 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge.

Re:sound #167 The Mavis Show

This hour: We dedicate most of the show to a profile of Mavis Gallant, who at 90, is looking back on an extraordinary life.

Re:sound #131: The Space Show

This hour: a one way mission to mars, a Russian cosmonaut's favorite music, the Voyager golden record, the sound of the northern lights, and more.

Re:sound #127: The Urban Dreamers Show

This hour: the experience of the city -- from the bicycle seat, the planner's map, and the poet's pen.

Re:sound #129: The Nerve Show

This hour: how and why we're wired for sound. A look at music and the brain.

Re:sound #41: The Dry vs. the Moist Show

This hour: the captivating results of a transcontinental radio collaboration.

Re:sound #48: The Flux Show

This hour: two stories from RTE's Flux with Ronan Kelly.

2006
58:30
Ronan Kelly
Roman Mars

Re:sound #47: The Pets Show

This hour: a beloved pig and a meditation on dogs.

Re:sound #46: The Lemon Tree Show

This hour: two decades after he was forced to flee, a young Palestinian man returns to his home to meet the Israeli woman who lives there now.

2006
58:31
Sandy Tolan
Roman Mars

Re:sound #45: The Nosce te Ipsum Show

This hour: a child beauty queen, a young transgendered man, and an obsessive teen.

Re:sound #44: The Coping Show

This hour: a pizza chef travels to North Korea to cook for Kim Jong Il, a young man contemplates his release from "juvie," and more.

Re:sound #43: The Music Show

This hour: time-lapse phonography, a much-sampled beat, and the only instrument you can play without actually touching.

Re:sound #42: The Fake Doc Show

This hour: stories that bend, stretch, and downright fabricate the truth.

Re:sound #40: The Wanderlust Show

This hour: voyaging, wandering, and becoming a fanatic pedestrian.

Re:sound #51: The Show 14 Redux Show

This hour: a visit to one of the most remote islands on earth, a woman who sings with crickets, a return to Zagreb, and more.

Re:sound #39: The Radio Show

This hour: the strange, storied, hodgepodge history of radio.

Re:sound #38: The Games Show

This hour: tongue twisters, brain teasers, cheaters, and one of the worst high school football teams of all time.

Re:sound #37: The Studs Show

This hour: the indomitable Studs Terkel.

2006
59:31
Alan Hall
Roman Mars

Re:sound #36: The X Meets Y Show

This hour: a seemingly mismatched but (mostly) happy couple, a wife who exacts revenge on her husband via beef broth, and more.

Re:sound #35: The Dad Show

This hour: Dads. The good, the bad, and the complicated.