On today's show:
– John Shaw, director of The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
– Journalist, author and pundit Molly Jong-Fast, who will be in Evanston Wednesday doing an event at Nichols Concert Hall

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).