



Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | September 1, 2026
On today's show – Jordan Zaslow, founder/executive director at Her Bold Move – Ray Long, retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter – David Atkins, Washington Monthly contributing writer; his latest piece is "I’m a DNC Committee Member. The Party Isn’t Broken" – Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief …

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 31, 2026
On today's show – Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze with our regular media segment – Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago, and founder of The Come Together Project Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekd…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 28, 2026
On today's show – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast – 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 – Poets Mark Turcotte and Mayda Del Vall…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 27, 2026
On today's show: – Christopher Armitage, author, veteran, former law enforcement officer, activist, policy adviser, and publisher of The Existentialist Republic on Substack; his latest piece is “Articles of Impeachment for Justice Clarence Thomas“ – Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at B…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 26, 2026
On today's show – Professor Steven D. Schwinn of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law – Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A) – Suzanne Chod, professor of political science a…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive with guest host Turi Ryder | August 25, 2026
On today's show Turi Ryder fills in for Joan and her guests are – David Levine, professor of law, UC Law San Francisco – David Hochberg, vice president of lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial – U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) – William Muck, professor of political science at North Central C…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive with guest host John St. Augustine | August 24, 2026
On today's show John St. Augustine fills in for Joan and his guests are – Donald Remy, former deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs (2021-2023) and former CEO and chief legal officer of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (2011-2021); his new book is "Collegiate Capitalism: The Battle for t…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 21, 2026
On today's show – Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast – Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Teachers Union president and president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers – Gregory Royal Pratt and Laura Rodríguez Presa, investigative reporters for the Chicago Tribune; they are two o…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 20, 2026
On today's show – Greg Hinz, columnist for Crain's Chicago Business – Dr. Mimi Zieman, retired OB/GYN, author, and advocate who moved to Atlanta to serve as the director of Family Planning at Emory University Medical School; she also served as chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood Southeast …

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 19, 2026
On today's show – Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radio Free America” newsletter – Spencer Critchley, author of Patriots of Two Nations and host of the Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good podcast Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressi…