Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests are:
- Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies discussing peace-building through the institute, which draws students and professors from Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, the Territories, Israel, and the USA
- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs on the state's unclaimed property program, also known as Enhanced Money Match 
- Chuck Hildebrandt, retired digital marketing executive and library scofflaw who is using a 50-year-old overdue library book to raise money to benefit Reading is Fundamental, a literacy nonprofit
- Carol J. Sharp, president and CEO of The Night Ministry
- Ryan Martin, owner of The Den comedy club and theater in Wicker Park, on political comedy
- Actor-director Whitney White, who is returning to Chicago to direct “JaJa’s African Hair Braiding” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

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).