On today's show:
– Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party
– Susan Tebben, award-winning journalist with Ohio Capital Journal
– Ray Long, recently retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter and board member of the Chicago Headline Club
– Joyce Vance, author of “Giving Up is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy“; distinguished professor of the Practice of Law at the University of Alabama; author of the “Civil Discourse” newsletter on Substack; and former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
– John Mueller, creator and director of “One Night in Memphis North,” coming to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts November 23, for one night only

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).