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!

Podcasting Without a Net(work) (Day 2)
Individual podcasters working with slim budgets and strained resources share how they create their best work while trying to grow audiences and raise money, often while holding down another full time job...
- 2018
- 01:01:00

Re:sound #266 I'm Your Man
This hour, what happens when a relationship from your past returns unexpectedly and pulls you back in time?
- 2019
- 57:06
- April Dembosky
- Isabel Vázquez

Re:sound #265 All Stories Are Stories About Power
This week, all stories - even stories about Dunkin' Donuts - are about power.
- 2019
- 54:38
- Sandhya Dirks
- Chenjerai Kumanyika
- Isabel Vázquez

Re:sound #264 Gaggle Glass
Today we go from the pentagon to prison to philosophical musings about the sweet sound of the snow shovel.

Best of the Best 2018 (Part 2)
This hour, winners of our annual Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. Featuring...

Best of the Best 2018 (Part 1)
This hour, winners of our annual Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. Featuring...

Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo
Where is Cleo? It’s a mystery her family has been trying to unravel for decades after the young Cree girl was apprehended by child welfare workers in Saskatchewan, Canada in the 1970’s. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Serialized Story Award.

Counted: An Oakland Story
During 2017, a team of Snap Judgment producers followed every homicide in Oakland, CA for the entire year. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Gold Award.
- 2018
- 56:30
- Adizah Eghan
- Anna Sussman
- Shaina Shealy
- Jonathan Jones

Host's Fat
Meat podcast’s host Jonathan Zenti is an overweight man (technically “obese"). Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Skylarking Award.
- 2017
- 38:49
- Jonathan Zenti

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. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award.
- 2018
- 36:12
- Earlonne Woods
- Nigel Poor

Hidden Problems of Silicon Valley
Since its founding 15 years ago, Tesla has become one of the most valuable car companies in the country. Tesla is worth tens of billions of dollars, and its all-electric cars have achieved cult status among enthusiasts. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Radio Impact Award.
- 2018
- 18:44
- Will Evans
- Alyssa Jeong Perry

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. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Bronze Award.
- 2018
- 49:14
- Andrew Marantz
- Sarah Lustbader
- Katherine Wells

Man Choubam (I am good)
Sharon is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Silver Award
- 2017
- 39:57
- Sharon Mashihi

Summer Rain
To have and to lose control. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Foreign Language Award.
- 2017
- 03:00
- Nanna Hauge Kristensen

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. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award.
- 2017
- 49:19
- Annie Brown

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

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 #262 Moo and Man
This hour, a single commercial that ran for twenty-five years and two women who’ve been running from each other for even longer.
- 2018
- 01:01:10
- Cher Vincent
- Brittany Luse
- Eric Eddings
- Sharon Mashihi
- Dennis Funk

Re:sound #261 No Bad News
This hour, we go into a hypnotherapists office and come out with a story of international intrigue.
- 2018
- 58:06
- Sarah Geis
- Dennis Funk

Re:sound #260 Princess Buzz
Today we go back in time to try and heal old wounds and revisit history.

Re:sound #259 Divided We Payphone
This hour, we trot across middle America, with a story from a Nashville neighbourhood, and a Missouri payphone that won’t stop ringing.
- 2018
- 55:00
- Meribah Knight
- Emerald O'Brien
- Laura Barton
- Dennis Funk

Re:sound #258 Tsunami Song
This hour, a deep dive into the anthem of the Confederacy, two different kinds of waves and a modern take on Romeo & Juliet.

Re:sound #257 Skateboarding Beatles
This hour, the most famous chord in pop music, swimming pools, skateboarders and more!
- 2018
- 60:00
- Avery Trufelman
- Joel Werner
- Miyuki Jokinranta
- Dennis Funk

Re:sound #256 Toccata in Dream Murder
This hour more of our faves, including Gloria Gaynor, a seventeen year-old retiree, and two spoofs: one microbiological and one murderous.

Re:sound #255 Taxidermied Cows
This hour, a teenage taxidermist, a community of medical migrants who settled in Snowflake, Arizona, and a day in the life of a sacred cow.
- 2018
- 59:00
- Pejk Malinovski
- Rachel Matlow
- Delaney Hall
- Dennis Funk