Joan Esposito (Full Episodes)

On today's show:
– Lisa Graves, expert on right-wing infrastructure, founder and executive director of True North Research, legal scholar, author of “Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights” and the Substack column “Grave Injustice“
– William Muck, professor of political science at North Central College
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show
– Joyce Vance, author of "Giving Up is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy"; co-host of the "#SistersInLaw" podcast; distinguished professor of the Practice of Law at the University of Alabama; author of the “Civil Discourse” newsletter on Substack; and former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
– Ben Wikler, former chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party and author of the new book, "This Is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy" (2026)
– Jon King, editor-in-chief for Michigan Advance, a member of the States Newsroom network
– Abby Vesoulis, national politics reporter at Mother Jones; she discusses her recent reporting on U.S. Rep. Max Miller (R-OH)

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On today's show
– Julia Métraux, disability reporter for Mother Jones; she discusses her recent article, “California Does Medicaid Home Care Well. They’re Being Punished For It.“
– Ray Long, retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter
– Pete Dominick, news commentator, stand-up comic, and host of the “Stand Up! with Pete Dominick” podcast

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On today's show
– Pat Kreitlow, founder and editor of Up North News, ahead of next Tuesday’s primary election in Wisconsin
– Joe Cunningham, former congressman who now serves as spokesperson for the Pharmaceutical Reform Alliance; he’ll discuss PRA’s new report on big pharma and drug prices
– Rex Huppke, USA Today columnist

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On today's show
– Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast
– “Out Chicago” host Scott Duff and film critic Rebecca Ford with their monthly look at TV, movies, theater and more

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On today's show:
– Amanda Marcotte, senior writer at Salon.com; her latest piece is “The MAGA-ification of Hollywood is going to be so boring“
– Professor Steven D. Schwinn of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
– U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show:
– Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radio Free America” newsletter
– Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law Emerita at the University of Minnesota and former executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
– Terry Savage, syndicated personal finance columnist and author

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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 “Are Foreign Intelligence Agencies and Criminals Killing Donald Trump’s Enemies to Earn His Favor“
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University

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On today's show
– Dominic Pacyga, urban historian and author of the 2025 book “Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine”
– David DeWitt, Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief and opinion columnist
– Greg Palast, filmmaker, journalist and best-selling author
– Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, former assistant United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, Army veteran and former captain in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps

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On today's show:
– Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast
– Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A)
– Jennifer Militello, New Hampshire Poet Laureate

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