Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)
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Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)
Here are featured interviews from "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" (weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT Chicago), a topical and interactive talk show from Chicago that focuses on national, state and city politics. A veteran Chicago broadcaster, Joan talks to politicians and p...
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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: Rich Eberwein
Joan Esposito is joined by Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Rick Smith
Joan Esposito is joined by Rick Smith, host of “The Rick Smith Show,” weekdays from 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. Central on WCPT.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Joan Esposito is joined by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Greg Palast
Joan Esposito is joined by filmmaker and journalist Greg Palast. He is the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including "The Best Democracy...
WCPT 820 Interview: Derrick Johnson of the NAACP
Joan Esposito is joined by Derrick Johnson, CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Margaret Donovan and William Baumgartner
Joan Esposito is joined by:
– Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, fo...
WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)
Joan Esposito talks to U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN).
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WCPT 820 Interview: Prof. William Muck
Joan Esposito is joined by William Muck, professor of political science at North Central College.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Monica Hopkins of ACLU-DC
Joan Esposito is joined by Monica Hopkins, executive director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC).
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: State Sen. Robert Peters (D)
Joan Esposito is joined by Illinois Democratic State Sen. Robert Peters, 2026 candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Amy Westervelt
Joan Esposito is joined by Amy Westervelt, award-winning investigative reporter who is editor/founder of the investigative multimedia newsroom Drilled...
WCPT 820 Interview: Jill Wine-Banks
Joan Esposito is joined by Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of “The Watergate Girl,” co-host of #Sister...
WCPT 820 Interview: Carlos Roa
Joan Esposito is joined by Carlos Roa, editor-in-chief of IQ Latino and contributor to Te Lo Cuento News; his op-ed “Being Venezuelan American (and a...
WCPT 820 Interview: Peg Sandeen of Death with Dignity National Center
Joan Esposito is joined by Peg Sandeen, executive director of the Death with Dignity National Center and adjunct faculty in Portland State University’...
WCPT 820 Interview: Joel Ostrow
Joan Esposito is joined by Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Rich Eberwein of Heartland Signal
Joan Esposito is joined by Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Ed Yohnka
Joan Esposito is joined by Ed Yohnka, director of communications and public policy at ACLU Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Chris Matthews
Joan Esposito is joined by Chris Matthews, former host of “Hardball with Chris Matthews” (now on Substack), and author of “Lessons from Bobby: Ten Rea...
WCPT 820 Interview: Colin Seeberger
Joan Esposito is joined by Colin Seeberger, senior adviser for communications at the Center for American Progress.
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WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
On the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, Joan Esposito is joined by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), candidate for U.S. Sena...
WCPT 820 Interview: Valerie Geller
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Turi Ryder is joined by Valerie Geller, president of Geller Media International, a broadcast consulting firm that trains...
WCPT 820 Interview: David Levine
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Turi Ryder is joined by David Levine, professor of law at UC Law San Francisco, for a conversation about the the worst t...
WCPT 820 Interview: Kendall Scudder
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Turi Ryder talks to Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, about political makeovers and more.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Peter Shane
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Ed Yohnka is joined by Peter Shane, the Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus at the Ohio State Uni...
WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Ed Yohnka is joined by Illinois Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Gregory Royal Pratt
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Ed Yohnka is joined by Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter. Pratt and other Tribune reporters re...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dan Lipinski
Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck is joined by former Illinois Congressman Dan Lipinski, who is currently Distinguished Visiting Fellow at th...
WCPT 820 Interview: Kevin Schultz
Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck talks to Kevin Schultz, professor of history at UIC and author of “Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Inclu...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dean Obeidallah
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Jill Wine-Banks is joined by Dean Obeidallah, lawyer, comedian, journalist, and host of “The Dean Obeidallah Show” on Si...
WCPT 820 Interview: Billy Ray
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Jill Wine-Banks talks Democratic Party politics with screenwriter and film director Billy Ray.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Daniel Biss
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Jill Wine-Banks talks to Daniel Biss, mayor of Evanston and candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois.
WCPT 820 Interview: Alice Peterson and Maureen Surin
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Jill Wine-Banks talks to Alice Peterson (pictured), president of Kentucky Heritage Hemp Company, and medical cannabis ad...
WCPT 820 Interview: Abdullah Al-Bahrani, Ph.D.
Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck is joined by Abdullah Al-Bahrani, associate dean for Graduate Programs and Research and professor of Econom...
WCPT 820 Interview: Michael Scherer of The Atlantic
Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck is joined by Michael Scherer, staff writer at The Atlantic; his latest piece is “Why Is Robert F. Kennedy J...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rich Eberwein of Heartland Signal
Joan Esposito is joined by Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Stockton Mayer
Joan Esposito is joined by Dr. Stockton Mayer, infectious disease physician at UI Health.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
Joan Esposito is joined by Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL).
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WCPT 820 Interview: Oren Jacobson of Men4Choice
Joan Esposito is joined by Oren Jacobson, executive director and co-founder of Men4Choice, which “exists to activate, educate, and mobilize male allie...
WCPT 820 Interview: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Joan Esposito is joined by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).
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