Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)

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Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)

Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)

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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 Interview: Christopher Armitage

WCPT 820 Interview: Christopher Armitage

Joan Esposito is joined by Christopher Armitage, author of The Existentialist Republic newsletter on Substack.
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local...

2026-02-04 17:32:35 3054
WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)

WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)

Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL).
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Cent...

2026-02-04 17:29:38 1425
WCPT 820 Interview: Lisa Hernandez

WCPT 820 Interview: Lisa Hernandez

Joan Esposito is joined by Lisa Hernandez, chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois and member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing...

2026-02-04 17:26:56 1141
WCPT 820 Interview: Pete Dominick

WCPT 820 Interview: Pete Dominick

Joan Esposito is joined by Pete Dominick, news commentator, stand-up comic, and host of the “Stand Up! with Pete Dominick” podcast. 
Catch "Joan...

2026-02-03 18:15:35 2904
WCPT 820 Interview: Judge Mark Wolf

WCPT 820 Interview: Judge Mark Wolf

Joan Esposito is joined by Mark Wolf,  former U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. In November 2...

2026-02-03 18:04:31 1280
WCPT 820 Interview: Jonathan E. Howard, M.D.

WCPT 820 Interview: Jonathan E. Howard, M.D.

Joan Esposito is joined by Jonathan E. Howard, M.D., neurologist and psychiatrist at NYU Langone’s Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center.
...

2026-01-31 16:41:58 1413
WCPT 820 Interview: Emeline Posner

WCPT 820 Interview: Emeline Posner

Joan Esposito is joined by Emeline Posner,  journalist with the Investigative Project on Race and Equity, and co-author of the investigative series “T...

2026-01-30 16:38:28 1175
WCPT 820 Interview: Reed Bible

WCPT 820 Interview: Reed Bible

Joan Esposito is joined by Reed Bible, retired special agent and supervisory special agent for the Chicago and San Diego Districts of ICE, retired att...

2026-01-30 16:33:11 1574
WCPT 820 Interview: Sarah Raisch, lawyer representing the family of Renee Good

WCPT 820 Interview: Sarah Raisch, lawyer representing the family of Renee Good

Joan Esposito is joined by Sarah Raisch, partner at Romanucci & Blandin and lawyer representing the family of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by a...

2026-01-30 16:24:56 746
WCPT 820 Union Strong Interview: Paul Wende of Ironworkers Local 63

WCPT 820 Union Strong Interview: Paul Wende of Ironworkers Local 63

Joan Esposito is joined by Paul Wende, business manager, financial secretary, treasurer of Ironworkers Local 63, one of the sponsors of WCPT’s Feb. 6...

2026-01-30 16:22:45 1357
WCPT 820 Interview: Jonathan Rauch

WCPT 820 Interview: Jonathan Rauch

Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck is joined by Jonathan Rauch, contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow in the Governance Stud...

2026-01-29 18:12:49 1317
WCPT 820 Interview: Jill Wine-Banks

WCPT 820 Interview: Jill Wine-Banks

Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck is joined by Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of “The Waterg...

2026-01-29 17:33:02 1723
WCPT 820 Interview: Zev Shalev

WCPT 820 Interview: Zev Shalev

Joan Esposito is joined by Zev Shalev, founder of Narativ.org, a bestselling news Substack.
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" w...

2026-01-28 17:06:14 1080
WCPT 820 Interview: Rohit Chopra

WCPT 820 Interview: Rohit Chopra

Joan Esposito is joined by Rohit Chopra, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and resident fellow at the The Institute o...

2026-01-28 16:55:57 1309
WCPT 820 Union Strong Interview: Jim Coyne

WCPT 820 Union Strong Interview: Jim Coyne

Joan Esposito is joined by Jim Coyne, business manager of Plumbers Local 130. The union is sponsoring and hosting WCPT's Senate candidate forum at Chi...

2026-01-27 22:52:08 525
WCPT 820 Interview: Bill Scher of Washington Monthly

WCPT 820 Interview: Bill Scher of Washington Monthly

Joan Esposito is joined by Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly. 

