Suburban school districts in Illinois are putting plans into motion to switch students from all-remote classes to in-person or hybrid learning. And that leaves parents, teachers and students with more questions than answers. Reset checks in with WBEZ education reporter Susie An, and hears from teachers and parents on this issue.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Wynton Marsalis Is Back With Powerful New Extended Work ‘The Ever Fonky Lowdown’
Wynton Marsalis has created a new extended piece-part music and part spoken word-that critiques the tribalism encouraged by some world leaders to keep the masses suspicious of each other, while they take all the money and power. Reset learns more about Marsalis’ new extended work, The Ever Fonky Lowdown.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What To Know About Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
Reset checks in with Doug Cassel of the University of Notre Dame to discuss the law school’s legacy and legal philosophy. We also hear from WBEZ’s Patrick Smith for more on Judge Barrett’s background.
Curious City - How Accountable Is The Mayor For Police Misconduct?
For the last couple of months, we’ve been bringing you stories from our archive as we experiment with some new formats. Now, we wanted to share one of the stories we’ve been working on. As protests continue over police brutality and systemic racism in the justice system, WBEZ Criminal Justice Reporter Patrick Smith breaks down how the police accountability system works in Chicago, how these decisions are made— and what power the mayor holds in cases of police misconduct.
If you want to share feedback on this episode, send us comments to curiouscity@wbez.org.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Should We Take The Cops Out Of Most 911 Calls?
Amid nationwide calls for racial justice and alternatives to policing, more cities are looking to shift non-emergency calls to crisis intervention teams.
Reset takes a look at one community-based public safety system that’s seen success in Eugene, Ore., and how other cities are exploring the model.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - NASA Gears Up To Back To The Moon, Then Mars
NASA has released the details of their Artemis lunar exploration program, which plans to send the first woman and the next man to the surface of Earth’s moon by 2024.
Reset brings on the first-ever woman to lead NASA’s human spaceflight programs to learn more about the agency’s plans, and what this mission might mean for women interested in space.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Isabel Wilkerson’s New Book Reveals America’s Caste System
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson says that the inconvenient truth of race and racism has exploded the myth that there are no castes in America since Day 1. And she describes the artificial hierarchy that determines everything from respect to resources, who gets the benefit of the doubt and who is considered beautiful in her new book “Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents”.
Curious City - What We Do — And Don’t — Know About Chicago’s Lead Water Problem
The Mayor announced a plan to replace the city’s extensive network of lead service lines. So what does that mean for Chicago residents and the water they drink?
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: Sept. 18, 2020
Contract negotiations continue between the Chicago Police union and members of the Lightfoot administration. Governor JB Pritzker warns of statewide budget cuts if Congress fails to act on coronavirus relief. Plus, a former state senator pleads guilty to federal tax evasion. We break down the biggest news of the week in our Weekly News Roundup, this week with host Becky Vevea of WBEZ.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - New Podcast Sheds Light On Chicago’s Roots In Modern White Supremacy Movement
The newest season of WBEZ’s Motive podcast explores how America's white supremacist movement recruits young people, and how the playbook started in Chicago’s punk music scene.
We’ll hear from the podcast’s host and one of its lead subjects for a preview of season three.