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.
My Sweet Brother
Elaine Taylor's brother Clark has kidney disease - and it's been progressing for years.
- 2013
- 03:14
- Elaine Taylor and Clint Holgate
The Problem With Salty Water
An automated teller machine discusses awkward moments, consumer culture and why she needs it to survive.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Aoife Allen
All Foods Lead to Home (Sweet Home)
Road Rage is transformed by Passionately Prepared Comestibles.
- 2013
- 03:13
- Phyllis Janik
Bitter Yellow Pills
Lorraine explores what happens when the body gets an appetite for itself.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Lorraine Boissoneault
U-mami My Life
Having a long distance relationship is like having the best yet never satisfying three-course meal over and over again.
- 2013
- 02:52
- Maja Mackintosh Johansen
The Bitter Taste of Nicotine
My life as a smoker.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Kay Collins
Sweet at Sea
A sweet encounter on the Irish Sea, retold at table.
- 2013
- 02:51
- Sean Mullervy
A Bitter Betrayal
What happens when you try to order 'the usual' at your neighborhood joint - and can't?
- 2013
- 03:03
- Jennifer Kirby
The Road to Umami
The fate of every farm animal, in three parts: life, death, and consumption.
One Man's Sour, Another Man's Sweet
Kerry Klein brings reclaimed food to a potluck - and doesn't tell anyone.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Kerry Klein
Sounds Tasty, Salty Too
Bartleby's appetite for fun sets he and his brother Artemus on their way for their smallest adventure yet, into the game room for an unexpectedly flavorful time.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Isaac Bluefoot
The Last Morning was a Sweet One
2013 ShortDocs Winner! A short story in sounds of our food's start to finish, from morning to night (though not necessarily in the same day!)
- 2013
- 02:56
- Alix Blair
Savoring the Salty Ritual
Marinating in the kitchen.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Sara Curtis
Salty Relocation
Chronicling my love for snacks amidst my relocation from the U.S. to Cairo, Egypt.
- 2013
- 02:05
- Kim Fox
Bitter and In
Based on excerpts from a diary of an anorexic 16-year-old.
- 2013
- 02:29
- Bridget Doherty
A Bitter Sweet Horse Tale
A horse adventure in 3 courses.
- 2013
- 03:04
- Angela Shackel
Sweet, Sweet Victory
A regular at Victory's Banner restaurant in Roscoe Village, Marge Stumpf doesn't show up one day.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Logan Jaffe
The Sour Taste of Potlucks
My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing - potlucks are the pits.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Lauren Ober
The Bittersweet Taste of Sports Gambling
Steven, a 20-something living in Chicago, shares his appetite for the tough world of sports gambling.
- 2013
- 02:52
- Lisa Carter
When you are 4 all you want is some sweet sweet YUM
A conversation with my four-year-old son about what would be his favourite dinner and what flavours he would like in it.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Euan McAleece and Ossian McAleece
Essen, My Sweet
A visit to a Jewish assisted living facility to record memories of what people hunger for over the courses of their lives.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Deena Prichep and Joanna Stein
Bayou Umami
A people striving to retain their livelihood and culture.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Kay Collins
Remembering Our Sweet Food Pain
Multimedia letters on memories of food pain.
- 2013
- 02:38
- Ellie Gordon-Moershel
The Sweet Taste of Imagination
You can eat a sumptuous three-course meal when you're sick if you use a little bit of imagination.
- 2013
- 02:36
- Nacha Raman
Bitter Destruction, Sweet Return
Six people working at restaurants near the Boston Marathon explosions share their experiences as they re-open their doors to customers hungry for the city to return to normal.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Emily Files