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In this episode, two young Black artists revisit memories to grapple with how they are seen by others, and how they see themselves."Letters to a Young Poet" is one of four episodes of Best of the Best (2020), a nationally broadcast radio special produced each year by Third Coast. Each of episode of the series features winning stories from the 20th annual Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.How to Remember, produced by Axel Kacoutié and edited by Eleanor McDowall for Short Cuts from BBC Radio 4.Winner of the 2020 Best Documentary: Gold AwardThis story is sonically inspired by producer Axel Kacoutié's travels to his home country of Côte d'Ivoire, where belonging and authenticity dominated his mind. This work is an attempt to reconcile and accept (in seven steps/scenes) all the parts of he’s either wrongly internalized or intuitively known to be true. Borders Between Us, produced by Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. and Jay Allison for Transom.org.Winner of the 2020 Best Documentary: Silver A

Three stories from 2020 that each paint a unique portrait of survival and hope in the time of coronavirus.This episode was first published in November, 2020. For the most recent recommendations and information about COVID-19, please visit your local public health website."The Great Indoors" is one of four episodes of Best of the Best (2020), a nationally broadcast radio special produced each year by Third Coast. Each of episode of the series features winning stories from the 20th annual Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.Dat Rona [excerpt], by Dr. Janina Jeff (Host and Executive Producer) and Sam Riddell (Lead Producer), with Chad Milner (Music Producer), Chris Diggins (Creative Director) and Dr. Ashira Blazer (guest medical expert).Winner of the 2020 Impact AwardMade on March 20, just days after the United States went into lockdown, this episode of the podcast In Those Genes features host and geneticist Janina Jeff speaking with colleagues on

In this episode, we meet extraordinary people who are fighting the system, working to make transformative change and seeking a better world, for themselves and for others. "Towards a Better World" is one of four episodes of Best of the Best (2020), a nationally broadcast radio special produced each year by Third Coast. Each of episode of the series features winning stories from the 20th annual Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.The Work of Closing a Notorious Jail [excerpt], reported by Carolina Hidalgo and edited by Jen Chien for 70 Million.Winner of the 2020 Directors’ Choice AwardFive years after Michael Brown’s murder galvanized criminal justice reform activists in St. Louis, Missouri, these folks are gaining serious momentum to shut down the city's notorious Workhouse jail — and we’re brought along to hear how they’ve managed to do it.Somebody [full episode], narrated by Shapearl Wells, produced by Alison Flowers and Bill Healy, and edite

Three stories grappling with the messiness of the mind, the body, and being a person. This episode is best listened to with headphones and/or in a quiet place!"Of Bodies and Minds" is one of four episodes of Best of the Best (2020), a nationally broadcast radio special produced each year by Third Coast. Each of episode of the series features winning stories from the 20th annual Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.Songs of Speculation (excerpt) [abridged], by Jillian Walker and Ben Williams for category-other.comWinner of the 2020 Audio Unbound AwardSongs of Speculation (excerpt) is a lecture that explodes into multi-form performance, calling on the body, time, and the power of music to reclaim histories forgotten or lost.Not This Again [excerpt], produced by Allison Behringer with Hannah Harris Green, and edited by Bethany Denton with Cassius Adair & Caitlin Pierce for Bodies from KCRW. It was mixed by Myke Dodge Weiskopf, wi

The entire 2020 Best of the Best series will drop on the Re:sound feed tomorrow!Gwen Macsai's brand new podcast Rising to the Challenge is available on your podcast app of choice.To keep up with everything going on at Third Coast, sign up for our newsletter. You can also get in touch by emailing production@thirdcoastfestival.org.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Best of the Best is Third Coast’s annual ode to audio storytelling, taking listeners on a journey through the full breadth of what’s possible in stories made from sound. This episode showcases three of the winning stories from the 19th annual Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. Host Gwen Macsai introduces the winners of the Best Serialized Story, Best Foreign Language & Directors’ Choice awards, plus a behind-the-scenes interview with producer Zoha Zokaei.In The Dark, Season Two — Best Serialized Story Awardby lead reporter and host Madeleine Baran, senior producer Samara Freemark, producers Natalie Jablonski and Rehman Tungekar, reporters Parker Yesko and Will Craft, and edited by Catherine Winter for APM Reports.In small town Mississippi, a white prosecutor tried a black man six times for the same crime, a quadruple homicide. For 23 years, Curtis Flowers maintained his innocence on death row. This story is a narrative investigation into the case, which uncovered prosecutorial

