Gwen Macsai is host of Re:sound, the Third Coast Festival’s weekly program on Chicago Public Radio. An award-winning writer, producer and humorist, Macsai’s radio work has aired on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition Saturday. She's also the creator of the television sitcom What About Joan starring Joan Cusack, and author of Lipshtick, a book of humorous first-person essays.
Oscar, Shmoscar! (Saturday)
By Gwen Macsai, Adam Burke, Adam Fowler, Bridgette McGee-Robinson & Joe Richman
Who needs the Academy Awards when you have the Third Coasties? (more)
Oscar, Shmoscar! (Friday)
By Gwen Macsai, Laurence Grissell, Virginia Millington, Sofia Saldanha & Shea Shackelford
Who needs the Academy Awards when you have the Third Coasties? (more)
Trust Me, I'm an Editor
By John Biewen, Emily Botein, Deborah George, Gwen Macsai & Ben Shapiro
Producers come to editors with their tape, a vision, and a piece in various stages of completion. Editors bring their skills, a fresh set of ears, a fat red pen, and often the mandate of an established show format. (more)
To Err (on the Air) Is Human
By Gwen Macsai, Katie Davis, Barrett Golding & Michael Johnson
No one likes to make mistakes, but the difference between you (brilliant producer) and the guy next to you (average producer) is in learning how to use those mistakes to your advantage. (more)
Once Upon a Time . . . The End
By Alan Berliner, Gwen Macsai, Joe Richman & Robert Krulwich
So, you've got your assignment. You've done your research, you've collected your tape, and now it's time (oh god) to write. In this panel discussion, moderated by Robert Krulwich, we examine the Everest and K-2 of story telling: How to Begin and (assuming you can get past that one) How to End. (more)
Dental Deja Vu
By Gwen Macsai & Taki Telonidis
Producer Gwen Macsai was 31 when, for the second time in her life, she was subjected to that ubiquitous teenage torture device . . . the dental retainer. (more)
