In the Loop (Segments)

How does representation of Muslims on screen impact attitudes toward them in your day to day? A recent report says a lot. Reset hears more about that impact and how TV directors and producers can be more inclusive of Muslim characters. GUEST: Arij Mikati, Pillars Managing Director of Culture Change

The lab was one of three cities to receive a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. GUEST: Cristina Negri, director of Argonne’s Environmental Sciences Division and CROCUS lead

A recent story published by Block Club Chicago details prospective renters finding themselves in bidding wars just to find an apartment or condo. Reset talks with the journalist behind the story and a real estate agent to make sense of the current rental market in Chicago. GUEST: Tim Brent, real estate agent for Baird and Warner, Mina Bloom, Block Club Reporter covering Logan Square, Avondale and...

Skin cancer is highly treatable if caught early. As part of Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Reset talks with the founder of an app that provides early detection and screening for melanoma. GUEST: Kyoko Crawford, founder of SkinIO

Two writers argue that the immediacy of smartphones and social media have forever changed the journey to racial justice. Reset talks about the role technology plays during pivotal moments in America’s racial divide with the authors of Seen and Unseen: Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice. GUESTS: Marc Lamont Hill, author, professor at Temple University, host of BET News and U...

After experiencing a surge in medical misinformation during the pandemic, Dr. Vineet Arora and Sara Serritella decided medical professionals needed training to help combat it. Reset sits down with Dr. Arora and Serritella to learn about their new course and how to prevent medical misinformation from spreading. GUEST: Dr. Vineet Arora, assistant dean at UChicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, Sara...

Ibram X. Kendi’s new picture book, Magnolia Flower, celebrates its release this week. The book, adapted from a short story by Zora Neale Hurston, tells the story of Magnolia, the daughter of parents who escaped slavery and the Trail of Tears. It features vibrant illustrations of the characters and the island where they find freedom by the artist Loveis Wise. Reset gets to know the author and the s...

The Bears released an open letter two days ahead of a community meeting to discuss the 326 acre Arlington Heights development. Though the Bears are contractually obligated to purchase the property, the team re-stated that they do not have to develop it, and that they have not yet closed on the deal, but they did make the case for why the development deserves public financial support. Reset gets th...

New COVID-19 vaccines are available to Chicago residents this week. The city has received 150,000 doses of both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNtech updated boosters. Reset gets the latest from Chicago’s top doctor. GUEST: Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago Public Health Commissioner

Leaving summer behind for the school year could mean earlier mornings, but how much sleep do your kids need to function at their best in the classroom? Reset learns more from two pediatric sleep experts.

The economics of child care are fundamentally broken. Like health care, it will take a flood of public resources to help support a system that costs more to maintain than consumers can afford. That’s why currently, the cost of child care for everyone is going up. At the same time, childcare workers are notoriously overworked and underpaid. In Illinois, a quiet reckoning is underway led by a privat...

Bad Mexicans tells the story of the Magonistas, a rebel group who overthrew the Mexican dictator, Porfirio Diaz, in 1910. Countering the narrative that immigrants to the U.S. cast off their old cultures and politics, the book tells the story of a group of Mexican immigrant rebels who started a revolution, all while living in the United States. The rebels were repressed both by the Mexican governme...

Derrick Milligan wants to give seniors a chance to excel at sports. It’s a chance many of them — due to racial and gender barriers when they were in school — didn’t have. Now, through Milligan’s Chicago-based organization Team Dream, they do. He teaches seniors to play cycling, swimming, triathlon and sports like tennis. Essentially, he’s getting them ready for the Olympics. Through sports, Millig...

A new investigation from ProPublica reveals a million-dollar Instagram verification scheme. Reset talks with one of the reporters behind the investigation to learn more about the inner workings of the scheme and the motivation of its users. GUEST: Craig Silverman, reporter at ProPublica

Since the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Illinois medical professionals and advocates are working to make sure people have access to contraceptive care. Reset talks with a doctor and the head of a local organization working to get free and low-cost contraception to people. GUESTS: Dr. Debra Stulberg, primary care physician at the University of Chicago Medical Center Kate Thiede, executive...

More than a hundred migrants, many of them from central and South America, have arrived in Chicago in the past week. Reset hears from organizers who are helping them get settled with shelter, clothing and support in the asylum process. GUEST: Ed Pratt, executive director of Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants Veronica Castro, deputy director at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Ref...

After a difficult loss in their first semi-final game, the Chicago Sky secured consecutive wins in game 2 and game 3. The Sky will need to win one more semifinal game against the Connecticut Sun, or risk facing off on the court in a fifth game. Can they keep up the momentum? Reset checks in with sports reporters following the team. GUESTS: Cheryl Raye-Stout, WBEZ sports contributor Annie Costabile...

Article: (Two sentences max) What does safety look like? What do we need to be safe? What threatens that safety? Reset hears from an author of the new book, No More Police: A Case for Abolition, and explores new ways to think about public safety. GUEST: Andrea Ritchie, co-author of No More Police

n a surprising alliance between developers and environmentalists, the executive director of Friends of the Chicago River says she likes the proposal for Bally’s riverfront casino — as long as the company keeps its promises. The proposed casino will be set back from the waterfront, allowing for more pedestrian access to the river and native plant gardens. Reset gets the details from a reporter and...

Michael Darling left the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago to help found Museum Exchange, a platform that matches museums and donors across the country as a way of “decolonizing” art and “spreading the wealth.” Reset hears more about how Museum Exchange works and how museums, donors and artists can get involved.

The aldermanic exodus from City Council continues, Chicago’s Inspector General criticizes police policy of canceling days off and the prosecution rests in the R. Kelly trial. Reset goes behind the headlines in WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Erin Hegarty, City Hall reporter, the Daily Line Kimberly Egonmwan, commentator for WVON and attorney John Byrne, senior political reporter, Chicago Tribune

The aldermanic exodus from City Council continues, Chicago’s Inspector General criticizes police policy of canceling days off and the prosecution rests in the R. Kelly trial. Reset goes behind the headlines in WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Erin Hegarty, City Hall reporter, the Daily Line Kimberly Egonmwan, commentator for WVON and attorney John Byrne, senior political reporter, Chicago Tribune

The aldermanic exodus from City Council continues, Chicago’s Inspector General criticizes police policy of canceling days off and the prosecution rests in the R. Kelly trial. Reset goes behind the headlines in WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap. GUESTS: Erin Hegarty, City Hall reporter, the Daily Line Kimberly Egonmwan, commentator for WVON and attorney John Byrne, senior political reporter, Chicago Tribune

The art rock duo OHMME recently announced that they will be changing their name to FINOM. The band is made up of Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham, who are veterans in Chicago's DIY music scene. They test the boundaries of their voices and their instruments to create a strange yet spellbinding sound. Reset sat down with FINOM to talk about the name change and break down some of their music. GUESTS...

The art rock duo OHMME recently announced that they will be changing their name to FINOM. The band is made up of Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham, who are veterans in Chicago's DIY music scene. They test the boundaries of their voices and their instruments to create a strange yet spellbinding sound. Reset sat down with FINOM to talk about the name change and break down some of their music. GUESTS...