April is National Poetry Month. And over the past year, many have turned to Leslé Honoré’s words for strength and healing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice.

Reset brings on the Chicago writer to reflect on the power of poetry and her latest works.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim

Illinois has now widened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for everyone over the age of 16 who lives outside of Chicago. Meanwhile, Cook County suburbs continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases.

Reset brings on an infectious disease specialist to break down the latest on coronavirus cases and vaccinations in our region.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Richard Requena

Have you been able to keep up with your indoor houseplants this past year? After a year in quarantine, Spring has arrived once again. It’s time to dust off those boots and shovels and rebuild your garden.

Reset checks in with the Chicago Botanic Garden for tips on how to revitalize your garden.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stina Chang

Reset talks with two professors of history on the origin of the model minority myth and how it impacted Asian Americans growing up in the U.S and other minority communities.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stina Chang

Restrictions on indoor dining have been loosened in Chicago, but the challenge isn’t getting customers in the door — it’s getting the workers back.

Reset takes a closer look at the worker shortage and the challenge facing restaurant owners as COVID restrictions on restaurants loosen and indoor dining continues to expand.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad

A new study from Harvard University’s GenderSci Lab found that Black women in Michigan and Georgia are dying at three times the rate of both white and Asian men. Researchers say their analysis complicates the narrative that, overall, men are dying at greater rates than women.

Reset checks in with Sarah Richardson, founder and director of the GenderSci Lab, for more on the study’s findings.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno

Each week, Reset’s infectious disease expert Dr. Mia Taormina joins us to answer your questions relating to the coronavirus and vaccines.

In his new book, An Effort To Understand: Hearing One Another (and Ourselves) in a Nation Cracked in Half, speechwriter David Murray draws from some of history’s best speakers and communicators.

Murray joins Reset to share how great rhetoric can help Americans overcome polarization, COVID isolation and recognize how much we have in common.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Steve Bynum

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is urging Chicago Police to adopt a new foot pursuit policy after an officer shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo last week. Several U.S. cities have developed new policies in recent years, including Dallas, Texas, where CPD Supt. David Brown was formerly chief of police.

Reset brings on the ACLU of Illinois and a criminologist based in Dallas for more on the danger of foot pursuits.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Nereida Moreno

Every global city has local eats they’re proud of, but few are as loud and proud as Chicago. Built and defined by its diverse culinary scene, Chicago is the city of Big Shoulders — and big appetites. Through its food, you can learn a lot about the city, its people and even its history.

Reset invites listeners to share their favorite local food recommendations on where to go, what to order and why they love it. We also talk to WBEZ’s Monica Eng about why food is the best way to learn about the soul of Chicago.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Meha Ahmad, Sasha-Ann Simons