This hour: first lines, first days back and every last first you can think of.Getting Back Out Thereby Tally Abecassis (First Day Back, 2015)First Day Back is a documentary podcast that follows filmmaker Tally Abecassis as she faces the challenges of picking up her career after an extended maternity leave. In this episode, Tally lays out her situation and makes a move to restart her filmmaking career. She talks about “freelancer math” and asks her family some big questions, getting the most surp...
Aug 21, 2015•34 min
This hour stories of black lives caught in the cross hairs of injustice.695BGKby Phoebe Judge & Lauren Spohrer (Criminal, 2015)Just before 2am on December 31, 2008, police officer John Edwards was patrolling in Bellaire, Texas when he saw an SUV driven by two young African-American men. Edwards followed the SUV and ran the license plate number. His computer indicated that the SUV was stolen, and Edwards drew his gun and told the two men to get down on the ground. By the time Edwards realized...
Jul 31, 2015•34 min
On this special Third Coast Podcast we're doing what we do best — sharing the best radio from around the world!On this episode we're featuring the podcast How to Be a Girl, and show's creator, Marlo Mack tells us about her experience at the Third Coast Conference. Also, Re:sound host Gwen Macsai talks with the 2015 People's ShortDoc Award winning producer, Sara Curtis, about the her piece and the ShortDocs Challenge. FEATURING:Mama, I'm a Girlby Marlo Mack (How to Be a Girl, 2014)When he was thr...
Jul 24, 2015•18 min
To kick-off Third Coast's summer fundraiser, we're doing what we do best — sharing great radio from around the world — with some extra special feature podcasts over the next two weeks. On this episode, Re:sound producer Dennis Funk talks to Ann Heppermann and Martin Johnson founders of the new, Third Coast-inspired audio fiction competition, The Sarah Awards. We also hear a few pieces that will feature on their new podcast Serendipity and learn about their Very Very Short Short Fiction Contest. ...
Jul 17, 2015•14 min
This hour two mysteries: one involving an obscure novel and Britney Spears, and the other a real life murder most fowl. Case #2: Britneyby Starlee Kine, Alex Blumberg, Melinda Shopsin and Eric Mennel (Mystery Show, 2015)Andrea, a writer no one reads, one day, she makes a shocking discovery that the paparazzi snapped a photo of Britney Spears holding a copy of her second novel. The author then enlists super sleuth Starlee Kine to track down Britney in hope of learning whether the popstar actually...
Jul 10, 2015•1 hr 2 min
This hour we explore nearly a decade's worth of work from Canadian sound artist, musician and radio producer Sarah Boothroyd. Gleeful Barbariansby Sarah Boothroyd (Short Cuts, BBC Radio 4, 2012)An audio postcard from the often joyful, sometimes exasperating, and always busy world of early parenthood. Featuring very silly noises, nearly-indecipherable toddler chitchat, and 27 different ways a two-year-old can say 'no.'Do What You Fear And Fear Disappearsby Sarah Boothroyd (Third Coast Internation...
Jun 19, 2015•1 hr
This hour what you see, is not always what you get.Chook In Memoriumby Mike Ladd (360 Documentaries, ABC Radio National, 2014)The Australian lyrebird is a remarkable creature, able to mimic almost every man made and natural sound; sirens, car engines, other birds. Chook was very popular with visitors at the Adealaide Zoo until he died in 2011 at the age of 32. In this audio tribute to Chook we hear him mimic innumberable sounds.The Two Lives of Asa Carterby Joe Richman & Samara Freemark (Rad...
May 30, 2015•59 min
This hour some of our favorite childhood icons: from the man who gave us Thing One & Thing Two... to Dorothy, the Tin Man and Toto too. Dr Seuss and the Butter Battlesby Eleanor McDowall (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2011)Theodor 'Dr Seuss' Geisel remains one of the best-loved children's authors in America. Famed for his witty and often subversive stories such as, 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' his whimsical characters and playful rhymes are deeply em...
May 08, 2015•1 hr
This hour we meander our way down three rivers in search of solace, spiritual healing and, of course, total domination. Reversal of Fortuneby Dan Weissman, Roman Mars and Sam Greenspan (99% Invisible, 2013)Chicago’s biggest design achievement isn’t the achitectural wonders that rise high above the city's lakefront and river — it’s the Chicago River itself.Descentby Alex Chadwick and Bill Abbott (Unfictional, KCRW, 2011)The story of two men whose troubles and tragedies find respite in the raging ...