Best of the Best is Third Coast’s annual ode to audio storytelling, taking listeners on a journey through the full breadth of what’s possible in stories made from sound. This episode showcases three of the winning stories from the 19th annual Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. These stories all won different awards (Skylarking, Best News Feature, and Radio Impact), but they all share a theme: investigations.Punks, produced by Kathy Tu, co-produced by Tobin Low and Matt Collette, sound designed by Jeremy Bloom, edited by Jenny Lawton, and executive produced by Paula Szuchman for Nancy from WNYC Studios.Winner of the 2019 Skylarking AwardA mystery story about a man, a movie, and a mad-cap adventure to unite the two.Death in Illinois Prisons: He Didn’t Have The Death Penalty But That’s What He Got, produced by Shannon Heffernan and edited by Rob Wildeboer for WBEZ.Winner of the 2019 Best News Feature AwardEvery year, people die in Illinois prisons. Reporter Shannon Heffernan uncovered

Best of the Best is Third Coast’s annual ode to audio storytelling, taking listeners on a journey through the full breadth of what’s possible in stories made from sound. This episode showcases two of the winning stories from the 19th annual Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition: the Best Documentary Honorable Mention, Bronze & Silver Award winners, plus a behind-the-scenes interview with producer Neena Pathak.A Sense of Quietness [Excerpt], produced by Eleanor McDowall for Lights Out, a Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.Winner of the 2019 Best Documentary: Bronze AwardIn a beautifully flowing narrative, the stories of four unrelated women in the UK and Ireland connect in unexpected ways, as they discover the quiet power and hidden dangers of speaking out about abortion. Listen to the full piece here.ROW-cub, produced by Neena Pathak.Winner of the 2019 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention AwardAfter Aaji innocently asks if her granddaughter, Mithu, is bringing her "friend" home

Best of the Best is Third Coast’s annual ode to audio storytelling, taking listeners on a journey through the full breadth of what’s possible in stories made from sound. This hour of the program showcases two of the winning stories from the 19th annual Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. Host Gwen Macsai introduces the winners of the Best New Artist Award and the Best Documentary: Gold Award, plus a behind-the-scenes interview with producer Sayre Quevedo.Mardi Gras Is A State Of Mind, produced by Mara Lazer.Winner of the 2019 Best New Artist AwardThis is a story about the idea of shape shifting, with a friend, via testosterone. What does it mean to be a lesbian separatist who might actually be a man?The Return, produced by Sayre Quevedo, with editors Marlon Bishop and Sophia Paliza-Carre for NPR’s Latino USA.Winner of the 2019 Best Documentary: Gold AwardJavier Zamora came to the US at the age of nine and built a life there. But when his Temporary Protected Status was threatened by

Stories about people who lived to be 100, from the NPR series One Hundred Years of Stories (originally aired in 2000) by producer Neena Ellis.Hen and Bill BoardmanAt an age when most people are simplifying their lives and settling into old age, Helen Boardman was opening a new chapter - traveling to Europe, writing her memoirs, and falling in love (at age 90) with a younger man.Ruth EllisHaving no children, and having been shunned by her family for being gay, Ruth Ellis found herself alone in old age. That is, until a brand-new community embraced her, and helped her make the most out of the final years of her life.Abraham GoldsteinRetirement was never in the cards for Abe Goldstein, who taught law at Baruch College in New York well into his 100s.Roy Larkin StamperCattle rancher, coal miner and preacher are just a few of the vocations R.L. Stamper pursued over the course of his 100 years. In the last years of his life, R.L. believed the Rapture was imminent and he wanted just one more thing: a wife.Marion

