In the Loop (Segments)

After the first installment of Reset’s series on Black mental health, listeners called in with stories of cultural competency in their mental health experience. Reset hears from one Black man who has had a positive experience with a therapist of another race. GUEST: Charles, Oak Park Resident

Can a website designer refuse to work with same-sex couples even though the state has an anti-discrimination law? How much power should state courts have when it comes to federal elections? The Supreme Court will soon be weighing in. Reset gets a rundown on these issues and more and what it could mean for us. GUEST: Steven Schwinn, professor at University of Illinois Chicago Law School

Can a website designer refuse to work with same-sex couples even though the state has an anti-discrimination law? How much power should state courts have when it comes to federal elections? The Supreme Court will soon be weighing in. Reset gets a rundown on these issues and more and what it could mean for us. GUEST: Steven Schwinn, professor at University of Illinois Chicago Law School

Five candidates have to defend the signatures they submitted to appear on the ballot, if the objections are substantiated, they could be kicked out of the race, changing the order the names appear on the ballot. Reset gets the latest and why we do things this way.

Gun violence is now one of the leading causes of death among children in the U.S. Does that make it a public health crisis? Some physicians think so. Reset talks with a doctor who survived the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park about why he’s lobbying Congress for a federal ban on assault weapons. GUEST: Elliot Lieberman, physician at North Shore Ear Nose and Throat Associates in Highland Par...

The Treasurer’s Office released a report explaining why property taxes have gone up so much since last year. The report also includes an analysis of how much bills increased or decreased by neighborhood. Reset checks in with a reporter to break down what’s going on with property taxes. GUEST: A.D. Quig, Cook County and Chicago government reporter for the Chicago Tribune

What sets poet Sandra Cisneros apart is how she writes with biting honesty about her life. Reset learns about her latest book Woman Without Shame and how it illustrates how she’s found beauty in self-love, feminism and aging. GUEST: Sandra Cisneros, poet and author

Season 3 of HBO’s South Side will kick off Dec. 8. The television comedy series is based in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Reset checks in some of the creative minds that brought the show to life. Our host Sasha-Ann Simons will take this conversation further at an event with the South Side crew at the DuSable Black History Museum on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 7:30 pm to 9 pm. Click here to learn mor...

Each show features seven performers telling a short story about a song, which they then perform karaoke-style. Performers include four booked members of the Chicago community, one headliner, one audience volunteer and the show’s creator Franny Giroux. The show is hosted by master storyteller Jacoby Cochran, host of the City Cast Chicago podcast. The next Karaoke Storytellers will be December 18 at...

The City of Chicago announced a $10 million settlement with Uber Eats Monday. Several U.S. cities are suing delivery apps over deceptive practices — including listing restaurants without their knowledge and exceeding city-mandated fee caps. Reset breaks down where the settlement came from and what it means for affected restaurant owners. GUEST: Ashok Selvam, editor of Eater Chicago

This kind of fraud occurs when diners enjoy their meal, then call their bank or credit card company to report the charge as fraud, leaving the restaurant to forfeit the tab and the server’s tip. Even if a restaurant successfully disputes the claim, they still have to pay a fee for every fraudulent claim. Reset hears more about how this is affecting the local restaurant industry. GUEST: Ally Marott...

Dr. Michelle Lelwica is the author of several books including, Shameful Bodies: Religion and the Culture of Physical Improvement and Religion of Thinness: Satisfying the Spiritual Hungers Behind Women’s Obsession with Food and Weight, which examine the deep relationship between body image and moral purity. Reset speaks with the religious scholar to learn how Christianity has informed our beliefs a...

One way to reduce fatal overdose deaths could be to make safe injection more accessible. A bill introduced in the Illinois legislative session aims to reverse the devastating trend of the opioid epidemic by setting up state-licensed spaces where people could use drugs under supervision. Reset checks in with advocates for the program and a legislator who introduced the bill. GUESTS: Rep. La Shawn F...

The New Year is approaching and it leads many of us to sign up for the new gym membership to motivate us to get active. But often the experience of going to one of the Big Box gyms can be less than stellar. They can be crowded, intimidating or just plain unenjoyable. So how can you find a fitness spot you’ll actually go to and is welcoming to everyone? Reset talks to some independent gym owners wh...

The University of Chicago’s men’s soccer team won their first Division III NCAA championship Saturday. Head coach Julianne Sitch made history as the first woman to coach a winning NCAA men’s soccer team. Reset sits down with Coach Sitch to talk about the team and her career. GUEST: Julianne Sitch, head coach of the UChicago Maroons men’s soccer team

The University of Chicago’s men’s soccer team won their first Division III NCAA championship Saturday. Head coach Julianne Sitch made history as the first woman to coach a winning NCAA men’s soccer team. Reset sits down with Coach Sitch to talk about the team and her career. GUEST: Julianne Sitch, head coach of the UChicago Maroons men’s soccer team

COVID and the flu are on the rise in the Chicago area. Meanwhile, a new report out from the Chicago Department of Public Health shows that HIV has ticked up slightly but that AIDS diagnoses have hit historic lows. Reset digs deeper into those health trends and more. GUEST: Dr. Mia Taormina, infectious disease specialist with Duly Health and Care

Illinois lawmakers finish up year’s final legislative session by compromising on controversial criminal justice bill and gather in Springfield to unveil a new historical marker. Reset goes behind those headlines and more in our Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Alice Yin, politics reporter for the Chicago Tribune Christian Farr, NBC-5 Chicago reporter Dan Mihalopoulos, government and politics reporter wi...

The final agreement, that goes to President Biden’s desk, includes a 24% pay increase and flexible scheduling, but does not include a key worker demand for more paid days off. Efforts by liberal Democrats to include seven paid sick days in this agreement, and by Republicans to create a “cool down” period extending the contract negotiation deadline, did not get enough votes. Reset gets the rundown...

Spotify tracked our listening history, and YOURS, all year to give you Spotify Wrapped. Are you uneasy yet? Reset shares our favorite songs of the year and digs into the good, the bad, and the ugly of Spotify. GUEST: Tammy McCann, award-winning Chicago singer Isabel Reidy, lead singer of indi-pop band Izzy True Che “Rhymefest” Smith, Chicago hip-hop artist and humanitarian

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COP27, a yearly convening of countries to talk about and address climate change issues, has youth observers, and this year, some of them were from Chicago. Reset talks with youth climate activists about how what they learned in Egypt will influence their work here at home. GUESTS: Fatima Perez, senior and member of Zero Waste Ambassadors at Solorio High School Antonio Padilla, senior and member of...

Illinois Democrats are set to introduce a major gun control bill Thursday, targeting assault weapons. The proposed bill comes four months after lawmakers started meeting in hopes of creating legislation that could prevent tragedies similar to the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting that killed seven people. Reset hears more about the bill and what chance it has to pass. GUEST: Tina Sfondeles, Ch...

The new film “The Inspection” stars Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, and Bokeem Woodbine star in Elegance Bratton’s autobiographical film. Listen to Elegance’s full interview with Vocalo’s Ayanna Contreras. GUEST: Elegance Bratton, director of “The Inspection”

Congress passed a bill forcing an agreement between companies and rail workers to avoid a rail strike. We talked to a labor expert to find out what this means for rail workers and other unionization efforts around the country. GUEST: Robert Bruno, professor and director of the Labor Education Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign