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Chef Jessica Pamonicutt champions Indigenous foods in her catering business. Though these ingredients have been hard for Native people living in urban areas to access for generations, factors including climate change and inflation are making them more inaccessible than ever. Reset sits down with Chef Jessica to discuss her inspiration, connecting with her cultural identity through food, and the importance of food sovereignty.

This week the U.S Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke to address food insecurity worldwide and in the region. Reset spoke to the Ambassador about her visit and how global food security issues affect Chicago and Illinois.

The Inflation Reduction Act gives residents incentives to make their homes more energy efficient through building upgrades. Advocates say these renovations could save you money. Reset speaks with policy experts – Ari Matusiak, CEO of Rewiring America, Jen Walling, Executive Director at Illinois Environmental Council, and Dave Kolata, Executive Director at Citizen Utility Board – to understand how these incentives will be implemented and who will have access to them.

With a statewide election just over two months away, candidates are in full-on campaign mode. Reset takes a look at campaign ads and political messaging with Connie Mixon, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Urban Studies Program at Elmhurst University, and Delmarie Cobb, a political strategist.

Podcast nerds everywhere have thought, at one time or another, that they should make a podcast with their best friends. That’s just what former NPR host Sam Sanders, author Saeed Jones, and Broadway producer Zach Stafford are doing with Vibe Check. The weekly podcast series from Stitcher, which aims to tackle news and pop culture through a Black and queer lens, recently debuted.

WBEZ recently held an open mic in Ukrainian Village and people with ties to Ukraine shared their stories of leaving Ukraine, living with fear and anger, and figuring out ways to help out. Reset spoke to WBEZ reporter Anna Savchenko, who hosted the open mic, and participants Olha Tsvyntarna, Dania Hrynewycz, and Harrison Jozefowicz.

In the wake of the Uvalde and Highland Park mass shootings, the safety of students is front of mind for many parents. But is more police in schools the answer? And what other approaches can work? Reset explores the role that police play in some Chicago-area schools and across the country and discusses what other models are being used to ensure students stay safe. Our guests are Micere Keels, associate professor of comparative human development at UChicago, Benjamin Feigenberg, associate professor of economics at the University of Illinois Chicago, Ling Young, youth organizer at STOP Chicago, and Anna Durr, restorative justice coordinator at STOP.

In the first three months of 2022, traffic deaths in the United States hit a 20-year high, according to a report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week. Reset talks with Ald. Matt Martin, 47th Ward and three local organizers — Courtney Cobbs, co-founder of Better Streets Chicago, David Simmons, executive director of Ride Illinois, and Jim Merrell, managing director of advocacy at Active Transportation Alliance — to discuss what road safety looks like in Chicago and what improvements can be considered.

A new report published by the Chicago Monuments Project recommends the removal of 13 monuments across Chicago, in addition to funding for new monuments to be designed and installed. Reset talks with Heather Cherone, political reporter for WTTW, and Rebecca Zorach, professor of Art and Art History at Northwestern University to discuss the report and its implications.

We hear plenty about the “red flags” you should look for in a relationship but not nearly enough about the “green flags.” Reset talks to Anita Chlipala, dating and relationship therapist, and Bela Gandhi, dating coach and founder of Smart Dating Academy, on what works in a relationship and how to spot it.