Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

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WBEZ's Reset brings context to the latest Chicago-area news with experts, journalists and newsmakers. Want to be a connected Chicagoan in the know? Subscribe to this podcast! You can email the team behind Reset at reset@wbez.org. Or leave us a voicemail at 888-915-9945.

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Sound Opinions’ Hosts Talk What Albums They’d Take To A Desert Island

Rock critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot can be called the Siskel and Ebert of music. And for more than 25 years, they’ve made a space for people who love music to come together. That space is the radio talk show and podcast Sound Opinions. This month, they celebrate a major milestone for the show: 1,000 episodes. Reset checks in with the hosts about the legacy of the show, standout moments, and what music they would take on a desert island. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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What You Need To Know About Illinois’ New Pay Transparency Law

Women who work full time earn, on average, 83.6 cents for every dollar men do. When factoring in race, women of color earn even less on the dollar. To address this persistent gender wage gap, lawmakers amended the Illinois’ Equal Pay Act to make the job application process more transparent. Reset spoke with Sharmili Majmudar, Executive Vice President of Policy, Programs, and Research for Women Employed and Kathryn O’Connor, HR Source’s Director of Compensation about how this could affect salaried and hourly employees, and the adjustments employers will have to make. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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What To Know Before You Do That New Year Juice Cleanse

New Year’s is a time for resolutions, and there are oodles of cleanses and detoxes out there all promising quick results – for a price. But are they legitimate or physiologically useful? Does your body ever need a detox at all? Reset chats with clinical assistant professor of nutrition at UIC Shayna Oshita about what’s legit, and how to engage safely. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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Handpicked For The Holidays: A Toast To Chicago’s Twisted Classic, Malort

The Reset team has gone through our year of conversations and hand-selected our personal faves to share with you before 2024 wraps up. In September, Reset sat down with writer Josh Noel to talk about his book, Malort: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit. His book asks how a spirit that “tastes like bandaids” and has been the butt of many jokes survive generations and go from a lone bottle collecting dust in the back of bars to becoming an infamous Chicago must-try experience? This conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. You can find the original interview here: New book chronicles the unlikely staying power of Jeppson’s Malört (September 5, 2024). For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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Handpicked For The Holidays: Wow Your Friends By Being A ‘Supercommunicator’

The Reset team has gone through our year of conversations and hand-selected our personal faves to share with you before 2024 wraps up. Back in February, we spoke with award-winning journalist and writer Charles Duhigg. He stopped by to talk about his new book, which focuses on the neuroscience and psychology of how we communicate with one another. It’s called Supercommunicators: How To Unlock The Secret Language Of Connection. This conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. You can find the original, extended interview here: How to be a ‘Supercommunicator’ with Charles Duhigg - WBEZ Chicago (Feb. 20, 2024) For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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27/12/2024

Handpicked For The Holidays: Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco

All during this holiday week, enjoy some of our favorite Reset conversations of 2024 – like this one, from Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco. Lupe Fiasco is a Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, rapper and producer, known for his rhymes, lyrics and storytelling with albums like his 2006 debut Food & Liquor, his 2007 project The Cool and his highly anticipated 2011 album Lasers, which features hit song “The Show Goes On.” Now, Fiasco is back with his latest record Samurai. Fiasco was introduced to martial arts by his father, Sensei Gregory Jaco. When Fiasco stopped by Reset to talk about Samurai, he also dived into the significant role Japanese culture and martial arts have played in his life on Chicago’s South Side. This conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. Listen to the original interview here: Lupe Fiasco on Black martial arts movement, hip-hop and his 'Samurai' tour - WBEZ Chicago (Nov. 14, 2024) You can also WATCH our interview with Lupe Fiasco here: Lupe Fiasco on Black martial arts movement, hip-hop and his 'Samurai' tour For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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26/12/2024

Handpicked For The Holidays: Pop Singer Laufey

Happy Boxing Day! All during this holiday week, enjoy some of our favorite Reset conversations of 2024 – like our conversation with Grammy winner Laufey. A jazz icon to some, a breakout pop star to others, the Icelandic-Chinese singer Laufey has skyrocketed into popularity. Her debut album dropped in 2020, and just three years later she won a Grammy for her 2023 album “Bewitched.” Reset revisits our conversation with the 25-year-old for more on stardom and how her lyrics resonate with fans of all ages. This conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. Listen to the original interview here: Laufey performs 'Bored' for Bewitched: The Goddess Tour Chicago (April 30, 2024) For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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25/12/2024

What Amazon, Starbucks Strikes Tell Us About Worker Power Right Now

As thousands of Starbucks and Amazon workers go on strike, Reset gets a snapshot of union organizing in Chicago and beyond from Bob Bruno, director of the labor education program at the School for Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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Sasha-Ann Simons

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Excellent host

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bizzysteph

Simons is fantastic — sincerely empathetic and curious, asking questions that yield fascinating answers. The topics are relevant to every day people and hyper local in the best way
Sasha is AWESOME

19/01/2023

Yaditexas

Hearing Sasha hang up on Richard Pearson of the Illinois Division of the NRA was perfect. Natalie Moore interviews and segments are my favorites.
Great show, small gripe

07/10/2024

An untaken nickname!!

I enjoy Reset’s content about the Chicagoland area. It gives good context on specific issues in a format similar to NYT’s The Daily gives on worldwide issues. My only complaint is a technical one, which is that the maximum volume of the episodes is lower than most of the other podcasts I listen to, including some from WBEZ. There are times when I am unable to listen to it because the ambient noise level around me is too high, but other podcast with higher max volume are completely understandable. If this level can be adjusted then the podcast would be near perfect in my eyes.
Divisive

18/07/2024

AnotherJoe1

This podcast promotes views of “inequities” in Chicago and that correcting these alleged “systemic” problems requires further favoritism and discrimination based on color and other identity characteristics like sexual orientation. What isn’t understood is the focus on race and favoritism just hurts the individuals struggling in this city and is not sustainable. Please read the Constitution and recent court decisions and stop the race rhetoric. It’s harmful and unproductive.

WBEZ's Reset brings context to the latest Chicago-area news with experts, journalists and newsmakers. Want to be a connected Chicagoan in the know? Subscribe to this podcast! You can email the team behind Reset at reset@wbez.org. Or leave us a voicemail at 888-915-9945.