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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Micah Yason |Andrea Guthmann |Ellie Gilbert-Bair |Meha Ahmad
As Chicagoans hunker down for what feels like the coldest stretch of a long Midwest winter, local indoor gardens are providing an escape and a taste of warmer days to come. Reset checks in with the Chicago Botanic Garden for what’s on the docket for February. GUESTS: Jodi Zombolo, associate vice president, Visitor Events and Programs, Chicago Botanic GardenJohanna Hutchins, orchid flori-culturist, Chicago Botanic Garden
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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Micah Yason |Andrea Guthmann |Ellie Gilbert-Bair |Lynnea Domienik
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained more than 100 people in the Chicago area in an effort to carry out President Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations. But on Monday, dozens of stores and restaurants closed as part of Day Without Immigrants in protest and to honor the contributions of immigrants. Reset checks in with a business owner in Pilsen who participated. GUEST: Hector Aguirre, co-owner of La Malinche Coffee and Tea House
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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Ellie Gilbert-Bair |Micah Yason
President Donald Trump unveiled a plan to “take over” the Gaza Strip and displace all the Palestinians living there during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week. World leaders scoffed at the idea, and the White House has since begun to walk it back. Reset checks in with Palestinian Americans from the Chicago area for their reaction to that and other news about Gaza.
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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Lynnea Domienik |Micah Yason |Ellie Gilbert-Bair
On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order mandating the federal government use the word “sex” instead of “gender” and that it recognize only two sexes. The order also limits federal funding for organizations that serve trans communities. Later, he sought to bar openly trans people from serving in the military and signed an executive order that seeks to end gender-affirming care for minors.
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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Micah Yason |Ellie Gilbert-Bair |Lynnea Domienik
On a busy weeknight, when cooking feels out of reach, there are options besides frozen foods or ordering takeout. And the answer might be in plain sight. Reset takes a tour of what grocery stores have to offer in their hot bars, starting with fried and rotisserie chicken. GUESTS: Charla Draper, food writer, owner Cianna Greaves, WBEZ Morning Edition producerLynnea Domienik, producer
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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Ellie Gilbert-Bair |Andrea Guthmann |Micah Yason
Started as a small club at a local family-owned music store, The Hix Brothers Ukulele Band is now sharing the love of the little four-stringed instrument around Chicago. Reset sat down with a couple folks from the group ahead of their Feb. 2 performance at the Geneva Public Library for National Ukulele Day (and Groundhog Day). They performed two songs for us including a song inspired by groundhogs.
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2 months ago | 
brnw.ch | Ellie Gilbert-Bair |Andrea Guthmann |Ari Mejia |Meha Ahmad
Businesses globally and locally are bracing for the impact of what tariffs could mean for their profits and customers after President Donald Trump said he wants to implement tariffs on all U.S. imports. Reset digs into what tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China could mean for businesses and customers in the Chicago area.
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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Micah Yason |Ellie Gilbert-Bair
On Trump’s first day back in office, he issued a memorandum that calls for architectural designs that "respect regional, traditional, and classical architectural heritage in order to uplift and beautify public spaces and ennoble the United States and our system of self-government.”Reset learns what this could mean for future federal architecture in Chicago and beyond. GUEST: Lee Bey, Sun-Times architecture critic and editorial board member
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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Lynnea Domienik |Ellie Gilbert-Bair |Micah Yason
On day one of his second term, President Donald Trump began the process of pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization. Since then, the State Department has also stopped funding for nearly all aid programs addressing crises around the world. So, what is at stake for global health and humanitarian efforts? Reset discusses. GUESTS: Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director of the Robert J. Havey Institute for Global Health at Northwestern UniversityDr. Zaher Sahloul, president of MedGlobal
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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Ellie Gilbert-Bair |Lynnea Domienik |Andrea Guthmann
About 300,000 people in Illinois live with intellectual and developmental disabilities. School districts do a stellar job at providing them with resources, but once they graduate high school, young adults struggle to secure jobs and similar services. Reset hears what’s behind this and what’s being done to address this issue. GUEST: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, WBEZ Race, Class and Communities reporter
