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- WCPT 820 Interview: Randy Manner
Joan Esposito is joined by Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A).
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).
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24 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant
Joan Esposito is joined by Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant.
He is the proud papa of five children, author of the political humor books "The Liddle'est President" and "The Bigliest Loser," publisher of the Defiant Dispatches on Substack, and host of the weekly "Storytime with BDD" on YouTube.
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).
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26 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Jonathan Alter
Joan Esposito is joined by 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 piece for Washington Monthly is “How the Murder of Good Changes the Stakes for Good.”
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).
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29 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Rich Eberwein
Joan Esposito is joined by 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 (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive).
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18 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Rick Smith
Joan Esposito is joined by 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 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive).
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49 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Joan Esposito is joined by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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).
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24 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Greg Palast
Joan Esposito is joined by filmmaker and journalist Greg Palast. He is the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy." You can stream his new film, Vigilantes Inc.: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen at GregPalast.com.
Palast covered Venezuela for BBC Television and The Guardian and knows the acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez.
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).
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49 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Derrick Johnson of the NAACP
Joan Esposito is joined by Derrick Johnson, CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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).
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25 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Margaret Donovan and William Baumgartner
Joan Esposito is joined by:
– Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, former assistant United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, Army veteran and former captain in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps
– William Baumgartner, former United States Coast Guard rear admiral who served as commander of the Seventh Coast Guard DistrictCatch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive).
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25 min - WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)
Joan Esposito talks to U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN).
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).
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About Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)
From the publisher's feed
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).