In the Loop (Segments)

Paula Poundstone may be best known for her frequent appearance on Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, her hit comedy special Cats, Cops and Stuff, or her work on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in the 1990s. Now, the comedy legend will come to Chicago’s Athenaeum Theater on Oct. 2 for her post-pandemic tour

Reset checks in with local activists to learn who is missing, why so many cases of missing and murdered Black women and girls go unsolved, and what can be done to change that.

A government shutdown will go into effect Thursday at midnight if Congress does act to fund the federal government. Meanwhile, lawmakers are getting closer to voting on two massive pieces of President Biden’s agenda: A $1 trillion infrastructure package and a $3.5 trillion spending plan. Reset checks in with a local lawmaker who sits on the powerful Appropriations Committee.

What can an asteroid fragment tell us about the history of our planet and our solar system? Reset checks in with two scientists, who are among a select few in the world, who have the opportunity to study fragments from an asteroid collected by a Japanese space mission.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot claims her 2022 budget will make “the largest one-time investment in climate mitigation, adaptation, and environmental justice priorities in the City’s history.” Reset asks the City of Chicago's Chief Sustainability Officer for details of the Mayor’s bold promises.

About 2,000 Northwestern University students called for the abolition of greek life in the wake of alleged druggings at fraternities. The university has suspended all fraternity events until Oct. 17 as investigations into the incidents proceed. Reset checks in with two reporters covering the story.

Phoebe Robinson’s new book of essays Please Don’t Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes is out September 28. Reset talks with the comedian, actor and author.

Englewood lost 20 percent of its residents. Meanwhile, Chicago saw 2 percent growth overall. What can be done to stem the tide? Reset checks in with a community leader and the Chicago alderman who represents West Englewood.

Once one of America’s most popular musicians, R. Kelly now faces life in prison. What’s next for R. Kelly and when will his Chicago trial get underway? Reset talks to the journalist whose years of in-depth reporting exposed Kelly’s illicit behavior.

Reset talks to a ProPublica reporter about how the mayor’s ticketing reforms would impact Chicagoans and whether they go far enough.

Natural gas prices doubled since last winter. That means a 35% to 50% increase in heating bills for the Chicagoland area — and it’s expected to be worse in the suburbs.

The police killing of George Floyd ignited nationwide protests in the summer of 2020. More than a year after Floyd’s death, where are we when it comes to police reform?

We’re in the midst of some sports seasons wrapping up and other seasons ramping up. Reset checks in with a sports contributor for insight.

A Chicago-area nonprofit just released an online platform to show real-time water quality data that can help people understand when river water is safe for fishing, kayaking, and other activities. Local leaders tell Reset what’s been happening and what’s in store on our waterways.

Mexican-American poet and author Sandra Cisneros won wide acclaim for her 1983 coming-of-age novel, The House on Mango Street. Cisneros’ first work of fiction in ten years has just been published… the novella, Martita, I Remember You

Mayor Lightfoot unveils her budget proposal for 2022 while continuing to receive opposition from the police union over the vaccine mandate. Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap.

Every first Wednesday of the month, leaders of the oldest family-owned bakeries around Chicago have a meeting to exchange ideas and solve baking problems. They call themselves the Bakers Dozen, and it’s how the group has worked for decades. Reset checks in with author Jennifer Billock about the secrets of the exclusive bakers club and the history of Chicago’s bakeries.

We talked about the latest on boosters, flu season, and long COVID with infectious disease specialist Dr. Mia Taormina, and takes calls from listeners.

A Chicagoan share his response and what is happening in Chicago to respond to this crisis.

Female sexual anatomy, especially the vagina, has been, and still is, one of the most politicized, misconstrued and misunderstood aspects of human biology. Reset meets an OB-GYN who demystifies and empowers the vagina in her new book.

The film Candyman features a monster who claims those who say his name five times as his victims. But the film highlights a second “monster”: public housing in Chicago. A virtual program hosted by the Chicago History Museum and the Chicago Museum of Public Housing takes a deep dive into why the horror genre is best positioned to examine both historical and contemporary issues of racism and violenc...

Comedian Cameron Esposito joins Reset to discuss their upcoming performance at the Den Theatre, the recent hiring controversy at Benet Academy and what it was like growing up Catholic in suburban Chicago.

After listening to five weeks of testimony, the jury in R. Kelly’s trial might reach a verdict this week. The R&B singer is charged with multiple counts of human trafficking and racketeering.

The Chicago Teachers Union is calling for improved COVID-19 safety protocols as Chicago Public Schools sees an uptick in cases and quarantines. Reset gets the latest on the union’s demands and the district’s response to safety concerns.

Fifty percent of all incidents of sexual violence on college campuses happen in the first few months of the school year. As students around the country organize to protest their schools’ handling of these cases, Reset hears from two national leaders and experts on the subject