Third Coast Audio Library :: All

For centuries, Newfoundland fisheries were hailed as the greatest in the world. Then, in 1992, their main export, the codfish, disappeared. Year: 2005 Producers: Chris Brookes

The grandeur and power of Wagner's monumental work, The Ring Cycle, has permeated our culture to the point that "Wagnerian" is used as an adjective. Year: 2005 Producers: Aaron Cohen Elena Park Jad Abumrad

Somewhere between a documentary, a remix, and a music show, the eight-part series The Wire: The Impact of Electricity on Music, reflects on changes in both the composition and consumption of music over the past century. Year: 2005 Producers: Chris Brookes Jowi Taylor Paolo Pietropaolo

Hearing Voices is a compelling and adventurous exploration of languages on the verge of extinction. Year: 2005 Producers: John Wynne

After waiting for Mr. Right (who has yet to arrive) and experiencing years of fertility treatments, Suzanne, a single woman in her 40s, decides to adopt an African-American baby. Year: 2005 Producers: Dan Collison Elizabeth Meister

"Between Friends" is the story of one woman's coming to terms with being sexually victimized by her father. Year: 2006 Producers: Jody Porter Neil Sandell

Memories of a much beloved grandmother resurface when a box of unlabeled audio cassettes is discovered in the basement. Year: 2006 Producers: Mira Burt-Wintonick

This story is a window into the life of Mohammed Naseehu Ali, who left his home, family, and future in tribal government to become a musician and writer in America. Year: 2006 Producers: Ann Heppermann Kara Oehler Rick Moody

Roger Dowds wasn't exactly an obvious pick for a game show contestant. He'd lived a quiet, sheltered life and had little faith in himself. Year: 2006 Producers: Ronan Kelly

The Jewish burial ritual places great importance on treating the deceased with the utmost honor and respect. This is especially important during the ceremony of taharah, which involves the physical cleansing of the dead body. Year: 2006 Producers: Rebecca Sheir

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen is one of the most ambitious and enduring pop songs of all time. Year: 2005 Producers: Alan Hall

In South Africa more than five million people are living with HIV/AIDS, including a young woman named Thembi Ngubane. Year: 2006 Producers: Joe Richman Anayansi Diaz-Cortes

Laura Starecheski finds herself figuratively falling down a rabbit hole (microphone and all) as she embarks on a journey that begins with the story of a goat, a cow, and a box of old letters. Year: 2006 Producers: Ellen Horne Jad Abumrad Laura Starecheski

My Lobotomy explores one of medical history's most controversial chapters -- when transorbital lobotomies were widely condoned -- through one man's personal journey. Year: 2006 Producers: David Isay Piya Kochar

The Third Coast Audio Luminary Award is presented annually to an individual who is greatly admired for his or her significant and ongoing contributions to the field of radio. Hats off to the 2007 Audio Luminary - widely esteemed producer, teacher, and mentor Peter Leonhard Braun. Year: 2007 Producers: Peter Leonhard Braun

Producer Katie Mingle narrates her quest to find ghosts in a "pauper's graveyard" in New Orleans. Year: 2007 Producers: Katie Mingle

The Ground We Lived On documents the loving relationship between journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and her father, Adrian Leon LeBlanc, in the last months of his life. Year: 2007 Producers: David Isay Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

In the 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and the state of Israel, one man took it upon himself to "resist with his pen," to bear witness for his people and bring the world, in his words, "the real news from Beirut." Year: 2007 Producers: Anna Burns

F. Scott Fitzgerald's tale of old money, new money, drinking, and adultery - a thin little book that critics panned - is still the best novel about the American Dream and its discontents. Year: 2007 Producers: Emily Botein

In 1942, Edna Lavilla Haynes died from a backyard abortion. After her death Edna was never mentioned again. Year: 2007 Producers: Eurydice Aroney Sharon Davis

How do we deal with dying? Most of us look away, but in the case of the Zagar family, they look closer. Year: 2007 Producers: Lu Olkowski

Surjit Sachdev grew up in a conservative family in India. Surjit's father was an engineer, and he's an engineer, but the family tradition ended when Surjit's son was born with a severe mental disability. Year: 2007 Producers: Carma Jolly Surjit Sachdev

Would you pick up a ringing payphone and share your life with a complete stranger? Alan Dein hopes so. Year: 2007 Producers: Alan Dein Mark Burman

Andrew Skillings is eleven now, but he was first diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a high functioning form of autism, when he was just two. Year: 2008 Producers: Erin Davis

Leanne Wolfe, an 18-year-old schoolgirl in Cork, Ireland, committed suicide in March, 2007. On the morning of her funeral, her older sister Treena discovered Leanne's diaries. Year: 2008 Producers: Ciaran Cassidy