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: Brittlestar
Joan Esposito is joined by Stewart Reynolds, AKA Brittlestar, author of the 2025 book “Lessons from Cats for Surviving.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Sister Joann Persch
Joan Esposito is joined by Sister Joann Persch, a 91-year-old nun who has been protesting ICE near the Broadview facility; she is with Sisters of Merc...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL)
Joan Esposito is joined by Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL).
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Kina Collins
Joan Esposito is joined by Kina Collins, gun violence prevention and health care advocate from the West Side of Chicago who is running for Congress in...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Hoan Huynh
Joan Esposito is joined by Hoan Huynh, Illinois state representative and candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch
Joan Esposito is joined by Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, immigration attorney and CEO of Lincoln-Goldfinch Law in Austin.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Robert Held
Joan Esposito is joined by Robert Held, Chicago attorney recently detained by ICE but not charged with a crime.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes
Joan Esposito is joined by Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Ed Yohnka of the ACLU
Joan Esposito is joined by Ed Yohnka, director of communications and public policy at ACLU Illinois.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Susan Stokes
Joan Esposito is joined by Susan Stokes, the Blake Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, director of the ...
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: Dr. Annie Andrews
Joan Esposito is joined by Dr. Annie Andrews, pediatrician, public health expert and candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, where she is seeking...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ)
Joan Esposito is joined by Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ).
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WCPT 820 Interview: Nina Burleigh
Nina Burleigh, journalist, best-selling author, documentary producer, and publisher of the American Freakshow Substack newsletter.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Jim Lichtenstein
Joan Esposito, “Out Chicago” host Scott Duff and film critic Rebecca Ford are joined by Jim Lichtenstein, producer, writer, director, and host of the...
WCPT 820 Interview: Carlos Alvarez-Aranyos of American Opposition
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Mike Nellis is joined by Carlos Alvarez-Aranyos, founder of American Opposition, one of the main organizers of the No Ki...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Daniel Biss
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Mike Nellis is joined by Daniel Biss, mayor of Evanston and 2026 candidate for Congress.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.)
Filling in for Joan Esposito, Mike Nellis is joined by Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Patrick Hanley
Joan Esposito is joined by Patrick Hanley, head of the New Trier Democrats and Democratic candidate for the 9th Illinois State Senate seat (currently...
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 former commanding general of the Illinois Nati...
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.
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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...