The Big Picture (Featured Interviews)
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The Big Picture (Featured Interviews)
Here are featured interviews from "The Big Picture" with Edwin Eisendrath (Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT Chicago). Good conversations help us see the big picture. Edwin Eisendrath and his guests get specific about politics, government, campaigns, and the kind of country all this w...
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WCPT 820 Interview: Dave Roberts
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Dave Roberts, publisher of Volts, a newsletter about clean energy and politics.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Tom Nichols
Edwin Eisendrath talks to Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic; his latest piece is “The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay.”
This conversation...
WCPT 820 Interview: Bobby Kogan
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Ellen Weintraub
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Ellen L. Weintraub, former commissioner and four-time chair of the U.S. Federal Election Commission, and currently a sen...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL).
Casten discussed the bipartisan Mental Health in Aviation Act, a bill he introduced with...
WCPT 820 Interview: Elizabeth Jacobs
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Elizabeth Jacobs, professor emerita of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a founding member of the advocacy group Defend...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL).
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WCPT 820 Interview: Claudia Sahm
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors, and former Federal Reserve economist.
Sahm discussed the e...
WCPT 820 Interview: Jill Wine-Banks
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of "The Watergate Girl," co-host of #Si...
WCPT 820 Interview: Simon Rosenberg
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Simon Rosenberg, Democratic strategist and author of the Hopium Chronicles.
Rosenberg discussed the rise of politi...
WCPT 820 Interview: Samantha Tarazi of Voting Rights Lab
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Samantha Tarazi, chief executive officer of Voting Rights Lab.
"We track and analyze voting and elections laws," T...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL)
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL).
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WCPT 820 Interview: Jen Bendery
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for HuffPost.
Bendery discussed the significant reduction in the federal wor...
WCPT 820 Interview: Anne Applebaum
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of six critically acclaimed books, including “Autocracy, Inc.: T...
WCPT 820 Interview: Texas State Rep. Trey Martinez-Fischer
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Texas Democratic State Rep. Trey Martinez-Fischer.
"We are not a Republican state; we're a non-voting state," Mart...
WCPT 820 Interview: Melissa Sanchez
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Melissa Sanchez, Chicago-based immigration and labor reporter for ProPublica; her latest piece is a profile of Venezuela...
WCPT 820 Interview: Samuel Bagenstos
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Samuel Bagenstos, the Frank G. Millard Professor of Law at the University of Michigan; he specializes in civil rights, l...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rima Ziuraitas
Filling in for Edwin Eisendrath, Professors William Muck and Joel Ostrow are joined by Rima Ziuraitas, certified TACMED instructor and medic in Ukrain...
WCPT 820 Interview: Indivisible's Ezra Levin
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible.
Levin discussed the movement's multifaceted effo...
WCPT 820 Interview: Andrea Pitzer
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Andrea Pitzer, journalist and author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps.
Pitzer defined t...
WCPT 820 Interview: David Nir of The Downballot
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by David Nir, publisher of The Downballot.
Nir discussed the importance of local and state elections, highlighting th...
WCPT 820 Interview: Anderson Clayton
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Anderson Clayton, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
Clayton talked about how North Carolina Republican...
WCPT 820 Interview: Alison LaCroix
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Allison LaCroix, the Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School.
LaCroix discusse...
WCPT 820 Interview: Audrey Francis of Steppenwolf Theatre
Filling in for Edwin Eisendrath, Turi Ryder talks to Audrey Francis, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre and director of Steppenwolf’s “You Will...
WCPT 820 Interview: Tomás Kloosterman of Swing Left
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Tomás Kloosterman, national political director at Swing Left.
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WCPT 820 Interview: John Nichols
Edwin Eisendrath talks to John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Tom Bonier
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Tom Bonier, CEO of the TARA Group, and senior adviser for Target Smart, a Democratic political data and data services fi...
WCPT 820 Interview: Bobby Kogan
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Amanda Zurawski
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Amanda Zurawski, reproductive rights activist who was the lead plaintiff in the landmark Zurawski v. State of Texas case...
WCPT 820 Interview: Nancy MacLean
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Nancy MacLean, professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), who has represented the 5th District since 2009.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Seth Cotlar
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Seth Cotlar, professor of history at Willamette University.
He discussed the historical and contemporary dynamics...
WCPT 820 Interview: Ashton Pittman
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Ashton Pittman of the Mississippi Free Press.
He discussed a story about Kasper Eriksen, a Danish immigrant arres...
WCPT 820 Interview: Colette Holt
Edwin is joined by Colette Holt, founder, Colette Holt & Associates.
She discussed the Trump administration's assault on the rule of law, citin...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Illinois Congressman Sean Casten, who discussed the GOP's budget bill that narrowly passed the House last week. Casten v...
WCPT 820 Interview: Amanda Marcotte
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Amanda Macotte, senior politics writer at Salon.com. She discussed her new YouTube series "Standing Room Only" and her r...
WCPT 820 Interview: David Graham
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America. Graham disc...
WCPT 820 Interview: Jeff Jarvis
Edwin talks to Jeff Jarvis, visiting professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Donna Ladd of Mississippi Free Press
Edwin is joined by Donna Ladd, editor at Mississippi Free Press. She discussed the proclamation of April as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi...
WCPT 820 Interview: David Pepper
Edwin is joined by David Pepper, lawyer, political activist, author (of fiction and nonfiction), and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. He...