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Sen. Tammy Duckworth talks Trump’s threats on Chicago with WCPT’s Joan Esposito and Chris Bury
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke with WCPT’s Joan Esposito and guest contributor Chris Bury to give first-hand updates on how many National Guard troops President Donald Trump might send into Chicago and where they would stay.
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Democracy
Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder talks GOP redistricting scheme with WCPT’s Joan Esposito
On Monday, Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder spoke with WCPT’s Joan Esposito to discuss the ongoing effort of Democratic Texas state legislators to block passage of an extreme Republican redistricting plan.
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Democracy
Rep. Mark Pocan talks bill to block Elon Musk with WCPT’s Joan Esposito
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) joined Joan Esposito on Wednesday to talk about the bill he introduced last week, the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act.
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Illinois
Illinois Rep. Jonathan Jackson talks a second Trump term, protecting SNAP with WCPT’s Joan Esposito
On Monday, WCPT’s Joan Esposito talked to Rep. Jonathan Jackson, who has represented the 1st Congressional District of Illinois since 2023, when he replaced retiring Congressman Bobby Rush.
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Abortion
Dr. Kristin Lyerly talks Wisconsin’s 8th District, affordable health care with WCPT’s Joan Esposito
On Tuesday, WCPT’s Joan Esposito spoke to Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an OB/GYN physician and candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, which covers northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay and Appleton.
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Elections
Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen talks about defending his seat, extreme weather with WCPT’s Joan Esposito
Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen, a TV weatherman turned first-term congressman, talked to WCPT’s Joan Esposito last Thursday about the battleground district he will be defending in November’s election.
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Harris
WCPT’s Joan Esposito interviews Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul
On Tuesday, WCPT's Joan Esposito talked to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who began a second term in office last year after winning reelection in November 2022.
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Chicago
WCPT’s Joan Esposito interviews Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
On Monday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined WCPT's Joan Esposito for his first interview on the station since becoming mayor in 2023.
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Elections
Joan Esposito interviews Heartland Signal reporter Rich Eberwein on Eric Hovde’s campaign
Joan Esposito interviews Rich Eberwein, a multimedia journalist at Heartland Signal, on her show. Rich has been covering GOP Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde, who has managed to offend a wide ...
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Elections
Joan Esposito interviews Democratic congressional candidate Eric Sorensen (IL-17)
On this episode of "Live, Local & Progressive", Joan talks to Eric Sorensen, candidate for Congress in Illinois' 17th District.
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