Author: WBEZ Chicago

Reset learns about efforts to bring resources to survivors and their families experiencing violence from Dr. Ted Corbin, professor and chairperson for the department of emergency medicine RUSH University Medical Center and Dr. John Rich, director of the RUSH BMO Institute for Health Equity. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Extreme heat is the most dangerous weather event in the country, according to the National Weather Service. The elderly, young children and people who work outside are the most vulnerable. Reset hears what’s up with the heat this week and how groups representing people who work outside are responding. Trent Ford, Illinois state climatologist, Miguel Alvelo Rivera, executive director of Latino Union and Gaby Gracia, deputy director of the Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing at the UIC School of Public Health join us in conversation to talk about the heat and its effects on Chicagoans. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

During the Democratic National Convention, some people repeated harmful narratives about crime, framing Chicago as a “combat zone.” Chicagoans don’t deny that gun violence is a real issue, but exaggerations can be dehumanizing – and they often ignore the people who are most affected by gun violence, as well as the efforts of locals working to solve this issue. Reset learn more about local efforts to reduce gun violence with Rita Oceguera, reporter for The Trace, Cedric Hawkins, strategic initiatives manager at Chicago CRED, LaQuay Boone, deputy head of programs with Chicago CRED and Dwayne Hunter, outreach supervisor for West Garfield Park for the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Chicago Public Schools’ students returned to the classroom Monday for the first day of school. As students and educators get lessons underway, the district faces bus driver shortages, budget troubles and growing tension with the teachers union. Reset checks in with WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp for the details. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Often called the king of daytime talk, Phil Donahue redefined what daytime television could look like — and what topics it could tackle. From gay rights to feminism to politics, the TV titan never shied away. Reset reflects on his legacy in American pop culture. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Hailing from Greensboro, North Carolina, Master Steve is making waves in Chicago with his groovy beats and expressive lyricism. Reset sits down with the musician to talk about his roots in gospel music, finding his inner self and ‘MASTERPEACE.’ For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Chicago was the center of the political and media universe this week as it hosted the Democratic National Convention. Thousands of delegates rallied inside the convention, while thousands of protesters made their voices heard outside the United Center. Reset goes behind the headlines of those stories and much more with Lynn Sweet and Nader Issa from the Chicago Sun-Times and Mariah Woelfel from WBEZ. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Wisconsin and Michigan and two pivotal swing states in the presidential election, and organizing across the region is shaping the race in profound ways. Reset checks in with a panel about how political activism and labor organizing, long staples of the Midwest, are coming into play this election cycle. Our guests are Alex Han, executive director of In These Times magazine, Eman Abdelhadi, associate professor of sociology at the University of Chicago and Gabriel Winant, associate professor of history at the University of Chicago. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Vice President Kamala Harris will address the Democratic National Convention Thursday. A panel reflects on what this moment means and how Harris is being portrayed — and perceived — by the media and by politicians on the left and the right. Reset checks in with Moya Bailey and Nitasha Sharma of Northwestern University and Natalie Hopkinson of American University. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Reset sits down with a host, correspondent and producer who make the show about how they approach satire and how their jokes give voice to what a lot of people are thinking. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.