Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)

Joan Esposito is joined by Juliet Jeske , founder of  Decoding Fox News , a crowd-funded media project. 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https...

Joan Esposito is joined by Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of  National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A). 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT...

Joan Esposito is joined by Bobby Kogan , senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress.  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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal...

Joan Esposito is joined by Jill Wine-Banks , legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of "The Watergate Girl," co-host of #SistersInLaw and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks . 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://h...

Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL). 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https:/...

Joan Esposito is joined by Professor Steven D. Schwinn of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, who talks about the final Supreme Court decisions of the 2025-2026 term, including today's birthright citizenship ruling. 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 ).   Follow...

Joan Esposito is joined by Anna M. Gomez , commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.  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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://ww...

Joan Esposito is joined by Chris Swartz , senior ethics counsel at  Democracy Defenders Fund . 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.fa...

Joan Esposito is joined by U.S.  Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL). 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tikto...

Joan Esposito is joined by Heartland Signal’s  Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom.  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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCP...

Joan Esposito is joined by Christopher Armitage , author, veteran, former law enforcement officer, activist, policy advisor, and publisher of  The Existentialist Republic on Substack. 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com...

Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL). 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://...

Joan Esposito is joined by Aaron Kleinman ,  Heartland Signal ‘s senior political analyst and author of the “ Radio Free America ” newsletter. He talks about primary election results in New York, Maryland, and other states.    Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local...

On the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization  decision overturning Roe v. Wade , Joan Esposito is joined by  Lauren Miller , the Texas mother who was forced to travel to Colorado for an abortion in 2022. Miller became a plaintiff in  Zurawski v. State of Texas, continues to advocate for reproductive freedom and human rights, and...

Joan Esposito is joined by John Fugelsang , comedian, podcaster, radio host, TV pundit, and author of " Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds ." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressiv...

Joan Esposito is joined by Jason Meisner , federal courts reporter for the Chicago Tribune. 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 ). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hear...

Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization  decision that overturned Roe v. Wade , Joan Esposito is joined by  Hadley Duvall , reproductive freedom and abortion rights activist.  Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progr...

Joan Esposito is joined by Professor Steven D. Schwinn   of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook:...

Joan Esposito is joined by Ed Yohnka , director of communications and public policy at ACLU Illinois. 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www....

Joan Esposito is joined by Brian Endless , senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago and founder of the Come Together Project . 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com W...

Joan Esposito is joined by Donna Chaffee , author of “ First Great Sorrow: My Years with Robert F. Kennedy .“ 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Sign...

Joan Esposito is joined by Barbara McQuade , legal analyst, law professor , former United States attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, co-host of the " #Sisters in Law " podcast, and author of “Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America" (2024) and " The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government " (2026). Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local an...

Joan Esposito is joined by Spencer Critchley , author of Patriots of Two Nations and host of the Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good podcast. 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

Joan Esposito is joined by Bill Scher , politics editor at Washington Monthly ; his latest article is " The Iran War’s Biggest Loser? Definitely Netanyahu ." 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://ww...

Joan Esposito is joined by Amanda Zurawski , reproductive rights activist who was the lead plaintiff in the landmark Zurawski v. State of Texas case. 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 ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...