



Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive February 4 2026
On today's show: – Tamar Jacoby, contributor to Washington Monthly and the Kyiv-based director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s New Ukraine Project and the author of “Displaced: The Ukrainian Refugee Experience.” Her latest article for Washington Monthly is “Putin’s Energy Blitzkrieg is Backf…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 3, 2026
On today's show: – Chris Armitage, author of The Existentialist Republic newsletter on Substack – U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) – Lisa Hernandez, chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois and member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 2nd District Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, L…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 2, 2026
On today's show: – Camaron Stevenson, national correspondent in Washington, D.C. for Courier – Pete Dominick, news commentator, stand-up comic, and host of the “Stand Up! with Pete Dominick” podcast – Mark Wolf, former U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mas…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 30, 2026
On today's show: – Greg Hinz, columnist for Crain’s Chicago Business – Jonathan E. Howard, M.D., NYU Langone – Darlene Duggan, head of Anticruelty 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…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 29, 2026
On today's show: – Sarah Raisch, partner at Romanucci & Blandin and lawyer representing the family of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this month – Reed Bible, former supervisory special agent for U.S. Homeland Security – Emeline Posner, jo…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive with guest host William Muck | January 28, 2026
On today's show Professor William Muck fills in for Joan and his guests are – Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of “The Watergate Girl,” co-host of #SistersInLaw and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks – Jonathan Rauch, contributing writer at Th…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 27, 2026
On today's show: – Jim Coyne, business manager of Plumbers Local 130 – Pat Kreitlow, founder and editor of Up North News (Courier) – Rohit Chopra, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and resident fellow at the The Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School; e…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 26, 2026
On today's show – Jason Vincent of Giant restaurant in Logan Square; he’ll be headlining Tuesday’s ACLU fundraiser at Chef’s Special Cocktail Bar in Chicago – David Hochberg, vice president of lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial – Corbin Trent, Democratic strategist who served as Rep. A…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 23, 2026
On today's show: – J. Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer – Chris Armitage, author of The Existentialist Republic newsletter on Substack – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast – “Out Chicago” host Scott Duff and film critic Rebecca Ford Catch "Joan E…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 22, 2026
On today's show: – Rex Huppke, USA Today columnist – Rich Logis, founder and executive director of Leaving MAGA – Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. C…