This week we hear why Chicago has so many Thai restaurants and a renowned Thai chef offers up some tips for how to get the full experience of Thai cuisine. Hint: no chopsticks.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Talking To Your Kids About The News: Be Honest, Play To Age And Maturity
Reset brings on an expert to offer advice on how to discuss thorny topics like the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and impeachment with kids of all ages.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago’s Top Doc Details Local Vaccine Distribution Plans
Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady explains the city’s latest COVID-19 vaccination and mitigation efforts.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Dr. Mia Taormina Answers Your Latest COVID-19 Questions
Dr. Mia Taormina, infectious disease specialist at the DuPage Medical Group, checks in to provide clarity and answers to listeners' COVID-19 questions, comments and concerns. 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
WBEZ’s Weekly News Roundup takes you inside the biggest local and state stories of the past 7 days. This week on the roundup we’re joined by Amanda Vinicky, longtime statehouse reporter for WTTW, and David Greising, president of the Better Government Association.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Suburban GOP Official: The Republican Brand Has Been Decimated In Illinois
Reset checks in with a local Republican leader to discuss the historic impeachment vote against President Trump and how that may impact the future of the GOP in Illinois.
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Curious City - Did All Chicagoans Support The Civil War?
In this week’s episode we revisit a question we first answered in 2018. What was Chicago’s response to the Civil War? Chicagoans support for the war was actually quite varied and changed as the war progressed. To answer the question we focus on the experience of Irish Americans and African-Americans and look at how the war went from popular to controversial in Chicago in just a few years.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - National Day Of Racial Healing Comes At A Critical Time For The U.S.
The Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Greater Chicago initiative is virtually hosting its fifth annual National Day of Racial Healing on Jan. 19. This is against the backdrop of last week’s violent seizure of the U.S. Capitol by rioters, including avowed white supremacists.
Reset brings on one of the lead organizers and two youth leaders to discuss what they have planned for the day.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Outcry Over Police Union Prez’s Support Of Rioters, State Capitals Prepare For Armed Protests
The battle against right-wing extremists who are threatening violence in U.S. capitals ahead of next week’s inauguration.
Plus Chicago FOP president John Catanzara’s comments after last week’s coup attempt has brought condemnation, but he still backed by the majority of the rank-and-file
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan Is Down, But Don’t Count Him Out
After more than three decades at the helm, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is suspending his campaign to retain his powerful leadership position. Madigan won only 51 votes in a closed-door roll call held Sunday by House Democrats.
Reset discusses what led to Madigan’s decision and what it means for the future of the Democratic Party in Illinois.
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