Announcing the winners of the 2018 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition!

The 2018 Third Coast/RHDF Competition award winners are here!

We won't announce "who won what" until the Third Coast Awards Ceremony, October 6th in Chicago - hosted by Tobin Low & Kathy Tu of Nancy Podcast ! Tobin & Kathy will reveal the winners of the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention), Best Doc: Foreign Language, Best New Artist, Radio Impact, Best News Feature, Skylarking and - for the first time ever - Best Serialized Story. Learn more about these categories & their prizes!

And... listen to all the winning stories below (in alphabetical order, by title):

Ear Hustle: Dirty Water

Ear Hustle is a unique creative partnership between Earlonne Woods, who is incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and outside collaborator Nigel Poor. Together, along with other men at the prison, they produce stories about daily life behind the walls.

Espera / Wait

Two lovers share an intimate conversation on the eve of their breakup, exploring loneliness and intimacy.

God + The Gays

In her first radio piece, Phoebe visits Christians from her past and tries to understand whether queer people and homophobic Christians can have meaningful relationships.

Hidden Problems of Silicon Valley

Since its founding 15 years ago, Tesla has become one of the most valuable car companies in the country. Tesla is worth tens of billions of dollars, and its all-electric cars have achieved cult status among enthusiasts.

Host's Fat

Meat podcast’s host Jonathan Zenti is an overweight man (technically “obese").

Man Choubam (I am good)

Sharon is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve. They confront their longstanding differences on a Persian self-help cruise.

Overnight in the E.R.

For most of the past decade, if a child or teenager got shot in Miami–Dade County, they would be taken to one place: the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Uncounted Civilian Casualties in Iraq

The American-led battle against the Islamic State has been hailed as the most precise air campaign in history. But its airstrikes have killed far more Iraqi civilians than anyone has acknowledged.