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 #158 The Night Show

This hour: Listening to the night.

Re:sound #160 The Fate vs. Accident Show

This hour: two stories of regular old days that started out static and ended up seismic.

Re:sound #162 The Ships Show

This hour: we'll bob from the biggest maritime disaster that you've never heard of, to a man who saved thousands of shipboard lives with a deceptively simple design.

Re:sound #163 The Far From Home Show

This hour: Two stories of people who are far away — physically, emotionally and/or spiritually from the place they call home.

Re:sound #164 The Shaken, Not Stirred Show

This hour: As the James Bond franchise celebrates its 50th year, we get at what's been driving him all this time - the beat.

Re:sound #165 The Enemies to Friends Show

This hour: people who start out as bitter enemies and end up in places you could never predict.

Re:sound #166 The Fix Show

This hour: Storied pasts and double lives.

Re:sound #168 The 2012 ShortDocs Show

This hour: Gwen Macsai and Julie Shapiro spin some of our favorite stories from the 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge.

Re:sound #182 The "It's Complicated" Show

This hour: imperfect, impolitic, infuriating... love.

Re:sound #170 The Blood is Thicker than Water Show

This hour: families wrestling with love and loyalty.

Re:sound #171 The Anonymous Show

This hour: all things anonymous.

Re:sound #172 The Abandoned At Sea Show

This hour: the story of a harrowing journey on the Mediterranean Sea that started with high hopes and ended in tragedy.

Re:sound #173 The Colors Show

This hour: a purple hotel, a family who argues over their skin color, a singing rainbow and more.

Re:sound #174 The American Icons Show

This hour: the American Icons series from WNYC's Studio 360.

Re:sound #175 The Love and Persistence Show

This hour: stories of people in love, who just wouldn't take 'no' for an answer.

Re:sound #151 The Little Feet / Big Adventures Show

This week: Little feet on big adventures.

Re:sound #177 The Symphonies Show

This hour: what happens when we open our ears to the surprising symphonies all around us.

Re:sound #178 The Matriarchy Show

This week: the mother reigns supreme.

Re:sound #179 The Dreams Show

This week: dreams and dreamers of all kinds - lucid, fictional, public and elusive.

Re:sound #180 The Tit for Tat Show

This hour: the story of Sandra Willson.

Re:sound #181 The Texas State Pen Show

This hour: we present two very different stories about the Texas State Penitentiary. Both are about soul — the kind you dance to, and the kind you pray for.

Re:sound #176 The Tiny Towns in Texas Show

This hour: we explore two struggling Texas towns through the beautiful and mournful voices of those who remain.

Re:sound #263 Meat Music

This hour we’re all about honesty. An honest look at fat, and an honest answer to this burning question, “What are the real lyrics to ‘Louie Louie’????”

Re:sound #200 The Dads Disappearing Show

This week stories of dads who are starting to slip away and the sons who are desperately trying to stay connected.

Best of the Best 2018 (Part 2)

This hour, winners of our annual Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. Featuring...