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 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...
WCPT 820 Interview: David DeWitt of Ohio Capital Journal
Ahead of the May 5 Ohio primary election, Joan Esposito is joined by David DeWitt, Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief and opinion columnist.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Rich Logis of Leaving MAGA
Joan Esposito is joined by Rich Logis, founder of Leaving MAGA. He has a new memoir out, "One Betrayal Too Many: Why I Left MAGA."
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WCPT 820 Interview: Randy Manner
Joan Esposito is joined by retired Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner, former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security...
WCPT 820 Interview: Joe Walsh
Joan Esposito is joined by Joe Walsh, former Republican congressman from Illinois turned Democratic activist, and host of The Social Contract with Joe...
WCPT 820 Interview: Terry Savage
Joan Esposito is joined by Terry Savage, syndicated personal finance columnist and author.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Patrick Hanley
Joan Esposito is joined by Patrick Hanley, Democratic candidate for Illinois state Senate, District 9.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Toni Preckwinkle
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Doris Davenport is joined by Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and 2026 candidate fo...
WCPT 820 Interview: Pat Quinn
Filling for Joan Esposito, Doris Davenport is joined by former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Elise Gould
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Doris Davenport is joined by Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Bill Scher of Washington Monthly
Joan Esposito is joined by Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly. His latest articles are "Crypto, AI, and AIPAC Are Corrupting Democratic...
WCPT 820 Interview: Peter Giangreco
On the day after the Illinois Democratic primary election, Joan Esposito is joined by Peter Giangreco, Democratic strategist, partner at The Strategy...
WCPT 820 Interview: Illinois Attorney Gen. Kwame Raoul (D)
Speaking from Margaret Croke Election Night headquarters, WCPT's Patti Vasquez and Joan Esposito are joined by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. ...
WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
At Robin Kelly Election Night headquarters, WCPT's Whitney Randall is joined by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), candidate for U.S. Senate, who had just conce...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dovile Cather of the Juliana Stratton campaign
At Juliana Stratton Election Night headquarters, WCPT's Ellen Miller is joined by Dovile Cather, Juliana Stratton campaign manager, shortly after Stra...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Loren Lybarger
Joan Esposito is joined by Professor Loren D. Lybarger, Ph.D., Ohio University religious studies specialist focusing on Islam and comparative religion...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Joan Esposito and USA Today columnist Rex Huppke are joined by U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Chad Peace
Joan Esposito is joined by Chad Peace, founder and president of IVC Media LLC (a nonpartisan digital consulting firm) and a partner at the law firm of...
WCPT 820 Interview: Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza
Joan Esposito is joined by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Pat Quinn
Joan Esposito is joined by former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.
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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...