Joan Esposito (Full Episodes)

On today's show Ken Mejia-Beal fills in for Joan and his guests are – Dr. Frank Figueroa, mayor of Coachella, California – Harold Gatewood, chair of the Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus – DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek – Katherine Bissell Córdova, executive director of Chicago Fair Trade – Qasim Rashid, author, activist, human rights lawyer, SiriusXM ho...

On today's show Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests include – Tina El Gamal , director of First Floor Theater Company's “ Work Hard Have Fun Make History ,” opening May 7 – Forrest Claypool, former chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, and author of “The Daley Show: Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley” – Maya...

On today's show William Muck fills in for Joan and his guests are – Tom Ginsburg, professor of International Law at the University of Chicago , director of the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression, and co-author of the book “ How to Save a Constitutional Democracy “ – Abdullah Al-Bahrani , associate professor of Accounting and Economics at Northern Kentucky University &nda...

On today's show Richard Chew fills in for Joan and his guests are – Enrico Mowatt, director of Brand Partnerships at Mirror Digital – Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant – Rachel Bitecofer, national political analyst, editor of The Cycle-On Substack, author of “ Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at their Own Game ” &n...

On today's show Patti Vasquez fills in for Joan and her guests are – Jordan Shiner (in studio), former teacher at Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois; in early March he joined Patti while sheltering from bombing attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel – Ellie Krug, transgender activist, author, lawyer, and host of “ The Illegal Trans Woman ” on KTNF AM950, the Progressive...

On today's show Ed Yohnka fills in for Joan and his guests are –  Kia Hamadanchy , senior policy counsel with ACLU National Political Advocacy Division –  Charles Franklin , professor of Law and Public Policy at Marquette University Law School, and director of the Marquette Law School Poll – Aaron Kleinman, head of research at  Heartland Signal  and author of...

On today's show Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests are – Jon Schmidt, co-founder of  Organizing For Plastic Alternatives , and  clinical assistant professor  at Loyola University’s School of Education –  Valerie Geller , president of Geller Media International, a broadcast consulting firm that trains broadcasters and podcasters throughout the wor...

On today's show William Muck fills in for Joan and his guests are – Kevin Schultz, professor of history at UIC and author of “ Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History ” –  Ali Breland , staff writer at The Atlantic; his latest article is “Iran Out-Trolled the Troller in Chief” –  Suzanne Chod , professor of po...

On today's show: – Ray Long, retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter – Yusef Jackson, newly appointed president and CEO of  Rainbow PUSH Coalition – Chef Lisa Counts of  The Chopping Block 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: We...

On today's show: –  Ezra Levin , co-executive director of  Indivisible –  Eyck Freymann , Hoover Institution fellow at Stanford University, where he directs the  Allied Coordination Working Group , non-resident research fellow at the U.S. Naval War College’s  China Maritime Studies Institute , and author of the new book “Defending Taiwan: A Str...

On today's show – David Layman, former Providence, Rhode Island, news anchor, managing editor, and political commentator for RIPBS –  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 WCP...

On today's show – Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress – 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 – David Hochberg, vice president of lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financ...

On today's show – Edwin Eisendrath, host of “ It’s the Democracy, Stupid ” (Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT) and publisher of “ It’s The Democracy, Stupid ” on Substack –  U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen  (D-IL) –  Emanuel Chris Welch , speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives –  Ed Yohnka , director o...

On today's show – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the  Stories from the States podcast –  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 ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ).   Follow us: Web...

On today's show: – U.S.  Rep. Adelita Grijalva  (D-AZ) – Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, immigration attorney and CEO of  Lincoln-Goldfinch Law  in Austin, Texas – Greg Hinz, columnist for  Crain’s Chicago Business –  Laura Rodriguez , senior vice president of government affairs at the Center for American Progress Action Fund Catch "Joan Esposito...

On today's show – U.S.  Rep. Bill Foster  (D-IL) – Christopher Armitage, author of  The Existentialist Republic  newsletter on Substack – Aaron Kleinman, head of research at  Heartland Signal  and author of the “ Radio Free America ” newsletter – Michael Dorf, Democratic lawyer, the  Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC Catch "J...

On today's show –  Deborah Witzburg , inspector general of the City of Chicago; she plans to leave the job April 24 – Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of  National Security Leaders for America  (NSL4A) –  Joel Ostrow , professor of political science at Benedictine University Catch "Joan Espos...

On today's show – U.S.  Rep. Jonathan Jackson  (D-IL) – Nancy Gertner, retired judge now with  Harvard Law School  and  Democracy Defenders Fund –  Marjorie Hershey , professor emeritus of political science at Indiana University Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/pr...

On today's show: –  Chris Taylor, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and  candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court ; the election is April 7 – Aaron Kleinman, head of research at  Heartland Signal – “ Out Chicago ” host Scott Duff and film critic Rebecca Ford with their regular look at current TV and movies Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progre...

On today's show: –  Marty Schladen , reporter for Ohio Capital Journal – Chicago  Ald. Scott Waguespack  (32nd Ward) –  Bill Scher , politics editor at  Washington Monthly 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...

On today's show: –  Dr. John Murphy , professor of communication at the University of Illinois and an expert on the history of American public address and political rhetoric – Anne Kim, senior editor at Washington Monthly and the author of “Poverty for Profit: How Corporations Get Rich Off America’s Poor”; her latest article is " Women Are Getting Slammed in Trum...

On today's show Jennifer Schulze fills in for Joan and her guests are: – Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist emeritus – Juliet Jeske, founder of  Decoding Fox News , a crowd-funded media project – Lara Weber,  States Newsroom  communications director, former member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board –  Craig Aaron , president and co-CEO of...

On today's show – Carlos Roa, editor-in-chief of IQ Latino and contributor to Te Lo Cuento News, with the latest from Venezuela – U.S.  Rep. Danny Davis  (D-IL) – Bruce Rheins, former CBS Los Angeles deputy bureau chief 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...

On today's show Joan takes calls for the first half of the show, then talks to – Laura Tanner of  Indivisible Chicago , looking ahead to Saturday’s No Kings protests happening across the country – 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...

On today's show: –   Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen –  William Muck , professor of political science at North Central College – 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 (heartlan...