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 #24: The Talent Show
This hour: the strange world of competitive model horse collecting and an investigation of an old classmate's death.
- 2005
- 59:01
- Julie Shapiro
- Gwen Macsai
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #23: The God Show
This hour: gods, idols, worshipers, and skeptics.
Re:sound #22: The Fish Story Show
This hour: a beached whale in Maine, a conversation with the "real" Darth Vader, school kids deconstruct the work of one of America's most difficult poets, and more.
Re:sound #20: The Phone Show
This hour: stories told over the phone.
Re:sound #12: The Hard-Hearted Dreamer Show
This hour: a girl goes on tour with her parents and a woman returns to her homeland in Iran after 40 years away.
Re:sound #19: The Sweet Sound Show
This week: 14 brothers and sisters search for their estranged father, and a profile of one of the most avid sound recordists of all time.
- 2005
- 59:01
- Phyllis Fletcher
- The Kitchen Sisters
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #18: The Women Show
This hour: decoding female language, an intimate dinner, and a tour of bathroom stall graffiti.
- 2005
- 58:30
- Gwen Macsai
- Lorelei Harris
- Laura Vitale
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #17: The ShortDocs Show
This hour: the 2003 and 2004 Third Coast ShortDocs, which focused on the themes of thirst and darkness.
- 2005
- 59:00
- Adam Burke
- Jude Fletcher
- Hugh Levinson
- Rick Moody
Re:sound #16: The Game Show
This hour: games!
- 2005
- 59:00
- Chris Brookes
- Jason Rayles
- Ben Rubin
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #15: The Consumerism Show
This hour: a brief history of the mall, radical knitters, and more.
Re:sound #14: The Travels Show
This hour: a visit to one of the most remote islands on earth, a woman who sings with crickets, an unusual friendship, and a return to Zagreb.
- 2004
- 58:30
- Various producers
Re:sound #13: The Living Flag Show
This hour: reparations, repatriations, and the mystery of the earworm.
- 2004
- 59:00
- Lea Redfern
- Damali Ayo
- Dmae Roberts
- Julie Shapiro
Re:sound #196 The Breaking the Silence Show
This week, Israeli soldiers speak out to advocate for Palestinian rights.
- 2014
- 01:00:04
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #263 Meat Music
This hour we’re all about honesty. An honest look at fat, and an honest answer to this burning question, “What are the real lyrics to ‘Louie Louie’????”
- 2018
- 01:03:30
- Jonathan Zenti
- David Weinberg
- Nick White
- Myke Dodge Weiskopf
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #198 The Off Course Show
This hour stories of detours, bad directions and finding the right path... on the road and in life.
- 2014
- 57:12
- Lea Redfern
- Katie Mingle
- Annie Costakis
- Dennis Funk
John Thompson vs. American Justice
When police showed up to question John Thompson, he was worried that he had sold drugs to an undercover cop.
- 2018
- 49:14
- Andrew Marantz
- Sarah Lustbader
- Katherine Wells
Re:sound #251 Jesse & Joe
This hour, we remember the audio work of two brilliant producers who recently passed away — Jesse Cox & Joe Frank.
- 2018
- 57:40
- Jesse Cox
- Joe Frank
- Belinda Lopez
- Jessica Bineth
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #252 Analog
This hour, three stories from the annals of analog.
Making Obama: Wait Your Turn
How was President Barack Obama shaped by his years in Chicago as a community organizer turned politician?
- 2018
- 56:15
- Colin McNulty
Bitchin’ Pitchin’ Panel (Day 1)
A bonafide Third Coast tradition, this session - hosted by AIR (Association of Independents in Radio) - pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: how to pitch...
- 2019
- 01:10:20
Uncounted Civilian Casualties in Iraq
The American-led battle against the Islamic State has been hailed as the most precise air campaign in history. But its airstrikes have killed far more Iraqi civilians than anyone has acknowledged.
- 2017
- 49:19
- Annie Brown
Man Choubam (I am good)
Sharon is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve.
- 2017
- 39:57
- Sharon Mashihi
Ear Hustle: Dirty Water
Ear Hustle is a unique creative partnership between Earlonne Woods, who is incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and outside collaborator Nigel Poor. Together, along with other men at the prison, they produce stories about daily life behind the walls.
- 2018
- 36:12
- Earlonne Woods
- Nigel Poor
Re:sound #250 Our 250th Show
This hour, we look back on some of our favorite moments from the past 14 years of Re:sound .
- 2018
- 57:30
- Katia Dunn
- Roman Mars
- Delaney Hall
- Katie Mingle
- Dennis Funk
God + The Gays
In her first radio piece, Phoebe visits Christians from her past and tries to understand whether queer people and homophobic Christians can have meaningful relationships.
- 2018
- 30:54
- Phoebe Wang