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Third Coast Audio Library
Our vast - and ever growing - collection contains thousands of carefully curated audio stories of all stripes, and Third Coast Conference sessions offering wisdom from the best makers on the planet. You can also dive into our Producer Index. Enjoy!
Where's Richard?
On February 15, 2014 Richard Simmons didn’t show up to teach the exercise class he had led for 40 years - and he hasn't been seen in public since.
- 2017
- 28:04
- Henry Molofsky
- Dan Taberski
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
In The Event Of An Emergency, Put Your Sister In An Upright Position
Every year on the day after Christmas, children of divorced parents are shuttled across the United States, from one parent to the other.
- 2001
- 29:08
- Susan Burton
Hana's Suitcase
When the Children's Holocaust Education Center in Tokyo acquired Hana Brady's suitcase, all they knew was that Hana was born in Czechoslovakia in 1931 and died at Auschwitz at age 13.
- 2001
- 29:08
- Karen Levine
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
The View From Room 205
This is a story about some little kids and a big idea.
- 2017
- 57:00
- Linda Lutton
This Senator Saved My Love Life
You have to give it to some elected representatives — they really will respond to the letters you send.
- 2014
- 24:39
- Anna Sale
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.
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
The Season Episode 8: The Worst Part About Our Sport
How do you go from losing to winning?
- 2015
- 26:45
- Ilya Marritz
Re:sound #232 The Baffled Show
This hour the unexpected and inexplicable.
- 2017
- 59:40
- Jonathan Goldstein
- Sally Herships
- Dennis Funk
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
Best of the Best 2016 (Part 2)
This hour we're listening to some of the winners of our annual documentary competition.
Best of the Best 2016 (Part 1)
This hour we're listening to some of the winners of our annual documentary competition.
Re:sound #230 The Dying Words Show
This hour the life and AIDS reporting of New York Times reporter Jeffrey Schmalz.
- 2016
- 01:02:10
- Kerry Donahue
- Samuel Freedman
- Sara Burningham
- Eric Marcus
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #229 The Communication Barrier Show
This hour people trying their best — and sometimes failing miserably — to make a connection.
In The Dark, Episode 1
When 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling disappeared in 1989, local Minnesota police seemed determined to crack the case. Instead, it took them 27 years.
- 2016
- 32:05
- Madeleine Baran
- Samara Freemark
- Natalie Jablonski
The Bigness of the Small Story
From the 2016 Third Coast Conference... celebrated author, filmmaker and radio journalist Alex Kotlowitz talks about the power of a finely crafted intimate narrative.
- 2016
- 01:16:42
Re:sound #228 The Sonic Wanders Show
This hour we're going on three soundwalks that meander at the pace of real life.
The Sound of Breaking News
You’re sent to cover breaking news – a natural disaster or a large-scale accident or crime. You don’t have much time, or much warning. How do you bring back sound-rich, interesting tape, that makes listeners perk up their ears?
- 2016
- 01:15:56
Journey
A spare and gripping account of one family's journey fleeing violence in Afghanistan. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2016 Honorable Mention Award.
- 2016
- 09:21
- Jamil
Re:sound #227 The 2016 ShortDocs Show — Radio Cinema
This hour we're featuring some of our favourite entries to the 2016 ShortDocs Challenge!
Envision Yourself Being a Free Man
Sylvia Ryerson works with family members of those incarcerated in Virginia supermax prisons to capture the sounds, voices & music of home - to be broadcast directly into the prisons.
- 2016
- 10:52
- Sylvia Ryerson
Special Feature: Envision Yourself Being a Free Man
On this episode of Re:sound, we're featuring an audio postcard from the Restorative Radio Project plus an interview with the series' producer, Sylvia Ryerson.
- 2016
- 17:54
- Sylvia Ryerson
Audio Educators Swap Meet
Get ready to steal from the best. Your educator colleagues at Third Coast have a fount of wisdom to offer, from hard-won mentoring insights to crafty teaching hacks. (Note: Audio will not be available.)
- 2016
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