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.

The Blacksmith's Song

After the death of his wife, renowned blacksmith artist Steve Weis moved from Toowoomba to Kin Kin on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.

2013
28:50
Hamish Sewell

Sweet Nothings

A lady lacking a sweet tooth does her bit for those with malnutrition, by losing - and finding - her appetite.

2013
03:00
Kirsty McQuire

Bittersweet Grief in 3 Courses

Writer Zarina Zabrisky talks about her family's history and how it informed her relationship with food.

2013
02:44
Sayre Quevedo

Sweet Order

An insatiable passion for keeping lists brings order to each new day... and prepares for the next.

2013
03:00
Java Bere
Jon Tipler

The Bitter Taste of Reality

Matthew is like every normal teenager with a hunger for independence, but he faces a few unique challenges.

2013
03:00
Manda Lillie

Sweet Baby June Eats the World

One night in the life of our 8 month old daughter, June.

2013
02:47
Matt Largey

Sweet, Salty, Umami Love

A candid conversation with a former lover about my appetite for romance, relationships, and love.

2013
03:00
Brian Cauley

Sweet Restraint

Danny can't eat wheat, barley, rye, oats, corn, potatoes...

2013
02:34
Paula Friedrich

Bitter Knowledge

Elise Pepple learns a hard lesson about knowing.

2013
03:01
Kelsey Padgett

Salt, Interrupted

A couple remembers an unexpected illness.

2013
03:01
Katie Klocksin

The Sweet Life On Tour (or Ben Eats A Lobster Roll)

My friend Ben eats his first lobster roll while we're on tour in Portland, Maine.

2013
03:00
Alex Lewis
Alex Lewis

Umami Sunshine

An exploration of the role of appetite in elderly health as well as the scientific basis of umami (also known as L-glutamate or glutamic acid), with ukelele accompaniment.

2013
03:00
Patricia McMillen

The Bitter Story of the Saddest City in the World

The forgotten story of the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 told in three courses: the calm before the storm, the firestorm's appetite, and the recovery.

Half Too Sweet

Trying to pull back with one hand the one you pushed away with both.

2013
03:16
John Manini

Life Is Sweet - as Long as It's Smeared with Skippy Peanut Butter

What happens when the only foods you'll eat are French fries, peanut butter, and pizza - but you're a grown-up? - an exploration of adult extreme picky eating.