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.
The Sweet Bitter End
Raima Fernald's two sons were born with a debilitating neurological disease - one found a way out.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Peter Frick-Wright
Love is Sweet Among Non-Human Animals
Love is delicious; love is disgusting.
- 2013
- 02:56
- Liz Wason
Sweet Nothings
A lady lacking a sweet tooth does her bit for those with malnutrition, by losing - and finding - her appetite.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Kirsty McQuire
BuzzyNumbingElectricSourSpice
The Sichuan Peppercorn provides a confusing, disorienting and compelling flavor to the spicy cuisine of Sichuan.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Jeff Towne
Life Is Sweet - as Long as It's Smeared with Skippy Peanut Butter
What happens when the only foods you'll eat are French fries, peanut butter, and pizza - but you're a grown-up? - an exploration of adult extreme picky eating.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Cody Anderson
- Molly Jackel
- Selena Polston
Half Too Sweet
Trying to pull back with one hand the one you pushed away with both.
- 2013
- 03:16
- John Manini
The Bitter Story of the Saddest City in the World
The forgotten story of the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 told in three courses: the calm before the storm, the firestorm's appetite, and the recovery.
- 2013
- 02:51
- Paul Zenke & Adam Malecek
Umami Sunshine
An exploration of the role of appetite in elderly health as well as the scientific basis of umami (also known as L-glutamate or glutamic acid), with ukelele accompaniment.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Patricia McMillen
The Sweet Life On Tour (or Ben Eats A Lobster Roll)
My friend Ben eats his first lobster roll while we're on tour in Portland, Maine.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Alex Lewis
- Alex Lewis
Salt, Interrupted
A couple remembers an unexpected illness.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Katie Klocksin
Bitter Knowledge
Elise Pepple learns a hard lesson about knowing.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Kelsey Padgett
Sweet Restraint
Danny can't eat wheat, barley, rye, oats, corn, potatoes...
- 2013
- 02:34
- Paula Friedrich
Sweet, Salty, Umami Love
A candid conversation with a former lover about my appetite for romance, relationships, and love.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Brian Cauley
Sweet Baby June Eats the World
One night in the life of our 8 month old daughter, June.
- 2013
- 02:47
- Matt Largey
The Bitter Taste of Reality
Matthew is like every normal teenager with a hunger for independence, but he faces a few unique challenges.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Manda Lillie
Sweet Order
An insatiable passion for keeping lists brings order to each new day... and prepares for the next.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Java Bere
- Jon Tipler
Bittersweet Grief in 3 Courses
Writer Zarina Zabrisky talks about her family's history and how it informed her relationship with food.
- 2013
- 02:44
- Sayre Quevedo
Sweet Stalking the Wild Rhubarb
After generous winter rains the Sonoran Desert offers up wild rhubarb, and ethnobotanist Martha Ames Burgess knows where to look for it and how to turn it into a juicy desert dessert.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Laura Markowitz
Salty Import
Our curiosity begs the question, "How did I get here?" and our eating habits answer it.
- 2013
- 02:50
- Caryn Berman
An Injection of Sweetness
When Joanne decided to spice up her diet, she got a little more than she bargained for.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Jessica Miller
Summersault featuring Lumberjockey
Scott Barber aka Lumberjockey discovered at 15 that he needs to pay close attention to everything that goes into his body.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Julia Grant
- Scott Barber
The Sweet and Kind Benton House Pantry
A visit to the weekly Friday Food Pantry at Benton House.
- 2013
- 03:14
- Alyssa Moxley
Re:sound #175 The Love and Persistence Show
This hour: stories of people in love, who just wouldn't take 'no' for an answer.
Prunes, Eggs, and Sweet Marshmallows: Eating with My Grandmas
Instructions on how to recreate my grandmothers' favorite meals.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Jennie Lennick
The Soul is Bittersweet
The Hare Krishna Temple offers a free meal, in the hopes that those who visit will leave with a satisfied appetite; physically, mentally, and spiritually.
- 2013
- 02:55
- Erin Connolly