In the Loop (Segments)

Food pantries are seeing a higher demand for their services but struggle to meet them with a higher cost of food and fewer volunteers. Reset hears from food pantries across Chicago about their struggles and needs. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guest: Greg Trotter, Alici McNeal, Man-Yee Lee

FX’s The Bear is the breakout show of the summer. It follows Carmy, a fine-dining chef played by Shameless actor Jeremy Allen White, as he returns home to Chicago to run his family’s Italian beef sandwich shop after his brother dies by suicide. The dark comedy explores grief, family and food, with plenty of easter-eggs for the sharp-eyed Chicago viewer. Reset sits down with the show’s lead actor a...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants a dome on Soldier Field, Google is buying the Thompson Center and Illinois remains a monkeypox hotspot. Reset dives deeper into those stories and more with a panel of journalists on the Weekly News Recap. Host: Natalie Moore Producer: Andrea Guthmann Guest: Rick Pearson, Justin Kaufmann, Paris Schutz

Today is National Chicken Wing Day. Whether you like them sweet, savory or Chicago-style, we’ve got you covered. Reset explores the best spots in town with a food critic and gets recommendations from listeners. Host: Natalie Moore Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guest: Nick Kindelsperger

Erika Sánchez’s memoir Crying in the Bathroom tells the intimate story of her life. Discussing everything from white feminism to body image, to her battle with depression, Sánchez holds nothing back and, in turn, offers readers a look into the life of a woman who’s come into her own — by her own terms. Reset learns more about her latest work. Host: Natalie Moore Producer: Marie Mendoza Guest: Erik...

Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a Chicago organizer wants to help people access abortion care in the Midwest. So she’s rebooting the Jane Collective, a 1970s group that helped facilitate thousands of abortions in Chicago before the procedure became legal. Reset learns more about We Are Jane, a partnership between a South Side organizer and the Chicago Abortion Fund. Host: Na...

Good Kids Mad City and Brighton Park Neighborhood Council are calling on Chicago to end its youth curfew or face a federal lawsuit. The two groups listed their demands in a letter sent to the city Thursday. Reset learns more about the alternatives activists are seeking and why they held their news conference at Lollapalooza. Host: Natalie Moore Producer: Stephanie Kim Guest: Kara Crutcher, Cammiel...

Just like his other films, Jordan Peele’s Nope is jam-packed with symbolism and is generating a lot of buzz. The film topped $44 million in its opening weekend. Reset discusses the themes and messages of the movie, and Peele’s approach to filmmaking and the horror genre. Host: Natalie Moore Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guest: Arionne Nettles, Tanikia Carpenter, Jamie Howard

In September, Robert Falls announced the 2021-22 season would be his last as artistic director of Goodman Theatre. This week, the theater’s board named Susan V. Booth of the Alliance Theater in Atlanta as Falls’ successor. In 97 years of operation, Booth will be the Goodman’s first female artistic director. Reset checks in with Booth as she prepares for her move back to Chicago. Host: Natalie Moor...

Google’s purchase of the James R. Thompson Center could add an estimated 5,000 jobs to the Loop, an area where office vacancies are more than 20%. But it also raises questions about the future of the building as a historic Chicago landmark. Reset checks in with a business reporter and a historical preservation specialist to discuss the implications of Google’s plans. Host: Natalie Moore Producer:...

Margo Jefferson is a prolific critic and writer who has been lauded as one of the most nuanced thinkers on race, class and feminism working today. She released her first memoir, Negroland, in 2015 and is out with another one this year. Reset talks to the Pulitzer Prize-winning author about her new book. Host: Natalie Moore Producer: Natalie Moore Guest: Margo Jefferson

The IL Muslim Civic Coalition released a new report Thursday that details the strengths and struggles of the Muslim community in Illlinois. Reset learns more about the first-of-its-kind study from a key leader in its development. Host: Natalie Moore Producer: Marie Mendoza Guest: Petra Alsoofy

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator approved nearly $10.5 billion in upgrades to the power grid that runs through Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan. These fixes, known as Tranche 1, will improve reliability of service, the grid’s ability to withstand severe weather and lower electric bills for ratepayers in the long run. Reset discusses how this could pave the way for more renewable en...

In addition to the overall facilities making the list, several of their specialties did as well. Reset checks in with representatives from these hospitals to learn more about what they’re doing that landed them on the list. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Lynnea Domienik Guest: Dr. Paul Casey, Dr. James Adams

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Claire Hyman Guest: Aaron Gettinger, Dr. Anu Hazra

Public transit ridership is only half of what it was pre-pandemic, but riders find buses and trains aren’t dependable to get around the city. Reset talks with advocates through their concerns and hears possible solutions from the Chicago Transit Authority. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guest: Fabio Gottlicher, Jose Manuel Almanza, Brian Steele

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Stephanie Kim Guest: Tony Rivera

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Stephanie Kim Guest: Lewis Medina, Hannah Medina

The $3.9 billion deal is one of the tech giant’s largest acquisitions yet. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Brenda Ruiz Guest: Caroline O’Donovan, Geoffrey Fowler

The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, creating one of the most comprehensive pieces of legislation protecting people with disabilities. Reset examines how far we’ve come and how much more we need to go. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Stephanie Kim Guest: Benjamin Salentine, Karen Tamley

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office has been hit with high turnover rates due to the pandemic, leaving courtrooms understaffed and prosecutors with a backlog of cases. Reset sits down with the Cook County State’s Attorney to find out how she’s dealing with this problem in her office. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Marie Mendoza Guest: Kim Foxx

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature declared the monarch butterfly endangered last week, citing that the North American monarch population “has shrunk by between 22% and 72% over the past decade.” Chicagoans are seeing firsthand how sparse the local summer population has become, but the black-and-orange butterfly is still not on the U.S.’s list of endangered species. Reset turns...

The collaborative study between the U.S. Census Bureau and Harvard University found that over ⅔ of millennials live within 100 miles of where they grew up. And in Chicago, they found that ¾ of people who grew up in Chicago stay close by. Reset hears from a lead researcher on the study and learn about what this tells us about the labor market. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Lynnea Domienik, Brend...

As COVID-19 cases rise again in Illinois, Chicago public health commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady says mask and vaccine mandates won’t return in the near future. Reset checks in with infectious disease specialist Dr. Mia Taormina about the science behind public health strategy.

When the Supreme Court reversed the precedent set in Roe v. Wade last month, they made it much more difficult for trans men and nonbinary people who can get pregnant to access abortions, birth control, and other healthcare. Barriers to care unique to trans and nonbinary people include discrimination from healthcare workers and having fewer resources to travel out of states where abortion is banned...