During the holidays, Chicagoan Andre Russell puts on his Santa suit and spreads good cheer as Dreezy Claus.

Russell joins Reset to share how he’s navigating the holiday season this year and give his recommendations on what to read, watch and do.

Host: Susie An

Producers: Stephanie Kim

Reset checks in with an infectious disease specialist to answer your questions about how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.

Host: Susie An

Producers: Aleezeh Hasan

Reset breaks down the week’s top stories in our Friday News Roundup with WBEZ’s Susie An and Dan Mihalopoulos, and Mary Ann Ahern, NBC-5 Chicago political reporter.

Host: Susie An

Producer: Nereida Moreno

Reset architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin takes us through a little known history of how Elgin bucked state law and accepted formerly enslaved people to live in the town.

Host: Susie An

Producer: Jason Marck

Reset brings on Chicago’s former top doctor to discuss how some of those pandemic policies are shaping up at a national level.

Host: Susie An

Producer: Susie An

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the nation’s child care crisis, one that has kept parents — especially women — out of the U.S. workforce.

Reset takes a closer look at the pandemic’s impact on mothers across the country and child care providers around Illinois.

Host: Susie An

Producers: Stephanie Kim, Zach Wilson

Reset brings on New York Times economics reporter Eduardo Porter to discuss the economic impact of COVID-19 and his new podcast The Pie from WBEZ and the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago.

Host: Susie An

Producer: Daniel Tucker

Thursday marks the 51st anniversary of the Chicago police killing of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. Reset remembers Hampton’s work and his death via WBEZ’s archives. We also hear from Chicago activist Aislinn Pulley for her thoughts on why Hampton’s life and death offer important lessons for today.

Host: Susie An

Producers: Bianca Martin, Justin Marck, Justine Tobiasz

Illinois has paid millions of dollars to settle the claims of prisoners who suffered injuries after their grievances were ignored or denied.

Reset brings on WBEZ’s Shannon Heffernan for more on this issue.

Host: Susie An

Producer: Nereida Moreno

Reset checks in with a local mental health organization and a children’s author about books that can help children navigate tough feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Host: Susie An

Producers: Aleezeh Hasan