Gayle announced Monday she is leaving the foundation to lead Spelman College in Atlanta.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Christian Elliott

New data from the Chicago Department of Public Health shows that Chicagoans’ life expectancy declines two years on average in 2020. For Black and Latinx residents, life expectancy decreased by an even greater margin. Reset checks in with the city’s top doctor and talks with community health experts to learn more about Chicago’s plans to address the gap.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Claire Hyman, Lynnea Domienik, Daniel Tucker

The tech investor and billionaire says he plans to improve Twitter by making it easier to authenticate human accounts, and making the site’s algorithms open source to increase trust. Reset hears more about the deal expected to close later this year.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Brenda Ruiz

Barbara Gaines has directed productions there since founding the theater in 1986.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Brenda Ruiz

Reset checks in with infectious disease specialist Dr. Mia Taormina to get the latest guidance on how to avoid contracting COVID-19 while on a train, plane or bus as cases increase 52 percent in the U.S. and 80 percent in Illinois. We also learn about the barriers at-risk patients face in accessing live-saving COVID-19 treatments, like Paxlovid.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Claire Hyman

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim

It’s the height of spring migration season, and Chicago lies directly in the migratory path of over 250 species of wild birds. So how are birds faring, given the city’s architecture and the worsening avian flu outbreak?

Reset checks in with a wildlife biologist and a local advocate group.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Christian Elliott

After a federal judge struck down the mask mandate on April 18 for airlines, mask mandates started falling on other forms of transportation. Here in Chicagoland, CTA, Metra and PACE no longer require masks. And you don’t have to wear a mask in an Uber or Lyft.

Reset checks in with experts and listeners to understand how travel is changing now that mask requirements have been lifted on public transit, rideshares and the airline industry.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Daniel Tucker, Meha Ahmad, Isabelle Earl

Golden-Con is happening this weekend at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Brenda Ruiz

City Council Budget Committee narrowly approves Mayor Lightfoot’s gas and Ventra card giveaway and the Bulls make it to the playoffs for the first time in five years. Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann