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!
Best of the Best 2017 (Part 2)
This hour, some of the winners of our annual Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition, including the Best Documentary: Gold Award winner.
Best of the Best 2017 (Part 1)
This hour, some of the winners of our annual Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition
Featuring...
Re:sound #247 The Meet the Composer Show
This hour, we're diving deep into the strange, beautiful world of modern music composition.
- 2017
- 57:00
- Alex Overington
- Dennis Funk
Experiments in Generative Sound Design
Sound artist and designer Stephan Moore demonstrates his approach to sound design.
- 2017
- 01:20:06
Re:sound #246 The Mirrored Show
This hour, what we see - and what we want to see - when we gaze into our reflections in the mirror.
- 2017
- 57:47
- Cathy FitzGerald
- Rebecca Hertz
- Lea Redfern
- Isabel Vázquez
Mudslide Part 2: After the Avalanche
In the era of Donald Trump, journalists have had to adapt as storytellers.
- 2017
- 01:45:45
Bringing Together Narrative and News
The Daily podcast has brought rich sound production and narrative storytelling together with daily news and New York Times journalism.
- 2017
- 01:38:46
The Tyranny of Good Talkers
Often, the first question a show or editor will ask you when you pitch them an amazing story is whether your subject is "a good talker."
- 2017
- 01:36:12
Re:sound #245 The Determination Show
This hour, amateur detectives, spiritual revelations and other stories of dogged perseverance.
- 2017
- 57:00
- Matt Largey
- Phoebe Judge
- Lauren Spohrer
- Karen Duffin
- Dennis Funk
S-Town
S-Town is hard to describe. It’s a podcast that starts as a traditional investigation into corruption and wrongdoing in rural Alabama. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Directors' Choice Award.
- 2017
- 08:05
- Brian Reed
- Julie Snyder
The Traffic Stop
On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile was pulled over by Officer Jeronimo Yanez for a broken brake light. 74 seconds later, Yanez fired seven shots. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Gold Award.
- 2017
- 20:44
- Tracy Mumford
- Hans Buetow
- Riham Feshir
- Jon Collins
The Discussion
For some friends there's no subject too secret, or content too confronting. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best New Artist Award.
- 2017
- 16:31
- Rosa Gollan
Standing Out From the Crowd at a Trump Rally
As the Iowa caucuses approached in February of 2016, Donald Trump’s political campaign was gaining traction with voters. One major theme became clear: fear. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best News Feature Award.
- 2017
- 09:26
- Ike Sriskandarajah
Quiet Revolution
It’s sometimes said you’re never too old to learn something new but is that really sensible advice? Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best New Artist Award.
- 2017
- 05:00
- Laura Irving
Majd’s Diary: Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl
In a country where women’s lives are intensely restricted, Majd Abdulghani dreams of becoming a scientist. Meanwhile, her parents want to arrange her marriage. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Silver Award.
- 2017
- 28:06
- Sarah Kate Kramer
- Joe Richman
Los Cassettes del Exilio
For much of Dennis Maxwell’s childhood, his father was living in exile, communicating with the family via cassette tapes. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Foreign Language Award.
- 2017
- 25:02
- Dennis Maxwell
Heavyweight: Gregor
20 years ago, Gregor lent some CDs to a musician friend. The CDs helped make him a famous rockstar. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Skylarking Award.
- 2017
- 44:31
- Jonathan Goldstein
- Chris Neary
- Wendy Dorr
- Kalila Holt
Emancipation: A Young Man Leaves Foster Care on His Own Terms
Days after his 21st birthday, Noel Anaya had one final hearing before aging out of California’s foster care system, and he didn’t want to go through it alone. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Radio Impact Award.
- 2017
- 05:35
- Youth Radio
- Noel Anaya
- Brett Myers
Blink Once for Yes
When Mike comes home, his family is faced with a new reality and an impossible choice. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Bronze Award.
- 2017
- 58:46
- John Fecile
- Steven Jackson
- Lizzie Schiffman Tufano
The Accidental Gay Parents, Episode 5
After adopting their niece and nephew, Trystan -- a transgender man -- tells his partner Biff that he wants to expand their family and conceive a baby together. Which they do. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2017 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award.
- 2017
- 42:23
- Hillary Frank
- Abigail Keel
- Kristen Clark
The Past Isn't Past
We're living through a profoundly unsettled time, both politically and culturally, and a lot of journalists are asking, "how exactly did we get... here?"
- 2017
- 01:23:06
Terrible, Thanks for Asking: Semper Fi
Terrible, Thanks for Asking is a podcast that tells stories about the parts of life that hurt - the parts we're usually told to get through with quiet determination.
- 2017
- 35:49
- Nora McInerny
- Hans Buetow
2017 Audio Doctors
Audio Doctor sessions are 25 minute private focused sessions with one of a roster of superstar producer/editors who will meet with patients to aid in the cure their audio ills...
- 2017
- 0
No One’s Source
After a lifetime in the system, Noel Anaya got unprecedented permission from family court to record the hearing where he’d age out of foster care--and worked with Youth Radio to, in his words, “blow it up on NPR.”
- 2017
- 01:20:56
Re:sound #244 The Phil Smith Show
This hour, we dive into the audio features of the multi-talented musician and poet, Phil Smith.
- 2017
- 01:00:10
- Phil Smith
- Dennis Funk