Nubia Willman

Jeet Heer

Ari Berman

Bill Scher

Aziz Z. Huq

On today's show Ed Yohnka of the ACLU of Illinois fills in for Joan and his guests are:
– Nubia Willman, chief program officer at Latinos Progresando
– Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for The Nation and host of the weekly Nation podcast, “The Time of Monsters”
– Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent at Mother Jones and the author of “Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It” and “Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America”
– Bill Scher, politics editor of The Washington Monthly, host of the history podcast “When America Worked,” and the co-host of the bipartisan online show and podcast “The DMZ”
– Aziz Z. Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School 

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).

On today's show&nbsp;Ed Yohnka of the ACLU of Illinois fills in for Joan and his guests are: &ndash; Nubia Willman, chief program officer at&nbsp;<a href="https://latinospro.org/">Latinos Progresando</a> &ndash; Jeet Heer,&nbsp;national affairs correspondent for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenation.com/authors/jeet-heer/">The Nation</a>&nbsp;and host of the weekly&nbsp;Nation&nbsp;podcast, &ldquo;<a href="https://www.thenation.com/content/time-of-monsters/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">The Time of Monsters</a>&rdquo; &ndash; Ari Berman,&nbsp;national voting rights correspondent at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/author/ari-berman/">Mother Jones</a>&nbsp;and the author of &ldquo;Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People&mdash;and the Fight to Resist It&rdquo; and &ldquo;Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America&rdquo; &ndash; Bill Scher, politics editor of&nbsp;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/bill-scher/">The Washington Monthly</a>, host of the history podcast &ldquo;<a href="https://www.scherable.com/whenamericaworked">When America Worked</a>,&rdquo; and the co-host of the bipartisan online show and podcast &ldquo;<a href="https://bloggingheads.tv/programs/current/dmz#google_vignette">The DMZ</a>&rdquo; &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/huq">Aziz Z. Huq</a>, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School&nbsp;
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).

Here are full episodes of "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" (weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT Chicago), 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 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). 

Here are full episodes of "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" (weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on <a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/">WCPT Chicago</a>), 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 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).

Joan Esposito (Full Episodes)

"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 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). 

"Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" (weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on <a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/">WCPT Chicago</a>) 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 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).