Chicago-based jazz drummer Makaya McCraven’s upcoming album “In These Times,” is a project that’s been churning in the background for 7 years while he’s put out a string of critically-acclaimed albums like “In The Moment” and “Deciphering the Message.” The record is set for release September 23rd.

Makaya McCraven spoke with Reset ahead of his show at the Salt Shed.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Marie Mendoza, Ethan Schwabe

Guest: Makaya McCraven

FX’s The Bear is the breakout show of the summer. It follows Carmy, a fine-dining chef played by Shameless actor Jeremy Allen White, as he returns home to Chicago to run his family’s Italian beef sandwich shop after his brother dies by suicide. The dark comedy explores grief, family and food, with plenty of easter-eggs for the sharp-eyed Chicago viewer.

Reset sits down with the show’s lead actor about what brought him to the role and his hopes for Season 2.

All eight episodes of The Bear are streaming now on Hulu.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producer: Meha Ahmad, Natalie Moore

Guest: Jeremy Allen White

Good Kids Mad City and Brighton Park Neighborhood Council are calling on Chicago to end its youth curfew or face a federal lawsuit. The two groups listed their demands in a letter sent to the city Thursday.

Reset learns more about the alternatives activists are seeking and why they held their news conference at Lollapalooza.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producer: Stephanie Kim

Guest: Kara Crutcher, Cammiella Williams

Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a Chicago organizer wants to help people access abortion care in the Midwest. So she’s rebooting the Jane Collective, a 1970s group that helped facilitate thousands of abortions in Chicago before the procedure became legal.

Reset learns more about We Are Jane, a partnership between a South Side organizer and the Chicago Abortion Fund.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producer: Sarah Stark

Guest: Tamar Manasseh, Alicia Hurtado

Erika Sánchez’s memoir Crying in the Bathroom tells the intimate story of her life. Discussing everything from white feminism to body image, to her battle with depression, Sánchez holds nothing back and, in turn, offers readers a look into the life of a woman who’s come into her own — by her own terms.

Reset learns more about her latest work.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producer: Marie Mendoza

Guest: Erika Sanchez

Today is National Chicken Wing Day. Whether you like them sweet, savory or Chicago-style, we’ve got you covered.

Reset explores the best spots in town with a food critic and gets recommendations from listeners.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producer: Brenda Ruiz

Guest: Nick Kindelsperger

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants a dome on Soldier Field, Google is buying the Thompson Center and Illinois remains a monkeypox hotspot.

Reset dives deeper into those stories and more with a panel of journalists on the Weekly News Recap.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producer: Andrea Guthmann

Guest: Rick Pearson, Justin Kaufmann, Paris Schutz

Margo Jefferson is a prolific critic and writer who has been lauded as one of the most nuanced thinkers on race, class and feminism working today. She released her first memoir, Negroland, in 2015 and is out with another one this year.

Reset talks to the Pulitzer Prize-winning author about her new book.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producer: Natalie Moore

Guest: Margo Jefferson

Google’s purchase of the James R. Thompson Center could add an estimated 5,000 jobs to the Loop, an area where office vacancies are more than 20%. But it also raises questions about the future of the building as a historic Chicago landmark.

Reset checks in with a business reporter and a historical preservation specialist to discuss the implications of Google’s plans.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producer: Claire Hyman

Guest: Jonathan Solomon, Danny Ecker

In September, Robert Falls announced the 2021-22 season would be his last as artistic director of Goodman Theatre. This week, the theater’s board named Susan V. Booth of the Alliance Theater in Atlanta as Falls’ successor. In 97 years of operation, Booth will be the Goodman’s first female artistic director.

Reset checks in with Booth as she prepares for her move back to Chicago.

Host: Natalie Moore

Producer: Sarah Stark

Guest: Susan V. Booth