Joan Esposito (Full Episodes)

On today's show
– Eric Zorn, writer-publisher of The Picayune Sentinel
– Illinois Democratic State Rep. La Shawn Ford, candidate for Congress in the 7th District of Illinois
– Edwin Eisendrath, host of "It's the Democracy, Stupid" (Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT) and publisher of "It's The Democracy, Stupid" on Substack

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On today's show
– Richard North Patterson, best-selling author, attorney and political commentator; his new book, "Tripwires: 15 Twenty-First-Century Events That Undermined American Democracy—and How to Reclaim," was released Tuesday 
– Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A)
– Pat Kreitlow, founder and editor of Up North News

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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On today's show
– Jordan Zaslow, founder/executive director at Her Bold Move
– Ray Long, retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter
– David Atkins, Washington Monthly contributing writer; his latest piece is "I’m a DNC Committee Member. The Party Isn’t Broken"
– Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief of The Washington Monthly and founder of the magazine’s alternative college rankings; the new rankings were published Sunday

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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On today's show
– Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze with our regular media segment
– Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago, and founder of The Come Together Project

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On today's show
– Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast
– 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
– Poets Mark Turcotte and Mayda Del Valle, who are scheduled to appear at the Printers Row Lit Fest in September

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On today's show:
 – Christopher Armitage, author, veteran, former law enforcement officer, activist, policy adviser, and publisher of The Existentialist Republic on Substack; his latest piece is “Articles of Impeachment for Justice Clarence Thomas“
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University

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On today's show
– Professor Steven D. Schwinn of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
– Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A)
– Suzanne Chod, professor of political science at North Central College
– David Orr, former Cook County clerk and Chicago alderman and founder of Good Government Illinois

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On today's show Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests are
– David Levine, professor of law, UC Law San Francisco
– David Hochberg, vice president of lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial
– U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)
– William Muck, professor of political science at North Central College

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On today's show John St. Augustine fills in for Joan and his guests are
– Donald Remy, former deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs (2021-2023) and former CEO and chief legal officer of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (2011-2021); his new book is "Collegiate Capitalism: The Battle for the Future of College Sports"
– Tim Male of The Alliance for Environmental Markets and Investments
– Dino Miliotis, entrepreneur and motivational speaker
– Heidy Moran, principal at Carl Schurz High School
– Paul Brancky of the Glenview Historical Society

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On today's show
– Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast
– Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Teachers Union president and president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers
 – Gregory Royal Pratt and Laura Rodríguez Presa, investigative reporters for the Chicago Tribune; they are two of the Tribune reporters recently awarded, as Staff of the Chicago Tribune, the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting, and will speak at the 41st annual Printers Row Lit Fest the weekend of September 12-13

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