In the Loop

In the last few years the nostalgia for old television shows have led to their reboots. Leading the way has been streaming giant, Netflix, which brought back Arrested Development and Fuller House. The latest fan driven reboot, Mystery Science Theater 3000, a cult television show from the late 1980s can now be seen on Netflix. Morning Shift talks with Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR about the new season and what is behind the idea of television reboots.

In the last few years the nostalgia for old television shows have led to their reboots. Leading the way has been streaming giant, Netflix, which brought back Arrested Development and Fuller House. The latest fan driven reboot, Mystery Science Theater 3000, a cult television show from the late 1980s can now be seen on Netflix. Morning Shift talks with Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR about the new season and what is behind the idea of television reboots.

According to a recent article, since the 1980s, the percentage of American adults who say they’re lonely has doubled from 20 percent to 40 percent. As U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has often said, cancer and obesity aren’t the country’s biggest health issues -- it’s loneliness and isolation. Social isolation has even been linked to strokes and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Morning Shift talks to Drs. Richard Schwartz and Jacqueline Olds about what makes someone lonely and what the fine line is between blissful solitude and harmful isolation.

A new bill in Springfield aims to reform Illinois’ civil asset forfeiture laws -- a legal process that allows the government and police to seize a person’s personal property, if that person is so much as suspected of a crime. The goal is to take the profit out of crime, but critics argue it puts the profit in policing. Though reform has bipartisan support, it’s not without its opposition. President Trump, for example, is a supporter of civil asset forfeiture. Morning Shift talks to Ben Ruddell of the ACLU and Chief Marc Maton from the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police to break down both sides of the debate.

According to a recent article, since the 1980s, the percentage of American adults who say they’re lonely has doubled from 20 percent to 40 percent. As U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has often said, cancer and obesity aren’t the country’s biggest health issues -- it’s loneliness and isolation. Social isolation has even been linked to strokes and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Morning Shift talks to Drs. Richard Schwartz and Jacqueline Olds about what makes someone lonely and what the fine line is between blissful solitude and harmful isolation.

Cheryl Raye-Stout helps us wade knee-deep into the NHL and NBA playoffs.

Pressure from special interest groups on Illinois house Democrats is the reason the "Grand bargain" has failed, Gov. Rauner said in a conversation with Tony Sarabia on WBEZ’s Morning Shift Friday. Read more.

Pressure from special interest groups on Illinois house Democrats is the reason the "Grand bargain" has failed, Gov. Rauner said in a conversation with Tony Sarabia on WBEZ’s Morning Shift Friday.

Winter temperatures are the ceding to warmer weather, giving many people the opportunity to resume their spring activities. One way to shake off the winter blues is preparing your garden and planting the right seeds for the season. Morning Shift talks to the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Eliza Fournier about what you need to do to get your garden in shape this spring and any pitfalls to avoid.

Pressure from special interest groups on Illinois house Democrats is the reason the "Grand bargain" has failed, Gov. Rauner said in a conversation with Tony Sarabia on WBEZ’s Morning Shift Friday. Read more.