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 Lemon Tree

Bashir was six during the height of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, when his family was forced to flee his stone home in old Palestine and live as refugees in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

1998
41:23
Sandy Tolan

Re:sound #47: The Pets Show

This hour: a beloved pig and a meditation on dogs.

Re:sound #48: The Flux Show

This hour: two stories from RTE's Flux with Ronan Kelly.

2006
58:30
Ronan Kelly
Roman Mars

Re:sound #49: The Stans Show

This hour: a group of tourists travels through Central Asia, where antics and misbehavior ensue.

2006
58:31
Ben Adair
Roman Mars

Re:sound #50: The Feedback Show

This hour: a documentary composition by Alessandro Bosetti.

Re:sound #51: The Show 14 Redux Show

This hour: a visit to one of the most remote islands on earth, a woman who sings with crickets, a return to Zagreb, and more.

Re:sound #52: The Books Show

This hour: readers, writers, literary performance artists, and the grammar police.

Re:sound #53: The MBK Show

This hour: two stories by Mary Beth Kirchner.

Re:sound #54: The Emergency Show

This hour: a town grapples with a young person's violent death, and a sound portrait of a chaotic emergency call center.

Re:sound #55: The Twenty Years Out! Show

This hour: a story about the bitter fight for gay rights in New Zealand, featuring a blend of rare archival tape of the speeches, rallies, and debates that marked the struggle and the personal stories of people affected by the fight.

Re:sound #56: The Haunting Show

This hour: the story of four small towns that were evacuated and flooded to create one of the biggest reservoirs of drinking water on the east coast.

Re:sound #57: The Seeking Show

This hour: spiritual loss and pursuit, an isolated religious community in rural Montana, a grumpy minister, and more.

Re:sound #58: The 99 Ways Show

This hour: 99 Ways to Tell a Radio Story, an audio experiment orchestrated by the Third Coast Festival in collaboration with cartoonist Matt Madden.

Re:sound #59: The Music and Memory Show

This hour: music, memory, lost love, and John Denver.

Re:sound #60: The End as Beginning Show

This hour: Rebecca Sheir's The End as Beginning: An Audio Exploration of the Jewish View of Death, a trilogy that blends interviews, personal reflections, and music, and focuses on death and the Jewish tradition.

Re:sound #61: The I Hate This Show

This hour: a man grapples with the stillbirth of his son with surprising grace and clear-eyed honesty.

2007
59:00
David Hansen
Roman Mars

Re:sound #62: The Long Haul Show

This hour: the work of Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister of Long Haul Productions. Dan and Elizabeth specialize in stories that follow people over days, weeks, and even years.