Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Saturday BONUS Pod: WBEZ Profiles CPS Teacher In Audio Documentary

In this bonus podcast episode, Reset shares an incredible audio documentary from WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp that takes listeners inside the challenges of teaching during the pandemic.

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

A COVID-19 vaccine arrives, Gov. Pritzker wrestles with a massive state deficit, and Mayor Lightfoot finds herself in a real jam over a botched CPD raid. Those are just some of the state and local stories we dive into with Dawn Rhodes of Block Club Chicago and Paris Schutz of WTTW.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Why Many Black Americans Won’t Get A COVID-19 Vaccine

A new Kaiser study showed that 35% of Black people were either ambivalent toward or disinterested in getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

Reset unpacks what’s behind the distrust of the vaccine with a Chicago community health professional and a historian who specializes in Black medical history.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Innocent Chicagoans Traumatized As Police Execute ‘Wrong Raids’

An investigation by CBS 2 reporter Dave Savini forced the Chicago Police Department to release disturbing body-cam footage of officers conducting a “wrong raid”, leaving an innocent woman traumatized.

Savini joins Reset to talk about that incident, and more than 50 others he found where CPD officers smashed down doors and held frightened women and children at gunpoint.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - It’s Here! First Chicagoans Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Emergency room doctors, nurses and other front line medical workers have put their lives on the line to care for others during the pandemic. That’s why they’re the first to get the new vaccine.

Reset talks to one of the doctors who gave someone their first vaccine dose today. Plus 2 people who run community health facilities talk about the challenges of getting the vaccine to skeptical patients.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - First In Line Prepare For Vaccine Rollout In Chicago Area

Emergency room physicians, nurses and folks in long-term care facilities will be some of the first people in the Chicago area to receive the Pfizer vaccine. The vaccinations are scheduled to begin Tuesday at Loretto Hospital on Chicago’s West Side.

Reset checks in with some of the people who will be first in line to see how they’re feeling and what’s on their minds. We talk with WBEZ’s Kristen Schorsch to hear more about the city and state’s plans for distributing the vaccine.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Dr. Mia Taormina Answers Your COVID-19 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 - New Reset Host Sasha-Ann Simons Ready To Connect With Chicagoans

After 15 years in broadcasting, with high-profile gigs in Washington D.C. and Toronto, Sasha-Ann Simons has landed in Chicago as the new host of Reset.

WBEZ’s Susie An talks with Simons about her journey, the unique perspective she brings to Reset listeners, and why she just can’t stop dancing!

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