Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)

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 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 Christopher Armitage , author of  The Existentialist Republic newsletter 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 WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebo...

Joan Esposito is joined by Michael Rabbitt , 45th Ward committeeperson and one of the so-called Broadview Six; last week federal prosecutors dismissed all charges against the remaining four defendants, of which Rabbit was one.  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 ).   Foll...

Joan Esposito is joined by Walter J. Podrazik , television historian, analyst, and adjunct lecturer at the Department of Communication at UIC. They talk about the end of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on CBS.  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: Websi...

Joan Esposito is joined by Andre Dubus III , New York Times bestselling author of nine books; his latest is " Ghost Dogs: On Killers and Kin ." 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/WCPT8...

Joan Esposito is joined by  Leigh McGowan , AKA Politics Girl. 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 Joe Walsh , former Republican congressman from Illinois and host of  The Social Contract with Joe Walsh . 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 Hea...

Joan Esposito and North Central College Political Science Professor William Muck are joined by Michigan State Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D), a day after Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, a Republican, removed Tsernoglou from House committees she served on. The speaker's move came a day after Tsernoglou publicly advocated for a resolution that would create a six-member committee to investigate...

Joan Esposito is joined by Aaron Kleinman , head of research at  Heartland Signal and author of the " Radio Free America " newsletter. 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 H...

Joan Esposito is joined by Maggie Mullen ,   state government and politics reporter for  WyoFile.com , an independent, public-interest news service in Wyoming. She talks about the "checkgate" scandal in the Republican-led Wyoming House of Representatives.  Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/program...

Joan Esposito is joined by Joel Ostrow , professor of political science at Benedictine University. The link Prof. Ostrow mentioned on the air is foblueyellowukraineusa.org/donate .   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 Fac...

Joan Esposito is joined by Heather Williams , president of the  Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC). 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 Faceb...

Joan Esposito is joined by Marvin Kalb , journalist with CBS News for 24 years, Murrow professor emeritus at Harvard, author of 18 books, most recently “A Different Russia: Khrushchev and Kennedy on a Collision Course,” and contributor to  Washington Monthly ; his latest article is “ The Secret Plan to Murder a Pope .” Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive"...

Joan Esposito is joined by Nancy Stearns , freelance journalist covering corporate social responsibility, and founder of  Impactivize , a platform that focuses on “inclusivity and civil rights in America.” 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: Web...

Joan Esposito is joined by Steve Phillips , columnist and New York Times bestselling author of "Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority" (2016) and " Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America " (2026). Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Cen...

Joan Esposito is joined by Dr. Stockton Mayer , infectious disease physician at UI Health. 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.co...

Garnet Henderson, investigative reporter covering reproductive health, abortion access and disinformation; she is the co-founder of Autonomy News 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 Shantay Bolton , president of Columbia College Chicago. Bolton talks about this Saturday's  Manifest Arts Festival, in its 25th anniversary year. 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 Facebo...

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 Gregory Royal Pratt , investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He is one of the Tribune reporters recently awarded, as Staff of the Chicago Tribune, the  2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting . 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 ).   Fol...

Joan Esposito is joined by Heartland Signal’s  Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom. Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal F...

Joan Esposito is joined by Devon Hayakawa , co-director of  Paramount Theatre's production of "South Pacific ," playing through June 14. 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...

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 David DeWitt , Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief and opinion columnist. 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....