The Rest Is Silenceby Brian Calvert (Unfictional, KCRW, 2013)Amanda McDonough has had hearing problems all her life. She wore hearing aids and hid the fact from everyone she knew. Mostly she got by, until she made a decision that changed everything.Signal To Noiseby Paolo Pietropaolo (In The Dark, 2011)What happens when you work with sound everyday — listening to it, recording it, manipulating it — and then one day, one of those sounds sticks around for good? Radio producer Paolo Pietropaolo dec...
May 09, 2014•57 min
This hour we look at the ups and downs of confinement. Picture A Boxby Nate DiMeo (The Memory Palace, 2012)Sometimes the only way to get out of a tight space is by getting into an even tighter one. Henry Brown did just that when he sealed himself in a very tight space. Tunnel 57by Roman Mars & Daniel Gross (99% Invisible, 2014)In 1961, East Germany closed its border to West Berlin with a wall. But this isn’t a story about the the Berlin Wall. This is a story about how to get through it — or ...
Apr 18, 2014•50 min
This hour, we celebrate the work of a great journalist — Matt Power, who died March 10, 2014 while on assignment in Uganda.Holy Soulby Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2002)For many teens coming of age in the 1970s, the Beat poets served as rebel heroes. Matt Power was no different. Then he met Allen Ginsberg. In the flesh. Power’s recollections first appeared in an essay in the magazine Heeb.Dumpster Diving by Matt Power (The Next Big Thing, WNYC 2003)Every day of the year, New York City ge...
Mar 28, 2014•59 min
Turn right and you'll meet the man or woman of your dreams. Turn left and you'll get hit by a car. Much of life is a matter of being in the right place at the right time, or the wrong place at the wrong time. In this impressionistic audio work, Canadian producer Sarah Boothroyd explores randomness, chance, and luck through the microcosm of the race track.Chance was commissioned by Falling Tree Productions, for an audio version of the parlor game "consequences." What does that mean? And how did S...
Mar 07, 2014•15 min
This hour: We showcase some of our favorite stories from the 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: Appetite, and talk to the organizer of the project, former Third Coast Artistic Director Julie Shapiro, about the rules, the incentives, and our collaboration with the James Beard Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 14, 2014•58 min
This hour: when two people meet, sometimes extraordinary things happen. And sometimes extraordinary things happen in order for two people to meet. Message in a Bottle by Peter Mulryan and Liam O'brian (Documentary on One, RTE, 2012)On Christmas day of 1945, an American serviceman named Frank Heyostek tossed a message in a bottle into the Atlantic Ocean. Eight months later it was found by a young woman on a beach in Ireland. Irish producer Peter Mulryan tells the story of what happened next. Big ...
Jan 24, 2014•1 hr
This hour: failure of flight. In one story a man mysteriously falls from the sky onto a sunny London street, and in another, a plane crashes into a mountain side, and an 11 year old walks away.Fallingby Bob Carlson and Kerstin Zilm (Unfictional, 2013)When Norman Ollestad was a kid, his father was always searching out the next big adventure. In 1979, when Norman was just 11, they left by plane to go skiing in California's San Gabriel mountains. When the plane hit bad weather, Norman realized he w...
Jan 10, 2014•59 min
This hour: where kids go to get away; from themselves, their troubles, the rules they’re supposed to follow, and of course, their parents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 19, 2013•1 hr 1 min
The 2013 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2013 TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 05, 2013•59 min
The 2013 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 27, 2013•59 min
This week, a special feature. Everything Sounds is a podcast and short-form radio program exploring the role of sound in art, science, culture, and our everyday lives. Each program aims to highlight people, places, and ideas that expand our understanding of the power of sound. This week's episode highlights just such a place, and just such a person. Everything Sounds is produced by George Drake Jr. and Craig Shank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 22, 2013•22 min
This hour: imperfect, impolitic, infuriating... love.*Note, not all stories from the original broadcast are available on the podcast due to limited rights agreements.A Jerusalem Love Storyby Daniel Estrin (Vox Tablet, 2013)Every relationship has its obstacles, but this one between two men - a Palestinian and an Israeli - may have more than any couple can bear. Other Halvesby Dennis Funk (Shortcuts, Falling Tree Productions, BBC Radio 4, 2013)When you enter a marriage, you assume that you know th...
Nov 01, 2013•45 min
This hour: we present two very different stories about the Texas State Penitentiary. Both are about soul - the kind you dance to, and the kind you pray for.Prisoner Soulby Vivienne Perry, presented by Gary Younge (BBC Radio 4, 2013)In the late 60s and early 70s, the Texas prison system chose to put a little more cash and a lot more creativity into its effort to stave off prisoner violence, boredom and recidivism by allowing prisoners to form bands and record music.Ministry of Presence by Matt Ho...
