In the Loop (Segments)

Reset looks back at the biggest stories and moments of the last decade. Sylvia Puente, Latino Policy Forum; Arionne Nettles, journalism lecturer at Northwestern; Amanda Williams, Chicago Artist and Brendan Shiller, a lawyer, West Side Center for Justice

Reset checks in with Matthew Schuerman, author of the new book Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents. Host: Natalie Moore

Chicago’s new city sticker debt relief program drew only a fraction of motorists. The program, announced back in September, promoted the opportunity to relieve some 500,000 Chicago motorists of up to 500 million dollars in unpaid debt.

Reset reviews movies from 2019 with Arionne Nettles, Annie Russell and Tasha Robinson.

Vanilla is a common ingredient in holiday treats. Did you know it comes from an orchid grown in Mexico, Tahiti and Madagascar?

Reset talks to Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad, host of the new podcast “Dolly Parton’s America,” co-produced with WNYC Studios. The last episode comes out on Dec. 31.

Reset takes a look at the good, the bad and the ugly in TV and film in 2019 with Reset producer Meha Ahmad and Matt Peters, host of "Since Last We Spoke."

Reset checks in with WBEZ's environment and climate reporter Jerome McDonnell, Paul Botts and Megan Dwyer about nutrient pollution.

The final chapter in the Skywalker saga has arrived. A fandom spanning more than four decades has high expectations for the installment and our panel of Star Wars superfans gathers in studio to give their spoiler-free review of the film.

Decades after the 1968 Fair Housing Act was passed, African Americans still face unequal access to housing as compared with white Americans. Reset explores this disparity with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor.

For our ongoing series "Closing the Gap," we hear from two individuals working to close the education gap and reach families across the state.

A new study builds on Elon Musk’s Chicago hyperloop concept and would jet commuters between Chicago and Cleveland as fast as 30 minutes. Reset's transportation contributor Mary Wisniweski gives us the details.

Chicago-based Boeing announced its chief executive Dennis Muilenburg is out after a turbulent year, following two deadly crashes that claimed 346 lives. Reset checks in with NPR correspondent David Schaper for the latest.

2019 marks the 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth and the 90th year of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birth. Jenn co-hosted “Gandhi 150: The Legacy of Peace.” in October 2019 celebration at the Field Museum. Talk and Tape from event.

GUEST: Tamar Manasseh, founder of MASK, Mothers (And Men) Against Senseless Killings

Mayor Lori Lightfoot blocks a six-month delay on recreational weed sales starting Jan.1. Cook County Board proposes a 3% pot tax. Plus Gov. JB Pritzker signs a pension consolidation bill, Reset breaks down these stories.

Reset talks to the author of a new biography about Chicago’s first black banker, Jesse Binga.

Closing The Gap In Early Childhood Education: Part 2

Vocalo Radio selected their top “In Rotation” tracks submitted by local Chicago artists for for December. Reset sits down with Vocalo’s The Morning AMp host Jill Hopkins to hear about her picks and some new grooves.

Reset’s architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin brings us to the home of Argo Tea, originally the Old Heidelberg. This 85-year-old building is steeped in Chicago history and connected to both of Chicago’s World's fairs.

Reset checks in with the creators of the Chicago Torture Justice Center about the ongoing needs of survivors of police violence in our city.

Reset sits down with Block Club Chicago’s Jen Sabella for her recommendations on what to see, hear and eat in and around Chicago this weekend.

For our ongoing series Closing the Gap, we’re digging into racial and economic disparities across Chicagoland and how to solve them. Over the next three days, we dig into early childhood education.

Reset talks to Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois’ 5th district, who was one of the 230 house votes in favor of impeachment.

In The Education Of An Idealist, former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power reflects on her ability — and sometimes inability — to influence U.S. policy as a diplomat in the Obama Administration.