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Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 26, 2026
On today's show
– Jason Vincent of Giant restaurant in Logan Square; he’ll be headlining Tuesday’s ACLU fundraiser at Chef’s Special Cocktail Bar in C…
3 months ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 23, 2026
On today's show:
– J. Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer
– Chris Armitage, author of The Existentialist Republic newsletter on…
3 months ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 22, 2026
On today's show:
– Rex Huppke, USA Today columnist
– Rich Logis, founder and executive director of Leaving MAGA
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with …
3 months ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive with guest host Richard Chew | January 21, 2026
On today's show Richard Chew fills in for Joan and his guests are:
– Rachel Bitecofer, national political analyst, editor of The Cycle-On Substack, au…
3 months, 1 week ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 20, 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 …
3 months, 1 week ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 16, 2026
On today's show:
– Jonathan Alter, contributing editor of the Washington Monthly, former senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, filmmaker, journalis…
3 months, 1 week ago
Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | January 15, 2026
On today's show:
– Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
– Rick Smith, host of “The Rick Smith Show,” weekdays from 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. Central on WCPT
– Heartlan…
3 months, 1 week ago
Joan Esposito: Live Local & Progressive, January 14, 2026
On today's show:
– U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)
– Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale L…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive, January 13, 2026
On today's show:
– Illinois State Sen. Robert Peters, 2026 candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Illinois
– Monica Hopkins, executive director …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Joan Esposito: Live Local & Progressive, January 12, 2026
On today's show:
– Daniel Vock, public policy reporter at the Chicago Tribune
– Amy Westervelt, award-winning investigative reporter who is editor/foun…
3 months, 2 weeks ago