In the Loop (Segments)

We stacked up our favorite books of the year, including stand-outs from Chicago-area authors. Reset chats with a local book critic and a bookstore owner to hear the best titles they read in 2022. GUEST: DL Mullen, owner of Semicolon Bookstore and Gallery Adam Morgan, book critic and founder of Chicago Review of Books

At last count, 195 state laws will take effect in Illinois on January 1. The new pieces of legislation impact everything, from minimum wage, to cash bail, to access to HIV prevention drugs. Reset breaks down the highlights with a WBEZ reporter. GUEST: Alex Degman, WBEZ statehouse reporter

Reset chats with the artist about his recent Grammy nomination and what led him to the Afrobeats genre. GUEST: Matt B, Chicago native R&B, hip-hop and afrobeats musician

GUEST: Nick Kindelsperger, food critic for the Chicago Tribune Dario Durham, comedian and co-owner of B Posi+ive Productions; co-host of 77 Flavors of Chicago Sara Faddah, chef and owner of TamarHindi; co-host of 77 Flavors of Chicago

From comedies like Abbot Elementary to epic sci-fi like Andor, 2022 was a fantastic year for the small screen. Reset assembles a panel of critics to share their favorites from the year. GUEST: Danette Chavez, Editor-in-Chief of Primetimer, Brandon Pope, reporter/anchor at CW 26, Arionne Nettles, journalist, lecturer at Northwestern University

GUESTS: Brian Urbaszewski (er-buh-SHESS-kee), director of environmental health at Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago José Acosta-Cordova, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

The plans for this storage facility come after much controversy. In July of 2021, The developer Hilco opened a Target distribution center opened on the site of the botched implosion of a coal plant that sent smoke and particulate matter in the air during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic. Community activists opposed the opening of this warehouse, fearing it would bring more diesel trucks and air...

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Winter storm Elliott brought ice, sub-zero temperatures and high winds to much of the U.S. leading to a cascade of cancellations and delays over the busiest travel weekend of the year. On Monday alone there were over 4,000 flight cancellations in the U.S. and over 9,000 delays. Reset learns how this happens, what you need to know as a passenger, and what advocates are pushing for to make travel sm...

What were the best movies of the year? What about the worst? Reset checks in with a panel of movie lovers. GUESTS: Michi Trota, features editor at PRISM Magazine Michael Phillips, film critic at the Chicago Tribune Charles Coleman, Facets film program director

The Chicago Board of Elections eliminates the first mayoral candidate from February’s ballot. COVID cases rise as the holidays approach. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with a panel of local journalists on the Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Amy Guth, host of Crain’s Chicago Business podcast, “Daily Gist” David Greising, president, CEO Better Government Association Becky Vevea, bureau chief,...

Reset gets the latest updates on the winter storm and talks about different ways to stay warm as temperatures continue to hover around zero. GUESTS: Kevin Doom, meteorologist with the National Weather Service Rich Guidice, OEMC Sasha Rahlin, research assistant professor at the University of Chicago Astronomy and Astrophysics Department Tony Puente, Mike Puente’s brother, resident of Hammond, India...

With all of us closing the book on 2022, we’re taking a moment to look back on some of the best things that happened to Chicagoans. And Reset talks to one listener about finishing a book about her parents who were longtime activists in Chicago. GUEST: Margot McMahon, author of Resist! A Visual History of Protest

With all of us closing the book on 2022, we’re taking a moment to look back on some of the best things that happened to Chicagoans. And Reset talks to one listener about finishing a book about her parents who were longtime activists in Chicago. GUEST: Margot McMahon, author of Resist! A Visual History of Protest

A winter storm is upon us. It’s bringing snow and dropping temperatures, so for those that have cars in the city here’s what you need to know to winterize your vehicle.

Temperatures are expected to plummet here in Chicago later this evening. The strong winds could make the wind chill -30 degrees. So what should you keep in mind for making sure your home or apartment is as ready to weather this storm as you are? Reset learns more from a home safety expert at a leading insurance company. GUEST: Heather Paul, public affairs specialist, home and safety, State Farm

Reset checks in on the latest weather. GUEST: Eric Lenning, meteorologist at the National Weather Service Carla Johnson, grassroots leader with the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Trent Ford, Illinois state climatologist

The U.S. is facing a national shortage of mental healthcare providers, and only a small percentage of existing psychologists and therapists are Black. Reset hears from an early-career mental healthcare provider about being a Black woman in the field and why she wanted to enter the industry. GUEST: Tasha Jackson, mental health counselor at Cultivate Your Essence

How do you take care of yourself and your mental health while pursuing both school, passion projects and the pressure that comes with both? Reset hears from a young Chicago leader about how he balances high ambitions and self care. GUEST: Adeeb Borden, CEO of Black Youth Leadership 21

Twitter CEO Elon Musk finalized his purchase of the social media platform in October and already has plans to step down. Reset digs into his reign at the company and how it could change going forward. GUEST: Cat Zakrzewski, technology policy reporter for the Washington Post

In 2014, the number of deaths in the U.S. from guns began to increase. In 2020, gun deaths surpassed car accidents as the leading killer of children. Black children are six times more likely to be killed by guns than white children, but the rates of gun violence are rising in all groups across the country in urban, suburban and rural areas. Reset hears from someone who’s lost family members to gun...

Kinzinger is wrapping up his sixth term in Congress during this lame duck session. He recently spoke with the Sun-Times about his time on the Hill, including about his break with his party after the President’s actions in the wake of the 2020 election. Reset checks in with a reporter about Kinzinger past, present and possible future in politics. GUEST: Lynn Sweet, Washington Bureau Chief for the C...

Dion’s Chicago Dream provides free boxes of fruits, vegetables and water to residents throughout Chicago on a weekly basis, as well as stocking a Dream fridge in Englewood that residents can “shop” from at their convenience. Earlier this year, the group delivered boxes to 125 families per week, and now the organization serves 530. Reset sits down with the founder of the organization to learn about...

Age discrimination is prohibited in organizations and programs that receive federal funding, but the Urban Institute and ProPublica published a study in 2018 that found 56% of workers 50 or older said they were pushed out of jobs they’d had for a long time and long before they wanted to retire. Reset hears from advocates who say it’s time for a change. GUESTS: Mary O’Donnell, president of RRF Foun...

Quiet quitting has been a big buzzword this year, but what does it mean? For some, it’s having clear boundaries between work and life. For others, it looks like not putting any extra effort into your job if you don’t have to. Reset digs deeper in the ways people view work is changing and what some folks are doing to create healthier boundaries between their career and lives. GUESTS: Micah Yason, R...