This hour, we're bringing you a favorite from our archive... to-do lists, compulsive lists, data lists, lists in literature and a list of firsts!To find out what these producers have been up to since we first aired the show, visit ThirdCoastFestival.orgThe Listby Sean Cole, Ashley Ahearn and Nick van der Kolk (Love & Radio, 2011)A man sets out to finish an unfinished list.World's Longest Diaryby David Isay (Morning Edition, 1994)An all-consuming list of every single little thing.The Feltron Annual Reportby Roman Mars and Nate Berg (99% Invisible, 2011)Anaylizing the data of life's minutiae.They Didn't Get Alongby Rick Moody and Michael Hearst (Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge/Re:sound, 2006)A list of things that clash.First Love and 27 Other Firstsby Whitney Jones (Cowbird.com, 2012)A love story, in the form of a list.This episode of Re:sound was produced originally by Katie Mingle, and updated by Isabel Vázquez.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This hour, we're bringing you a favorite from our archive... Chicago. Hogbutcher to the world, jewel of the Midwest, and everything in-between.Wild Onion by Gwen Macsai.Chicago, as all Chicagoans know, means wild onion. Wild, as in feral, unpredictable, fierce, blustery, lunatic. Onion, as in layered, spicy, sometimes stinky, sometimes sweet, and always tear-inducing.The Chicago Sound Drops:Couple Two Tree by Sean ColeStuds and Jimmy by Alan HallRiding Through the Summer by Katie Mingle,Elevated (Grand Chicago) by Aaron XimmChicago's Gangster by Heather RadkeBeat Street by Chris SewellThe Big City by Sean HurleyI've Never Lived in Chicago by Jonathan MitchellTripping the Light Fantastic with Abraham Levitan by Delaney Hall and Jacob Anderson.A visit to Chicago musician Abraham Levitan's apartment, in which he explains the process he goes through to write songs with just a few minutes of preparation.To find out what these producers have been up to since we first aired the show, visit ThirdCoastFestival.orgThi

This hour, we're bringing you a favorite from our archive... the Rockettes, the opera, congress, and other spectacles!To find out what these producers have been up to since we first aired the show, visit ThirdCoastFestival.orgBackstage With the Rockettesby Dean Olsher and Emily Botein (The Next Big Thing, 2004)Manhattan has plenty of icons: the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Broadway marquee. But come December, there's really only one show in town: the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, featuring fireworks, a flying santa, an indoor snowfall, and of course the world-famous Rockettes.The Tristan Mysteries: The Five-Hour Mysteryby Amy O'Leary and Limor Tomer (WNYC, 2007)Opera, by its very nature, is synonymous with extravaganza: the huge voices, the sweeping music, the epic story-lines, the performance that lasts hours. Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, a five-hour opera, is no exception and it has one of the most colorful histories around.Tristan und Isolde Act 1by Ed Herrmann (2007)For

This hour, stories about family ties, love and loss.The Birth of Solomonby Leila Day for The Stoop.He was the perfect little brown baby. His name was Solomon. Thick curly hair, chubby legs and eyes closed with dark black lashes. Solomon's story is one that affects thousands of Black families whose babies are twice as likely to die before reaching the age of one, and Black mothers are up to four times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes. This story goes deep behind the statistic.The Being Soundby Stephanie Rowden for ShortCuts from BBC Radio 4.Over the years, Stephanie Rowden has been chasing after her son's voice. The timbre and cadence always about to slip away, and into something new. She uses the microphone as a kind of butterfly net. If you're lucky, you catch a tiny miracle or two. Or perhaps one big riddle.Give His Voice Back to Himby Audrey McGlinchy for KUT.In 2016, a black teenager was killed by an Austin Police officer. His name was David Joseph. He was 17 years old. A few months later,

