Joan Esposito is joined by Bill Adair, award-winning journalist and educator, and author of “Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It Could Burn Down Our Democracy.”

Adair will be at the 2025 Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago Saturday, September 6 at 1:00 p.m., participating in a panel called "Democracy at Stake: Lies, Disinformation, and the Fight for Truth," along with legal analyst and author Barbara McQuade.

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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