Hosted by WCPT 820 · EN-US · 100 episodes
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From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are featured interviews from "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" (weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central, a topical and interactive talk show that focuses on national, state and city politics.A veteran Chicago broadcaster, Joan talks to politicians and professors, activists and authors, candidates and correspondents, as well as listeners who call in to share their views on the news of the day. Her goal is to Edify, Entertain and Elect — Democrats, of course. Joan Esposito has hosted WCPT's afternoon show since 2019. Prior to that she spent 20 years as a Chicago television anchor and reporter for WGN Channel 9, ABC7 and NBC5, and had a stint as managing partner at media trainer J2SC. Joan is a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
WCPT 820 hosts Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews), a news show with 100 episodes published.
Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL). 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 is joined by Professor Steven D. Schwinn of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, who talks about the final Supreme Court decisions of the 2025-2026 term, including today's birthright citizenshi
Joan Esposito is joined by Anna M. Gomez , commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal
Joan Esposito is joined by Chris Swartz , senior ethics counsel at Democracy Defenders Fund . Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com
Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL). 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 is joined by 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
Joan Esposito is joined by Christopher Armitage , author, veteran, former law enforcement officer, activist, policy advisor, and publisher of The Existentialist Republic on Substack. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Loc
Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL). 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 is joined by Aaron Kleinman , Heartland Signal ‘s senior political analyst and author of the “ Radio Free America ” newsletter. He talks about primary election results in New York, M
On the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade , Joan Esposito is joined by Lauren Miller , the Texas mother who was forced
Joan Esposito is joined by John Fugelsang , comedian, podcaster, radio host, TV pundit, and author of " Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists,
Joan Esposito is joined by Jason Meisner , federal courts reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/program
Joan Esposito is joined by Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder . Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progr
Joan Esposito is joined by Nicholas Enrich , former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations and author of “ Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shre
Joan Esposito is joined by Bryan Kennedy , mayor of Glendale, Wisconsin , national president of Democratic Municipal Officials, member of the DNC, and author of the new book “ It’s All Local: Saving Dem
Joan Esposito is joined by Mike Nellis , Democratic strategist, host of " Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis , and former senior adviser to Kamala Harris. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays f
Joan Esposito is joined by 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.
Joan Esposito is joined by Ira Shapiro , co-author of "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/pro
Joan Esposito is joined by Mary Morten of Seven Days in Chicago: A National Call to Elevate Health as a Governing Priority , and Cleve Jones , AIDS and LGBT rights activist. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Pr
Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL). 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
Nicholas Enrich
author
1 appearance on this show
Mike Nellis
Austin Community Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Ira Shapiro
Author
1 appearance on this show
Cleve Jones
AIDS and LGBT rights activism
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Jackson
Co-Founder and CEO of Dimagi · U.S. House of Representatives
2 appearances on this show
Randy Manner
Army Maj. Gen. (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, member of National Security Leaders for America
4 appearances on this show
Christopher Armitage
author of The Existentialist Republic newsletter · The Existentialist Republic
2 appearances on this show
Joe Walsh
former Republican congressman from Illinois and host of The Social Contract with Joe Walsh · Arizona Diamondbacks
2 appearances on this show
Steve Phillips
author of Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? · Zappi
1 appearance on this show
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
1 appearance on this show
Thom Hartmann
New York Times bestselling author
1 appearance on this show
Margaret Donovan
associate · Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder
1 appearance on this show
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