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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | April 13, 2026
On today's show
– Edwin Eisendrath, host of “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” (Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT) and publisher of “It’s The…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | April 10, 2026
On today's show
– Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast
– Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | April 9, 2026
On today's show:
– U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ)
– Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, immigration attorney and CEO of Lincoln-Goldfinch Law in Austin, Texas
– …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | April 8, 2026
On today's show
– U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)
– Christopher Armitage, author of The Existentialist Republic newsletter on Substack
– Aaron Kleinman, he…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | April 7, 2026
On today's show
– Deborah Witzburg, inspector general of the City of Chicago; she plans to leave the job April 24
– Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.),…
3 weeks ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | April 6, 2026
On today's show
– U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
– Nancy Gertner, retired judge now with Harvard Law School and Democracy Defenders Fund
– Marjorie H…
3 weeks ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | April 3, 2026
On today's show:
– Chris Taylor, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court; the election is April 7
– Aaron Kle…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | April 2, 2026
On today's show:
– Marty Schladen, reporter for Ohio Capital Journal
– Chicago Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward)
– Bill Scher, politics editor at Washin…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | April 1, 2026
On today's show:
– Dr. John Murphy, professor of communication at the University of Illinois and an expert on the history of American public address a…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive with guest host Jennifer Schulze | March 31, 2026
On today's show Jennifer Schulze fills in for Joan and her guests are:
– Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist emeritus
– Juliet Jeske, founder of D…
4 weeks ago