In the Loop (Segments)

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In the Loop (Segments) episodes:

July 17, 2020 WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: July 17, 2020
Reset breaks down the biggest local news of the week in our Friday News Roundup with host Justin Kaufmann.

Producer: Nereida Moreno
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32min
July 16, 2020 CTU Rejects Calls For In-Person Learning Due To COVID-19 Fears
The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing back against calls to reopen in the fall, citing rising COVID-19 cases among young people.

Reset checks in with CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates to discuss what teachers need from the city to support in-person learning.

Host: Justin Kaufmann
Producer: Steve Bynum, Jason Marck
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9min
July 16, 2020 Another 1.3 Million Americans Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week
Reset talks with a labor market specialist to discuss the latest employment numbers and what work may look like for the rest of 2020.

Producer: Bianca Martin
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14min
July 16, 2020 GumboFit Leader Shares Her Favorite Things To Read, Watch And Do
Reset checks in with Courtney Phillips of GumboFit for her top recommendations for things to Read, Watch and Do

Producer: Stephanie Kim
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14min
July 16, 2020 How City Hall Failed To Act During Chicago’s Deadly 1995 Heat Wave
Twenty-five years after a heatwave killed 739 Chicagoans, Reset revisits the events of that week, why the city was slow to respond, and how it shaped the way the city views disaster preparedness and relief.

Producer: Meha Ahmad
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21min
July 16, 2020 How Many COVID-19 Infections Will It Take To Reach Herd Immunity?
Physician-turned-journalist James Hamblin joins Reset to discuss what it would take to build herd immunity to COVID-19, and whether that’s likely to happen in the U.S.

Producer: Steve Bynum
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19min
July 16, 2020 How One Black-Led, Woman-Powered Architecture Firm Is Bringing More Opportunities To Chicago’s South Side
There are fewer than 500 Black female licensed architects in the U.S. Taylor Staten wants to change that by moving her firm to South Shore. Reset looks at what's being done about it

Producer: Stephanie Kim
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11min
July 15, 2020 Mayor Lightfoot Says Chicago Is ‘Dangerously Close’ To Moving Back To Phase 3
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is urging young people to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19. The city on Wednesday announced that 18 to 29-year-olds account for 30 percent of all new cases.

Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Kristen Schorsch for the latest on Chicago’s coronavirus response.

Host; justin Kaufmann
Producer: Nereida Moreno
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9min
July 15, 2020 Remembering Chicago’s ’95 Heat Wave: What It Took To Raise Awareness
Reset continues its weeklong series examining the factors that led to excessive death tolls during the 1995 heat wave and whether or not the city is prepared to weather another emergency.

In this third installment, we check in with Dr. Edmund Donoghue, the former chief medical examiner who raised the alarm on the heat wave’s deadly impact on the city.

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13min
July 15, 2020 Illinois Pot Industry Earns State $52 Million In Tax Revenue
Owners of marijuana businesses in Illinois have brought in $239 million in sales since the drug was legalized in January.

Chicago Sun-Times marijuana reporter Tom Schuba joins Reset to discuss how Illinois is reaping the benefits of the industry’s success.

Host: Justin Kaufmann
Producer: Zach Wilson
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6min

FAQs about In the Loop (Segments):

How many episodes does In the Loop (Segments) have?

The podcast currently has 6,331 episodes available.