WCPT 820 Interview: Tamar Jacoby

Edwin talks to Tamar Jacoby, director of the New Ukraine Project at the Progressive Policy Institute.  Jacoby, who is based in Kyiv, talked about the mood there, after almost three years of war in the country. "People are tired," she said, "and that word doesn't quite even capture it. Kyiv is far …

WCPT 820 Interview: Michael Tomasky of The New Republic

Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic, joins Edwin for a conversation about the election, the incoming Trump administration, and more.  Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  

WCPT 820 Interview: Ezra Levin

Edwin is joined by Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible. Last week the organization released Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink. “We've got to recognize the world has changed," Levin said. "Trump 2.0 is different and scarier. And our source of power …

WCPT 820 Interview: Tom Nichols of The Atlantic

The Atlantic's Tom Nichols joins Edwin for a post-election conversation.  Tom Nichols is a staff writer atThe Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter. He is a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, where he taught for 25 years, and an instruc…

WCPT 820 Interview: Anderson Clayton

Anderson Clayton, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, joins Edwin for a conversation on the last weekend before the November 5th election. "North Carolina is set to break some historic records this year in terms of the numbers that we've knocked as a campaign, as a state party," Clayton …

WCPT 820 Interview: Lavora Barnes

Lavora Barnes, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, joins Edwin for a conversation on the last weekend before the November 5th election.  "When you are out in the field here in Michigan and you see the enthusiasm, you see the hard work that our candidates and our volunteers are doing, it's hear…

WCPT 820 Interview: Ben Wikler

Ben Wikler, chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, joins Edwin for a conversation on the last weekend before the November 5th election. At the end of the interview Edwin thanked Wikler for his hard work during the campaign. Wikler replied: "I will accept on behalf of the hundreds of people on ou…

WCPT 820 Interview: Billy Ball of Cardinal & Pine

Billy Ball, senior editor at Cardinal & Pine (Courier), talks to Edwin Eisendrath about hurricane damage in North Carolina and the ways disinformation is undermining relief and recovery efforts.  "The situation is heartbreaking, and I don't think there's any other way to put it," Ball said. Catch …

WCPT 820 Interview: Sam Levine of The Guardian

Sam Levine, voting rights reporter for The Guardian, talks to Edwin Eisendrath, 10/5/24. Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820).

WCPT 820 Interview: Ross Morales Rocketto

Edwin talks to Ross Morales Rocketto (@RossMoRock), lead organizer of #WhiteDudesforHarris and co-founder of Run for Something. Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820).