Maya Goldberg-Safir
Maya Goldberg-Safir (@mayags)(she/her) has led Third Coast alongside Co-Director Emily Kennedy since September of 2021.
Previously, Maya was Third Coast's Artistic Director. She has worked for Third Coast since 2013, and has held various positions, including Intern, Social Media Strategist and Artistic Associate. Born and raised in Oakland, California, she relocated to the Midwest over ten years ago after graduating from Middlebury College. She remains passionate about welcoming new members to the growing audio community!
She can be reached at mgoldbergsafir@thirdcoastfestival.org
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Straight out of college, Maya was living in her cousins' attic and was working a part-time, unpaid internship. Then she took a job as a nanny that turned out to be nothing like she'd expected.
I'm in awe of my new roommate Lina. But she's from Idaho...
This hour we're live at the Hideout in Chicago with stories of pairs who are complete opposites, but utterly entwined.
This week on the podcast, a Third Coast original production.
Whether she likes it or not, things are about to change.
This hour we're featuring some of our favourite entries to the 2016 ShortDocs Challenge!
On April 11, 2017, Third Coast held a public discussion in Chicago to discuss S-Town , the most-buzzed about podcast of the year, from Serial Productions and This American Life .
TC: Hey, Maya.
Co-lead 2019 Advisory Group
We're thrilled to introduce this year's members.
presenter
A series of short talks from producers who hope to dare and ignite.
Join us on the opening night of Third Coast for Late Night Provocations: a series of short talks from producers who hope to dare and ignite.
Every other fall, the Third Coast stretches its wings, embraces a film festival model (minus the popcorn - too noisy) and presents the Third Coast Filmless Festival - a celebration of sound, story, and the art of listening.
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To kick off 2019, Third Coast invited producers whose narrative audio work we’ve never featured before, to send us the best story they’ve made recently. We called it the Producer Index Challenge.
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Podcasts have been shown to rejuvenate your commute, enliven your dishwashing, and bring the best of audio storytelling straight to your ears. But... how do you choose? Do you hear about new podcasts daily, but just can’t get them to your ears?
Get to know the 2019 Radio Residents and the projects they'll be working on at Ragdale!
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Artistic Director Third Coast International Audio Festival
Third Coast International Audio Festival, or Third Coast, has served an ever-growing global community of narrative audio storytellers and makers since 2000. An independent nonprofit arts organization based in Chicago, we center people first in our advocacy for the medium of audio as an art form. Through our work, we seek to push at the boundaries of the audio industry and support an international community of creators who build our world in sound.