In the Loop (Segments)

Reset checks in with Diane Swonk, Chicago-based chief economist at KPMG. Host: Susie An Producer: Meha Ahmad Guest: Diane Swonk

Devon Price didn’t realize he was autistic until after he finished his PhD in psychology. Now, he’s devoting much of his career to researching and writing about autism—and he thinks autistic people should be weary of seeking a formal diagnosis, particularly if they are trans or gender nonconforming. Reset learns more about the inequities autistic people face and how to find community as an autisti...

Reset explores the two primary buildings that the Jane Collective operated out of during 1972. Host: Susie An Producer: Stephanie Kim Guest: Dennis Rodkin

Host: Susie An Producer: Meha Ahmad Guest: Lee Hasselbacher

WBEZ is focused on putting together a list of fun, free, under-the-sun activities to take advantage of this summer. Reset hears about the latest free events added for August. Host: Susie An Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guest: Cassie Burke, Isabelle DeLeo

After backing out of several previous climate bills, Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia agreed to a compromise. Host: Susie An Producer: Lynnea Domienik Guest: Karen Weigert

A pharmacy desert is defined as an area where at least a third of residents live a mile or more from the nearest pharmacy. According to research by USC professor Dima Qato, who coined the term, the South and West sides of Chicago, areas already plagued by disinvestment have seen an increase in the number of pharmacy deserts since the pandemic began. Reset learns more from the professor behind the...

Steven Thrasher, who built a career reporting on HIV and its criminalization, found himself quarantining with friends in New York City in March 2020. He recognized the maps of the city’s COVID-19 infections and deaths: they were jarringly similar to maps showing where people lived who were HIV positive, harassed or killed by police, and incarcerated. In his new book The Viral Underclass: The Human...

The shooter in the massacre at the Highland Park July 4th Parade faces 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery for his alleged attack one month ago. Reset breaks down the latest on the case. Host: Susie An Producer: Daniel Tucker Guest: Chip Mitchell

In his longtime podcast Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway dives deep on songs with the artists who wrote them. Now, in a spinoff series, New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean breaks down books with their authors in Book Exploder. Reset turns the page on this new series, which premieres on Song Exploder August 3. Host: Susie An Producer: Sarah Stark Guest: Hrishikesh Hirway, Susan Orlean

The political and social tumult of the late 60s came to a head at Chicago’s 1968 Democratic National Convention. With MIT film and media professor Heather Hendershot, Reset explores how that fateful convention became a watershed moment for American politics and media. Host: Susie An Producer: Claire Hyman Guest: Heather Hendershot

The youngest generation of workers, Generation Z, are making tough decisions when it comes to money. Reset talks with two Gen z workers about their personal experience with getting a job in a pandemic economy. Host: Susie An Producer: Marie Mendoza Guest: Ari Nadler, Alona Kaminynina, Anna Lee Ackermann

Host: Susie An Producer: Lynnea Domienik Guest: Emma Melton, Andy Grimm

Sandie Yi’s goal as an artist is to create disability culture and to make the arts more accessible. Thanks to a $50,000 grant, she’ll be able to dream up different ways to continue that work in Chicago. Yi joins Reset to share what it means to be named a 2022 Disability Futures Fellow, and how the disability community in Chicago helped her embrace her identity. Host: Susie An Producer: Stephanie K...

How often do you find yourself needing to buy a new phone? Irreplaceable batteries could be to blame. Reset hears from a tech columnist on why it damages the environment and how to get the tech industry to design longer-lasting devices. Host: Susie An Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guest: Geoffrey Fowler

WBEZ reporter Kristen Schorsh fills us in on her reporting. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Claire Hyman Guest: Kristen Schorsch, Kristen Schultz

New York health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated against polio after finding the virus in wastewater. Reset gets the latest details about the case and how it’s shedding light on areas with lower vaccination rates. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Stephanie Kim Guest: Arthur Allen

Northshore is admitting no wrongdoing, and is still requiring vaccination against COVID-19 for all staff. If an exemption is granted, they say they’ll work with that employee to accommodate the exemption. Reset gets the details from a reporter and hears analysis from a legal expert. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Lynnea Domienik Guest: Lisa Schencker, Randall Schmidt

In Mohsin Hamid’s latest book The Last White Man, Hamid takes a page out of Franz Kafka’s book when his own main character wakes up one day looking completely differently. The Last White Man tackles issues of otherism, belonging, and just to what extent race is an imagined social construct. Reset talks to critically-acclaimed author Mohsin Hamid about The Last White Man. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Pro...

Landlords continue to raise rent rates but tenants struggle to keep up with the rising cost of everything from food, gas, and everyday necessities. Reset talks to tenants advocate groups about renter’s rights. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guest: Gregory, Conor Malloy

Beyonce’s much-anticipated seventh studio album ‘Renaissance is out now. People across the internet are raving about the 16-track record which draws influences from house and disco music. But does it get the Chicago house seal of approval? Reset checks in with a Beyonce superfan and a legend in the Chicago’s house scene. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Marie Mendoza Guest: Tiffany Walden, Darlene...

Chicago-based jazz drummer Makaya McCraven’s upcoming album “In These Times,” is a project that’s been churning in the background for 7 years while he’s put out a string of critically-acclaimed albums like “In The Moment” and “Deciphering the Message.” The record is set for release September 23rd. Makaya McCraven spoke with Reset ahead of his show at the Salt Shed. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer:...

Pfizer and Moderna have said that millions of doses of omicron-specific vaccines could be available in the U.S. in early September. Reset checks in with an infectious disease specialist about what the booster rollout will be like. Plus, with back-to-school is around the corner, how can we prepare Chicago’s education institutions for another year of teaching with COVID? Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Produ...

Illinois officials will use hundreds of millions of dollars from opioid settlements with three major drug distributors and a drugmaker to fund opioid treatment and prevention programs across the state. Reset checks in with people who work on opioid treatment for their reaction and analysis. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Lynnea Domienik Guest: Lee Rusch, Dave Jimenez, Luther Syas

Legislation went into effect on July 1 mandating that every city college employ a liaison to help undocumented students navigate college. Now, each of Chicago’s seven City Colleges will ring in the new school year with more resources for undocumented students. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Sarah Stark Guest: Daniel Lopez, Luvia Moreno