Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive
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Playlist by Joan Esposito: Live, Local & ProgressiveFrom Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are full episodes of "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" (weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central), a topical and interactive talk show …Follow the podcast:
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | June 11, 2026
On today's show – Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radio Free America” newsletter – Jonathan Alter, contributing editor of the Washington Monthly, former senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, political analyst, and the publisher of the Substack “Old …
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | June 10, 2026
On today's show Richard Chew fills in for Joan and his guests are – Naomi Davis, urban theorist, attorney, activist, and founder and CEO of BIG: Blacks in Green – Comedy duo Frangela (Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton) – Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the Nation…
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Joan Esposito: Live Local & Progressive | June 9, 2026
On today' show – Marjorie Hershey, professor emeritus, political science at Indiana University Bloomington – Camaron Stevenson, national correspondent in Washington, D.C. for Courier – Dr. Kristin Lyerly, OB/GYN, 2024 candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, plaintiff in a lawsuit that…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | June 8, 2026
On today's show – Maya Rupert, political strategist, leader in the social justice movement, and executive vice president of Blue State, which specializes in political fundraising and campaign consultancy – Marj Halperin, Democratic analyst and organizer with Indivisible Chicago and One Community N…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | June 5, 2026
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 Centr…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | June 4, 2026
On today's show – Jen Golbeck, professor, computer scientist, psychologist, "expert in the far-right, online extremism, AI, and bad things on the internet," and author of the MAGAReport on Substack – Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly – U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) – Heartland Si…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | June 3, 2026
On today's show: – Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radio Free America” newsletter – Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | June 2, 2026
On today's show – Greg Hinz, columnist for Crain’s Chicago Business – Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze with our regular media segment 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). Follow …
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | June 1, 2026
On today's show – Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder – Nicholas Enrich, former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations and author of “Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID” – Bryan Kennedy, mayor of Glendale, W…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | May 29, 2026
On today's show: – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast – Rick Smith, host of “The Rick Smith Show,” weekdays from 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. Central on WCPT Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/prog…
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