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Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition! Year: 2011 Producers: 2011 Winners

Soldiers smoke more than civilians. Year: 2011 Producers: Sally Herships

Best friends Rich Carlson and Tom Swenor got so fed up with the political process in America that they decided to form their own Tea Party chapter in Petoskey, Michigan. Year: 2011 Producers: Ben Calhoun

While in college, Alan fell hard for a fellow art student, Emilie. Year: 2011 Producers: Jad Abumrad Robert Krulwich Soren Wheeler

As lawmakers continue to debate immigration reform, the Obama administration is pushing for a path to citizenship for those here illegally. Year: 2011 Producers: Marianne McCune

Bob Hill, 86, has been dancing on and off since he was 16 years old. Year: 2011 Producers: Katie Burningham

Most people find hearing their own voices (on voice mails or other recordings) strange, unfamiliar, or even discomforting. Year: 2011 Producers: Andy Mills

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. Year: 2011 Producers: Kate Bland Deborah Levy Julianne Hazlewood Julia Krolik Owen Fernly Kevin T. Allen Katie Mingle

Dallas, the 1980s prime-time soap opera, may have disappeared from American television 20 years ago, but like J.R. Ewing, the show never really died. Year: 2011 Producers: Julia Barton

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? Year: 2011 Producers: Paolo Pietropaolo

This hour: selling, swapping, buying and trading. Year: 2011 Producers: Rebecca Sheir Ned Sublette Ben Rubin Dan Collison Elizabeth Meister

This hour: A dark secret that threatens to tear apart a family. Year: 2011 Producers: Heather Stewart Judith Sloan Katie Mingle

Jay Thunderbolt's business card is a little mysterious. It reads, "Thunderbolt - Party Naked" and gives a phone number. Year: 2011 Producers: Brendan Baker Nick van der Kolk Nick Williams

This hour: From the highest fresh water lake in the world to one of the lowest spots on the bowery, we bring you stories of nomadic cultures, peoples and spirits. Year: 2011 Producers: Scott Carrier Ben Adair Stacy Abramson David Isay Katie Mingle

This story is a tale of love, betrayal, and a secret. Year: 2011 Producers: Heather Stewart

We may be a bit biased subject-wise, but here's a delightful, sound-rich exploration of an endangered sport and community in Maine that's got it all: history, suspense, expertise and devoted participants both human and winged. Year: 2011 Producers: Rachel James

This hour: Dads, in all their glory. Year: 2011 Producers: Multiple producers

Sodom and Gomorrah is a hellish place in Accra, Ghana, where children eke out a living on a scrap heap of discarded computers that the West no longer needs. Year: 2011 Producers: Jens Jarisch Sharon Davis

This hour: letters. To yourself, to your city, lost letters, found letters... and a love letter to letters. Year: 2011 Producers: Julie Shapiro Alan Hall Samara Freemark Sandhya Suri Jason Howard Tina Antolini Katie Mingle

What would it be like if, in addition to our native languages, we could communicate across cultures in a neutral second language? Year: 2011 Producers: Roman Mars

A college student reflects on an important lesson learned not in the classroom but in the bedroom. Year: 2010 Producers: Emma Miller

A few stories told at once. Year: 2006 Producers: Emily Hilliard

A musician, a living legend, attracts pilgrims, then gives them trouble. Year: 2006 Producers: Joseph Decosimo

A sonic piece about the absence of sonicness. Year: 2010 Producers: Caleb Winebrenner

This is a story about two men and a little baby... well, a big baby actually. Year: 2011 Producers: Kristin Nelson