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.

Through the Perforated Tan Walls

A community of music lovers share their experiences with the practice rooms at Allen Hall, a Living and Learning dorm at University of Illinois.

2012
03:00
Kim Peterson

The Green Controller

Typical day at the dormitory - the usual sounds that are heard across the hall.

2012
02:43
Alejandro Remigio

My Blue Bucket

A simple scene of sharing language, laughter, songs and daily chores with my neighbours in Kigali, Rwanda.

On the Orange Dusty Streets

Meet Juma, a Rwandan street boy, whose dream is to become a singer, and Bosco who spends his days fixing broken plastic buckets, casserole pots, shoes, radios and umbrellas to earn a living for his family.

2012
03:00
Helene Thomas

Me and Run Like a Dream

Here's your typical love story, except for one small detail: the husband is a race horse.

Re:sound #156 The Russia Show

This hour: The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!

Bullied: Teen Stories from Generation PRX

Bullying isn't a new story, but lately, it's all over the news.

Flecks of Grey (by Pidgey)

One pigeon's emotional journey to understand his neighbors: the seagulls.

2012
03:01
Jocelyn Peirce

Re:sound #155 The List Show

This hour: To do lists, compulsive lists, data lists, lists in literature and a list of firsts.

Out of the Blocks

What does an entire city block sound like?

Re:sound #154 The Painters and Poets Show

This hour: inside the the lives and works of two great American artists, painter Edward Hopper and poet Anne Sexton.

Cowbird

While the Internet is teeming with storytelling portals - including the one you're on right now - some rise above the rest: in quality, spirit, and ambition.

Re:sound #153 The Murdoch Show

This hour: The rise of media tycoon, Rupert Murdoch.

Work in Progress

By now you've probably heard plenty of stories about "the transformation of a beleaguered Detroit" but we bet you've never heard one like Work in Progress.

2012
17:46
Zak Rosen

The Glass Piano

At the tender age of 23, Princess Alexandra Amelie of Bavaria (1826-1875) was observed awkwardly walking sideways down the corridors of her family palace.

2012
30:07
Deborah Levy
Kate Bland

Re:sound #152 The Sports Show

This hour: the drama of sport, the history of sport, the sound of sport and more...

All in Time

The clock ticks; the moon waxes; the autumn leaves turn crimson.

2011
25:00
Sarah Boothroyd

Re:sound #151 The Little Feet / Big Adventures Show

This week: Little feet on big adventures.

Re:sound #150 The Fear of Poland Show

This hour: Facing fears in faraway lands.

2011 TC/RHDF Competition Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition!

2011
06
2011 Winners

The Five Percent Rule

Soldiers smoke more than civilians.

2011
06:36
Sally Herships

Patriot Games

Best friends Rich Carlson and Tom Swenor got so fed up with the political process in America that they decided to form their own Tea Party chapter in Petoskey, Michigan.