Cannabis reporter Brad Spirrison and industry expert Edie Moore explain where Illinois is falling short, and how we can turn it around.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producers: Jason Marck, Zach Wilson

President Donald Trump traveled to Wisconsin on Tuesday, touring damaged businesses in Kenosha in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake. His visit drew a crowd of his supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters downtown.

Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Michael Puente for more on President Trump’s visit.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Stephanie Kim

Reset checks in with the singer-songwriter about her work in this social and political moment, and about her upcoming live stream with Chicago music venue The Hideout.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Justin Kaufmann

Chicago’s “Invest South/West” program is underway as sites have been selected for development and reinvestment on Chicago’s South and West Sides.

Reset is joined by Asiaha Butler of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood and Norma Sanders of the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation to learn how this will impact their communities.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Zach Wilson

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday a projected $1.2 billion budget gap for 2021. This comes on top of an $800 million budget deficit for the rest of this year.

Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Becky Vevea for the latest on the city’s budget forecast and with Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa for reaction from City Hall.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Stephanie Kim

This year mark’s Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s 35th season. The creative projects are ambitious, as always. But this year the season itself is ambitious. The theater is making plans to get visitors back in actual seats… in the actual theater.

But what will that look like, especially with Navy Pier (where Chicago Shakespeare Theater is located) shut down for the foreseeable future?

Reset checks in with Barbara Gaines, founder and artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, for more on what to expect.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Justin Kaufmann

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently extended the deadline for Illinois’ eviction moratorium to Sept. 22. But the possibility of housing insecurity and the specter of eviction continue to loom over the heads of tenants.

Reset brings on a legal services group and a landlord industry spokesperson about the needs of Chicago tenants and rental housing owners during the pandemic.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Bianca Martin

The shooting of Jacob Blake on Aug. 23 has given rise to a new crop of activists in Kenosha, Wisc. One such group is called BLAK, or Black Lives Activists of Kenosha.

Reset speaks with a member of BLAK about the demands of protesters in Kenosha and what it’s like to join the organizing movement right now.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Aleezeh Hasan

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers practically begged President Trump not to come to Kenosha. But that’s exactly what he did Tuesday.

Reset talks to an investigative reporter, a state lawmaker, and an activist about the presidential visit, the realities on the ground in Kenosha, and plans to heal the rifts and move the city forward.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producers: Meha Ahmad, Aleezeh Hasan

Tatyana McFadden is a 17-time Paralympic medalist, 24-time major marathon winner, a multiple world record holder and an author. Now, she can add producer to her impressive list of credentials.

Reset checks in with the world-renowned Paralympian about her work on the new Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix, and what she wants people to take away from the film.

Host: Justin Kaufmann

Producer: Stephanie Kim