In the Loop (Segments)

After months of waiting, Kanye West’s new album is finally out. In Donda, the rapper and fashion mogul explores his faith, takes on cancel culture and pays tribute to his late mother Donda West. Reset reviews Kanye’s 10th album and discusses Donda West’s influence on the new record and his overall career.

With the nation’s most restrictive abortion law now in effect in Texas, Reset checks in with Megan Jeyifo of the Chicago Abortion Fund to learn about abortion access in Illinois, and how the new Texas law might impact our region.

Illinois lawmakers hold a one day session in Springfield where they redraw legislative maps, charge forward with changing energy policy and reject an ethics bill. Reset goes behind the headlines of the week’s news. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producers: Andrea Guthmann

Reset talks to Chef Joe Flamm about his experience winning Top Chef and his debut Italian-Croatian restaurant, Rose Mary, located at 932 W Fulton St. in the West Loop.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mia Taormina joins Reset for another weekly check-in about the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic unemployment benefits end this weekend. So what happens next? And what lessons have employers learned from the pandemic? Reset checks in with the Shriver Center on Poverty Law about what equity could look like as more people return to work.

Chicago has created a formal council to address the systemic inequities that drive food insecurity in BIPOC communities — especially during the pandemic. Reset checks in with the city’s recently-appointed food equity policy lead.

Chicago’s known as a foodie town, but some restaurants say delivery apps are running them out of business. Is what Grubhub and DoorDash are doing just good business, or is the city right to sue?

On its 20th anniversary, Chicago Public Library’s “One Book, One Chicago” book club will bring readers together with a novel based on Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood. CPL’s commissioner gives Reset the details.

As the summer comes to an end, Chicago is on track to have its highest murder count since 1996. So what is the city doing to stop the violence and protect its residents? Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell for the latest.

CoinFlip is one of the fastest-growing companies in Chicago, and the second-largest Bitcoin ATM enterprise in the country. Reset sits down with the CEO of the cryptocurrency firm for our weekly series, “Chicago Innovators.”

Everyone remembers the iconic Fashion Fair as one of the only makeup brands for women of color when it launched in the 1970s. Now, two former Johnson Publishing executives are reviving the brand, offering products advertised with all natural ingredients for a new generation of women of color, sold exclusively at Sephora.

Feel like you’re being followed? You’re not crazy. Reset finds out how to limit the surveillance and amount of information you’re handing over to social media giant Instagram, and its parent, Facebook.

WBEZ’s Natalie Moore recently traveled to Finland for a two-and-a-half week reporting trip to explore the country’s open prison system. Reset learns about her tour of a women’s open prison, the concept of institutional trust and why Finland has been ranked the happiest in the world for several years in a row.

The Illinois General Assembly gathered Tuesday for a one-day special session to approve new district boundaries for themselves — despite objections from the GOP. Reset checks in with WBEZ’s politics desk for the latest.

Around 35,000 Asian Americans live in a Chicago area, which includes Chinatown and surrounding neighborhoods. Yet Chicago, nor any other U.S. city, have a majority Asian American legislative ward. Reset asks WBEZ Race, Class and Communities reporter Esther Yoon-Ji Kang about efforts to make it happen.

To wrap up Reset’s special hour on gun violence in Chicago, we turn to experts on the front lines of providing long-term support and wraparound services to survivors.

Reset’s sustainability contributor Karen Weigert talks about urban heat and how discriminatory policies like redlining, among others, links to disproportionate incidences of heat-related illnesses and death in people who live in marginalized communities.

Reset continues exploring the stories of survivors of gun violence in Chicago — what resources they need, and what recovery looks like without it. In this interview, residents Les Jenkins and Natalie Manning share what their roads to recovery have looked like, and what resources they could have used from the city.

Out of every six people shot in Chicago, five survive. But while much of the attention from the media, law enforcement, city leaders and the public is on homicides, there is a hidden crisis across the city: Survivors face physical, psychological and emotional recovery with little to no help. Reset learns the stories of survivors of gun violence in Chicago, what resources they need and what recover...

We hear a lot of stories about how the pandemic has negatively affected businesses nationwide, many of which didn’t survive. But a local balloon company, who had to pivot operations themselves in response to COVID-19, is staying true to their mission of spreading joy by “balloon bombing” local small businesses to help them attract customers as they recover from the pandemic.

Hurricane Ida’s impact is still being felt in New Orleans, where thousands remain without power. Reset finds out how Chicagoans can help and talks to a local volunteer who drove to Louisiana to assist with the recovery.

The Cubs-Sox rivalry spilled over into fan fights this weekend. The Bears played their last preseason game on Saturday, and Chicago Sky star Candace Parker is back on the court! WBEZ Sports Contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout gets Reset caught up on what was an exciting sports weekend.

With funeral services postponed, some families who lost loved ones over the past 18 months haven’t gotten a chance to grieve. Reset talks to experts about how to cope with death and loss during a pandemic.

Reset brings on Elly Fishman, author of Refugee High: Coming of Age in America. The new book focuses on the diverse stories of the student population at Chicago’s Sullivan High School in Rogers Park, where more than 40 languages are spoken. We also hear from a former student and an educator at Sullivan.