Apr 17, 2015•1 hr 4 min
This hour a revealing snapshot of Martin Luther King, Jr. as he struggled to stay the course he'd set out for himself and the nation.To Heal A Sick Nation [EXCERPT]by Greg Kelly & Stephen Smith and presented by Paul Kennedy (Ideas [CBC], 2014)By 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. saw his dream becoming 'a nightmare'. Criticised by black militants, rejected by white allies, and threatened with death as violence tore America apart.That year was also Canada's Cenntenial Celebration, and Dr. King was...
Mar 20, 2015•26 min
This week on the podcast, a Third Coast original production.The Sitter Dispatchby Maya Goldberg-Safir & Dennis Funk (Re:sound debut, 2015)Straight out of college, Maya was living in her cousins' attic and was working a part-time, unpaid internship. Then she took a job as a nanny that turned out to be nothing like she'd expected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 06, 2015•15 min
This hour we celebrate the ethereal, Dickens-inspired works of British producer Cathy FitzGerald. Skylarking [Excerpt]by Cathy FitzGerald [Sound Design by Joe Acheson] (Between the Ears, BBC Radio 3, 2014)Cathy FitzGerald meets a prisoner and a paraglider in this airy daydream about the delights of looking up at a big blue sky. **Please note Skylarking is a lawn-based, horizontal radio feature best experienced from the comfort of a picnic blanket with a long drink, a soft pillow and a view of th...
Feb 26, 2015•1 hr
This hour stories of dads who are starting to slip away and the sons who are desperately trying to stay connected.The Mind Shaftby Lea Thau (KCRW, Strangers, 2014)Greg O'Brien has been a writer, journalist and thinker all his life. Now he is losing his mind due to early on-set Alzheimer's, and he's an astute observer of his own decline. He compares this clicking in and out to the flickering light of a loose plug in a socket. He's in a race against time to share his story before the plug falls ou...
Jan 23, 2015•1 hr 12 min
This hour we head back in time to 1984. [Listen to the full show here http://bit.ly/1vNkzgC]1984 (the year not the book)by Benjamen Walker (Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything, 2014)In the book 1984, George Orwell predicted that in the future "Big Brother" would watch and dictate our every move. In the year 1984, producer Benjamen Walker was in middle school. Like Orwell's protagonist Winston Smith, Benjamen kept a diary for "future citizens" in which he recorded the country's descent into to...
Dec 30, 2014•14 min
This hour stories of detours, bad directions and finding the right path... on the road and in life.This Is Not The Way Homeby Lea Redfern (360 Documentaries [ABC RN], 2009)If direction in life is a positive, what happens to those who have no sense of direction? And can a relationship be thrown off course by the introduction of an intangible, yet otherwise seemingly perfect, third person?Choir Boyby Katie Mingle (Love + Radio, 2014)Tom Justice came from a well-to-do family. He was senior class pr...
Dec 19, 2014•58 min
This week on the Third Coast Podcast, we're sharing two of our favourite pieces that were entered to win the 2014 Little Mermaid Award. Into the Woods, Cell Phone, iPod and Allby Amy Pearl (New Tech City, WNYC, 2013)In the city, things never seem to slow down. So producer Amy Pearl decided to get away and hike the Appalachian Trail for a few days with her dog. The plan was to be totally unplugged. Well, almost.Varietyby Leo Hornak (In the Dark, 2013)A man with eclectic interests gives us a tour ...
Dec 11, 2014•17 min
The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 05, 2014•56 min
The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 26, 2014•59 min
This hour, two stories in which random events change lives forever, and a third pulled from a random cassette.The Long Shadow [Excerpt]by Lea Thau (Strangers [KCRW], 2014)One day in February 1997, four young men decided they would go up to the top of the Empire State Building. What happened in the observatory that day was as random as it was terrifying and cast a long shadow over everything that came after. J Dilla's Lost Scrollsby Pat Mesiti-Miller (Snap Judgment [NPR], 2013)When record store o...
Oct 31, 2014•58 min
This week, Israeli soldiers speak out to advocate for Palestinian rights. Breaking the Silenceby Cathy Peters (producer) & Dr Peter Slezak (presenter) (360documentaries [ABC RN], 2012)In 2012, writer Peter Slezak took a tour of the Palestinian Occupied Territories where he met with Palestinians and Israelis — including members of an Israeli NGO called Breaking the Silence, which gives tours around hotspots in the West Bank and Gaza. Slezak witnessed what Occupation means in terms of the huma...
