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: Rusty Hicks
Joan Esposito is joined by Rusty Hicks, chair of the California Democratic Party.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss
Joan Esposito is joined by Daniel Biss, mayor of Evanston and candidate for Congress.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Aaron Kleinman on Tuesday's election results
Joan Esposito is joined by Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal. They talk about Tuesday's election results.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Brian Endless on Tuesday's election results
Joan Esposito is joined by Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago. They...
WCPT 820 Interview: Illinois State Rep. Kam Buckner
Joan Esposito is joined by Illinois State Rep. Kam Buckner for a conversation about the recent veto session in Springfield.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Marc Poulos
Joan Esposito is joined by Marc Poulos, executive director of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting (III FFC), and associate gener...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
Joan Esposito is joined by Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL). She represents the 13th Congressional District and is running for re-election.
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Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive, November 4, 2025
On today's show:
– Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
– Marc Poulos, executive director of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa Foundation for Fair Contract...
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: John Bartman
Joan Esposito is joined by John Bartman, fifth generation Illinois soybean farmer.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Stacy Davis Gates
Joan Esposito is joined by Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Teachers Union president and new president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
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WCPT 820 Interview: James Zirin
Joan Esposito is joined by James Zirin, Washington Monthly contributor, author and legal analyst, and former federal prosecutor in New York’s Southern...
WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Joan Esposito is joined by Illinois Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate Raja Krishnamoorthi.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Randy Manner
Joan Esposito is joined by Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting and deputy director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and member of...
WCPT 820 Interview: Lawrence Lessig
Joan Esposito is joined by Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. (Photo credit: Jessica Scranton)
WCPT 820 Interview: Clifton Truman Daniel
Joan Esposito is joined by Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of President Harry S Truman and star of “Give Em Hell Harry,” coming to the North Shore Cen...
WCPT 820 Interview: Margaret Donovan
Joan Esposito is joined by Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, former assi...
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...