Since the pandemic began, student loan repayment has been put on pause providing relief for more than 40 million Americans in debt. The pause is set to end August 31st. President Biden confirmed that he will decide on wide-scale debt cancellation before the moratorium is over.

Black borrowers would be disproportionately impacted by the student moratorium ending.

Reset learns more about the proposals for student debt cancellation and how the ongoing student debt crisis disproportionately affects Black borrowers.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Marie Mendoza

Guest: Cody Hounanian, Feneba Addo, Yanely Espinal

When you think of the Midwest, do you include South Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma? What about Buffalo and Pittsburgh? It’s an expansive, and hotly contested region that’s not easily defined.

Reset checks in with a data reporter who is working to define regions in the U.S. by Airbnb data, and listeners to hear their take on which state’s and cities are in the region.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Lynnea Domienik

Guest: Andrew Van Damm

Staff participated in the ALICE Training in 2019 and retrained in 2022. In the past year and a half, the district has invested two million dollars in safety measures and mental health programming and upgrades.

Reset hears more about the goals and plans the district is putting in place from the superintendent.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Lynnea Domienik

Guest: Michael Lubelfeld

Officials at the Lake County Board discussed how to curb gun violence Friday and some officials and organizations are asking for an outright ban on some weapons.

Reset hears from Mayor Rottering and March Fourth organizers on their ask.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Brenda Ruiz

Guest: Nancy Rottering, Maureen Westphal

With the Monkeypox vaccine supply unable to meet demand and Omicron-specific COVID boosters on the horizon, vaccines are on the mind.

Reset talks to an infectious disease specialist and takes listener calls.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Sarah Stark

Guest: Dr. Mia Taormina

In a new series called “Reset: Lost and Found,” producers track down things in Chicago that a Google search can’t uncover.

In this installment, a Reset listener emailed us searching for her deceased friend’s favorite drink, Swedish egg coffee. We assigned one of our producers to learn the history of the beverage and teach us how to make it.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Claire Hyman

Guest: Claire Hyman, Patty Rasmussen

Swim Across America, an event that raises money for cancer research, returns for its 29th year in Chicago this weekend. Participants will swim at the Ohio Street Beach.

Reset talks with one team captain about why he’s swimming in the event.

Host: Susie An

Producer: Lynnea Domienik

Guest: Steve Schlegel

High-profile resignations are causing turmoil in the office of Cook County State’s Attorney’s Kim Foxx. Meanwhile, the Illinois Democratic Party gets a new leader. Plus, retiring South Side Congressman Bobby Rush seeks a pardon from the president.

Reset goes behind the headlines with a panel of journalists on the Weekly News Recap.

Host: Susie An

Producer: Andrea Guthmann

Guest: Alex Nitkin, Dave McKinney, Christian Farr

Music Box Theatre kicked off its monthlong food and film series this week with the 1985 Japanese movie TAMPOPO and Matzo Ball “Scotch Egg” Pastramen from Steingold’s Deli next door.

Reset learns more about food and film pairings available in August.

Host: Susie An

Producer: Brenda Ruiz

Guest: Cheo Melendez, Jeremy Marder

Devon Price didn’t realize he was autistic until after he finished his PhD in psychology. Now, he’s devoting much of his career to researching and writing about autism—and he thinks autistic people should be weary of seeking a formal diagnosis, particularly if they are trans or gender nonconforming.

Reset learns more about the inequities autistic people face and how to find community as an autistic adult.

Host: Susie An

Producer: Sarah Stark

Guest: Devon Price