On today's show:

Richard Chew fills in for Joan and his guests are:
– Rachel Bitecofer, national political analyst, editor of The Cycle-On Substack, author of “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at their Own Game”
– John Laesch, mayor of Aurora, former East Aurora School Board member, and former naval intelligence analyst
– Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal
– Hal Sparks, host of “The Hal Sparks Radio Program” on WCPT
– Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress

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).