@danielptucker

Executive producer @WBEZreset. Sign up for the Reset's daily newsletter here: https://xitter.cf/t.co/j4GIbUNvtB

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In June, I traveled to Australia to report on what the U.S. can learn from the country's many electoral innovations, including mandatory voting. Project dropped today! You can listen to a special @WBEZreset on the topic. wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-an…

What Australia can teach the U.S. about voting, representation and democracy

Reset executive producer Dan Tucker traveled to Australia to study its voting and political systems. Here are the takeaways for Americans.

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More of a reader? Here's my piece on mandatory voting and whether it could work in the U.S. wbez.org/democracy-solutions…

Would mandatory voting work in the U.S.? Australia’s success shows the way.

Australians have been required by law to vote for 100 years. Compulsory voting, as it's called, has led to astoundingly high turnout and other less obvious benefits.

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Turnout in Australia is 90 percent. But not for the Aboriginal community. I wanted to know why so I traveled to the remote Warlpiri community of Yuendumu where elders told me their story. wbez.org/democracy-solutions…

The view from Yuendumu: What an Australian outlier tells us about political representation

Australia has 90% voter turnout. But many Aboriginal communities vote at much lower rates. Exploring that gap reveals issues as well as a potential path forward.

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Thank you to @laufey for such a revealing, honest, in-depth interview on our radio show @WBEZReset in Chicago. #Laufey fans take a listen! wbez.org/stories/laufey-perf…

Laufey, the Icelandic-Chinese singer, on reviving jazz for the TikTok generation

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Just 10% of Illinois’ original wetlands remain. @senatorellman and @staterepmoeller are sponsoring legislation for more protections. trib.al/42mERjc

Illinois legislation could protect wetlands after federal regulation rollback

A 2023 Supreme Court ruling removed decades-old protections for wetlands. Now, Illinois lawmakers are fighting back.

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BREAKING NEWS: The total solar eclipse and IVF? Basically the same thing. #science Head over to wbez-dot-org-slash-reset to hear these great interviews on @WBEZreset
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🎧 A proposed state bill would let Illinoisans store their driver’s licenses on their phones, but some have privacy concerns. trib.al/aSjIjSM

Digital IDs in Illinois? Here’s a look at the pros and cons.

A proposed state bill would let Illinoisans store their driver's licenses on their phones, but some have privacy concerns.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "Where do you do your grocery shopping? And why?" Leave us a message at 888-915-9945. As we wait to hear what happens with the mega-merger between the parent companies of Jewel and Mariano's, tell us about YOUR shopping experience.
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I can confirm that @micahyason truly is 19 feet tall. If you are Gen Z (regardless of your height) @WBEZ's @ngogejat would like to hear about what your job search has been like for a project that's underway.
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Finding that first job out of college has long been a rite of passage but for Gen Z, it seems to be complicated. As more Gen Z settle into or approach post-grad life, we want to hear from you. Take our short survey here: trib.al/Fuf56gW #genz #jobhunt #jobsearch #chicago
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Chicagoans: What's your favorite local restaurant that opened in 2023?
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Pritzker blocks migrant camp, Burke trial continues, upgrades coming to Union Station. Reset breaks down the biggest stories of the week w/@svalicea @rquinnmyers + @AngelaRozas wbez.org/stories/wbezs-weekl…

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Dec. 8, 2023: Migrants, Burke, Union Station and more

Pritzker blocks migrant camp, Burke trial continues, upgrades coming to Union Station. Reset breaks down the biggest stories of the week.

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Pritzker blocks migrant camp, Burke trial continues, upgrades coming to Union Station. Reset breaks down the biggest stories of the week w/@svalicea @rquinnmyers + @AngelaRozas wbez.org/stories/wbezs-weekl…

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Dec. 8, 2023: Migrants, Burke, Union Station and more

Pritzker blocks migrant camp, Burke trial continues, upgrades coming to Union Station. Reset breaks down the biggest stories of the week.

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Great interview with @eveewing on @WBEZreset today on the benefits of guaranteed basic income/direct cash payments and, more broadly, how we can take care of each other. Take a listen or read selected highlights: wbez.org/stories/direct-cash…

Direct cash payments are changing lives in Cook County. ‘GUARANTEED’ shows how.

Sociologist Eve Ewing interviewed recipients of a guaranteed income program in Chicago to see what cash makes possible in their lives.

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My latest story for @wttw is one near and dear to my heart. A look into the personal journeys of Filipino Americans in Chicago discovering identity, Filipino heritage and Fil-Am history. 🇵🇭 Please give it a read! I hope you learn something new. 🔗 bit.ly/fil-am-history-month
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1/ it's an awful day at WNYC, my work home for 20 yrs lots of talent cut esp at WNYC Studios, which is (was) the place to develop new podcasts and talent
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In 2023, with democracy in crisis in the U.S., how do you kill a show that uncovers the inner workings of a judicial body that's quickly transforming how people live, love, work, vote and even what they are allowed to do with their own bodies?
alyssa edes 🍉@alyssaedes5 Oct 2023
I was laid off today w/ the rest of our @MorePerfect team. More later but: 1) We made some incredible work. For example, our episodes on viability upended how many listeners think about abortion & law. @gabrielleberbey @LennyJawton wnycstudios.org/podcasts/rad… wnycstudios.org/podcasts/rad…
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There’s no one way to be Filipino American and “More Than Lumpia” aims to prove it. Reset spoke with artists and the curator about the exhibition opening tomorrow at Epiphany Center for the Arts. trib.al/h2MhmMS

Expanding the Filipino American identity through art

The “More Than Lumpia” exhibit will be at The Catacombs at Epiphany Center for the Arts from October 6 to November 17.

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This segment was so fun! Can't wait to see "Stop Making Sense." Great panel @phillipstribune, @WBEZ's Lisa Labuz and Camryn Lewis from @musicboxtheatre wbez.org/stories/talking-hea…

Talking Heads concert film ‘Stop Making Sense’ back on the big screen

A panel discusses the 1984 cult classic and its restoration in 4K, which is currently in Chicago theaters.

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AI is "training" on how to write by gobbling up hundreds of thousands of books against authors' permission. Thank you Chicago writers @rebeccamakkai @Sonali_Dev + @ben_austen for coming on @WBEZreset to discuss. Fascinating AND frightening! wbez.org/stories/titles-by-c…

Titles by Chicago-based authors used without permission to train AI

Meta, Bloomberg and others pirated more than 190,000 e-books to train generative AI according to a dataset made searchable by The Atlantic.

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Great breakdown of state and federal gun laws from @mary_norkol + @adamwinkler. Thanks for coming on the show to explains the changes in Illinois. wbez.org/stories/illinois-re…

Illinois residents must register assault weapons starting this month

The law doesn’t force residents who already own assault weapons to give up those guns. But the law does require residents to register them.

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