On today's show Patti Vasquez fills in for Joan and her guests are
– Jordan Shiner (in studio), former teacher at Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois; in early March he joined Patti while sheltering from bombing attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel
– Ellie Krug, transgender activist, author, lawyer, and host of “The Illegal Trans Woman” on KTNF AM950, the Progressive Voice of Minnesota; her new book is “Being Ellen: A Second Chance at Life”
– Walter Podrazik, adjunct lecturer in communication at the University of Illinois Chicago, and co-author of "Watching TV: American Television Season by Season," and TV curator at Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University
– Jess Piper, the “Dirt Road Democrat”
– Mark Eaton, Capitol Fools’ head writer, ahead of Capitol Fools’ three Skokie performances this weekend at the North Shore Center; Patti will be there for the Saturday night performance, doing a meet-and-greet in the lobby and introducing the show
– Lorenzo Santos, Democratic candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s 1st District

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).