On today's show:

– Bruce Rheins, former CBS Los Angeles deputy bureau chief
– Jack Kiraly, director of Government Relations at The Planetary Society
– Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, newly announced candidate for Chicago mayor
– John Parker of KTNF’s “The Gaily Show,” weeknights at 10:00 Central on WCPT

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).