Author: WBEZ Chicago

More than 47,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August 2022, but numbers have decreased significantly in recent months after President Biden issued an executive order that limited who could cross the border. Nevertheless, many migrants already here still need long-term housing. Reset takes stock of the migrant crisis in our city and how it has evolved over time with WBEZ immigration reporter Adriana Cardona Maguidad and Mimi Guiracocha, Doctor of Nursing Practice specializing in public health and mutual aid volunteer with the 11th Ward Free Store. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have very different plans for the economy. From taxes to tariffs and tax credits to immigration, Reset breaks down the two presidential candidates’ stances on the economy with the professor for the department of economics and director of undergraduate studies at Northwestern University Mark Witte. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez was born into a large family from Nicaragua and grew up surrounded by all kinds of women: Her matriarchal abuela, her prima perfecta, her tía called la loca by people around her and more. In her latest book Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us, Mojica Rodríguez explores 20 different female archetypes with the hopes of reclaiming these women from stereotypical depictions. Reset sits down with the author. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

The freeze includes the police and fire departments, a sign of how grave a financial predicament the city faces. Reset gets the latest from WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel and Tessa Weinberg. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will go head-to-head for the first, and perhaps only, time Tuesday night. Reset sits down with Jason DeSanto, senior lecturer in the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Democratic debate strategist, to dig into what each candidate needs to do to succeed. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Stateville Correctional Center must relocate the majority of its population by the end of September due to health and security concerns, and that’s a problem for prison education programs. Reset learns more with the Illinois Coalition for Higher Education in Prison’s Flor Esquivel, Alice Kim of the University of Chicago and Phyllis West from the Social Justice Initiative at Governors State University. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

As summer winds down, theater season kicks into full swing. From small storefront productions and family dramas to high-intensity wizarding spectacles, there’s something for everyone. Reset hears what Chicago’s theaters have in store as we get into fall from WBEZ’s Mike Davis. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Nnedi Okorafor has been pioneering African Futurism since she began writing, from her award-winning book ‘Who Fears Death’ to the critically-acclaimed Akata Witch series. ‘She Who Knows: Firespitter’ continues to weave science fiction with the African world, exploring what happens when a young girl is chosen for a journey reserved only for boys and men. Reset sat down with Okorafor to learn about the story and her world-building process. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Omar Apollo is on the road for his tour promoting his highly anticipated sophomore album “God Said No.” He says the title means “it is what it is” or “lo que será, será” and that it’s a response to all the songs on the album. Apollo stopped by the WBEZ studios ahead of his August Chicago show at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. Reset sits down with the singer to talk more about creating his album, embracing his queer identity, hot sauce and heartbreak. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.