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- WCPT 820 Interview: Marvin Kalb
Joan Esposito is joined by 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.”
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22 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Nancy Stearns
Joan Esposito is joined by Nancy Stearns, freelance journalist covering corporate social responsibility, and founder of Impactivize, a platform that focuses on “inclusivity and civil rights in America.”
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25 min - WCPT 820: Author Steve Phillips
Joan Esposito is joined by Steve Phillips, columnist and New York Times bestselling author of "Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority" (2016) and "Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America" (2026).
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22 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Stockton Mayer
Joan Esposito is joined by Dr. Stockton Mayer, infectious disease physician at UI Health.
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22 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Garnet Henderson of Autonomy News
Garnet Henderson, investigative reporter covering reproductive health, abortion access and disinformation; she is the co-founder of Autonomy News
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23 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Shantay Bolton on Manifest Arts Festival
Joan Esposito is joined by Shantay Bolton, president of Columbia College Chicago. Bolton talks about this Saturday's Manifest Arts Festival, in its 25th anniversary year.
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12 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Jill Wine-Banks
Joan Esposito is joined by 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.
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24 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Gregory Royal Pratt
Joan Esposito is joined by Gregory Royal Pratt, investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He is one of the Tribune reporters recently awarded, as Staff of the Chicago Tribune, the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting.
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21 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Rich Eberwein of Heartland Signal
Joan Esposito is joined by Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom.
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16 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Devon Hayakawa of Paramount's "South Pacific"
Joan Esposito is joined by Devon Hayakawa, co-director of Paramount Theatre's production of "South Pacific," playing through June 14.
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About Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)
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From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are featured interviews from "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" (weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central, a topical and interactive talk show that focuses on national, state and city politics.
A veteran Chicago broadcaster, Joan talks to politicians and professors, activists and authors, candidates and correspondents, as well as listeners who call in to share their views on the news of the day. Her goal is to Edify, Entertain and Elect — Democrats, of course.
Joan Esposito has hosted WCPT's afternoon show since 2019. Prior to that she spent 20 years as a Chicago television anchor and reporter for WGN Channel 9, ABC7 and NBC5, and had a stint as managing partner at media trainer J2SC. Joan is a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).