Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)
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Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)
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...
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Robert Peters
Joan Esposito is joined by Illinois State Sen. Robert Peters, 2026 candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Bill Scher
Joan Esposito is joined by Bill Scher, politics editor of The Washington Monthly. His latest article is “Cocky Iran Hawks Forget the History of Blowba...
WCPT 820 Interview: Aaron Kleinman of Heartland Signal
Joan Esposito is joined by Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Mina Bloom
Joan Esposito is joined by Mina Bloom, investigative reporter for Block Club Chicago. Her latest article is "Why Is The Cook County State’s Attorney P...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL).
Budzinski represents the 13th District of Illinois and is running for re-election....
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Donna Miller
Joan Esposito is joined by Donna Miller, candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Marj Halperin
Joan Esposito is joined by Marj Halperin, Democratic analyst heard on The Mincing Rascals podcast and organizer with Indivisible Chicago and One Commu...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Byron Sigcho-Lopez
Joan Esposito is joined by Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, independent candidate for Congress in the 4th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Fritz Kaegi
Joan Esposito is joined by Fritz Kaegi, Cook County assessor and Democratic candidate for re-election.
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WCPT 820: Interview Mike Nellis
Joan Esposito is joined by Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and host of “Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Robert Pape
Joan Esposito is joined by Robert Pape, professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago specializing in international security affairs. Fo...
WCPT 820 Interview: Jen Golbeck
Joan Esposito is joined by Jen Golbeck, professor, computer scientist, psychologist, “expert in the far-right, online extremism, AI, and bad things on...
WCPT 820 Interview: Morgan Chilson of the Kansas Reflector
Joan Esposito is joined by Morgan Chilson, senior reporter for the Kansas Reflector.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Andrew Miller on Iran
Joan Esposito is joined by Andrew Miller, senior fellow, National Security and International Policy, at the Center for American Progress, and former s...
WCPT 820 Interview: Christopher Armitage
Joan Esposito is joined by Christopher Armitage, author, veteran, former law enforcement officer, activist, policy adviser, and publisher of The Exist...
WCPT 820 Interview: Kendall Scudder
Joan Esposito is joined by Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party. He talks about the March 3 Texas Democratic Party primary.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Brian Endless
Joan Esposito is joined by Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Randy Manner
Joan Esposito is joined by Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security...
WCPT 820 Interview: Tom Villanova
Joan Esposito is joined by Tom Villanova, retired president of the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, ahead of the Sout...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Mayra Macias
Joan Esposito is joined by Mayra Macias, independent candidate for 4th Congressional District of Illinois, where she is vying to replace Rep. Jesús Ch...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Pat Hynes
Joan Esposito is joined by Pat Hynes, 2026 candidate for Cook County assessor. The Democratic primary is March 17.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Margaret Croke
Joan Esposito is joined by Margaret Croke, Illinois state representative and 2026 candidate for Illinois comptroller.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Jonathan Alter
Joan Esposito is joined by Jonathan Alter, contributing editor of the Washington Monthly, former senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, filmmaker, j...
WCPT 820 Interview: Lydia Tkaczuk and Oleh John Skubiak
On the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Joan Esposito is joined by Lydia Tkaczuk, president of the Ukrainian National Museum of...
WCPT 820 Interview: Tamar Jacoby from Ukraine
On the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Joan Esposito is joined by Tamar Jacoby, Kiev-based director of the New Ukraine Project...
WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
On the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), co-chair of the bipartisan Con...
WCPT 820 Interview: Kendall Scudder of the Texas Democratic Party
Joan Esposito is joined by Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party. The Democratic primary election is Tuesday, March 3.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Holly Kim
Joan Esposito is joined by Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim, candidate for Illinois comptroller. Early voting is underway and the primary election is T...
WCPT 820 Interview: Max Bever
Joan Esposito is joined by Max Bever, director of Public Information for the Chicago Board of Elections. Early voting is underway and the primary elec...
WCPT 820 Interview: Margaret Donovan
Joan Esposito is joined by Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, former assi...
WCPT 820 Interview: David Hogg
Joan Esposito is joined by David Hogg, gun control activist and former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. He is the keynote speaker at t...
WCPT 820 Interview: Randy Manner
Joan Esposito is joined by Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member ofNational Security L...
WCPT 820 Interview: Aaron Kleinman of Heartland Signal
Joan Esposito is joined by Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Bruce Rheins remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson
Joan Esposito is joined by Bruce Rheins, former CBS Los Angeles deputy bureau chief. He remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has died at age 84.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Stephanie Zimmermann
Joan Esposito is joined by Stephanie Zimmermann, award-winning watchdogs and consumer investigations reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Ezra Levin of Indivisible
Joan Esposito is joined by Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Greg Palast remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson
Joan Esposito is joined by Greg Palast, filmmaker, journalist and author. He remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has died at age 84.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Thom Serafin remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson
Joan Esposito is joined by Thom Serafin, founder and CEO of Serafin & Associates, Inc. He remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has died at age 84.
WCPT 820 Interview: Paul Glastris
Joan Esposito is joined by Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly. His latest article is “Let the Affordability Bidding War Begin: D...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Stephanie Kifowit
Joan Esposito is joined by Stephanie Kifowit, Illinois state representative and 2026 candidate for Illinois state comptroller.
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