On today's show:
– Hal Sparks, host of “The Hal Sparks Radio Program” on WCPT
– Mark Turcotte, Illinois Poet Laureate and distinguished writer in residence at DePaul University, and Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick

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On today's show:
– Tom Moss, member of the Blue Beginning chapter of the Indivisible Chicago Alliance, and co-host of “Show Up Chicago,” a monthly political panel show held at the Hideout Inn
– Rick Smith, host of “The Rick Smith Show,” weekdays from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Central on WCPT
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show:
– Jake Eisendrath, a live events and social media professional currently working at The Salt Shed, talking about Lollapalooza, which begins Thursday; Jake also runs 6.0.6 Music
– Orie Givens, vice president of communications for the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund & LGBTQ+ Victory Institute
– William Muck, professor of political science at North Central College

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On today's show:
– Edwin Eisendrath, host of “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” (Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT) and author of “It’s The Democracy, Stupid” Substack newsletter
– Stephanie Zimmerman, award-winning watchdogs and consumer investigations reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times
– Tom Haugh, co-host of the financial talk show “Stocks and Jocks”

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:
– Bruce Rheins, former CBS Los Angeles deputy bureau chief
– Pat Kreitlow, founder and editor of Up North News (Courier)

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On today's show:
– Jordan Wood, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate running to unseat incumbent Sen. Susan Collins of Maine
– Kylie Cheung, author of Coercion: Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans
– Michael Jones, founder, publisher and national political correspondent for

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On today's show:
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show:
– Chicago TV newsman and political reporter Mike Flannery
– Greg Hinz, columnist for Crain’s Chicago Business
– John Fugelsang, actor, comedian, podcaster and radio host, TV pundit, and author of the forthcoming book “Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds”

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On today's show:
– Alison Gash, professor of political science at the University of Oregon, author of “Below the Radar: How Silence Can Save Civil Rights,” and contributor to Washington Monthly; she is also the president of OurSchool, “a nurturing and creative anti-racist digital space for LGBTQIA+ young people and their communities to learn, celebrate, and thrive.”
– Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A)
– David Hochberg, vice president of lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial

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On today's show:
– Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze with our regular media hour
– Dave Levitan, science journalist, author of “Not A Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science,” and deputy editor of Splinter
– Democratic lawyer Michael Dorf

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