Most people can recount the facts of their situation, but how do you get them to tell you an actual story? Interviewing for narrative calls for a slightly different set of interview muscles – from the kinds of questions you ask, to helping a so

Audio To Film, And Back Again (2019)

Apr 2nd, 2020 1h 6m

Can you make the move from audio to film, without leaving audio behind?At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Jasmin Mara López (Silent Beauty) led a conversation about the journey from experienced audio producer to first-time filmmaker. She laid

Dark & Funny, Like Your Life: Sound Design With Feeling (2019)

Apr 2nd, 2020 1h 27m

You know about reading between the lines, right? Well good sound design can make you dance between the lines. And when you’re talking about big, uncomfortable ideas — sound can be a super powerful tool to have on hand.Suicide often reminds us o

Sex Sells (2019)

Apr 1st, 2020 1h 23m

Sex sells, sure, but who gets to cash in on it? How can journalists honestly and accurately cover sex workers without sensationalizing or further stigmatizing their work? And can the answers provide meaningful & challenging insights for audio p

Midwifing the Story: The Art of Editing (2019)

Apr 1st, 2020 1h 28m

We’ve all heard the old adage: Everyone needs an editor. Whether you’re working in print, film, or narrative audio — you need someone to check for structure, make sure you’re meeting deadlines, and generally help get the story to the finish lin

Calling the Shots with Steve and Nishat (2019)

Apr 1st, 2020 1h 45m

The audio industry is changing -- and your role as a leader might well be changing with it. Making the transition from reporter to editor, from producer to executive producer, or from player to coach isn’t always easy. In this session from the

Hearing Outside The Lines: Documenting Beyond Truth (2019)

Mar 31st, 2020 1h 28m

What does truth look like when everything around us seems to hold the strange gasps of fiction?At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, this panel delved into a deep conversation about new methods of intertwining documentary, fiction & story to tell

Gonna Make You Sweat (2019)

Mar 31st, 2020 1h 2m

What does it feel like when artists challenge conventional radio and allow their lived experiences to inform their work?In their 2020 Third Coast Conference session, NK, Phoebe, Mara and Ari - the founding members of RADIO (R)EJECTS - employed

Johanna Zorn's Favorite Things (2019)

Mar 30th, 2020 43m 16s

At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Johanna Zorn took the stage to share her experiences and her lifelong love of radio.20 years ago, Johanna Zorn co-founded the Third Coast International Audio Festival with Julie Shapiro. Then last year, Johan

The Right to Bear Data (2019)

Mar 30th, 2020 1h 15m

Data has power but also serves power, which means it can be profoundly hard to navigate and understand.At the same time, the difference between a good investigation and an exceptional one is bound up in data. So how can you use data to transfor

Bitchin' Pitch Panel - Part 2 (2019)

Mar 30th, 2020 1h 12m

Hosted by AIR (Association of Independents in Radio), this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer has to tackle: how to pitch.Hosted by Leila Day (The Stoop, Pineapple Street Media), the

Bitchin' Pitch Panel - Part 1 (2019)

Mar 30th, 2020 1h 21m

All That Lingers (2019)

Mar 30th, 2020 1h 31m

Hurricane Maria. The Pulse Nightclub massacre. Charlottesville. Philando Castile. Uproar over racism at the University of Missouri. Adrián Florido (Code Switch) has spent much of his time at NPR reporting on the aftermath of traumatic events in

Beat Reporter With A Sneaking Suspicion... (2019)

Mar 30th, 2020 1h 33m

Some stories start out small, but turn out to be much, much bigger.Have you ever asked the question: “...is my short news spot better suited to become a multi-part podcast series!?”Jason Moon, reporter with New Hampshire Public Radio, discovere

Provocations (2019)

Mar 29th, 2020 1h 16m

On the first night of the 2019 Third Coast Conference, all 800+ attendees gathered for a series of short, provocative talks.To view the visuals associated with the following provocations, click here."Be Trans, Do Radio: A Provocation for the Ci

Update from Third Coast

Mar 29th, 2020 1m 29s

Because of the situation with COVID-19, we are releasing the rest of the 2019 Third Coast Conference sessions here tomorrow.Sign up for our newsletter Producer News for the latest updates from Third Coast.The 2019 Pocket Conference season was c

Update from Third Coast

Mar 29th, 2020 1m 29s

ALL WORKPLACES ARE WORKPLACES ABOUT POWER (2019)

Mar 3rd, 2020 1h 15m

Swirling beneath every single one of this year’s breaking stories and major crises is work and labor: not only of the people in the headlines, but of the audio storytellers, ourselves.How does the media fail to cover the working class, work, an

Awards Ceremony (2019)

Feb 24th, 2020 1h 26m

We're BACK with a new season of the Third Coast Pocket Conference! This season: the 2019 Third Coast Conference.Inspired by the energy of the 2018 Awards Ceremony, we're kicking off this season with the award-winning producers who took the stag

Kaitlin Prest's Favorite Things (2018)

Feb 28th, 2019 49m 54s

At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Kaitlin Prest, audio artist, radiophile, creator of The Heart from Radiotopia and The Shadows from the CBC, talked about what has inspired her to push the boundaries of audio making.After ten years creating p

Depth Perception: Techniques for two ears (2018)

Feb 26th, 2019 1h 5m

Just as our eyes work together to create a sense of depth perception, so too do our ears...And yet, so few radio and podcast productions take advantage of the full stereo field—how differences between the “left” and “right” sides of a mix work

I Love Language (2018)

Feb 13th, 2019 1h 33m

Behind many audio stories, there’s stacks of paper and documents full of text. Old interview transcripts that predate recording technology. Letters found in a box. Court records. Emails.In this session from the 2018 Third Coast Conference, John

The Art of Noise (2018)

1 Feb 8th, 2019 1h 29m

What does it mean for a podcast or radio story to be “innovative” or “experimental”? Is it in the writing? The structure? The use of sound?At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Andrew Leland and Michelle Macklem traced the roots of narrative audi

Let The Work Be What It Wants To Be (2018)

Feb 6th, 2019 1h 1m

Using found reels of an old wire recorder from the 1950's, interdisciplinary artist Alison S. M. Kobayashi created her performance piece, "Say Something Bunny!" heralded by the New York Times as “forthrightly funny and briefly pornographic, it

Writing for the Ear to See (2018)

Jan 31st, 2019 1h 11m

We make stories for the ear, but there’s no escaping the highly visual nature of the work we produce...No other medium allows its audience to see as imaginatively, as privately, and as sensitively, as audio. But how do we go about accessing thi