Featured Series

Series image
44 Pieces

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s show where we take on all the political issues -- even the complicated ones that might divide your own family.

Series image
79 Pieces

Exploring what it means to live a good life.

Series image
250 Pieces

Introduce children to classical music in a fun and entertaining way.


All Series

Series image
5 Pieces

This five part series is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies.

Caption: PRX default Series image
3 Pieces

Y-Press is a youth media organization. In 2008 they reported from the Democratic National Convention.

  • From: Y-Press
  • Updated: Jul 28, 2009
  • Avg Piece Length: 03:32
Caption: PRX default Series image
3 Pieces

Y-Press Youth reporters report from the 2008 Republication National Convention.

  • From: Y-Press
  • Updated: Jul 28, 2009
  • Avg Piece Length: 04:02
Series image
10 Pieces

Short audio works inspired by five books carefully selected from the San Francisco-based Prelinger Library's extensive and treasured collection of printed ephemera.

Series image
12 Pieces

Short audio works inspired by song titles and samples from the acclaimed musical duo The Books.

Caption: Protesting Vancouver Winter Olympics, Credit: no2010.com
5 Pieces

This 3-part series on the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics covers the hidden side of the Olympics and the disruption caused to local communities.

  • From: Adam Vaughn
  • Updated: Feb 12, 2010
  • Avg Piece Length: 05:26
Series image
27 Pieces

The 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs each feature at least two neighbors, include both a color in the title and three consecutive seconds of "narrative silence," and last about three minutes.

Caption: The only known image of Mad Genius, Credit: The Feds, of course.
10 Pieces

We're turning your news into music. The anonymous vérité pop collective Mad Genius will spend 2012 charting the course of our apocalypse through our always trustworthy media. How will we do this? We'll make them pop stars, naturally.

  • From: Mad Genius
  • Updated: Nov 02, 2012
  • Avg Piece Length: 04:45
Series image
24 Pieces

The 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge, in partnership with the food-championing James Beard Foundation, invited producers and listeners alike to create short audio works (2 - 3 minutes) inspired by the idea of "appetite," presented in three "courses," and including one of the five tastes in the title: bitter, salt, sour, sweet or umami.

Series image
11 Pieces

The Third Coast International Audio Festival presents a special 11 episode series of its flagship radio program "Re:sound" (heard weekly on WBEZ, Chicago). Hosted by award-winning producer and writer Gwen Macsai, "Re:sound" is known for presenting unforgettable audio stories carefully curated from around the world. Each episode explores a new theme through a variety of lenses, a refreshing mix of storytelling styles and joyful use of sound. For this series, Third Coast has chosen ten favorite "Re:sound" episodes, nipped and tucked the shows to get them ready for the national stage, and teamed up with PRX, the Public Radio Exchange, to share them far and wide.

Series image
9 Pieces

The completed audio documentaries from the Stories from O Henry Middle School. Stories include celebrity musician profiles, an insider's look at the formation of the ACL music festival, and many other stories about local Austin artists, businesses and O Henry Middle School legends.

Series image
6 Pieces

Presenting! Season two of Re:sound from the sonic hunter-gatherers at Third Coast International Audio Festival. Hosted by award-winning producer and writer Gwen Macsai, Re:sound presents unforgettable audio stories curated from all over the world. Airing weekly on WBEZ, each episode explores a new theme through a variety of lenses, a refreshing mix of storytelling styles and joyful use of sound. For season two, Third Coast has chosen six favorite Re:sound episodes from the past year, nipped and tucked them just so, and prepared them for the national stage. The season features exceptional stories by Roman Mars (99% Invisible), Lulu Miller (RadioLab), Paolo Pietropaolo (CBC), Jonathan Goldstein (Wiretap), Lorelei Harris (RTE, Ireland) and many others. Special Note! You can mix and match this season with 11 additional evergreen Re:sound (specials) episodes from season one. Stations airing our first season include: WNYC, KQED, KALW, Connecticut Public Broadcasting, New Hampshire Public Radio, WESA and many more.

Series image
8 Pieces

The 2015 ShortDocs Challenge, in partnership with the Studs Terkel Radio Archive at the WFMT Radio Network, invited two to three-minute long stories inspired by Stud's mighty curiosity.

Series image
6 Pieces

Presenting! Season 3 of Re:sound from the sonic hunter-gatherers at Third Coast International Audio Festival.

Series image
4 Pieces

The winners of the 2016 Sarah Lawrence College International Audio Fiction Awards.

Series image
12 Pieces

The 2016 ShortDocs Challenge, in partnership with Manual Cinema (a cinematic shadow puppet performance collective), invited two to three-minute long stories inspired by the cinema and one of four genres: Rom-Com, Sci-Fi, Film Noir and Nature Doc.

Caption: Site of the 2017 ACC Tournament
1 Piece

A series filled with Soundbites of the Players and Coaches from the 2017 ACC Tournament Championship at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York.

Series image
3 Pieces

In October 2017, Texas Folklife worked with a group of students at Hogg Middle School in Houston, Texas. These are the finished stories - a diverse medley of pieces reflecting the communities of Houston.

Series image
6 Pieces

Presenting! Season 4 of Re:sound from the sonic hunter-gatherers at Third Coast International Audio Festival.

Series image
13 Pieces

Students from Martin Middle School in Austin, Texas produced these radio stories with assistance from Texas Folklife for the Stories from Deep in the Heart program.