On today's show William Muck fills in for Joan and is joined by guest co-host Phil Barker, professor of political science and director of the honors program at Keene State College, and co-host of The Politics Lab podcast. Their guests are:
– Daniel Hornung, former deputy director of the National Economic Council under President Biden
– Ross Harrison, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and professor at the University of Pittsburgh
– Alan Page Lightman, novelist, essayist, physicist and educator
– Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible

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).