Hearing from doctors and epidemiologists is important, but we can’t hear from them every day. Which is why today’s RESET guest is Chicago author Rebecca Makkai. Makkai shares things to read, watch and eat while we’re sheltering in place.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Close Are We To A Covid-19 Vaccine?
Virologist and DePaul University associate professor of health sciences Sarah Connolly describes what it will take to create a covid-19 vaccine, and how far away scientists are from a human trial.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How And Why Oil Is $0 Per Barrel Today
Journalist and author Antonia Juhasz explains why oil has plunged to record-low levels, and what it means for the industry, the American economy, and for you.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Can The U.S. Survive The Worst-Case COVID-19 Scenario?
For years, public health and science experts warned that the U.S. was not prepared to handle a global pandemic. Reset checks in with Atlantic science writer Ed Yong for his latest piece on how COVID-19 could radically reshape summer across the country, and how the pandemic could end.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: April 17, 2020
Heather Cherone has moved from the Daily Line to WTTW, but she continues to bring us fantastic state and local political coverage. She's joined by Better Government Association's CEO (and long-time journalist) David Greising to deconstruct the biggest news stories of the week on our Friday News Roundup.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Sen. Dick Durbin Updates Us On Congress’ Fight Against Covid-19
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois joins Reset for an update on what Capitol Hill is doing to help the American people deal with COVID-19.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Grammy-winner Rhymefest Gives Us Things To Read, Watch, Do
Rapper, producer, humanitarian, activist and South Sider Che “Rhymefest” Smith suggests things to read, watch and do that’ll inspire, calm and make us appreciate what we have in this difficult times.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Cook County Reassessing Property Values In Wake Of Covid Crisis
The Cook County assessor’s office is planning to review every single property in the county because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reset checks in assessor Fritz Kaegi for more on the process.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Kim Foxx On covid-19 In The Cook County Jail
With no way to do social distancing, America’s jails and prisons are petri dishes for covid-19. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx talks about the way she’s trying to overcome these challenges as more guards, detainees, and workers at the jail come down with the virus.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Masks: What You Need To Know. And Remembering John Prine
Masks. We should wear them. We shouldn’t wear them. They work. They don’t work. We’ve heard a lot of conflicting and changing information about masks. Find out the real story, as an expert answers questions from us and from you. Plus we remember “The Mailman from Maywood”, the legendary John Prine, who passed away yesterday at age 73.