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.
Mandela: An Audio History
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of South Africa's first democratic election, Radio Diaries produced this five-part series featuring newly discovered archival tape of Nelson Mandela, his supporters, and detractors.
- 2005
- 15:51
- Ben Shapiro
- Joe Richman
- Sue Jaye Johnson
Re:sound #30: The Invisible Ink Show
This hour: two stories from Roman Mars's Invisible Ink.
- 2005
- 59:00
- Various producers
My Struggle With Obesity
Fifteen-year-old Rocky, a Palestinian American, lives with his parents and siblings in Brooklyn. Three times the size of his twin sister, Rocky is the target of his siblings' jokes and insults.
- 2005
- 14:31
- Czerina Patel
- Samr "Rocky" Tayeh
Weighing the Balance
Weighing the Balance evolved from a simple question: What happened to six men who were named and shamed in a very public news conference staged by the Toronto Police?
- 2005
- 22:30
- Dick Miller
- Kellie Hudson
- Mike Bryan
Cohabitation: Roberto and Rosa
Cohabitation is a dark and funny radio play consisting of five inspired vignettes chronicling one day in the lives of the human and non-human (both dead and alive) inhabitants of a fictional greystone in Chicago.
- 2005
- 05:45
- Jill Dorothy Summers
Cohabitation: Apricot Wensleydale
Cohabitation is a dark and funny radio play consisting of five inspired vignettes chronicling one day in the lives of the human and non-human (both dead and alive) inhabitants of a fictional greystone in Chicago.
- 2005
- 14:29
- Jill Dorothy Summers
Cohabitation: Olive & Jack
Cohabitation is a dark and funny radio play consisting of five inspired vignettes chronicling one day in the lives of the human and non-human (both dead and alive) inhabitants of a fictional greystone in Chicago.
- 2005
- 12:02
- Jill Dorothy Summers
Cohabitation: Sylvester & Barry
Cohabitation is a dark and funny radio play consisting of five inspired vignettes chronicling one day in the lives of the human and non-human (both dead and alive) inhabitants of a fictional greystone in Chicago.
- 2005
- 13:22
- Jill Dorothy Summers
Cohabitation: Jacob & Angelina
Cohabitation is a dark and funny radio play consisting of five inspired vignettes chronicling one day in the lives of the human and non-human (both dead and alive) inhabitants of a fictional greystone in Chicago.
- 2005
- 14:16
- Jill Dorothy Summers
The 2005 TCF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Norman Corwin (INC)
The Third Coast Festival Lifetime Achievement Award (now the Audio Luminary Award) is presented annually to an individual who is greatly admired for his or her significant and ongoing contributions to the field of radio. Hats off to the 2005 recipient, Norman Corwin.
- 2005
- 0
- Norman Corwin
The 2005 TCF Audio Luminary Award Recipient: Steve Wadhams (INC)
The Third Coast Festival Audio Luminary Award is presented annually to an individual who is greatly admired for his or her significant and ongoing contributions to the field of radio. Hats off to the 2006 Audio Luminary, Steve Wadhams.
- 2005
- 0
- Steve Wadhams
Re:sound #34: The Echoes of War Show
This hour: memories and reverberations of conflict.
Re:sound #33: The Bollywood Show
This hour: a tall, white New Zealander heads to Mumbai to try and land a role in one of the hundreds of Bollywood films the industry churns out each year.
- 2005
- 58:30
- Simon Morton
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #32: The Hollywood Show
This hour: an obscure director frets his way through Sundance, the accidental genre known as film noir, and more.
- 2005
- 59:00
- Various producers
Re:sound #31: The Transmissions Show
This hour: spies, pirates, mysterious broadcasts, and a bold acoustic experiment.
- 2005
- 59:30
- Various producers
Re:sound #29: The Losing and Finding Show
This hour: a father with aphasia, an elusive bird, and more.
- 2005
- 59:30
- Various producers
The Ring & I: The Passion, The Myth, The Mania
The grandeur and power of Wagner's monumental work, The Ring Cycle, has permeated our culture to the point that "Wagnerian" is used as an adjective.
- 2005
- 58:58
- Aaron Cohen
- Elena Park
- Jad Abumrad
Re:sound #28: The No Moon Show
This hour: the inhabitants of a fictional greystone and some very real survivors of suicide, who speak bravely and candidly about their experiences.
- 2005
- 58:30
- Various producers
Re:sound #27: The Remix Show
This hour: producers and sound artists go to the audio playground and remix to their heart's content.
Re:sound #26: The Tour Show
This hour: the halls of a high school and the alleys of one of the oldest cities in the world.
- 2005
- 58:31
- David Torgersen
- Jim Metzner
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #25: The Exodus Show
This hour: a story about the vagaries of memory, leaving a legacy, and elevating the personal narrative above the political mire.
- 2005
- 59:00
- Sean Cole
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #24: The Talent Show
This hour: the strange world of competitive model horse collecting and an investigation of an old classmate's death.
- 2005
- 59:01
- Julie Shapiro
- Gwen Macsai
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #23: The God Show
This hour: gods, idols, worshipers, and skeptics.
Re:sound #22: The Fish Story Show
This hour: a beached whale in Maine, a conversation with the "real" Darth Vader, school kids deconstruct the work of one of America's most difficult poets, and more.
Re:sound #21: The Raymond Carver Show
This hour: the difficult, brief, and brilliant life of writer Raymond Carver.
- 2005
- 59:30
- Alfred Koch
- Lea Redfern
- Roman Mars