Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez (Full Episodes)
From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are full episodes of "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" (weeknights from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.), a radio talk show devoted to covering the news of the day and connecting listeners with local leaders. Patti Vasquez is a Chicago comedian, writer, actor, talk show host, consultant, advocate, and policy adviser. After achieving a degree in history from the University of Illinois, she set out to share her hilarious observations about how people behave, and stories about her second-generation Irish dad and Mexican immigrant mom. Patti has headlined in comedy clubs and colleges all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe, appeared on Nickelodeon, TBS, ABC, The Oprah Winfrey Network, and has a recurring role on NBC’s “Chicago Fire.” When her son Declan was born with a rare neurological disorder, Patti decided to take her communication and performance experience to launch her company “With Kind Words,” in which she helps medical professionals and educators communicate with compassion. For six years, Patti was the first Latina to host her own talk show on WGN Radio 720. In addition to her work as a performer and consultant, Patti began advocating for children and families throughout Illinois and helped restore funding for vital support services after massive cuts were made by former Governor Bruce Rauner. In 2020 she ran to be the state representative of the 19th District. She is now the health care and human services liaison and assistant policy adviser for Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. Patti lives with her family on the Northwest Side of Chicago and continues to advocate for her community.
Episodes
On today's show:
– Tennessee Brando, Meidas Touch contributor, social media commentator, and singer-songwriter from East Tennessee
– Mark Gevaart, producer-host of My Labor Radio, an independent Community Access Radio program that airs every Wednesday on WELT 95.7 FM in Fort Wayne Indiana, and Sundays at 6:00 a.m. Central on WCPT
– John Parker, host of “The Gaily Show,” weeknights at...
On today's show Patti is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests are:
– Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor
– Joanna Whaley, 2026 Democratic candidate for Michigan state representative, District 2; she is seeking to become the first transgender woman elected to the Michigan House
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On today's show:
– Matt McNeil, host of “The Matt McNeil Show,” weekdays at 9:00 p.m. on WCPT; he previews tonight’s primary election in Minnesota
– John E. McDonough, professor of practice in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and author of “America’s Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era” (...
On today's show
Reid McCollum, chair of the Democratic Party of DuPage County
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On today's show Patti broadcasts live from the McHenry County Fair and her guests include
– Dee Darling, candidate for McHenry County Board District 1
– Ken Bauman, member of the McHenry County Board of Directors
– 4-H kids Tim Hofth, Chris McKee and Lily Behrens
– Ruth Scifo, chair of the Democratic Party of McHenry County
– Natalie Ziemba, member of the Woodstock Ci...
On today's show:
– Sebastian Vargo, Chicago-based chef behind Vargo Brother Ferments (featured at the Jefferson Park Sunday Market), along with Jackie and Patty from Pride Coffee Roasters
– Ben Cominos, host of “Outside The Box with Ben Cominos” on Substack
– Joel Dinerstein, professor of English at Tulane University and author of “The Last of the Ellis Island Jews: A Brooklyn ...
On today's show Patti is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests are
– Chicago muralists Amoz and Malachi Wright
– Jared Ploger, Democratic candidate for Illinois State Senate, District 42
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On today's show:
– Morgan Coghill, former candidate for the Illinois 10th Congressional District (he was defeated in the March primary) and founder of Northern Illinois Progressives
– Steve Minchuk, president of Northern Indiana Area Federation of Labor
– Corbin Trent, Democratic strategist who served as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s communications director and is currently the publisher...
On today's show Patti is joined by guest co-host Austin May, candidate for McHenry County Board District 5, and A.J. Johnson, Democratic candidate for Illinois House, District 64, and their guests are
– Paul Chivari, co-host of “The Sports Cubicle” on WCPT (Sundays at 9:00 p.m. Central)
– Kaylee Peterson, candidate for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District
– Adam Ha...
On today's show
– Car Guy Tom Appel, host of the Consumer Guide Car Stuff podcast
– Cheryl Eichar Jett, author and historian; her new book is “Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66“
– Lorenzo Santos, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s 1st District
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On today's show Patti is joined by guest co-host Dr. Kathy Tynus, internist at Alivio Health Services, and their guests are
– Justine Siegal, commissioner of the new Women’s Pro Baseball League and the first woman to coach for a Major League Baseball organization
– Dr. Shikha Jain, board-certified hematology and oncology physician and associate professor of medicine at the University of I...
On today's show Ken Mejia-Beal fills in for Patti with guest co-host Demi Palecek; their guest is:
– Peter Burgelis, Milwaukee alderman and former candidate for Congress in the 1st District of Wisconsin
Plus, Patti talks to comedian Jason Salmon, performing this Friday and Saturday at The Comedy Vault in Batavia (pre-recorded interview)
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On today's show
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University.
– Chevy Humphrey, president of the Museum of Science and Industry, on their new Anne Frank exhibit
– Julia Lurie, senior reporter at Mother Jones; she recently wrote the article "Me, Myself, and IUDs: Did birth control make my depression worse?"
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On today's show Patti is joined by guest co-host Carmen Navarro Gercone and their guests are
– Ashley Aune, Missouri Democratic House minority leader
– Dr. Jason Bussell, director of Chicago Community Acupuncture
– Katie Dunne and Sarah Brown from Rebel Health Charities to discuss the City of Chicago-Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force and their new endeavor, the Al...
Patti is joined by guest co-host Natalie Ziemba, Woodstock City Council member, and their guests are
– Bridget Belcastro, candidate for McHenry Regional Superintendent of Schools
– Robert Held, Chicago attorney, president of the Chicago Council of Lawyers, anti-ICE activist, and former Air Force fighter pilot
– Kirk Bangstad, CEO and founder of Minocqua Brewing Company and the Minocqua Marketplace
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On today's show Patti is joined by guest co-host Kirk Bangstad, CEO and founder of Minocqua Brewing Company and the Minocqua Marketplace, and their guest is
– Warren “Hawk” Preis, host of “Hawk Takes the Wheel,” Saturdays from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Central on WCPT
Patti also talks to
– Steve Doelder, candidate for Wisconsin Senate, District 11
–&n...
On today's show Patti is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guest is
– Illinois State Rep. Murri Briel, Democrat representing the 76th District
Patti also talks to
– Sandra Delgado of “The Sandra Delgado Experience,” July 24-26 at Collaboraction
– Jan “Mamma” Lancaster, owner of The Bistro in Bloomington, Illinois, and organizer...
On today's show Patti is joined by guest co-host Tim Walkoe (comedian) and their guest is
– Cortney Frahm, executive director at The H Foundation, ahead of this weekend’s Goombay Bash, “Chicago’s Largest and Most Joyful Cancer Fundraiser”
Patti also talks to
– Michael Negron, senior fellow for Economy Opportunity at the Center for American Progress, former special...
On today's show:
– Warren Hawk Preis and Peter Sarelas of Source Solar
– Indiana State Rep. Phil GiaQuinta, minority leader of the Indiana House
Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez” weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home).
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On today's show
– Matt McNeil, host of “The Matt McNeil Show,” weekdays at 9:00 p.m. on WCPT
– Loni Ulrich of Indivisible Skokie-Morton Grove-Lincolnwood
– Sydney Hlavaty, volunteer with AFS-USA, along with two Kenwood Academy students, Henrietta and Leni, recently back from France, and Claire, a host sister
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