We hear a lot of stories about how the pandemic has negatively affected businesses nationwide, many of which didn’t survive. But a local balloon company, who had to pivot operations themselves in response to COVID-19, is staying true to their mission of spreading joy by “balloon bombing” local small businesses to help them attract customers as they recover from the pandemic.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Judith Ruiz-Branch

Out of every six people shot in Chicago, five survive. But while much of the attention from the media, law enforcement, city leaders and the public is on homicides, there is a hidden crisis across the city: Survivors face physical, psychological and emotional recovery with little to no help.

Reset learns the stories of survivors of gun violence in Chicago, what resources they need and what recovery looks like without proper support.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad

Reset continues exploring the stories of survivors of gun violence in Chicago — what resources they need, and what recovery looks like without it. In this interview, residents Les Jenkins and Natalie Manning share what their roads to recovery have looked like, and what resources they could have used from the city.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad, Nereida Moreno

Reset’s sustainability contributor Karen Weigert talks about urban heat and how discriminatory policies like redlining, among others, links to disproportionate incidences of heat-related illnesses and death in people who live in marginalized communities.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum

Hurricane Ida’s impact is still being felt in New Orleans, where thousands remain without power. Reset finds out how Chicagoans can help and talks to a local volunteer who drove to Louisiana to assist with the recovery.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Andrea Guthmann

The Cubs-Sox rivalry spilled over into fan fights this weekend. The Bears played their last preseason game on Saturday, and Chicago Sky star Candace Parker is back on the court!

WBEZ Sports Contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout gets Reset caught up on what was an exciting sports weekend.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum, Daniel Tucker

What is on parent’s minds as kids return to classrooms in the midst of a COVID-19 surge? Reset checks in with WBEZ’s education desk for the latest.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Lynnea Domienik

Routine vaccines in children significantly declined due to the pandemic. Now, as children reacclimate to in person learning, health experts are urging parents to keep their children’s vaccinations up-to-date to curb any outbreak of preventable infectious disease.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Judith Ruiz-Branch

Reset brings on Elly Fishman, author of Refugee High: Coming of Age in America. The new book focuses on the diverse stories of the student population at Chicago’s Sullivan High School in Rogers Park, where more than 40 languages are spoken. We also hear from a former student and an educator at Sullivan.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad

With funeral services postponed, some families who lost loved ones over the past 18 months haven’t gotten a chance to grieve. Reset talks to experts about how to cope with death and loss during a pandemic.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Olivia Canny