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- WCPT 820 Interview: Aaron Parnas
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Aaron Parnas, independent journalist on TikTok and Substack.
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30 min - WCPT 820 Interview: G. Elliott Morris
Edwin EIsendrath is joined by G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster, author of the Substack newsletter “Strength In Numbers” and the book “Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them.”
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42 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Yusef Jackson
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Yusef Jackson, newly appointed president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. (The interview was recorded May 15 and aired May 16.)
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29 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Brian Lyman of the Alabama Reflector
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Brian Lyman, editor of the Alabama Reflector.
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28 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Josh Orton
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Josh Orton, president of Demand Justice and former senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris.
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30 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Dana Strohl
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Dana Strohl, director of research for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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49 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Kate Riga
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Kate Riga, reporter who covers the Supreme Court for TPM's Washington, D.C. bureau and co-hosts "The Josh Marshall Podcast."
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35 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Maaria Mozaffar
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Maaria Mozaffar, attorney, policy drafter, mediator and author.
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20 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Christopher Hale
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Christopher Hale, author-publisher of “Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics” on Substack.
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47 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Elizabeth Saunders
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Elizabeth Saunders, professor of political science at Columbia University, director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, nonresident senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, and author of the 2024 book “The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace.”
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About It's the Democracy, Stupid Featured Interviews
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From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, "The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath" is now "It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath."
Each week Edwin and his guests get specific about politics, government, campaigns, and the kind of country all this work is meant to build.
Join us live every Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central to be part of the conversation.
About Edwin
Edwin Eisendrath served two terms in Chicago’s City Council before being appointed Midwest Region Director of HUD by President Bill Clinton. He was subsequently appointed Federal Receiver in charge of the takeover and turnaround of the Chicago Housing Authority.
Off the campaign trail, Edwin has worked in higher education and as a consultant to universities here and around the world. After the 2016 election cycle he knew he had to focus back home. He brought business and labor leaders together to rescue the Chicago Sun-Times and its subsidiary, the Chicago Reader. He ran the company as its CEO until both publications were saved.
Back in the 1990s Bill Clinton’s campaign slogan, "It’s the economy, stupid," captured the biggest concern of the era. Today American democracy itself is under attack. So Edwin launched an effort called, "It’s the democracy, stupid."
In addition to his radio show here on WCPT, Edwin has built a community around his political ideas on Substack, hosts a weekly show on Lincoln Square, and is a frequent guest on political shows. He remains deeply involved in democracy work.
He is a proud Chicagoan, married to the journalist Jennifer Schulze.