Joan Esposito (Full Episodes)

On today's show –  Jen Golbeck , professor, computer scientist, psychologist, "expert in the far-right, online extremism, AI, and bad things on the internet," and author of the MAGAReport on Substack – Bill Scher , politics editor at Washington Monthly – U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) – Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed f...

On today's show:  – Aaron Kleinman,  Heartland Signal ‘s senior political analyst and author of the “ Radio Free America ” newsletter –  Brian Endless , senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (...

On today's show – Greg Hinz, columnist for  Crain’s Chicago Business –  Mark Jacob  and  Jennifer Schulze  with our regular media segment 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...

On today's show – Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder – Nicholas Enrich, former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations and author of “Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID” – Bryan Kennedy,  mayor of Glendale, Wisconsin , national president of Democratic Municipal Offic...

On today's show:  – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the  Stories from the States podcast – Rick Smith, host of “ The Rick Smith Show ,” weekdays from 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. Central on WCPT 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

On today's show  – Ira Shapiro, co-author of “Betrayed: America Didn’t Vote for This” – Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and host of “ Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis – Heartland Signal’s  Rich Eberwein  with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom – Mary Morten of  Seven Days in Chicago: A National...

On today's show – Christopher Armitage, author of  The Existentialist Republic  newsletter on Substack – Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of  National Security Leaders for America  (NSL4A) – U.S.  Rep. Jonathan Jackson  (D-IL) Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekd...

On today's show – Michael Rabbit, 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  –  Walter J. Podrazik , television historian, analyst, and adjunct lecturer at the Department of Communication at UIC – Robert Held, Chicago attorney detain...

On today show: – Michael Dorf, Democratic lawyer, the  Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC –  Leigh McGowan , AKA Politics Girl – 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...

On today's show: –  William Muck , professor of political science at North Central College – Michigan State Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D) (along with William Muck) – 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 (hear...

On today's show: –  Maggie Mullen ,   state government and politics reporter for  WyoFile.com , an independent, public-interest news service in Wyoming – Aaron Kleinman, head of research at  Heartland Signal  and author of the “ Radio Free America ” newsletter –  Spencer Critchley , author of “Patriots of Two Nations” and host...

On today's show – David Hochberg, vice president of lending for Team Hochberg  at Homeside Financial –  Suzanne Chod , professor of political science at North Central College 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://heartlandsig...

On today's show – 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 “ – Heather Williams, president of the  Democratic L...

On today's show: – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the  Stories from the States podcast – “ Out Chicago ” host Scott Duff and film critic Rebecca Ford with their monthly look at TV, movies, theater and more! 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...

On today's show: – Marj Halperin, Democratic analyst heard on “The Mincing Rascals” podcast and organizer with  Indivisible Chicago  and  One Community Near South – Nancy Stearns, freelance journalist covering corporate social responsibility, and founder of  Impactivize , a platform that focuses on “inclusivity and civil rights in America” &n...

On today's show: – Garnet Henderson, investigative reporter covering reproductive health, abortion access and disinformation; she is the co-founder of  Autonomy News – Greg Hinz, columnist for  Crain’s Chicago Business   –  Dr. Stockton Mayer , infectious disease physician at UI Health Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00...

On today's show – William Campbell, host of “ Here’s How: Ireland’s Political, Social and Current Affairs Podcast “ –  Pat Kreitlow , founder and editor of Up North News (Courier) 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...

On today's show – Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal  and author of the “ Radio Free America ” newsletter –  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 –  Shantay Bolton ,...

On today's show – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the  Stories from the States podcast –  Darlene Duggan , head of Anticruelty –  Gregory Royal Pratt , investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune; he was one of the Tribune reporters awarded, as Staff of the Chicago Tribune, the  2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressi...

On today's show: – Amanda Marcotte, senior writer at  Salon.com – U.S.  Rep. Mike Quigley  (D-IL) – Devon Hayakawa, co-director of  Paramount Theatre’s production of “South Pacific ,” playing through June 14 – Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom Catch "Joan Esposito:...

On today's show: –  David DeWitt , Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief and opinion columnist –  Laura Rodriguez , senior vice president of government affairs at the Center for American Progress Action Fund – Thom Hartmann, author and host of “ The Thom Hartmann Program ,” weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Central on WCPT –  Joel Ostrow , prof...

On today's show – Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder ,  visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School , former assistant United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, Army veteran and former captain in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps –  Rex Huppke , USA Today columnist –  Chris Bury , senior journalist-in-residence, DeP...

On today's show –  Carolyn Shapiro , professor of law and co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States at Chicago-Kent College of Law – Joe Brancatelli of the  joesentme.com  business travel newsletter –  Mark Jacob  and  Jennifer Schulze  with our regular media segment Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive"...

On today's show Rickey Hendon fills in for Joan and his guests are –  Dante King , university professor, speaker, and human resource management consultant; he is the author of three books, including the 2026 release “ The Psychopathy of Whiteness: The Epigenetics of Anti-Blackness, Malignant Narcissism, and Collective Antisocial Personality Disorder “ – Gloria J....

On today's show Jill Wine-Banks fills in for Joan and her guests are – Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A) – Melissa Murray, the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at New York University’s School of Law, co-host of the “ Strict Scrutiny ”...