On today's show:
– Jim Coyne, business manager of Plumbers Local 130
– Pat Kreitlow, founder and editor of Up North News (Courier)
– Rohit Chopra, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and resident fellow at the The Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School; earlier this month The States Forum recently published his article “De-Gouging the Economy: How States Can Deploy Dormant Authorities to Alleviate the Cost-of-Living Crisis”
– Zev Shalev, founder of Narativ.org, a bestselling news Substack
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).

Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive February 4 2026
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WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)
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