Joan Esposito (Full Episodes)

On today's show: –  Chris Bury , senior journalist-in-residence, DePaul University –  David DeWitt , Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief and opinion columnist –   Reed Bible, retired special agent and supervisory special agent for the Chicago and San Diego Districts of ICE, retired attorney, and current co-host of “ The Lightning Strike ,” Sundays from...

On today's show – Joe Walsh, former Republican congressman from Illinois and host of  The Social Contract with Joe Walsh –  Anita Wadhwani , senior reporter at  Tennessee Lookout –  Rich Logis , founder of  Leaving MAGA – Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of  National Security...

On today's show – Ray Long, recently retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter and board member of the  Chicago Headline Club –  Terry Savage , syndicated personal finance columnist and author –   Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/...

On today's show: – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the  Stories from the States podcast – Tom Moss, member of the Blue Beginning chapter of the  Indivisible Chicago Alliance , and co-host of “ Show Up Chicago ,” a monthly political panel show held at the Hideout Inn –  Patrick Hanley , Democratic candidate for Illinois state Senate Catch "Joan Esposito: Live,...

On today's show Doris Davenport fills in for Joan Esposito and her guests are – Patti Vasquez, host of “ Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez ,” weeknights from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT – Elise Gould, senior economist at the  Economic Policy Institute – Chris Jones , editorial page editor and chief theater critic for the Chicago Tribune –   Toni...

On today's show: – Max Bever, director of Public Information at the Chicago Board of Elections – Aaron Kleinman, head of research at  Heartland Signal – Michael Dorf, Democratic lawyer, the  Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC – Peter Giangreco, Democratic strategist, partner at  The Strategy Group –  Bill Scher , politics editor at  Wash...

On Primary Election Night in Illinois, WCPT hosts  Joan Esposito ,  Patti Vasquez , and  Richard Chew were on the air between 7:00 and 10:30 p.m. Central Tuesday with special guests, live updates from our reporters, candidate call-ins, and the important speeches as they happened. Guests included: - U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) - Jacob Kaplan, executive director of the Cook County D...

On today's show: –  Professor  Loren D. Lybarger, Ph. D., Ohio University religious studies specialist focusing on Islam and comparative religions – Illinois State  Rep. Kam Buckner  (D) –  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...

On today's show – Mark Jacob  and  Jennifer Schulze  with our regular media segment –  Rex Huppke , USA Today columnist – U.S.  Rep. Robin Kelly  (D-IL),  candidate  for U.S. Senate in 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-progres...

On today's show: – Amanda Marcotte, senior writer at  Salon.com – Illinois  Comptroller Susana Mendoza – Chad Peace, founder and president of IVC Media LLC (a nonpartisan digital consulting firm) and a partner at the law firm of Peace & Shea LLP 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: –  Pat Kreitlow , founder and editor of Up North News (Courier) – Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn – Heartland Signal’s  Rich Eberwein  with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-ho...

On today's show: –  Mina Bloom , investigative reporter for Block Club Chicago; her latest article is " Why Is The Cook County State’s Attorney Prosecuting Nonviolent ICE Protesters? " – Aaron Kleinman, head of research at  Heartland Signal – Bill Scher, politics editor of  The Washington Monthly ; his latest article is “ Cocky Iran Hawks Forget the His...

On today's show – Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant –  Rep. Nikki Budzinski  (D-IL) – Fritz Kaegi, Cook County  assessor  and Democratic  candidate  for re-election – Chicago  Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez , independent candidate for Congress in the 4th District of Illinois –  Donna Miller , candidate for Congress in the 2nd Di...

On today's show –  Morgan Chilson , senior reporter for the  Kansas Reflector –  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 – Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and host of “ Endless Urgency with Mik...

On today's show: – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the  Stories from the States 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show Joan hosts a   “Meet the Candidates” live broadcast from MoeJoe’s Restaurant  in Plainfield, sponsored by  Will County Democrats . 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 privacy information.

On today's show: – Christopher Armitage, author, veteran, former law enforcement officer, activist, policy advisor, and publisher of  The Existentialist Republic  on Substack  – Kendall Scudder, chair of the  Texas Democratic Party , to talk about the March 3 Texas Democratic Party primary –  Andrew Miller , senior fellow, National Security and Inter...

On today's show listen to a special broadcast of Joan Esposito at the Southland Friends of Labor 17th Annual Jobs Breakfast at Sprinkler Fitters Local 281 in Alsip, Illinois.  Later in the show Joan takes calls and is joined by Julia Lurie, senior reporter at Mother Jones; she recently wrote the article “ ICE Took Their Papers—and Won’t Give Them Back: Immigrants are be...

On today's show – Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of  National Security Leaders for America  (NSL4A) –  Brian Endless , senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago –  Joel Ostrow , professor of political science at Benedictine Univers...

On today's show – “ Out Chicago ” host Scott Duff and film critic Rebecca Ford with their regular look at current TV and movies –  Joseph Hurka , lecturer in English at Tufts University and author of the award-winning memoir “ Fields of Light: A Son Remembers His Heroic Father ” Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p...

On today's show: –  Mayra Macias , independent candidate for 4th Congressional District of Illinois, where she is vying to replace Rep. Jesús Chuy Garcia, who is retiring – Tom Villanova, retired president of the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, ahead of the Southland Friends of Labor 17th Annual Jobs Breakfast, Monday, March 2, at Sprinkler...

On today's show: – Jonathan Alter, contributing editor of the Washington Monthly, former senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, filmmaker, journalist, political analyst, and the publisher of the Substack “ Old Goats with Jonathan Alter . “  His latest pieces for Washington Monthly are “ After Censoring CBS, Trump Will Go For CNN ” and “ The Worst Presiden...

On the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Joan devotes much of the show to coverage Ukraine and the war. Her guests are: –  Tamar Jacoby , director of the  New Ukraine Project at the Progressive Policy Institute  and contributor to Washington Monthly; her latest article is “ Ukraine: Requiem for a Citizen Soldier ” – Lydia Tkaczuk, preside...

On today's show – Kendall Scudder, chair of the  Texas Democratic Party – Holly Kim,  Lake County treasurer  and  candidate for Illinois comptroller – Max Bever, director of Public Information for the Chicago Board of Elections –  Mark Jacob  and  Jennifer Schulze  with our regular media segment Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and P...

On today's show: – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the  Stories from the States podcast – Juliet Jeske, founder of  Decoding Fox News , a crowd-funded media project – Chicago Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th Ward) 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 omnyst...