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Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive, October 26 2026
– Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly; his latest articles are “Meet the Democratic Senate Candidates Who Are Overperforming. And Under…
4 hours ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | October 23, 2026
On today's show
– Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast; a radio version of the podcast now airs on WCPT Sundays at 6:00 p.m. C…
3 days, 1 hour ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive with guest host Rickey Hendon | October 22, 2026
On today's show Rickey Hendon fills in for Joan and his guests are
– Willie Wilson, 2027 candidate for Chicago mayor
– Pennie McCoach, president and bu…
4 days, 1 hour ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive with guest host Carolyn Fiddler | October 21, 2026
On today's show Carolyn Fiddler fills in for Joan and her guests are
– Ben Jacobs, reporter
– Chris Mann, Democratic candidate for attorney general of …
5 days, 1 hour ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive with guest host Mike Nellis | October 20, 2026
On today's show Mike Nellis fills in for Joan and his guests are
– Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radi…
6 days, 4 hours ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | October 19, 2026
On today's show
– Amanda Zahorak, Democratic candidate for Illinois House District 48
– Paul Lisnek, multi-Emmy Award-winning TV host who served as pol…
1 week ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | October 16, 2026
On today's show
– Jen Thompson, former political campaign manager, former counsel in the U.S. House and Senate, and author of “Wild Pivot: Notes from …
1 week, 3 days ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | October 15, 2026
On today's show
– Laura Belin, publisher, editor, and reporter for Bleeding Heartland, a community website focused on Iowa politics
– John Bartman, fif…
1 week, 4 days ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | October 14, 2026
On today's show
– John Stoehr, editor and publisher of The Editorial Board, "a newsletter about politics in plain English for normal people and the co…
1 week, 5 days ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | October 13, 2026
On today's show
– John Parker, host of “The Gaily Show,” weeknights at 10:00 Central on WCPT
– Carolyn Fiddler, state politics expert and author of the…
1 week, 6 days ago