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.
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Best of the Best 2014 (Part 2)
The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Best of the Best 2014 (Part 1)
The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Re:sound #197 The Randomness Show
This hour, two stories in which random events change lives forever, and a third pulled from a random cassette.
- 2014
- 57:35
- Lea Thau
- Pat Mesiti-Miller
- Dennis Funk
- David Weinberg
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Bat Man
The central claim of this story is astounding: that if we all just raised our expectations, blind people could come to - literally - see.
- 2014
- 09:57
- Alix Spiegel
- Anne Gudenkauf
- Lulu Miller
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Who took home the Gold?
Huge congratulations to the winners of the 2014 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition!
- 2014
- 10
- 2014 Winners
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Burroughs at 100
Rock legend Iggy Pop presents an intimate portrait of William S. Burroughs on the 100th birthday of America's most cataclysmic author.
- 2014
- 56:27
- Colin McNulty
 
              
              
                
                
              
            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
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Help Wanted
There is currently no formal treatment or support for non-offending pedophiles who want help managing their attractions.
- 2014
- 25:57
- Luke Malone
- Robyn Semien
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Chicago to Mexico, by Bus
Every week hundreds of people board coach buses in Chicago and travel to Mexico.
- 2014
- 11:47
- Linda Lutton
 
              
              
                
                
              
            100 Songs in a Day
One way to earn money selling music is boring: write one hit and live off the royalties for the rest of your life.
- 2014
- 11:17
- Alex Goldman
- PJ Vogt
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Here I Am and Here Be Danger
Here I Am and Here Be Danger is a non-narrated experiment in heartbreak.
- 2014
- 11:45
- Annie McEwen
Lance and Nina: An Unlikely Story of Recovery and Redemption
At 24, Lance Rice was on schedule to become another sad statistic in the heroin epidemic sweeping through rural Massachusetts.
- 2014
- 08:28
- Karen Brown
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Leaving a Mark
Emily Hsiao reads a Craigslist post about a man who wants his swastika tattoo covered up. And then she goes to meet him.
- 2014
- 13:14
- Emily Hsiao
 
              
              
                
                
              
            The Hospital Always Wins
Back in 2004, Laura Starecheski visited a mental hospital in Queens, N.Y. called Creedmoor, where she met a patient named Issa Ibrahim.
 
              
              
                
                
              
            The Real Tom Banks
Tom Banks is 23, gay and searching for love.
- 2014
- 18:12
- Jesse Cox
- Timothy Nicastri
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Teenage Diaries Revisited Melissa's Story
As an 19-year-old raised in the foster care system, Melissa took NPR listeners along when she gave birth to her son Issaiah.
- 2014
- 19:34
- Joe Richman
- Sarah Kate Kramer
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Fault Line
Kevin (not his real name) is a likable guy who lives with his wife in New Jersey. And he's on probation after serving time in a federal prison for committing a disturbing crime.
- 2014
- 24:14
- Jad Abumrad
- Pat Walters
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Arthur's Story
After twelve years of rough living in Vancouver, Arthur is moving into an apartment in a new supportive housing project. But moving inside from a life outside isn't as easy as you might think.
- 2014
- 46:07
- Steve Wadhams
- Suzanne Ahearne
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Happy Birthday, Darling!
A romantic dinner for two begins with champagne and ends... with all out war.
- 2014
- 09:28
- Dmitry Nikolaev
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Re:sound #195 The Dinner Table Show
This hour: the dinner table and all that it inspires.
 
              
              
                
                
              
            We've Forgotten James Powell
As we near the end of a violent summer of 2014, we look back to the summer of 1964. Late afternoon, New York City: a group of kids hangs out on a stoop after a day of summer school, just kicking it, like they always do.
- 2014
- 03:45
- Nate DiMeo
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Re:sound #194 The Driving Show
This hour we buckle up and hit the road.
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Woman Found Dead By Lake Shore
The body of a woman - violently injured - is found on the shore of a lake northeast of Loftahammer, Sweden. The prime suspect? Her husband.
- 2014
- 51:32
- Hugo Lavett
 
              
              
                
                
              
            The Golden Room
Dreams, black holes, a special door, a golden room...
- 2014
- 06:26
- John Jacobs
- Julie Shapiro
 
              
              
                
                
              
            Re:sound #193 The 'If You Build It' Show
This hour they built it and we see who came.