Re:sound

Third Coast’s radio show, hosted by Gwen Macsai, was a weekly radio show that remixed audio gems from around the world, and peeked behind the curtain at the producers who made them. It aired weekly on WBEZ in Chicago from 2004 until 2019. Browse through all episodes here, or listen to them on the Re:sound podcast feed.

Plus, check out the annual Best of the Best series, a Re:sound special. This special series showcases the best audio stories of the year, as crowned by our annual Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. It airs on public radio stations around the United States annually.

Re:sound #119: The Cambio Show

This hour: change. Some of us crave it, some of us avoid it at all costs. But whenever and wherever it happens, change creates fallout, intentional or not.

Re:sound #125: The Justice Show

This hour: we explore some big ideas – justice, injustice, punishment, and redemption – through small, powerful, personal stories.

Re:sound #121: The Death Comes Home Show

This hour: the home funeral movement. Three families who've forgone traditional death rites in favor of a more DIY approach.

Re:sound #122: The Three Records from Sun Ra Show

This hour: two amazing musicians explored through the portal of two amazing documentaries.

Re:sound #123: The Textbook War Show

This hour: one woman's comments at a school board meeting in Kanawa County, West Virginia, become a catalyst for deep division within the school district, the county, the state, and the entire country.

Re:sound #126: The Scam Show

This hour: the capital of scamming.

Re:sound #127: The Urban Dreamers Show

This hour: the experience of the city -- from the bicycle seat, the planner's map, and the poet's pen.

Re:sound #128: The Willie McGee Show

This hour: the story (and the story behind the story) of Willie McGee.

Re:sound #129: The Nerve Show

This hour: how and why we're wired for sound. A look at music and the brain.

Re:sound #130: The Chicago Show

This hour: Chicago. Hogbutcher to the world, jewel of the Midwest, and everything inbetween.

Re:sound #132: The Lost Show

This hour: looking for the intangible. What's lost and what might be found.

Re:sound #133: The Food Show

This hour: Food. It's delicious. It's complicated.

Re:sound #134 The Consequences Show

For every action there is a reaction. This week we look at consequences, both micro and macro.

Re:sound #135 The Taking Care Show

This hour: the delicate interdependence between being in need and answering the call to help.

Re:sound #136 The Twins Show

This hour: Identical twins -- separated at birth, separated by belief and joined by matching outfits.