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.
Spotlight: ALL WORKPLACES ARE WORKPLACES ABOUT POWER
Swirling beneath every single one of this year’s breaking stories and major crises is work and labor: not only of the people in the headlines, but of the audio storytellers, ourselves.
- 2024
- 01:12:16
2019 TC/RHDF Competition Awards Ceremony
Featuring electrifying acceptance speeches from all the winning producers of the 2019 TC/RHDF Competition.
- 2024
- 01:22:02
2019 Provocations
On the first night of the 2019 Third Coast Conference, all 800+ attendees gathered for a series of short, provocative talks.
- 2024
- 01:13:57
These Are a Few of Johanna Zorn's Favorite Things
At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Johanna Zorn took the stage to share her experiences and her lifelong love of radio.
- 2024
- 43:16
I Love Language: How to bring the written word to life
So you’ve been researching a project and you’ve got all these text documents: old interview transcripts that predate recording technology. Letters found in a box. Court records. Emails.
- 2024
- 01:31:28
Depth Perception: Techniques for two ears
Just as our eyes work together to create a sense of depth perception, so too do our ears....
- 2024
- 01:03:17
The Sound of Breaking News
You’re sent to cover breaking news – a natural disaster or a large-scale accident or crime. You don’t have much time, or much warning. How do you bring back sound-rich, interesting tape, that makes listeners perk up their ears?
- 2016
- 01:15:56
Beyond the Green: Radical Encounters in Interviewing
What can radio journalism learn from performance art? A LOT...
- 2017
- 01:19:43
The Bigness of the Small Story
From the 2016 Third Coast Conference... celebrated author, filmmaker and radio journalist Alex Kotlowitz talks about the power of a finely crafted intimate narrative.
- 2016
- 01:16:42
2016 Bitchin' Pitchin': The Art of the Pitch (Day 2)
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: how to pitch a story.
- 2016
- 01:16:58
Human vs. Robot: How to track and still sound like your actual self
Great tracking is the difference between a piece that immediately moves you and one you immediately forget.
- 2017
- 01:30:04
The Fact-checker
There’s an old journalism adage that says “if your mother says she loves you, check it out.” This American Life’s Christopher Swetala is the fact-checker who calls her to ask, and then let’s you know if it’s true… or not.
- 2017
- 01:36:40
The Confessional: When is a Personal Story Worth Sharing?
You'd like to turn the mic on yourself to share your most personal story, but how do you ensure others will want to listen...
- NA
- 01:36:00
Playing with Reality & Pushing the Boundaries
Imagine opening your work to the possibilities of drama and fiction that can bring a rich, more expansive story to life.
- 2017
- 01:22:02
How to become an investigative reporter with one simple trick: Ask a good question
Madeleine Baran and Samara Freemark of In the Dark, love the intimacy of radio and the power it has to transport us into other people’s lives...
- 2017
- 01:30:12
2017 Provocations
A series of short talks from producers who hope to dare and ignite.
- 2017
- 42:49
2017 Bitchin' Pitch Panel (Day 1)
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: how to pitch...
- 2017
- 01:00:17
The Argument of “Objectivity”
Is traditional “objectivity” in journalism on its way out?
- 2017
- 01:09:15
No One’s Source
After a lifetime in the system, Noel Anaya got unprecedented permission from family court to record the hearing where he’d age out of foster care--and worked with Youth Radio to, in his words, “blow it up on NPR.”
- 2017
- 01:20:56
The Art of Noise: A history of experimental radio
What does it mean for a podcast or radio story to be “innovative” or “experimental”? Is it in the writing? The structure? The use of sound?
- 2024
- 01:27:15
The Past Isn't Past
We're living through a profoundly unsettled time, both politically and culturally, and a lot of journalists are asking, "how exactly did we get... here?"
- 2017
- 01:23:06
The Tyranny of Good Talkers
Often, the first question a show or editor will ask you when you pitch them an amazing story is whether your subject is "a good talker."
- 2017
- 01:36:12
Bringing Together Narrative and News
The Daily podcast has brought rich sound production and narrative storytelling together with daily news and New York Times journalism.
- 2017
- 01:38:46
Experiments in Generative Sound Design
Sound artist and designer Stephan Moore demonstrates his approach to sound design.
- 2017
- 01:20:06
2017 Bitchin' Pitch Panel (Day 2)
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: how to pitch...
- 2017
- 01:04:10
- Shereen Marisol Meraji
- Millie Jefferson
- Sruthi Pinnamaneni