Oct 11, 2013•32 min
This hour: the story of Sandra Willson.Tit for Tat: The Story of Sandra Willsonby Catherine Freyne, with sound engineer, Phillip Ullman In Australia, Sandra Willson is known for many things: she established the first halfway house for women leaving prison, she was a consultant on a popular TV series and an important figure in the gay rights movement. When Willson died in 1999, she left behind an unpublished memoir and a slew of personal papers. From these sources as well as archival interview ta...
Sep 18, 2013•1 hr
This week: dreams and dreamers of all kinds - lucid, fictional, public and elusive. Dream Bedby Sean Cole (Studio 360, 2005)Dreams are intensely personal. But since we all dream, might there be an aspect of dreaming that could be communal? Artist Marina Abramovic believes there is, so she created an installation in the Rose Museum in Boston and then invited people to sleep in it.Dreamersby Joe Frank (Unfictional, 2012)The work of Joe Frank is dark, unpredictable and often, hilarious. His story "...
Aug 23, 2013•1 hr
This week: the mother reigns supreme. Kingdom of Womenby Erin O'Dwyer with Timothy Nicastri (360documentaries, ABC, 2013)In remote village in the Yunnan province of China exists one of the only matriarchal cultures in the world. In fact, there isn't even a word in the Mosuo language for 'husband' or 'father.' Children are raised by their mother's brother and all of the property stays in her name. Women entertain as many lovers as they wish, who visit under the cloak of darkness and leave before ...
Aug 01, 2013•59 min
This hour: what happens when we open our ears to the surprising symphonies all around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 11, 2013•1 hr
From the ABC's Long Story Short, the story of a guy who was thrown a lot of curve balls, and overcame them all.Persevering Rick was produced for Long Story Short by Mike Williams with sound engineer Timothy Nicastri. Long Story Short was created and presented by Jesse Cox and Mike Williams, and produced by Winding Track and Creative Nonfiction in association with ABC Radio National. The series producer is Lorena Allam. The Third Coast podcast is produced by Katie Mingle. Hear more great stories ...
Jun 20, 2013•16 min
This hour: we explore two struggling Texas towns through the beautiful and mournful voices of those who still live there.The Third Coast Festival's Re:sound is hosted by Gwen Macsai and produced by Katie Mingle. http://thirdcoastfestival.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 14, 2013•1 hr 3 min
Stories of people in love, who just wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 23, 2013•59 min
This hour: The American Icons series from WNYC's Studio 360. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 03, 2013•59 min
This hour: a purple hotel, a family who argues over their skin color, a singing rainbow and more.Rainbow Squaredby Katie Mingle (Re:sound debut, 2013)The original color palette is of course, the rainbow. And though the rainbow has been appropriated by many over the years, Re:sound producer Katie Mingle will (for better or worse) always associate the rainbow with "the double rainbow guy," Paul Vasquez.Rippin' The Rainbow A New One (excerpt)by Radiolab (Radiolab, 2012)To make sense of the science ...
Apr 11, 2013•1 hr
This hour: the story of a harrowing journey on the Mediterranean Sea that started with high hopes and ended in tragedy. Plus Gwen and Julie discuss the (just announced) 2013 ShortDocs Challenge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 14, 2013•1 hr 2 min
Reporter Linda Lutton has spent a great deal of time with one remarkable high school principle as she deals with incredible obstacles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 08, 2013•15 min
This hour: Things anonymous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 22, 2013•1 hr
This hour: we drop in on families wrestling with love and loyalty. Grilling Me Softlyby Jay Allison (Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism, 2004)When veteran radio producer Jay Allison went out on his first post-divorce date, his teenage daughter didn’t hold back with her support or her opinions. Jay told the story to a live audience back in 2004.Except Meby Erin Davis (Third Coast National Broadcast, 2008)From early on, Marissa Skilling’s feelings about her Autistic younger brother vacillat...
Jan 31, 2013•1 hr
Hauntings of war, ethereal recordings, and other ghosts of Vietnam.The Vietnam Tapes of Lance Corporal Michael A. Baronowskiby Christina Egloff and Jay Allison (All Things Considered, 2001)In 1966, Michael Baronowski took a reel-to-reel tape recorder with him into the Vietnam War. Thirty-five years later, the eerie, ghost-like recordings that survived him ended up in the hands of radio producers Christina Egloff and Jay Allison.Wandering Soulsby Cathy Fitzgerald (BBC World Service, 2011)Both Vie...
Jan 10, 2013•59 min
Gwen Macsai and Julie Shapiro spin some of our favorite stories from the 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs challenge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 20, 2012•1 hr 1 min
Imagine reporting in a culture that speaks a language your listeners don't understand, and covering issues your listeners don't totally care about - all in a country that doesn't even want you there in the first place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 06, 2012•1 hr 17 min
Hour two of Best of the Best, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2012 TC/RHDF Competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 01, 2012•59 min