This week, three stories by alumni of the Third Coast Radio Residency.The making of a Chinese American beauty queenby Hannah Kingsley-Ma; edited by Jen Chien & mixed by Gabe Grabin for KALW.Every Lunar New Year, Chinese American women from across the country travel to San Francisco to participate in the Miss Chinatown USA pageant — an ethnic beauty pageant that’s been a national event since the late fifties.Little Wrist Computerby James T. Green for Welcome to Macintosh.The Apple Watch sometimes gets a bad rap. Some people complain about it being useless, a dumb, frivolous toy. But one person thinks differently.Garglingby Erisa Apantaku (Re:sound debut).After moving back in with dad, producer Erisa Apantaku notices a strange sound coming from the house.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.The 2019 Third Coast Radio Residency begins on May 14. Learn more about this year’s Residents.Tracklist“Can You See the Light?” Genki The Producer [Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 I

This week, journeys of discovery, from personal identity to mathematical infinity.Sister, Sisterby Simone Polanen for The Nod from Gimlet Media.Simone thought she knew her little sister well, until she discovered a major part of her sister’s identity that she knew nothing about. When she confronts her sister, the conversation gets heated.10 Things That Scare Meby Starlee Kine for 10 Things That Scare Me from WNYC Studios.When describing her fears, Starlee Kine finds that the list goes past ten.The Infinite Godby Joel Werner for Sum Of All Parts from ABC RNA musician gives up the rock n' roll dream for number theory, and a glimpse of the infinite.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.TRACKLIST“Friday lower” Niteffect (the wage of forgetting, 2019)“Where is my mind?” Horthy Kristóf“Going with the Wind” Cool Person (The Sarong and Silent Type: An Mmm Sound Compilation, 2019)“Blue Ant Mosaico” Alan Gesso (The Sarong and Silent Type: An Mmm Sound Compilation, 2019)“Take Away Again” CyrroN “dream

This week, two specific points on the map with two very different stories.Six Storiesby Jenny Casas, Robin Amer and Wilson Sayre for The City from USA Today.Chicago, 1990. A guy with a loud sweater, manicured nails and connections to some very powerful people idles in a limousine near a vacant lot. A fleet of dump trucks unloads literal tons of busted concrete—and keep coming back. Neighborhood residents take action. The mess becomes much bigger than a six-story pile of rubble.To hear the rest of the story, listen to Season 1 of The City.Homeless in Googlevilleby David Boyer for The Intersection from KALW.In the heart of Mountainview, California, where Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters are located, there's a row of parked RVs. Meet the Google employees who live there.Riding Through the Summerby Katie MingleA sonic journey to the lake by bicycle on a hot Chicago day.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.Image: "Intersection" by Thomas Hawk.Music in this episode by Jonas, Hannis Brown, Into

This hour, a mob of rock fans and an erratic limb.Disco Demolition Nightby Pat Walters, Julia DeWitt and Emanuele Berry for Undone from Gimlet Media.One summer night in 1979, thousands of people gathered at a Chicago baseball stadium to put an end to disco once and for all.Leftyby John Roche for Yarn.John's left leg won't bend to his will.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This hour, family dramas can span across generations ...or just across the hallway.That You Should Be Happyby Micaela Blei for Family Ghosts.Decades after surviving the Holocaust and moving to sunny California, a woman lets her family know exactly what she wants from them. But her granddaughter Micaela has a different idea of what her life will be.The Sleepersby Kate Montegue, Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime for Love Me from the CBC.A story of love, family and sleep from Australia.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This hour, an unlikely therapeutic duo and a magical journey through the golden age of radio advertising.Kintsugi Dogby Natalie Kestecher for Short Cuts from BBC Radio 4.A bittersweet story about redundancy, an unwanted dog and the Japanese art of repair.A 700-Foot Mountain of Whipped Creamby Clive Desmond for The Organist from KCRW and McSweeney's, with executive producers Andrew Leland and Ross Simonini.From in utero to the studio, producer Clive Desmond provides a tour of the golden age of radio ads, featuring Frank Zappa, Ken Nordine, Linda Ronstadt, and Randy Newman. Here, each jingle becomes a Proustian madeleine.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.TRACKLISTMoontone - Old Heroes (Free as Can Be, 2018)Rrrrrrose Wieck - En attendant demain (Fin de la communication, Monplaisir Loyalty Freak Music, 2019)Glaciære - Floating on the water (Hammock, Stevia Sphere, 2017)Image by humberama.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.