In the Loop

By WBEZ ChicagoNews

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In the Loop episodes

May 17, 2023 Why Do We Struggle To Hire Young People?
The pandemic affected employment in a massive way, but it especially affected young people. And not all young people have recovered or been able to make their way into the workforce. Between 2019-2021, the unemployment rate has almost doubled for Black women, from 32 to 59 percent. Reset learns why and what efforts there are to address these barriers with Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of Economic & Workforce Development and UIC Great Cities Institute.
29 min
May 17, 2023 Creating Culturally Competent Care For Asian Amercians
Reset discusses the barriers and stigma Asian Americans face when it comes to both physical and mental health, and how groups are working to increase access to culturally-competent care They speak to a panel of experts featuring Heain Chung, director of direct services at KAN-WIN, Brandon Liu, licensed marriage and family therapist and Shobhana Johri Verma, executive director of South Asian American Policy and Research Institute.
35 min
May 17, 2023 First 12 Weeks: A New Mom Navigates Cross-Cultural Challenges
A new WBEZ project called First 12 Weeks chronicles the journeys of three new mothers. Today, we hear the story of Kristal from West Englewood. Reset talks with reporter Elly Fishman and Kristal’s caregiver Karie Stewart, a certified nurse-midwife in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at UI Health.
17 min
May 16, 2023 How Mayor Johnson Will Address Mental Health
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has released plans for how he’ll tackle youth employment, crime and public safety, but he hasn’t said quite as much about how he’ll go about reopening shuttered mental health clinics, a pledge he made on the campaign trail and in his inaugural address. Reset learns more about that and the first four executive orders Johnson issued on his first day in office from Tessa Weinberg, WBEZ city government and politics reporter.
15 min
May 16, 2023 Get To Know The Real, Radical Martin Luther King Jr.
During his life and since his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. was and has been the face of the Civil Rights movement, but how much do you know about the man behind the myth? Reset talks with author Jonathan Eig about his biography King: A Life. It taps new material, including an unpublished memoir by King’s father and FBI surveillance tapes, to give a full, unflinching portrait of King.
31 min
May 15, 2023 What Challenges Lie Ahead For Mayor Johnson?
Mayor Brandon Johnson has been inaugurated. Listen to his address in full in today’s other episode. For some analysis, we talked to Northwestern University professor Jaime Dominguez, WBEZ city politics reporter Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ data projects editor Alden Loury, and Connie Mixon, a professor of political science at Elmhurst University.
22 min
May 15, 2023 Mayor Johnson’s Inauguration Address
The city of Chicago has a new Mayor. In his inaugural address, Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke about his upbringing and humble beginnings, key moments in Chicago history and his hope and pride in Chicago. Here’s Mayor Johnson’s full address. Check out our analysis in another episode out today.
43 min
May 15, 2023 A New Cookbook On How To Make The Most Out Of Your Fruits
James Beard-Nominated Chef Abra Berens focuses her latest cookbook, Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit, on varieties grown along the “Fruit Belt” along Lake Michigan. Reset learns more on how Berens cooks her favorites into sweet and savory treats.
15 min
May 13, 2023 Chicago Bakers Face Off On ‘The Great American Baking Show’
Britain’s popular and wholesome baking competition returns stateside with its spin-off “The Great American Baking Show.” And this season, Chicago is well represented, with three local residents heading to the English countryside and competing to best impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. The Chicago contestants Martin Sorge, Sarah Chang and Nirali Chauan, join Reset for more on competing in the famous bake-off tent, the terror of the technical challenges and the friendships made along the way.
15 min
May 12, 2023 MC Omar Offendum’s Show Pays Tribute to Chicago’s Arab History
In his show “Little Syria,” MC and rapper Omar Offendum explores the forgotten history of Syrian Americans in Manhattan. Offendum will be performing Friday and Saturday night at the Old Town School of Folk Music, along with DJ Thanks Joey and Chicago-born multi-instrumentalist Ronnie Malley. And for their Chicago show, Offendum will pay homage to the city’s rich history of Arab American communities. Reset sits down with the three artists to talk about weaving both different languages and genres in his music.
25 min