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- WCPT 820 Interview: Sara Bronin
Filling in for Joan, Turi Ryder talks to Sara C. Bronin, legal scholar, architect and author of “Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World.”
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: Mike Nellis
Joan is joined by Mike Nellis, former senior adviser to Kamala Harris and founder
and CEO of Authentic, a Chicago-based political fundraising and consulting firm
(https://authentic.org). They talk about the election and the future for the Democratic Party.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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46 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Marisa Kabas
Joan gets post-election analysis from Marisa Kabas, independent reporter and author of The Handbasket.
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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21 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Rick Smith
Joan gets post-election analysis from 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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27 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
Joan talks to Rep. Jonathan Jackson, who has represented the 1st District of Illinois since 2023, when he replaced retiring Congressman Bobby Rush. On November 5th, Jackson won 63 percent of the vote in his bid for reelection and will now serve a second term as a member of the House Democratic minority, after Republicans narrowly held the House majority. In the interview, Jackson extended his congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump but told WCPT that House Democrats “will be the loyal opposition” and not “concede one inch.” Read the full story.
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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21 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Joe Walsh
Former Illinois Congressman and former Republican Joe Walsh talks to Joan about the election. (Joe and Joan are pictured at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.)
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: Professors William Muck and Joel Ostrow
Political Science Professors William Muck (North Central College) and Joel Ostrow (Benedictine University) talk to Joan Esposito about the foreign policy implications of Donald Trump's reelection.
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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48 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Heartland Signal's Tim Hogan
Heartland Signal Executive Editor Tim Hogan joins Joan with reaction to last week's election.
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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21 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Spencher Critchley
Spencer Critchley, author of “Patriots of Two Nations” and host of the podcast “Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good,” joins Joan (and her callers) for the hour.
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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48 min - WCPT 820 Interview: Autocracy expert Kim Lane Scheppele
Filling in for Joan Esposito on Halloween, Eric Zorn talks to Princeton Professor Kim Lane Scheppele about Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and how American Republicans have been using his "illiberal democracy" as a model for governance in the United States.
Read more about Professor Scheppele.
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).