Maker Sessions
Dive into scores of talks, workshops, and audio manifestos offering wisdom on everything from production skills to journalistic ethics from the best audio producers and makers on the planet.
Beyond the Frontlines
News correspondent Jamie Tarabay spent much of the past decade reporting from some of the world's most high-profile conflict zones, including two years as NPR's Baghdad bureau chief.
- 2010
- 01:28:20
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Local Radio
Strong local radio doesn't emerge from a moment of inspiration; it's the product of repetition, experimentation, even failure. It's about habit.
- 2010
- 01:31:59
Tales of the Tools
New developments in both hard and software are making audio production much more affordable, flexible, and convenient.
- 2010
- 01:38:39
Out of Thin Air: Sound Design for Radio
At its most exciting, radio is a completely immersive listening experience.
- 2010
- 01:24:06
The Sound and the Blurry
Is it true? Are photographers secretly laughing at the multimedia efforts of audio producers?
- 2010
- 01:39:16
Making Radio Against Most Odds
Imagine reporting in a culture that speaks a language your listeners don't understand, and covering issues your listeners don't totally care about - all in a country that doesn't even want you there in the first place.
- 2012
- 01:15:51
AuRa: The Chemistry of Sound
Our digital age has catalyzed a kind of chemical reaction: the fission of radio into two related but distinct media, Audio and Radio.
- 2012
- 01:21:08
The Quick and the Deadline
Okay. So you don't have months to craft a perfect story. You have hours. But don't throw away everything you've learned at Third Coast just because you're on a tight deadline.
- 2012
- 01:17:10
- Robert Smith
Radio 2.0
(Or: We couldn't change the world, so we changed radio.)
- 2012
- 01:12:59
How to Rock the Funky Story
Here's a conversation about the essence of story. Any story.
- 2012
- 01:25:31
2012 Pitch Perfect: The Art of Editorial Persuasion (Day 1)
Now a bonafide Third Coast tradition... this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: pitching a story.
- 2012
- 41:21
2012 Pitch Perfect: The Art of Editorial Persuasion (Day 2)
Now a bonafide Third Coast tradition... this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: pitching a story.
- 2012
- 01:12:18
Sure-Handedness: Radio That Knows What It's Doing
The best audio work has a feeling of mastery about it.
- 2012
- 01:17:20
These Are a Few of Jad Abumrad's Favorite Things
Drawing from radio and beyond, Jad Abumrad shared the stories, sounds, people and projects that have most inspired him over the years, and talked about some of the creative challenges he's faced (and embraced) along the way.
- 2012
- 55:09
Late(ish) Night with Ira Glass
Ira Glass brought the first day of the 2012 Third Coast Conference to a close with an audio night cap, by sharing his favorite moments from the year's Third Coast winners and other stories.
- 2012
- 47:09
The Pit of Despair
For some people, making great radio is easy. Ben Calhoun has no idea what those people are talking about! For him, making radio is hard, beset by self-doubt -- and he finds it’s often easy to get stuck.
- 2016
- 01:19:41