Joan Esposito is joined by Susan Rinkunas, independent journalist covering abortion, reproductive health, and politics; she is a co-founder of Autonomy News and a contributing editor at The New Republic. 

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Joan Esposito is joined by Congressman Brad Schneider, Democrat of Illinois. 

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Joan Esposito is joined by John Mueller, creator, director and co-star (in the role of Carl Perkins) of “One Night in Memphis North,” coming to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Sunday, November 23, for one night only. 

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Joan Esposito is joined by Joyce Vance, author of “Giving Up is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy“; distinguished professor of the Practice of Law at the University of Alabama; author of the “Civil Discourse” newsletter on Substack; and former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.

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Joan Esposito is joined by Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, who talks about today's federal court ruling that Texas's newly drawn congressional map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

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Joan Esposito is joined by Jared Bernstein, chairman of the United States Council of Economic Advisers under President Joe Biden and contributor to the Substack newsletter The Contrarian and Washington Monthly. His latest piece for Washington Monthly is "Measuring the Vibecession:
Why top-line federal statistics miss the economic pain average Americans feel."

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Joan Esposito is joined by Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly, founder of the magazine’s alternative college rankings, and president of the Washington Monthly Institute. He was previously a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and a correspondent and editor at U.S. News and World Report. He is a co-founder of the National Vote at Home Institute and co-author of two books, “The Other College Guide: A Roadmap to the Right School for You,” and “Elephant in the Room: Washington in the Bush Years.” He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Politico Magazine, Slate, and other publications.

Glastris talked to WCPT about key articles in the latest issue of Washington Monthly, including "How Democrats Can Save Social Security—and Win Elections" and "Rural Revival."

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On October 24 Joan Esposito was joined by Sister JoAnn Persch, a 91-year-old nun who had been protesting ICE near the Broadview facility; she was with Sisters of Mercy and died November 14. Joan's November 17 tribute includes an excerpt from the October 24 interview; find the full interview here.

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Joan Esposito is joined by Hannah Meisel, government and politics reporter for Capitol News Illinois.

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Joan Esposito is joined by Sam Polan, U.S. Army veteran and former Pentagon policy adviser, who is now a Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District.

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