His latest articles include:
Rules-Based Internatio...

2026-01-27 17:30:15 1439
WCPT 820 Interview: Corbin Trent

WCPT 820 Interview: Corbin Trent

Joan Esposito is joined by Corbin Trent, Democratic strategist who served as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s communications director and is currently...

2026-01-27 17:24:35 1426
WCPT 820 Interview: Christopher Armitage

WCPT 820 Interview: Christopher Armitage

Joan Esposito is joined by Christopher Armitage, author of The Existentialist Republic newsletter on Substack.
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local...

2026-01-24 00:39:38 1106
WCPT 820 Interview: Rich Eberwein of Heartland Signal

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.
Catch "Joan Espo...

2026-01-23 17:01:32 933
WCPT 820: Rich Logis of Leaving MAGA

WCPT 820: Rich Logis of Leaving MAGA

Joan Esposito is joined by Rich Logis, founder and executive director of Leaving MAGA.
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekda...

2026-01-23 16:58:14 1424
WCPT 820 Interview: Bobby Kogan

WCPT 820 Interview: Bobby Kogan

Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress.

2026-01-22 17:35:01 1194
WCPT 820 Interview: Hal Sparks

WCPT 820 Interview: Hal Sparks

Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by Hal Sparks, host of “The Hal Sparks Radio Program” on WCPT.
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2026-01-22 17:27:00 1290
WCPT 820 Interview: Aaron Kleinman of Heartland Signal

WCPT 820 Interview: Aaron Kleinman of Heartland Signal

Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal and author of the new "Radio Free America...

2026-01-22 17:23:30 1297
WCPT 820 Interview: Aurora Mayor John Laesch

WCPT 820 Interview: Aurora Mayor John Laesch

Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by John Laesch, mayor of Aurora.
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekday...

2026-01-22 17:10:48 997
WCPT 820 Interview: Rachel Bitecofer

WCPT 820 Interview: Rachel Bitecofer

Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by Rachel Bitecofer, national political analyst, editor of The Cycle-On Substack, author of “Hit...

2026-01-22 17:01:23 1408
WCPT 820 Interview: Randy Manner

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...

2026-01-21 16:35:16 1391
WCPT 820 Interview: Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant

WCPT 820 Interview: Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant

Joan Esposito is joined by Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant.
He is the proud papa of five children, author of the political humor books...

2026-01-21 16:32:55 1507
WCPT 820 Interview: Jonathan Alter

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...

2026-01-17 19:35:11 1688
WCPT 820 Interview: Rich Eberwein

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. 
Catch "Joan Esp...

2026-01-16 17:37:05 1025
WCPT 820 Interview: Rick Smith

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.
Catch "Joan Esposito: Liv...

2026-01-16 17:35:57 2930
WCPT 820 Interview: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

WCPT 820 Interview: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Joan Esposito is joined by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Cen...

2026-01-16 17:31:07 1435
WCPT 820 Interview: Greg Palast

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...

2026-01-15 18:18:43 2914
WCPT 820 Interview: Derrick Johnson of the NAACP

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.
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, L...

2026-01-15 18:06:49 1457
WCPT 820 Interview: Margaret Donovan and William Baumgartner

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...

2026-01-15 17:54:05 1492
WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)

WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)

Joan Esposito talks to U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN). 
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central...

2026-01-14 22:34:32 865
WCPT 820 Interview: Prof. William Muck

WCPT 820 Interview: Prof. William Muck

Joan Esposito is joined by William Muck, professor of political science at North Central College.
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progress...

2026-01-14 17:56:36 2921
WCPT 820 Interview: Monica Hopkins of ACLU-DC

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).
Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Loc...

2026-01-14 17:54:15 1541
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: State Sen. Robert Peters (D)

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.
Catch "Joa...

2026-01-14 17:52:12 1311
WCPT 820 Interview: Amy Westervelt

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...

2026-01-13 17:48:13 1645
WCPT 820 Interview: Jill Wine-Banks

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...

2026-01-13 17:42:18 1485
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