Infectious disease expert Dr. Mia Taormina joins Reset for another weekly check-in about the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Olivia Canny

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, health care staff and companies with more than 100 workers.

Reset checks in with a Washington-based reporter and an employment attorney for the details.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno

The Sept. 11 terror attack is hard enough to process for those who lived through it, so how can we help children understand the event and what followed? Reset hears from a pediatrician and researcher.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim

In the days following 9/11, lawmakers and residents were gripped with feelings of insecurity, and fear of when the next terror attack would come. That led to the creation and expansion of sweeping surveillance powers for U.S. intelligence agencies. Over the last two decades, mass surveillance in the U.S. has become almost a way of life. So how did the Sept. 11 attacks change how we balance safety and privacy today? And what lessons have we learned from the last 20 years?

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad

As memorial events across the city commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, some have been impacted by the recent end to the Afghanistan War. The Chicago Marines Foundation will host a 9/11 and Afghanistan Memorial Hump on Saturday, walking from Millennium Park to Wrigleyville.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Heena Srivastava

Dawn Turner spent 15 years writing about race and class as a columnist for the Chicago Tribune and spotlighting ordinary people whose stories don’t often get told. Now, she shares her own story about growing up in the city’s South Side Bronzeville neighborhood in the 1970s in a new memoir.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

Reset talks with a survivor of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks about where he finds hope as we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Lynnea Domienik

New government data out Wednesday show that a boost in federal aid stopped food insecurity from worsening in 2020.

Reset talks with a Washington-based reporter and a local expert for their reaction to the news and to better understand the issue of food insecurity in the Chicago area.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno, Daniel Tucker

Apple became the first tech giant to say it would try to eliminate images of child abuse on its products, but the plans raised privacy and security concerns.

Reset talks with a reporter about why Apple has shelved its plans for now.

Host: Susie An

Producers: Daniel Tucker

UIC epidemiologist Katrine Wallace is finding innovative ways to combat COVID-19 misinformation. Her latest endeavor: TikTok fame. With 184,000 followers and 3.3 million likes, Dr. Katz is using the platform to debunk myths and encourage vaccinations.

Host: Susie An

Producers: Heena Srivastava, Dave Miska