In the Loop

Reset chats with Sonia Manzano about her new kids TV show highlighting problem-solving strategies for kids and cultural diversity. Manzano is best known for her role as Maria on Sesame Street.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Brenda Ruiz

Three top Chicago Park officials are fired over lifeguard sexual assault scandal and the standoff over vaccine mandates between Mayor Lightfoot and the head of the Fraternal Order of Police continues. Reset goes behind the week’s headlines on the Weekly news Recap.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

After weeks at a shelter where no staff members speak their languages, some Afghan refugee children have hurt themselves and others. After a ProPublica investigation, Illinois lawmakers demanded a probe into conditions. Reset checks in with the ProPublica reporter about her investigation.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Lynnea Domienik

Pediatricians and pharmacies are preparing for the newest round of COVID shots, which could start being offered in the next few days. About 15 million doses are already being shipped to vaccination sites throughout the country, but some parents still have concerns when it comes to their kids.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

Actor and former White House staffer Kal Penn joins Reset to discuss his new memoir, You Can’t Be Serious. The book is a series of funny, awkward and inspiring stories about his life, from his early roles in Hollywood to finding love in Washington D.C. Penn will speak at the Chicago Humanities Fest on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Sasha-Ann Simons

Pedro Martinez has been in charge at Chicago Public Schools for a little more than a month, and what a month it’s been.

Reset checks in with Martinez about the role schools will play as pediatric COVID-19 vaccines begin to roll out in Chicago as well as other topics like dwindling enrollment and student mental health during the pandemic.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Daniel Tucker

Illinois politicians wrap up the fall legislative session in Springfield by repealing the state’s abortion parental notification law and passing a new Congressional map, as Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger announces he won’t seek reelection. Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2022 budget sails through City Council, but she remains at odds with the police union over vaccine mandates.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

Reset broadcasts live from the Farm on Ogden in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. The show will tour the facility, meet staff and community leaders, and learn how healthy food provides physical, mental and spiritual wellness.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum

Producer: Nereida Moreno

The Chicago Reader started small. But over the decades, the alt-weekly pioneer has influenced and shaped the news ecosystem in Chicago and beyond.

Reset reflects on the Reader’s greatest achievements and changes as it marks its 50th anniversary, and asks listeners about their experience with the paper.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim