Joan Esposito Live, Local & Progressive
Joan Esposito Live, Local & Progressive
"Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" (weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT Chicago) is a topical and interactive talk show from Chicago 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 o…Social links:
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Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive December 4 2025
On today's show: – Dr. Anthony Douglas, trauma surgeon at University of Chicago Hospital, and one of the lead organizers behind the Responsibility in Firearm Legislation Act, or RIFL Act in Illinois – Virginia Canter, ethics and anti-corruption chief counsel and director, Democracy Defenders Fund …
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WCPT 820 Interview: Tod Maffin
Joan Esposito is joined by Tod Maffin, online content creator and author of “From Far and Wide with Tod Maffin.” 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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WCPT 820 Interview: Lisa Stark
Joan Esposito is joined by Lisa Stark, former ABC News reporter who recently penned a letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger calling on him to defend free press and protect ABC journalists from political pressure. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on…
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Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive, December 3, 2025
On today's show: – Tod Maffin, online content creator and author of “From Far and Wide with Tod Maffin" – Lisa Stark, former ABC News reporter who recently penned a letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger calling on him to defend free press and protect ABC journalists from political pressure – Mark Jacob an…
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WCPT 820 Interview: Elisha Brown
Joan Esposito is joined by Elisha Brown, Reproductive Rights Today newsletter author at States 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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WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Kristin Lyerly
Joan Esposito is joined by Dr. Kristin Lyerly, OB/GYN, 2024 candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s pre-Civil War abortion law, and host of “The Kristin Lyerly Show” on Civic Media — the show makes it WCPT debut Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Cent…
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WCPT 820 Interview: Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf, Th.D.
Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf, Th.D., pastor-activist-theologian, who is senior minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston and was arrested during a November 14 protest near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois. (Photo credit: Becca Heuer Photography) Catch "Joan E…
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Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive, December 2, 2025
On today's show: – Wayne Steger, professor of political science at DePaul – Elisha Brown, Reproductive Rights Today newsletter author at States Newsroom – Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf, Th.D., pastor-activist-theologian, senior minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston – Dr. Kristin Lyerly, OB/GYN, 2024 …
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WCPT 820 Interview: Stacy Kess of Equal Access Public Media
Joan Esposito is joined by Stacy Kess, founder and chief of editorial at Equal Access Public Media. 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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WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Roger Mitchell
Joan Esposito is joined by Dr. Roger Mitchell, president of the National Medical Association, the nation’s oldest and largest organization representing Black physicians and their patients. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartland…
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