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Assault weapons ban. Red Line extension. A new alderperson. Stricter fines for blocking bike lanes. Crypto controversy. CPD Whistleblower settlement. Reset goes behind the week’s headlines with Chicago Sun-Times chief political reporter Tina Sfondeles, ProPublica Illinois reporter and columnist Mick Dumke and City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran.

Moen’s latest release shows off her unique combination of genres, borrowing elements from country, soul and some classic rock. Reset checks in with the Chicago singer songwriter.

Fentanyl is ravaging communities across the country. Why are we seeing so many fentanyl-related overdoses and what makes it so deadly? Reset speaks with experts Tanya Sorrell, co-chair of the Illinois Harm Reduction and Recovery Coalition, and Taylor Wood, lead technician and drug checking program manager for the Chicago Recovery Alliance.

Heat pumps can be air conditioners in the summer and can work in conjunction with your furnace to heat your home in the winter. And despite misconceptions, they can work in cold climates. Reset learns practical tips you need if you’re considering buying a heat pump and how they fit into the fight against climate change with Reset Sustainability contributor Karen Weigert, and Brandon Clement, sales manager at Deljo Heating and Cooling.

Shabbat has been around since the first chapter of Genesis, but it’s recently taken off in a new way for the millennial and Gen Z crowd. Reset chatted with Aliza Kline, CEO of OneTable and Leah Weinstein, head of OneTable’s Chicago Chapter, about how they’re making Shabbat accessible for young people.

Chatting with a psychologist once a week is far from the only way that Black people are taking charge of their mental health. Reset hears from wellness advocates DeAnna Taylor, certified life coach and founder of Mom-Care Oasis, Ytasha Womack, a writer and dance therapist and her sister Veronica Womack, associate director of inclusive learning communities at Northwestern University.

The Chicago Fire Department has long had a diversity problem, with a predominantly white and male staff. Despite new testing procedures aimed at boosting Black and Brown applicants, some are still being locked out. Reset learns more about the issue with Lieutenant Quention Curtis, head of Chicago’s Black Fire Brigade, and Will Lee, reporter for the Chicago Tribune.

Need holiday gift ideas? “Social and emotional learning” toys can help kids practice skills like identifying emotions, self-soothing and communicating needs. Reset digs deeper with Jessica Jama, product manager at the Chicago-area toy company hand2mind.

Inflation slowed in November for the fifth consecutive month. Reset discusses the numbers with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.

A viral video of the dean at Francis W. Parker school talking about an optional LGBTQ sex ed class got Reset thinking about what makes good sex ed, and why LGBTQ focused sex education is so important. Reset hears from sex educators and LGBTQ organizers Luke Romesberg, director of the Youth Housing Program at the Center on Halsted, and Stephanie Skora, Chief Operating Officer of Brave Space Alliance.