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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 18, 2026
On today's show:
– Julie Roginsky, author of the Salty Politics newsletter on Substack and co-founder of the nonprofit Lift Our Voices
– Adam Mockler, …
2 months, 1 week ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 17, 2026
On today's show
– Chris Bury, former TV newsman and recently retired DePaul journalism professor
– U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
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2 months, 1 week ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 14, 2026
On today's show:
– Chris Fitzsimon, host of the Stories from the States podcast
– Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly; his latest article…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 13, 2026
On today's show:
– Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 12, 2026
On today's show:
– Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radio Free America” newsletter
– Joe Walsh, former Re…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 11, 2026
On today's show
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University, and Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African St…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 10, 2026
On today's show
– Carolyn Fiddler, state politics expert and author of the newsletter “This Week in Statehouse Action“
– Ray LaHood, former Illinois co…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive | August 7, 2026
On today's show:
– Melissa Toufanian, former State Department deputy assistant secretary who served on the communications team for the original Iran n…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 6, 2026
On today's show:
– Lisa Graves, expert on right-wing infrastructure, founder and executive director of True North Research, legal scholar, author of …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | August 5, 2026
On today's show
– Joyce Vance, author of "Giving Up is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy"; co-host of the "#SistersInLaw" podcast; distin…
2 months, 3 weeks ago