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 to politicians and professors, activists and authors, candidates and correspondents, as well as listeners who call in to share their views on the news of the day. Her goal is to Edify, Entertain and Elect — Democrats, of course. Joan Esposito has hosted WCPT's afternoon show since 2019. Prior to that she spent 20 years as a Chicago television anchor and reporter for WGN Channel 9, ABC7 and NBC5, and had a stint as managing partner at media trainer J2SC. Joan is a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
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Joan Esposito is joined by Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radio Free America” newsletter. He talks about Tuesday's primary results in Maine, South Carolina, North Dakota, and Nevada.
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Joan Esposito is joined by Jonathan Alter, contributing editor of the Washington Monthly, former senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, political analyst, and the publisher of the Substack "Old Goats with Jonathan Alter." His latest piece for Washington Monthly is "”60 Minutes’ Must Still Be Saved."
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Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by comedy duo Frangela (Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton).
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Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A).
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Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by Amy McGrath, political and national security analyst, former fighter pilot and U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran, founder of Democratic Majority Action PAC, former candidate for U.S. Senate and House, author of "Honor Bound: An American Story of Dreams and Service," and co-host, with Denver Riggleman, of the politics and national security podcast “Truth in the Barrel...
Joan Esposito is joined by Dr. Kristin Lyerly, OB/GYN, former candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, and plaintiff in a lawsuit that challenged Wisconsin’s pre-Civil War abortion law. She talks about her work with Committee to Protect Health Care and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Joan Esposito is joined by Maya Rupert, political strategist, leader in the social justice movement, and executive vice president of Blue State, which specializes in political fundraising and campaign consultancy.
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Joan Esposito is joined by John Parker of KTNF’s “The Gaily Show,” weeknights at 10:00 Central on WCPT. The segment begins with a clip of WCPT's Scott Duff and Ellen Miller, hosts of "Out Chicago," Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on WCPT.
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Joan Esposito is joined by Jack Kiraly, director of Government Relations at The Planetary Society.
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Joan Esposito is joined by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, newly announced candidate for Chicago mayor.
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Joan Esposito is joined by Jen Golbeck, professor, computer scientist, psychologist, "expert in the far-right, online extremism, AI, and bad things on the internet," and author of the MAGAReport on Substack.
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Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) for a conversation about the war in Iran, the dishonesty of Sec. of State Marco Rubio, the cost of living, and more.
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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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Joan Esposito is joined by Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze for our regular media segment.
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Joan Esposito is joined by Greg Hinz, columnist for Crain’s Chicago Business. He talks about the just-concluded legislative session in Springfield and answers a wide range of listener questions.
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Joan Esposito is joined by Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder.
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Joan Esposito is joined by Nicholas Enrich, former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations and author of “Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID.”
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Joan Esposito is joined by Bryan Kennedy, mayor of Glendale, Wisconsin, national president of Democratic Municipal Officials, member of the DNC, and author of the new book “It’s All Local: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up.”
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Joan Esposito is joined by Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist, host of "Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis, and former senior adviser to Kamala Harris.
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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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