A new poll from WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times finds more than half of Illinois voters are in favor of keeping abortion legal.
Reset talks with WBEZ politics reporter Kristen Schorch for more on what this issue means for voters.
Reset sits down with author Stephanie Foo to discuss her memoir What My Bones Know. The book details Foo’s struggle with Complex PTSD, a little understood disorder. She explores her childhood trauma, the impact of C-PTSD on her life and others, and how she found recovery.
Kroger and Albertsons, the owners of Mariano’s and Jewel Osco chains, recently announced a $20 billion merger. Locally, this deal unites one of the oldest Chicago franchises with its primary competitor. Reset checks in with listeners and with Ashok Selvam, editor of Eater Chicago, and Brianna Wellen, associate editor at The Takeout.
After 15 years of planning and fundraising, leaders broke ground on the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago. Reset checks in with the organization’s executive director Lisa Yun Lee and the vice chair of its board Crystal Palmer.
From "Making Oprah to Making Obama, WBEZ is bringing listeners another season of the podcast that explores the roots and early years of icons, leaders and game changers.
Reset sits down with the new host of Making, Brandon Pope, about what to expect this season.
AT&T admits to bribery, agrees to a $23 million fine, while additional charges are filed against former House Speaker Mike Madigan.
Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap with WBEZ reporter Mike Puente; WBEZ investigative reporter Dan Mihalopoulos; and Kimberley Egonmwan, commentator for WVON and attorney.
Spend this fall season extra caffeinated. Reset digs into what makes a delicious cup of coffee. Also: the return of Coffee Con!
We talk to Kevin Sinnott, host and creator of Coffee Con; Hara Kumaran, roaster for Metric Coffee; and Felton Kizer, co-founder of Monday Coffee.
Ladonna Freidheim, a wheelchair dancer, has tried to join dance classes before, only to be met with: “What about our floors?”
So how can dance studios make sure they’re opening their doors to people of all abilities? Reset explores what accessibility looks like in the dance world with Sarah Najera, artistic and executive director of MOMENTA Dance Company, and Ladonna Freidheim, wheelchair dancer and founder of ReinventAbility.
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is urging people to apply for a guaranteed income program called the Cook County Promise. About 32,000 applications will be chosen at random, and the winners get those monthly $500 payments for two years to spend however they choose.
Reset checks in with Preckwinkle about the basics of the program. We also hear from Rachel Pyon with Equity and Transformation, a group of activists that have started their own guaranteed income program in West Garfield Park.
For decades, Chicago has received a steady stream of refugees who have made the city home after escaping war and political conflict. They have come from countries like Bosnia, Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan. More recently, several thousand asylum seekers came to the city on buses from Texas. Many of the institutions and organizations helping these newcomers to resettle are faith-based. On this week’s episode we take on a question about how faith-based groups approach this kind of work from a listener who works with refugees through his church.
