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 #254 Pinball Poets

This hour: lawyers-turned-pinball wizards, two extraordinary minds meeting in a field of poetry and, forty years after the phrase was coined, the skinny on 420.

Re:sound #253 Naked Strangers

This hour an unlikely best-seller, a colorful hero and the legends of burlesque.

Re:sound #242 The Soundtracks of Our Lives Show

This hour the symphonic textures of our everyday lives.

2017
59:00
Tim Hinman
Dennis Funk

Re:sound #240 The Aftermath Show

This hour two stories about what remains after the fighting stops.

Re:sound #238 The Mother's Day Show

This hour, Mother’s Day, in all its beautiful, complicated glory.

Re:sound #237 The Tip of the Iceberg Show

This hour stories that dive below the surface to help us understand issues of race, the environment and immigration.

Re:sound #236 The New You Show

This hour redefinition, reflection... and the new you.

Best of the Best 2016 (Part 1)

This hour we're listening to some of the winners of our annual documentary competition.

Re:sound: #207 The Oops!... Who Dunnit Again Show

This hour two mysteries: one involving an obscure novel and Britney Spears, and the other a real life murder most fowl.

Re:sound #227 The 2016 ShortDocs Show — Radio Cinema

This hour we're featuring some of our favourite entries to the 2016 ShortDocs Challenge!

Special Feature: Envision Yourself Being a Free Man

On this episode of Re:sound, we're featuring an audio postcard from the Restorative Radio Project plus an interview with the series' producer, Sylvia Ryerson.

2016
17:54
Sylvia Ryerson

Re:sound #226 The Life Sentence Show

This hour, the story of how a one event affected a woman, her family and the criminal justice system.

Re:sound #224 The Breathe In/Breathe Out Show

This hour, one man who needs to devour as much air as he can and another who's at his best while holding his breath.

Re:sound #222 The Uninvited Guests Show

This hour, uninvited guests like old lovers, irrational fears and the annoying habits that keep us up at night.

Re:sound #221 The Writing Out of Trouble Show

This hour we're featuring two stories of love through loss... plus an interview with the producers who've written their way through these troubled moments.

Best of the Best 2011 (Part 1)

Re:sound's Gwen Macsai hosts this year's national broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2011 TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.

Best of the Best 2011 (Part 2)

Re:sound's Gwen Macsai hosts this year's national broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2011 TC/RHDF Competition.

Best of the Best 2012 (Part 1)

Re:sound's Gwen Macsai hosts Best of the Best: The 2012 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2012 TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.

Best of the Best 2012 (Part 2)

Re:sound's Gwen Macsai hosts Best of the Best: The 2012 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2012 TC/RHDF Competition.

Best of the Best 2013 (Part 1)

Re:sound's Gwen Macsai hosts Best of the Best: The 2013 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, showcasing the best radio stories of the year - winners of the 2013 TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.

Best of the Best 2013 (Part 2)

Best of the Best 2014 (Part 1)

The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.

Best of the Best 2014 (Part 2)

The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.

Re:sound #79: The What Remains Show

This hour: a man transformed by illness, a house full of paintings left behind by an old friend, and a surprisingly complex story of old people in love.

Re:sound #76: The Being Deaf Show

This hour: sign language, lip-reading, and deaf culture.