On today's show:
– David Orr, former Cook County clerk and Chicago alderman and founder of Good Government Illinois
– John Lothian, author of the financial newsletter John Lothian News
– Suzanne Chod, professor of political science at North Central College

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On today's show:
– Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
– Sabrina Talukder, senior counsel at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
– John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, and co-author (with Senator Bernie Sanders) of The New York Times bestseller “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism”
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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Mon 4/7
– Edwin Eisendrath, host of “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” (Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT)
– Bob Kustra, former lieutenant governor of Illinois, and former member of the Illinois House and Senate
– David Schultz, distinguished university professor of political science and legal studies at Hamline University
– John Shaw, director of The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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On today's show:
– Terry Savage, syndicated personal finance columnist and author
– Kathy Tholin, chair of the Indivisible Chicago Alliance volunteer board
– Amie Parnes, senior political correspondent at The Hill and co-author (with Jonathan Allen) of “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House”
– Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
– Anders Croy, communications director at Florida Watch

Joan also talked about the article “How to secure your phone before attending a protest.”

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On today's show:
– Pat Kreitlow, founder and editor of Up North News (Courier)
– Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski
– Michael Dorf, Democratic lawyer, the Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC
– Dr. Zachary Rubin, allergist/immunologist at Oak Brook Allergists

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On today's show Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests are:
– Sandra Bernal, programming manager for the 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival, and José Pérez, director of the local feature “What Rhymes with Magdalena?” which is receiving its world premiere at the festival
– Jeremy Wechsler, director of “Prayer for the French Republic” at the Northlight Theatre, April 10-May 11, 2025
– Prof. David Levine, the Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law at UC Law San Francisco
– Car Guy Tom Appel, host of the Consumer Guide Car Stuff podcast
– Mike Crute, host of “The Devil’s Advocates,” Sundays at 6:00 p.m. Central on WCPT
– Eve Fineman, Chicago Architecture Center director of exhibitions, and Philip Nadasdy, Chicago Architecture Center chief strategy officer, on the new exhibit “Constructing Hope: Ukraine”
– Nell Minow, corporate governance expert and vice chair of ValueEdge Advisors

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– Russell Berman, staff writer at The Atlantic
– David Hochberg, vice president of lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show:
– Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze with our regular media segment
– Ari Berman, Mother Jones’ national voting rights correspondent and the author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It and Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
– Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress

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On today's show:
– Our Pet of the Month segment with Craig Botagowski of Mark Drugs and Darlene Duggan of Anti-Cruelty
– Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick and Mark Turcotte, distinguished writer in residence at DePaul University
– Alex Isenstadt, reporter for Axios and author of Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power

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On today's show:
– Eric Zorn, writer-publisher of The Picayune Sentinel
– Marjorie Hershey, professor emeritus of political science at Indiana University Bloomington 

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