CPT Snippets

Thom Hartmann talks to Richard Chew about the potential tech billionaire influence on the second Trump administration and the potential for Trump wrecking the economy and blaming immigrants for it. Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).

Thom Hartmann talks to Richard Chew about race, immigration and the lurch to the right in multiracial democracies around the world.  Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).

Politics Girl Leigh McGowan tells Patti Vasquez the story of how she got started doing political explainer videos from her kitchen during the pandemic.  Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home).

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson talks to Richard Chew about measuring the success of his tenure in office. Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).

Thom Hartmann's fill-in host Jefferson Smith offers his analysis as to why grievance politics has become "deeply embedded within the right wing."

Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck interviews Bill Adair, founder of PolitiFact, Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University, and author of the new book, "Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It Could Burn Down Our Democracy."  Here he talks about the Republican Party's "decline into mendacity." Cat...

Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck interviews Bill Adair, founder of PolitiFact, Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University, and author of the new book, "Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It Could Burn Down Our Democracy." Here he talks about the role Facebook plays in radicalizing Americans. Ca...

Margaret Sullivan talks about her former job as public editor at The New York Times and the virtual extinction of the ombudsman in newsrooms today.  Sullivan is executive director for the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security at Columbia University, columnist for The Guardian U.S., and former public editor of The New York Times. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive"...

Margaret Sullivan talks to Joan Esposito about the media's performance in covering Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Sullivan is executive director for the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security at Columbia University, columnist for The Guardian U.S., and former public editor of The New York Times. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5...

Documentary filmmaker, author and journalist Greg Palast talks to Richard Chew about this work exposing voter suppression. Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).

Richard Chew talks to documentary film maker and vote suppression expert Greg Palast.  Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).

Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce tells Richard Chew about the life circumstances that motivated him to run for Senate.  He faces one-term Sen. Josh Hawley in the November election.  Catch "Chew's Views" with Richard Chew weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chewviews-with-richard-chew).

Dirt Road Dem Jess Piper talks to Patti Vasquez about reaching rural voters and spreading the message that Republicans have not governed Missouri well.  Piper is executive director of Blue Missouri and host of the “Dirt Road Democrat" podcast. Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home).

Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen talks about reproductive freedom and its resonance with young voters and for he himself, as a married gay man whose rights may be targeted next.  Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive).

Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen talks to Joan Esposito about conspiracy theories coming from the mainstream of the GOP and the need for more scientists to be elected to Congress.  Sorensen is currently the only meteorologist in Congress. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive).

Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen, the only meteorologist in Congress, talks about Project 2025's targeting of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the politicization of the weather.  Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive).

Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) talks to Joan Esposito about the Israel-Gaza war and the influence of the U.S. in bringing the conflict to an end, in an interview that aired 10/8/24. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820 ).

Barbara McQuade, NBC and MSNBC legal analyst, University of Michigan law professor, #SistersInLaw podcast co-host, and author of "Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America," talks to Joan Esposito about unity in an age of disinformation, 10-8-24. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820 ).

Barbara McQuade, NBC and MSNBC legal analyst, University of Michigan law professor, #SistersInLaw podcast co-host, and author of "Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America," talks to Joan Esposito about facts, truth and lies. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820 ). 

Chicago Ald. Gilbert Villegas talks to Patti Vasquez about the Chicago School Board election and the recent mass resignations of board members, 10-7-24. Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820 ).

Michelle Duster talks to Richard Chew about the differences she observed between DNC and RNC. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820 ).

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) talks to Patti Vasquez. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820 ).

Thom Hartmann and Joan Esposito talk about the Republican Party and its economic record. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820 ).

Thom Hartmann talks to Joan Esposito about why he wrote his new book about the middle class and the American dream. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820 ).

Rick Wilson, founder of the Lincoln Project, talks to Joan Esposito about the projection of Donald Trump. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820 ).