On today's show:
–Joel Ostrow, Benedictine University political science professor and co-host of the World Discord podcast
– Jared Yates Sexton, political analyst, journalist, and author of the books The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis and American Rule: How A Nation Conquered the World But Failed Its People.
– Zachary Smith, Iowa Starting Line (Courier newsroom)

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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