Local blogger and influencer Jenny LeFlore shares her holiday traditions and responds to listeners.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Olivia Canny

Women represent a large portion of the restaurant workforce but they make up only 18% of top chef positions in America, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Reset talks with Chicago chef Beverly Kim who wants to change that through her nonprofit, The Abundance Setting.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim

Many employers are tackling when to ask workers to come back to the office, but one CEO says it’s not a good ask. Reset hears more about why the pandemic has changed employees' expectations of what work looks like.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Brenda Ruiz

A tornado ripped through 200 miles and four states last week. Reset checks in with the Illinois Red Cross to find out what Chicagoans can do to help survivors of the natural disaster. Plus, atmospheric scientist Scott Collis explains the science behind 60-degree weather in mid-December.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Claire Hyman

Are you looking for something for your kids to do this winter break that’s fun, educational and won’t break the bank? Chicago’s Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum says it has what you’re looking for. Reset checks in with the Lincoln Park museum about new exhibits and what families can expect this winter season.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad

The official start of winter is less than a week away. Time to map out those winter escapes and find ways to make the best of the shorter days and colder nights. Reset hears highlights from Chicago magazine’s cover story on fun ways to beat the winter blues.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

Reset checks in with the Cook County Department of Public Health to discuss how experts are handling the messaging around COVID and its new variants -- and how the county hopes to reach people who are still skeptical about vaccines.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno

Today marks one year since Sasha-Ann Simons’ first day on WBEZ as host of Reset. Sasha reflects on her top moments and memories.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad, Sasha-Ann Simons

The City Council’s Finance Committee on Monday unanimously endorsed a $2.9 million settlement for Anjanette Young, the innocent Chicago woman who was handcuffed while naked during a botched police raid on her home in 2019. Reset talks to CBS Chicago’s Dave Savini for the latest in that case, and his investigation into the department’s handling of wrongful raids.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno

The city of Chicago’s Greencorps Chicago program provides intensive jobs training to give persons from marginalized communities a leg up in the green economy. Reset Sustainability Contributor Karen Weigert introduces one program graduate who says, “Greencorps saved my life.”

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum