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Coast International Audio Festival

 

The Third Coast International Audio Festival (TCIAF) is an independent media arts organization, recognized internationally for showcasing radio stories that pique the imagination and explore the important issues of our time. Find us on air at Chicago Public Radio (91.5 FM) for our weekly program Re:sound, in Chicago’s theaters and galleries for lively listening events and online at thirdcoastfestival.org to browse through our vast library of audio documentaries. This coming spring the TCIAF presents the second annual Third Coast Filmless Festival, a celebration of story and sound at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.


The TCIAF is made possible with lead support from The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Third Coast International Audio Festival

 

Re:sound

Re:sound, hosted by award-winning producer and humorist Gwen Macsai, showcases remarkable, thought-provoking audio stories from around the world each week.  The program features everything from personal narratives to investigative documentaries to experimental sound art, and it's all spun together with interviews, found sound, music, and other audible curiosities. Re:sound airs for Chicago-area listeners weekly on WBEZ (91.5 FM) at 1 pm. on Saturdays, with a repeat broadcast on Sunday at 9 pm. It also streams live at chicagopublicradio.org and is available through the weekly TCF Podcast for international audiences.


Chicago Stories, curated by the Third Coast Festival

 

High Above Lake Michigan

By producer Nate DiMeo for his series The MemoryPalace

Chicago was once the home to a structure that put the Eiffel tower to shame.  Now, just about every rundown carnival and country fair has one.

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Audio Insiders

 

Gwen

 

Gwen Macsai, host of Re:sound, is an award-winning writer, producer and humorist, whose radio work has aired on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition Saturday. She's also the creator of the television sitcom What About Joan starring Joan Cusack, and author of Lipshtick, a book of humorous first-person essays. Read her profile.

 
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