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 #195 The Dinner Table Show

This hour: the dinner table and all that it inspires.

Re:sound #196 The Breaking the Silence Show

This week, Israeli soldiers speak out to advocate for Palestinian rights.

2014
01:00:04
Dennis Funk

Re:sound #197 The Randomness Show

This hour, two stories in which random events change lives forever, and a third pulled from a random cassette.

Re:sound #150 The Fear of Poland Show

This hour: Facing fears in faraway lands.

Re:sound #184 The Failure of Flight Show

This hour: failure of flight. In one story a man mysteriously falls from the sky onto a sunny London street, and in another, a plane crashes into a mountain side, and an 11-year-old walks away.

Re:sound #148 The Buying and Selling Show

This hour: selling, swapping, buying and trading.

Re:sound #147 The Sense of Duty Show

This hour: A dark secret that threatens to tear apart a family.

Re:sound #146 The Nomads Show

This hour: From the highest fresh water lake in the world to one of the lowest spots on the bowery, we bring you stories of nomadic cultures, peoples and spirits.

Re:sound #144 The Letters Show

This hour: letters. To yourself, to your city, lost letters, found letters... and a love letter to letters.

Re:sound #143 The Centenarians Show

This hour: Stories about people who lived to be 100, and reflections from producer Neenah Ellis on what she learned from these remarkable centenarians.

Re:sound #142 The Book Odds Show

This hour: We showcase some of our favorite stories from the 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: Book Odds, and talk to the organizer of the project, Third Coast Artistic Director Julie Shapiro about the rules, the incentives, and our collaboration with widely-acclaimed musical duo, The Books.

2011
59:31
Multiple producers

Re:sound #141 The Hustling Show

This hour: Hustlers. Some are straight-up con artists, and others are just doing what they have to do to get by.

Re:sound #199 The Nineteen Eighty-Four Show

This hour we head back in time to 1984.

Re:sound # 140 The Country-Western Show

This week: every country song tells a story and has a story behind it.

Re:sound #138 The Running Show

This hour: Running on two legs, running on four, but most importantly, running with all your might.

Re:sound #136 The Twins Show

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

Re:sound #135 The Taking Care Show

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

Re:sound #185 The Chance Encounters Show

This hour: when two people meet, sometimes extraordinary things happen. And sometimes extraordinary things happen in order for two people to meet.

Re:sound #183 The Kid's Secret Places Show

This hour: where kids go to get away; from themselves, their troubles, the rules they're supposed to follow, and of course, their parents.

Re:sound #153 The Murdoch Show

This hour: The rise of media tycoon, Rupert Murdoch.

Re:sound #167 The Mavis Show

This hour: We dedicate most of the show to a profile of Mavis Gallant, who at 90, is looking back on an extraordinary life.

Re:sound #154 The Painters and Poets Show

This hour: inside the the lives and works of two great American artists, painter Edward Hopper and poet Anne Sexton.

Re:sound #155 The List Show

This hour: To do lists, compulsive lists, data lists, lists in literature and a list of firsts.

Re:sound #156 The Russia Show

This hour: The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!

Re:sound # 157 The Children of Sodom and Gomorrah Show

This hour: Children try to survive in, and escape from, a Ghanaian slum called Sodom and Gomorrah.