WCPT 820 Interview: Jonathan Alter

About this episode

Joan Esposito interviews Jonathan Alter about his work and insights on media and politics.

Joan Esposito is joined by Jonathan Alter , contributing editor of the Washington Monthly, former senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, political analyst, and the publisher of the Substack " Old Goats with Jonathan Alter ." His latest piece for Washington Monthly is " ”60 Minutes’ Must Still Be Saved ." 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/@heartlandsignal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joan Esposito

Guest: Jonathan Alter

Topics covered

• politics
• media
• journalism
• interview
• current events

Keywords

• Jonathan Alter
• Washington Monthly
• political analysis
• media
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Monthly, Newsweek, Old Goats with Jonathan Alter, WCPT, Heartland Signal

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