Oct 10, 2014•1 hr 2 min
The Last Days of Hollywood Parkby David Weinberg (KCRW, 2013)After 75 years, the last race at Hollywood Park was run in December 2013. Once the celebrity playground of Hollywood stars, who owned thoroughbreds and stock in the racetrack, we visit the grounds in their final days. More from David Weinberg at www.randomtape.comPhotojondoeforty1http://bit.ly/1vlOfBJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 03, 2014•13 min
This hour: the dinner table and all that it inspires. Big Nightby Jonathan Goldstein (This American Life [WBEZ], 2002)Producer Jonathan Goldstein made every girl he ever dated watch the home movie of his family's Rosh Hashanah dinner he made when he was 17. He hoped that seeing his family life on film might make the women more sympathetic to his shortcomingsNaked Dinnerby Gwen Macsai (Weekend Edition Saturday [NPR], 2005)Once a month in New York, a particular group of friends gathers to dine at ...
Sep 19, 2014•1 hr
This hour we buckle up and hit the road.Don't Drive Like My Brotherby Jonathan Menjivar (This American Life [WBEZ], 2005)Charles Johnson was living in St. Louis, married with a young daughter, and he had no job. He looked around, and decided he'd try trucking. There was this company offering to train and hire drivers, so he signed up. The only problem was, he couldn't read.Stories and Drivingby Sophie Townsend with Jesse Cox and Louis Mitchell (Radiotonic [ABC RN], 2014)Sophie Townsend and her h...
Aug 23, 2014•54 min
A live recording of Third Coast's recent listening event with WBEZ Education reporter Linda Lutton. Linda's reporting laid the foundation for This American Life's award-winning series on Chicago's Harper High School. She spoke with Re:sound host Gwen Macsai and shared some of her favourite stories and inspirations. Teens Share Their Secretsby Hearing Voices and Curie Youth Radio, 2008Teenagers wish they could tell their parents a lot of things. These kids in Chicago and reveal their secrets in a...
Aug 08, 2014•1 hr 1 min
This hour: they built it and we see who came. Another Planet [Excerpt]by David Weinberg, Brendan Baker and Nick van der Kolk (Love + Radio, The Organist, KCRW, 2014)The story of Clyde Casey, a street performer who used surrealism and abstract art to fight crime on Los Angeles’ Skid Row in the 1980s, and the creator of a place called Another Planet.Listen to the entire story: http://loveandradio.org/2014/04/another-planet/The Treehouseby Karen Duffin with Nick White (Unfictional, 2014)In rural Cr...
Aug 01, 2014•1 hr
This hour, waiting. Waiting in line, waiting for an organ transplant and waiting for a bus that's never, ever going to come. In Line With Saturday Night Kleinby Sean Cole (Weekend America, 2007)Outside of Rockefeller Center in New York, you'll find the standby queue for Saturday Night Live tickets. Hundreds wait, and few will get in, but one man keeps the whole thing in order. The Bus Stopby Lulu Miller (Radiolab, 2010)In this story, the bus stop is there, the people are there. The only thing mi...
Jul 11, 2014•58 min
Without Nameby Lina Misitzis (Here Be Monsters, 2013)Eugene up and left for California one morning without packing a thing from his apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Producer Lina Misitzis and her roommate Adrian got the apartment at a discount. The condition, though, was that they took the place as Eugene left it—full of his left-behind life. For two years they enjoyed Eugene's magazine subscriptions, ate out of his bowls, slept on his old couch and used his designer spices.PhotoLina Misitzis Ho...
Jun 27, 2014•31 min
This week one woman's story unfolds through many threads. Songs My Mother Taught Meby Chris Brookes (CBC, 1998)When soldiers from Newfoundland came to London to fight in WWII, many met and married local women and brought their British war brides back home after the war ended. This story is mostly about one such bride, Producer Chris Brookes' mother, a woman of mystery, charm, and above all, secrets. After her death she unwittingly left behind a few key items — including a diary — and from these ...
Jun 20, 2014•1 hr 6 min
This hour we step inside the mind and listen to our thoughts. I Am Good At[NOTE: This piece is not available due to limited rights]by Cristal Duhaime with Mira Burt-Wintonick (WireTap, CBC 2012)The thoughts running through the heads of a couple as they meet for the first time on a blind date. Everything, Nothing, Harvey Keitelby Pejk Malinovski (Between The Ears, Falling Tree Productions, BBC Radio 3, 2013)A man struggles to meditate as he realises he is sitting next to actor Harvey Keitel.Feetb...
May 31, 2014•48 min
Easy Loveby Jaye Kranz (Long Story Short [ABC Radio National], 2014)Twenty six years ago, Warren Kirk was at home in his Melbourne east-suburban rental. He was freshly showered, he was in his kitchen, and he was about to do something he'd never done before.PhotoEmma Danielsson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 16, 2014•18 min
