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.

Re:sound #158 The Night Show

This hour: Listening to the night.

Re:sound # 157 The Children of Sodom and Gomorrah Show

This hour: Children try to survive in, and escape from, a Ghanaian slum called Sodom and Gomorrah.

Re:sound #150 The Fear of Poland Show

This hour: Facing fears in faraway lands.

Re:sound #159 The Protest Show

This hour: whether it is a mob of millions or one single voice, nothing changes unless someone stands up and says, "No more."

Re:sound #160 The Fate vs. Accident Show

This hour: two stories of regular old days that started out static and ended up seismic.

Re:sound #162 The Ships Show

This hour: we'll bob from the biggest maritime disaster that you've never heard of, to a man who saved thousands of shipboard lives with a deceptively simple design.

Re:sound #151 The Little Feet / Big Adventures Show

This week: Little feet on big adventures.

Re:sound #147 The Sense of Duty Show

This hour: A dark secret that threatens to tear apart a family.

Re:sound #149 The Piano Show

This hour: the piano. But not just as a musical instrument. The piano as a spiritual healer, as a symptom in a grand delusion, as a man's obsession, and as a beloved friend, put out to pasture.

Re:sound # 140 The Country-Western Show

This week: every country song tells a story and has a story behind it.

Re:sound #132: The Lost Show

This hour: looking for the intangible. What's lost and what might be found.

Re:sound #133: The Food Show

This hour: Food. It's delicious. It's complicated.

Re:sound #134 The Consequences Show

For every action there is a reaction. This week we look at consequences, both micro and macro.

Re:sound #135 The Taking Care Show

This hour: the delicate interdependence between being in need and answering the call to help.

Re:sound #136 The Twins Show

This hour: Identical twins -- separated at birth, separated by belief and joined by matching outfits.

Re:sound #138 The Running Show

This hour: Running on two legs, running on four, but most importantly, running with all your might.

Re:sound #83 The Going Up Show

This hour: climbing, flying and facing your fears.

Re:sound #148 The Buying and Selling Show

This hour: selling, swapping, buying and trading.

Re:sound #141 The Hustling Show

This hour: Hustlers. Some are straight-up con artists, and others are just doing what they have to do to get by.

Re:sound #142 The Book Odds Show

This hour: We showcase some of our favorite stories from the 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: Book Odds, and talk to the organizer of the project, Third Coast Artistic Director Julie Shapiro about the rules, the incentives, and our collaboration with widely-acclaimed musical duo, The Books.