Take This to the Beach
Add this playlist to your beach bag!
What should you pack for your next trip to your favorite ocean, lake or swimming hole? Our suggestions include: odd stacks of magazines (tabloids permitted), totally absorbing mysteries, dizzying love stories... plus high quality sunscreen (of course!), a beach ball, many, delicious snacks and now - this Third Coast playlist.
Our contribution to your day at the beach is full of intrigue, improbable love, strange characters & juicy plot developments... perfect for the sand & the scorching sun!
Riding Through the Summer
Pilsen, 2009: Chicago summer is full of life and full of sound - you can hear it best on two wheels.
- 2009
- 03:34
- Katie Mingle
Dr. Phil
In the wake of a break-up, writer Starlee Kine finds so much comfort in break-up songs that she tries to write one herself, even though she has no musical ability whatsoever.
- 2008
- 29:13
- Starlee Kine
The Wisdom of Jay Thunderbolt
Jay Thunderbolt's business card is a little mysterious. It reads, "Thunderbolt - Party Naked" and gives a phone number.
- 2011
- 27:50
- Brendan Baker
- Nick van der Kolk
- Nick Williams
Who Took Mom to the Prom?
2015 ShortDocs Winner! A story of girls who say 'yes' that is 100% true.
- 2015
- 02:30
- Emer Horgan
Confessions of a Child Beauty Queen
A series of interconnected stories by A. H. Weatherman about the trauma of growing up in the south and participating in beauty pageants.
- 2003
- 30:14
- Roman Mars
100 Songs in a Day
One way to earn money selling music is boring: write one hit and live off the royalties for the rest of your life.
- 2014
- 11:17
- Alex Goldman
- PJ Vogt
Re:sound #233 The Rabbit Hole Show
This hour, rabbit holes — stories that start exploring one small thing and unexpectedly end up telling a much richer story.
Where's Richard?
On February 15, 2014 Richard Simmons didn’t show up to teach the exercise class he had led for 40 years - and he hasn't been seen in public since.
- 2017
- 28:04
- Henry Molofsky
- Dan Taberski