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- WCPT 820 Interview: Chris Matthews
Joan Esposito is joined by Chris Matthews, former host of “Hardball with Chris Matthews” (now on Substack), and author of “Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters.”
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: Colin Seeberger
Joan Esposito is joined by Colin Seeberger, senior adviser for communications at the Center for American Progress.
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: U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
On the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, Joan Esposito is joined by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), candidate for U.S. Senate. Kelly gave testimony earlier the same day at House Democrats' special hearing, "After January 6th: Setting the Record Straight on the Capitol Insurrection."
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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9 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Valerie Geller
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Turi Ryder is joined by Valerie Geller, president of Geller Media International, a broadcast consulting firm that trains broadcasters and podcasters throughout the world. Geller is the author of "Beyond Powerful Radio — An Audio Communicators Guide to the Digital World for Podcasting & Broadcasting."
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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23 min - WCPT 820 Interview: David Levine
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Turi Ryder is joined by David Levine, professor of law at UC Law San Francisco, for a conversation about the the worst things Donald Trump did to wreck the law in 2025.
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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53 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Kendall Scudder
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Turi Ryder talks to Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, about political makeovers and more.
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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37 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Peter Shane
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Ed Yohnka is joined by Peter Shane, the Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus at the Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, and distinguished scholar in residence at NYU School of Law. His latest piece for Washington Monthly is “How the Roberts Court Indulges Trump’s Constitutional Workarounds.”
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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40 min - WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Ed Yohnka is joined by Illinois Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley.
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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15 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Gregory Royal Pratt
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Ed Yohnka is joined by Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter. Pratt and other Tribune reporters recently published the front-page article "64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz."
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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27 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Dan Lipinski
Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck is joined by former Illinois Congressman Dan Lipinski, who is currently Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and Pope Leo XIII Fellow on Social Thought at the University of Dallas.
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)
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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).