On today's show Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests are: – David Levine, professor of law, <a href="https://www.uclawsf.edu/people/david-levine/">UC Law San Francisco</a> – Jasmine Davila, writer, live lit performer and storyteller – Annette Prince, director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors – Siobhan McCarthy, director of “She’s the He,” which will be featured in <a href="https://reelingfilmfest.org/">Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival</a> – Jean Schiffman, author of “Alzheimer’s: A Daughter Says Goodbye” 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).See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

On today's show Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests are: – David Levine, professor of law, UC Law San Francisco – Jasmine Davila, writer, live lit performer and storyteller – Annette Prince, director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors – Siobhan McCarthy, director of “She’s the He,” which will be featured in Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival – Jean Schiffman, author of “Alzheimer’s: A Daughter Says Goodbye” 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show&nbsp;Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests are: – David Levine, professor of law,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uclawsf.edu/people/david-levine/" rel="noopener noreferrer">UC Law San Francisco</a> – Jasmine Davila, writer, live lit performer and storyteller –&nbsp;Annette Prince, director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors – Siobhan McCarthy, director of “She’s the He,” which will be featured in&nbsp;<a href="https://reelingfilmfest.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival</a> – Jean Schiffman, author of “Alzheimer’s: A Daughter Says Goodbye” 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).See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive guest host Turi Ryder September 2 2025

From Heartland Signal and <a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/">WCPT AM 820</a> in Chicago, here are full episodes of "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. &nbsp;
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 &mdash; Democrats, of course. &nbsp; &nbsp;
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. &nbsp;Joan is a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).&nbsp;

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From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are full episodes of "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). 

From Heartland Signal and <a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/" rel="noopener noreferrer">WCPT AM 820</a> in Chicago, here are full episodes of "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. &nbsp;
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. &nbsp; &nbsp;
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. &nbsp;Joan is a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).&nbsp;

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