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In our series Lost and Found, producers track down things in Chicago that a Google search can’t uncover. Elizabeth emailed the show asking where she can find her friend’s favorite drink: Swedish egg coffee. Reset brings on producer Claire Hyman and Tre Kronor owner Patty Rasmussen to learn about the history of the beverage and how to make it.

An Asian American student was stabbed multiple times in the head while waiting to get off a bus at Indiana University. The attack has yet to be called a hate crime, though the attacker reportedly targeted the victim because she was “Chinese.” It’s clear that anti-Asian violence continues even past the surge the U.S. saw in 2020. But what more needs to be done? Reset discusses with a panel of Asian American activists and community members.

University of Illinois Chicago United Faculty union takes to the picket line after failing to reach an agreement with UIC administration. Reset hears from WBEZ reporter Lisa Philip and UIC faculty member Kate Floros.

In our series “Lost And Found,” Reset digital engagement producer Claire Hyman helps listeners locate things in the Chicago area they’re struggling to find. In this installment, she helps a woman find a beloved painting that had once hung in her office downtown before it up and vanished. As part of search, we hear from the painter himself George C. Clarke.

WBEZ surveyed CTA riders about their experiences and got thousands for responses. Reset hears from WBEZ’s Cassie Walker Burke and Courtney Kueppers about what riders had to say.

Sankofa Wellness Village will receive $10 million from the Pritzker Traubert Foundation. Reset revisits its conversation with prizewinners Theodore Joseph, Ayesha Jaco and Kemena Brooks about their plans to improve West Garfield Park.

Reset sits down with a financial expert and author Christine Benz to answer listeners’ burning personal finance questions about spending, saving and investing.

Chicago’s Black cultural hub receives a national landmark recognition that will help it preserve its historical sites. Reset chats with Bernard Turner, executive director of the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission and with WBEZ editor Alden Loury about the designation and what it could mean for the neighborhood.

TikTok has a reputation for its seemingly bottomless well of dance trends and lip sync videos, but there are as many sides of TikTok as there are users. It has quickly become a forum for cultural conversation, and many Gen Z users even get their news from the app. Reset hears from TikTokkers journalists, Chris Vazquez and Jack Corbett, about building an audience, keeping people from scrolling away, and what makes the app tick.

Reset dives into the biggests stories and behind the headlines from local stories with Brandon Pope, reporter and anchor at CW 26, Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune state government reporter and Alex Nitkin, Better Government Association reporter.