Radio Residents!

Featuring work from across the years made by alums of the Third Coast Radio Residency.
The residency is a week-long retreat for audio makers to escape their daily deadlines and dig into a creative documentary project. Want to join this phenomenal crew? Click here to learn more about the residency & how to apply.

Espera / Wait
Two lovers share an intimate conversation on the eve of their breakup, exploring loneliness and intimacy. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Directors' Choice Award Award.
- 2021
- 13:16
- Sayre Quevedo

Man Choubam (I am good)
Sharon calls herself a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Silver Award.
- 2018
- 39:57
- Sharon Mashihi

Miss Cholita Pageant
The "Miss Cholita" pageant celebrates a female ideal that is fast disappearing among Bolivian indigenous women. This year, the pageant was shaken by a scandal: the winner had turned out to have been wearing fake braids.
- 2007
- 02:55
- Ruxandra Guidi

God + The Gays
In her first radio piece, Phoebe visits Christians from her past and tries to understand whether queer people and homophobic Christians can have meaningful relationships. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best New Artist Award.
- 2021
- 30:54
- Phoebe Wang

Bartolo's Journey
Bartolo crossed the U.S. border alone… when he was just 16 years old.
- 2017
- 16:44
- Erika Beras

Jack and Ellen
Ellen was struggling for money, working as a Subway "sandwich artist" (yes, that's a real thing.)
- 2013
- 30:24
- Brendan Baker
- Mooj Zadie
- Nick van der Kolk

Counted: An Oakland Story
During 2017, a team of Snap Judgment producers followed every homicide in Oakland, CA for the entire year. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Gold Award.
- 2018
- 56:30
- Adizah Eghan
- Anna Sussman
- Shaina Shealy
- Jonathan Jones