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Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive, February 25 2026
On today's show: – Jonathan Alter, contributing editor of the Washington Monthly, former senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, filmmaker, journalist, political analyst, and the publisher of the Substack “Old Goats with Jonathan Alter.“ His latest pieces for Washington Monthly are “After Censori…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 24, 2026
On the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Joan devotes much of the show to coverage Ukraine and the war. Her guests are: – Tamar Jacoby, director of the New Ukraine Project at the Progressive Policy Institute and contributor to Washington Monthly; her latest article is “Ukraine:…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 23, 2026
On today's show – Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party – Holly Kim, Lake County treasurer and candidate for Illinois comptroller – Max Bever, director of Public Information for the Chicago Board of Elections – Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze with our regular media segment Catch "Jo…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 20, 2026
On today's show: – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast – Juliet Jeske, founder of Decoding Fox News, a crowd-funded media project – Chicago Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th Ward) Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (hear…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 19, 2026
On today's show – Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A) – Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, former assistant…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 18, 2026
On today's show: – David Layman, former Providence, Rhode Island, news anchor, managing editor, and political commentator for RIPBS – Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal – Spencer Critchley, author of Patriots of Two Nations and host of the Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Go…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 17, 2026
On today's show – Thom Serafin remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson – Greg Palast remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson – Stephanie Zimmermann, award-winning watchdogs and consumer investigations reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times – Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible – Bruce Rheins, former CBS Los …
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 16, 2026
On today's show – Stephanie Kifowit, Illinois state representative and 2026 candidate for Illinois state comptroller – Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly; his latest article is “Let the Affordability Bidding War Begin: Democrats have a stronger hand. They should raise their be…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 13, 2026
On today's show: – David Orr, former Cook County clerk and Chicago alderman and founder of Good Government Illinois – Maya Dukmasova of Injustice Watch; she reports on judges, prisons, and the courts – Chicago Ald. Timmy Knudsen, 43rd Ward Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekday…
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 12, 2026
On today's show: – Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago – Dan Protess, co-executive producer of WTTW’s award-winning multiplatform initiative “Firsthand” – Amy Johnson, Democrat running to be Kane County (Illinois) sher…
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