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.
Matt and Bart Sleep in the Airstream
A sketch comedy short in the style of my weekly radio show, which features my co-host Bart and me in zany situations.
- 2008
- 02:43
- Matt Fleeger
Mucho Corazon
Mucho Corazon tells the story of Leon Perlee, who builds and restores antique street organs in Holland's oldest surviving street organ business, and Milades Sosa, who works at a Cuban organ factory.
- 2001
- 42:28
- Chris Brookes
- Michele Ernsting
Misguided Meditation
A guided meditation spoof for all those searching for enlightenment, but who don't know where to find it.
- 2008
- 03:02
- Sarah L'Estrange
Misplaced Memories
When you get rid of things, you never know what you are truly giving up, so keep everything.
- 2008
- 03:00
- David Green
The Modern Woodsman
Filmmaker Adam Clitheroe playfully puts forth an audio portrait of a traditional woodsman . . . equipped with a cell phone.
- 2004
- 03:47
- Adam Clitheroe
The Memory Palace: These Words Forever
In this episode of The Memory Palace, Guglielmo Marconi, the Father of Radio, dreams of a super-radio that would allow him to hear every sound ever made. Melancholy ensues.
- 2009
- 03:17
- Nate DiMeo
My Personal Board: Episode One
Five alarmingly self-aware people meet on the phone for an hour each week to talk about their lives and their goals.
- 2005
- 15:00
- Eurydice Aroney
Mad About Magpies
Many people look to the natural world for clues about living a more harmonious life. For example, we aspire to traits we associate with certain animals: the wisdom of the owl, the noble bearing of the bald eagle, or the grace of the swan.
- 2005
- 15:29
- Guy Hand
My T-Shirt Says It All
The T-shirt is a staple of the American wardrobe, worn by pretty much everyone at one time or another. It's a common denominator in a culture marked by differences. But while it's cheap and easy to make, the humble T-shirt shouldn't be underestimated.
- 2008
- 29:00
- Jacob Fenston
Mr. Right
Searching for your ideal partner can be exhausting, even with the help of personal ads.
- 2007
- 02:51
- Inge Hoonte
Meat Factory Ear Worms
You know how sometimes you just can't get a song out of your head? Radio producer Richie Beirne can sympathize.
- 2008
- 13:47
- Richie Beirne
Mouse Trap Music
Composer Mark Applebaum describes the creative process he uses when inventing new instruments. He calls one of them "The Mouse Trap."
- 2007
- 03:00
- Christopher Danforth
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
Mug Stories
A coffee mug holds a special place in the heart of its owner.
- 2007
- 02:42
- Audrey Berns
My Bike Had a Burger Bell: A Tragic Tale of Loss and Woe
This is a true story about bike commuting, theft and making the best of a bad situation.
- 2007
- 03:00
- Mia Lobel
Mini-Meta-Mouse-umentary
Mousetraps and other intersections between human beings and mice.
- 2007
- 03:00
- Sue Mell
Musings Over Coffee
Half commentary, half documentary, the inscription on this coffee mug took me back to old memories.
- 2007
- 02:37
- Sandra Sleight-Brennan
Mr. Alm's Garden
The story of a discovery of a secret garden.
- 2008
- 03:04
- Tom Horan
Minister Excerpt
Joe Frank, master of late night radio, assembled this piece: a phone conversation between himself and a cranky minister.
- 2000
- 05:15
- Joe Frank
Mudslide Part 2: After the Avalanche
In the era of Donald Trump, journalists have had to adapt as storytellers.
- 2017
- 01:45:45
Resound # 139 The Metamorphosis Show
This hour: two people shed old skins and resurface in foreign territory.
- 2011
- 56:38
- Multiple producers
Marinade a la Tete
A cerebral yet refreshing exploration into the question "where do creative ideas come from?"
- 2002
- 04:02
- Gregory Whitehead
Re:sound #262 Moo and Man
This hour, a single commercial that ran for twenty-five years and two women who’ve been running from each other for even longer.
- 2018
- 01:01:10
- Cher Vincent
- Brittany Luse
- Eric Eddings
- Sharon Mashihi
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #263 Meat Music
This hour we’re all about honesty. An honest look at fat, and an honest answer to this burning question, “What are the real lyrics to ‘Louie Louie’????”
- 2018
- 01:03:30
- Jonathan Zenti
- David Weinberg
- Nick White
- Myke Dodge Weiskopf
- Dennis Funk
Man Choubam (I am good)
Sharon is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve.
- 2017
- 39:57
- Sharon Mashihi