Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - An Infectious Disease Expert Answers Your COVID Questions

Dr. Mia Taormina, infectious disease specialist at the DuPage Medical Group, explains the latest coronavirus science and the precautions to take to navigate the pandemic. Look for our latest interview with her in your podcast feed every Sunday.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Roundup

Mike Madigan on the ropes, Covid-19 surges in Illinois and Mayor Lightfoot's budget. We'll do a deep dive on those stories and more with Crain's Chicago Business' A.D. Quig and WTTW's Paris Schutz on WBEZ's Weekly News Roundup 

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Party Trumps Identity In 2020 Voting Patterns

An expert on voter demographics tells Reset what the data from Election 2020 reveal about the present and future of American democracy.

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Curious City - A Most Unusual School Year: Part I

We’ve spent the last couple of months reimagining the Curious City podcast and trying out some new ways to answer your questions. And now, the wait is over. We’re ready to let you hear what we’ve been up to. We’re still going to be answering your questions, but in this episode, we’re collaborating with our audience a little differently. Two WBEZ education reporters share how a family and a teacher are coping with remote learning.

Curious City - A Most Unusual School Year: Part I

We’ve spent the last couple of months reimagining the Curious City podcast and trying out some new ways to answer your questions. And now, the wait is over. We’re ready to let you hear what we’ve been up to. We’re still going to be answering your questions, but in this episode, we’re collaborating with our audience a little differently. Two WBEZ education reporters share how a family and a teacher are coping with remote learning.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Rolls Back To Tier 3 COVID Restrictions On Friday

Just before the holiday season, COVID-19 is tightening its grip on Illinois. Cases are surging, and hospitals are strained. Both are expected to grow exponentially without countermeasures. And starting Friday, those countermeasures take effect as Illinois rolls back to Tier 3 restrictions — which includes the closing of museums, casinos, and movie theaters, and stricter capacities for most businesses. Reset breaks down what to know about the new restrictions.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Biden Administration Can Solve Social Issues, Save The Economy And The Planet

A wide range of experts explain how integrating sustainability measures into every aspect of American life and government will increase our ability to tackle military, economic, social, and environmental problems.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago’s Top Doctor On Fighting COVID-19 And Rolling Out A Vaccine

Reset checks in with Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, about the city’s new stay-at-home advisory and how prepared Chicago is to roll out a vaccine when it becomes available.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Your Weekly COVID Update With Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Taormina

Dr. Mia Taormina, infectious disease specialist at the DuPage Medical Group, explains the latest coronavirus science and the precautions to take to navigate the pandemic. Look for our latest interview with her in your podcast feed every Sunday.

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Curious City - Where Does Your Poop Go?

In 2015, Satchel Lang was a curious five-year-old Chicagoan who didn’t want poop’s destiny to remain such a mystery. Now 11-years-old, we catch back up with Satchel and revisit the answer to Satchel’s question that reveals how poop and pee in the Chicago area get processed by an agency called the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.