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: Bob Kustra
Joan Esposito is joined by Bob Kustra, former Illinois lieutenant governor (under Gov. Jim Edgar).
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WCPT 820 Interview: Lisa Stark
Joan Esposito is joined by Lisa Stark, former ABC News reporter who recently penned a letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger calling on him to defend free pres...
WCPT 820 Interview: Mark Turcotte, Rick Kogan and Joan remember Tony Fitzpatrick
Joan Esposito is joined by Mark Turcotte, Illinois Poet Laureate and distinguished writer in residence at DePaul University, and Chicago Tribune colum...
WCPT 820 Interview: Steven Levitsky
Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck is joined by Steven Levitsky, the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Go...
WCPT 820 Interview: Garrett Epps
Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck is joined by Garrett Epps, constitutional law professor and legal affairs editor at the Washington Monthly....
WCPT 820 Interview: Gen. William Enyart
Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck is joined by William Enyart, former Illinois congressman and adjutant general of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Zayd Ayers Dohrn of "Revolution(s)"
Joan Esposito is joined by Chicago playwright Zayd Ayers Dohrn. “Revolution(s),” the new musical he collaborated on with Tom Morello, is playing at th...
WCPT 820 Interview: Adam Mockler
Joan Esposito is joined by Adam Mockler, YouTube content creator and podcaster.
Please note: the interview begins in progress.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI)
Joan Esposito is joined by Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
Stevens discussed her introduction of articles of...
Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive, October 9, 2025
On today's show:
– Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI)
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital...
WCPT 820 Interview: Bill Kurtis
Filling in for Joan Esposito, John St. Augustine is joined by Bill Kurtis, retired news anchor and author of “Whirlwind: My Life Reporting the News.”<...
John St. Augustine talks to Dr. Jane Goodall
Filling in for Joan Esposito, John St. Augustine shared the interview he recorded with Dr. Jane Goodall, who passed away October 1.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Sarah Lipton-Lubet
Joan Esposito is joined by Sarah Lipton-Lubet, president of Take Back the Court Action Fund.
Lipton-Lubet discussed the organization's mission...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL)
Joined by North Central Political Science Professor William Muck, Joan Esposito talks to Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL).
Schneider discussed the po...
WCPT 820 Interview: Tony Fitzpatrick
Joan Esposito is joined by Tony Fitzpatrick.
He discussed his new book, "The Sun at the End of the Road: Dispatches From an American Life," whi...
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: Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United
Joan Esposito is joined by Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United, Let America Vote, and the End Citizens United/Let America Vote Action Fun...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)
Joan Esposito is joined by Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL).
Congressman Bill Foster discussed the challenges faced by Democrats in maintaining Affordabl...
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.
Dominick dis...
WCPT 820 Interview: Jennifer Abruzzo
Joan Esposito is joined by Jennifer Abruzzo, former general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), where she proudly served from 2021 t...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
Joan Esposito is joined by Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), on the first day of the government shutdown, which began October 1 after congressional Republ...
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: Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News
Joan Esposito is joined by Juliet Jeske, founder of Decoding Fox News, a crowd-funded media project.
Jeske, who began analyzing right-wing medi...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Kat Abughazaleh
Joan Esposito is joined by Kat Abughazaleh, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois. The primary election is March 17, 2026....
WCPT 820 Interview: Matt Gertz of Media Matters
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by Matt Gertz, senior fellow at Media Matters. Gertz's latest article for Media Matters is "Donal...
WCPT 820 Interview: Brooklyn Dad Defiant
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined by Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant.
Padellan is the proud papa of five children, a...
WCPT 820 Interview: Thom Hartmann
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Richard Chew is joined Thom Hartmann, host of “The Thom Hartmann Program” and author of the new book, “The Last American...
WCPT 820 Interview: Ari Berman
Filling in for Joan Esposito is joined by Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent at Mother Jones and author of the books “Minority Rule: The...
WCPT 820 Interview: Aziz Z. Huq
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Ed Yohnka is joined by Aziz Z. Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg professor of law at the University of Chicago Law Sch...
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 Candidate Interview: Jacob Weinberg
Joan Esposito is joined by Jacob Weinberg, Democratic candidate for Arizona state Senate.
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WCPT 820 Interview: John Fugelsang
Joan Esposito is joined for the hour by John Fugelsang, actor, comedian, podcaster, radio host, TV pundit, and author of the New York Times bestsellin...
WCPT 820 Interview: Mike Sozan
Joan Esposito is joined by Mike Sozan, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Sozan discussed the growing authoritariani...
WCPT 820 Interview: Lisa Graves
Joan Esposito is joined by Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of True North Research, a national investigative watchdog group that works with...
WCPT 820 Interview: Eric Zorn
Joan Esposito is joined by Eric Zorn, writer-publisher of The Picayune Sentinel.
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WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
Joan Esposito is joined by Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL).
Underwood, who represents the west suburban 14th Congressional District, discussed the...
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...
WCPT 820 Interview: BJ Jones of Northlight Theater
Joan Esposito is joined by BJ Jones, Northlight Theater artistic director. He talks about Northlight’s new production, “The First Lady of Television";...
WCPT 820 Interview: Carolyn Fiddler
Joan Esposito is joined by Carolyn Fiddler, state politics expert and communications director for the Democratic Attorneys General Association.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Susan Demas
Joan Esposito is joined by Susan Demas, CEO and executive editor of Lincoln Square.
Demas discussed her independent news outlet's mission to pr...