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 #130: The Chicago Show
This hour: Chicago. Hogbutcher to the world, jewel of the Midwest, and everything inbetween.
Re:sound #270 City Intersections
This week, two very specific points on the map with two very different stories.
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 # 140 The Country-Western Show
This week: every country song tells a story and has a story behind it.
Re:sound #217 The Call and Response Show
This hour stories of quiet calls that have produced the most unexpected responses.
Re:sound #15: The Consumerism Show
This hour: a brief history of the mall, radical knitters, and more.
Re:sound #223 The Cold Show
This hour audio air conditioning — we’re turning down the thermostat and ushering in stories that give us the chills.
Re:sound #11: The Chat Room Opera Show
This hour: sex on the Internet, music and memory, and more.
Re:sound #229 The Communication Barrier Show
This hour people trying their best — and sometimes failing miserably — to make a connection.
Re:sound #112: The Changes Show
This hour: a seismic shift in a man's identity, a bad dog who refuses to change, and more.
- 2009
- 59:30
- Eric Winick
- Jay Allison
- Katie Mingle
- Thelon Oeming
- Delaney Hall
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.
Re:sound #44: The Coping Show
This hour: a pizza chef travels to North Korea to cook for Kim Jong Il, a young man contemplates his release from "juvie," and more.
- 2006
- 59:00
- Cath Dwyer
- Mark Don
- Hugh Levinson
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #119: The Cambio Show
This hour: change. Some of us crave it, some of us avoid it at all costs. But whenever and wherever it happens, change creates fallout, intentional or not.
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.
- 2014
- 59:12
- Peter Mulryan
- Liam O'Brien
- Lea Thau
- Katie Mingle
Re:sound #134 The Consequences Show
For every action there is a reaction. This week we look at consequences, both micro and macro.
- 2010
- 59:30
- Joe Richman
- Colm McNaughton
- Katie Mingle
Re:sound #6: The Confessions Show
This hour: a retired child beauty queen recalls her youth and a young man revels in eating trash.
- 2004
- 57:30
- Roman Mars
- Matthew Power
- Julie Shapiro
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.
- 2011
- 59:30
- Neenah Ellis
- Katie Mingle
Re:sound #201 The Cathy Fitzgerald Show
This hour we celebrate the ethereal, Dickens-inspired works of British producer Cathy Fitzgerald.
- 2015
- 58:09
- Cathy FitzGerald
- Dennis Funk
Re:sound #63: The Conference Show
This hour: excerpts from some of our favorite Third Coast Conference sessions from years past.
- 2007
- 59:00
- Roman Mars