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 | 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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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 11, 2026
On today's show: – Pat Kreitlow, founder and editor of Up North News (Courier) – 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).
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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 10, 2026
On today's show: – William Muck, professor of political science at North Central College – Melissa Sanchez, Chicago-based immigration and labor reporter for ProPublica; her latest piece is “The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building” – Thom Serafin, founder …
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