Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez (Full Episodes)

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From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are full episodes of "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" (weeknights from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.), a radio talk show devoted to covering the news of …

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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez with guest host Paul Chivari | November 13, 2026
On today's show Paul Chivari fills in for Patti Vasquez and his guests are – Dr. Nathan Shrader, associate professor of politics at New England College and co-director of the New England College Center for Civic Engagement – Mike Mercado, co-host of “The Sports Cubicle” on WCPT (Sundays at 9:00 p.m…
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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | November 12, 2026
On today's show – Musician Chris Jones – Heather and Leila Staton of Insufferable Wenches, an Indivisible group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Maura White, senior attorney with Romanucci & Blandin; she has years of experience as a federal prosecutor of sex crimes – Soli Santos and Evie Cato, hosts and pro…
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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | November 11, 2026
On today's show Ken Mejia-Beal fills in for Patti and his guest is MarQuis, co-founder and artist at Candle KRave. We also play Patti’s recent interviews with: – Illinois House Rep.-elect Maria Peterson, Democrat representing the 52nd District – Amy Bizzarri, Chicago-based writer who has written f…
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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | November 10, 2026
On today's show – Paul Chivari, WCPT on-air host who will fill in for Patti this Friday, November 13 – Megan Hershey, professor of political science at Whitworth University and author of "How to Protest: Lessons on Nonviolent Action" (2026) – Shasti Conrad, chair of the Washington State Democratic …
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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez with guest host Paul Chivari | November 9, 2026
On today's show Paul Chivari fills in for Patti and his guests are – Dmitri Mehlhorn, an attorney and former Democratic strategist who has spent years working on election strategy and questions around the rule of law – Jonny Diamond, editor of the new book “American Occupation: Dispatches from Min…
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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | November 6, 2026
On today's show – Mark Gevaart, producer-host of My Labor Radio, an independent Community Access Radio program that airs every Wednesday on WELT 95.7 FM in Fort Wayne Indiana, and Sundays at 6:00 a.m. Central on WCPT – Judy Crown, co-president of League of Women Voters Oak Park and River Forest, an…
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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | November 5, 2026
On today's show – Christopher Pazdernik, member of the Artistic Council for the Sarah Siddons Society, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to theater students at five Chicago-area universities and professional development grants to early-career artists; Patti is the emcee for their …
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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | November 4, 2026
Patti is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests include – Nubia Batista Willman, immigration attorney, advocate, and 2027 candidate for Chicago 25th Ward – Jess Piper, the Dirt Road Dem and executive director of Blue Missouri Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays fro…
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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | November 3, 2026
Patti broadcasts live from Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois, 660 Industrial Dr. in Elmhurst, and her guests are: – Mike Volpentesta of Bricklayers – Joel Ostrow, political scientist and “World Discord Podcast” co-host, and Karen Byrne, co-host of the T…
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Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | November 2, 2026
On today's show – Ed Bannon, 2026 candidate for Chicago School Board 1A – Melissa Villanueva, candidate for DuPage County District 1 – Dave Glatt, long-time restaurateur (Dave's Italian Kitchen in Evanston, Illinois) and the subject of an upcoming documentary – Singer Caroline Freer Catch "Driving…
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