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WCPT 820 Interview: Chris Swartz of Democracy Defenders Fund
Jun 29, 2026
26m 40s
WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
Jun 26, 2026
11m 52s
WCPT 820 Interview: Heartland Signal's Rich Eberwein
Jun 26, 2026
13m 55s
WCPT 820 Interview: Christopher Armitage
Jun 26, 2026
47m 56s
WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)
Jun 26, 2026
12m 17s
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| 6/29/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Chris Swartz of Democracy Defenders Fund | Joan Esposito is joined by Chris Swartz, senior ethics counsel at Democracy Defenders Fund. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 40s | ||||||
| 6/26/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) | Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL). Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 11m 52s | ||||||
| 6/26/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Heartland Signal's Rich Eberwein | Joan Esposito is joined by Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 13m 55s | ||||||
| 6/26/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Christopher Armitage | Joan Esposito is joined by Christopher Armitage, author, veteran, former law enforcement officer, activist, policy advisor, and publisher of The Existentialist Republic on Substack. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 47m 56s | ||||||
| 6/26/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) | Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL). Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 12m 17s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Heartland Signal's Aaron Kleinman | Joan Esposito is joined by Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radio Free America” newsletter. He talks about primary election results in New York, Maryland, and other states. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 50m 24s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Lauren Miller | On the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Joan Esposito is joined by Lauren Miller, the Texas mother who was forced to travel to Colorado for an abortion in 2022. Miller became a plaintiff in Zurawski v. State of Texas, continues to advocate for reproductive freedom and human rights, and is a Free & Just storyteller. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 18m 06s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: John Fugelsang | Joan Esposito is joined by John Fugelsang, comedian, podcaster, radio host, TV pundit, and author of "Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 09s | ||||||
| 6/24/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Jason Meisner of the Chicago Tribune | Joan Esposito is joined by Jason Meisner, federal courts reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 22m 03s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Hadley Duvall | Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Joan Esposito is joined by Hadley Duvall, reproductive freedom and abortion rights activist. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 22m 26s | ||||||
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| 6/23/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Steven Schwinn | Joan Esposito is joined by Professor Steven D. Schwinn of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 20m 57s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Ed Yohnka of the ACLU of Illinois | Joan Esposito is joined by Ed Yohnka, director of communications and public policy at ACLU Illinois. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 43m 44s | ||||||
| 6/20/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Professor Brian Endless | Joan Esposito is joined by Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago and founder of the Come Together Project. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 43m 02s | ||||||
| 6/20/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Author Donna Chaffee | Joan Esposito is joined by Donna Chaffee, author of “First Great Sorrow: My Years with Robert F. Kennedy.“ Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 23s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Spencer Critchley | Joan Esposito is joined by Spencer Critchley, author of Patriots of Two Nations and host of the Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good podcast. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 44m 44s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Bill Scher of Washington Monthly | Joan Esposito is joined by Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly; his latest article is "The Iran War’s Biggest Loser? Definitely Netanyahu." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 59s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Amanda Zurawski | Joan Esposito is joined by Amanda Zurawski, reproductive rights activist who was the lead plaintiff in the landmark Zurawski v. State of Texas case. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 22m 21s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Brooklyn Dad Defiant | Joan Esposito is joined by Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant, and host of "The Defiant Weekly." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 44s | ||||||
| 6/13/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Daniel Squadron | Joan Esposito is joined by Daniel Squadron, president and co-founder of Future Now and author of the brand-new book "The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 23m 10s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Aaron Kleinman of Heartland Signal✨ | politicsprimary results+3 | Aaron Kleinman | Heartland SignalWCPT 820 | MaineSouth Carolina+2 | Aaron KleinmanHeartland Signal+3 | — | 47m 13s | |
| 6/12/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Jonathan Alter✨ | politicsmedia+3 | Jonathan Alter | Washington MonthlyNewsweek+3 | — | Jonathan AlterWashington Monthly+3 | — | 14m 27s | |
| 6/11/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Frangela✨ | comedyinterview+3 | Frances CallierAngela V. Shelton | WCPT 820Heartland Signal | — | Frangelacomedy duo+3 | — | 38m 48s | |
| 6/11/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Randy Manner✨ | militarynational security+3 | Randy Manner | National Guard BureauNational Security Leaders for America+2 | — | Randy Mannernational security+3 | — | 21m 10s | |
| 6/11/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Amy McGrath✨ | politicsnational security+3 | Amy McGrath | Democratic Majority Action PACWCPT 820+2 | — | Amy McGrathpolitical analyst+3 | — | 22m 08s | |
| 6/10/26 |  WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Kristin Lyerly✨ | abortion lawhealth care+3 | Dr. Kristin Lyerly | Committee to Protect Health CareAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | WisconsinWisconsin’s 8th Congressional District | abortionWisconsin+5 | — | 17m 59s | |
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