This hour: the capital of scamming. (more)

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. (more)

In a world of billion dollar 'stimulus packages' and Web 2.0 consumer profiling how can you break free of the chains of commerce (and get cheap kicks at the same time)? (more)

There are two main things that happen when you go to the doctor - you deal with your health concerns and you fill out a small mountain of paperwork. (more)

Sound designer and multimedia artist Ben Rubin employs the cacophony of the New York Mercantile Exchange to create a musical piece commemorating the reopening of the World Financial Center's Winter Garden, which was closed after the events of September 11th. (more)

This hour: selling, swapping, buying and trading. (more)

What is the most expensive thing in the world? (more)

The bureaucracy surrounding support for the unemployed is often mindless and ultimately de-humanizing for everyone involved. (more)

Nearly 68,000 foundations in the U.S. together give away more than $30 billion per year. So how can you get some of it? (more)

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

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

They say one man's trash is another man's treasure... Well, in Darren Atkinson's case, it's also his job. (more)

Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Art program director Stephanie Pereira gives a primer on how to bring an audio-centric Kickstarter project to life. (more)

This hour: the wild and wonderful results of the Third Coast Festival's 2007 Audio Challenge: Dollar Storeys. (more)

A sci-fi melodrama about the abusive relationship between debt collector and collectee. (more)

An automated teller machine discusses awkward moments, consumer culture and why she needs it to survive. (more)

On one block in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, an unnamed baker whips up artisan sourdoughs to sell to his neighbors. (more)

We have Gold! We have Silver! And Bronze! And Honorable Mentions, Directors' Choice, Best News Feature and Best New Artist!  (more)

Soldiers smoke more than civilians. (more)

Meet Floyd (not his real name), a self-described "cigarette hustler" and part of Chicago's thriving underground economy, where goods and services -- legal and illegal -- are sold under the radar. (more)