Podcasts
Welcome to the WCPT Podcasts page, which brings together the station’s eleven regularly updated podcasts. We offer full episodes and featured interview feeds of our five main shows, and the WCPT Weekend podcast, which is where you can find all of your favorite programs from our eclectic Saturday and Sunday lineups.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Joan Esposito is joined by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL).
Richard Chew is joined by Anna M. Gomez, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. (Find this conversation and many others on the “Richard Chew: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
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Joan Esposito is joined by Anna M. Gomez, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. (Find this conversation and many others on the “Joan Esposito: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
Richard Chew is joined by retired Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré, who served as the 33rd commanding general of the U.S. First Army and designated commander of Joint Task Force Katrina. He is the founder of the GreenARMY, a coalition of civic, community, and environmental groups fighting industrial pollution and climate impacts in Louisiana. (Find this conversation and many others on the “Richard Chew: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
Joan Esposito is joined by Brian Tyler Cohen, author of the new book “The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World.” (Find this conversation and many others on the “Joan Esposito: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
Richard Chew is joined in studio by Illinois State Rep. Robyn Gabel, majority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives. (Find this conversation and many others on the “Richard Chew: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
Richard Chew is joined by Eddie S. Glaude Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of several bestselling books, including “America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries” (2026). (Find this conversation and many others on the “Richard Chew: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
Richard Chew is joined by Daniel Squadron, president and co-founder of Future Now and author of “The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union” (2026). (Find this conversation and many others on the “Richard Chew: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
Richard Chew is joined by Emanuel “Chris” Welch, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. (Find this conversation and many others on the “Richard Chew: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined in studio by Christian Mitchell, former Illinois state representative (2013-2019), deputy governor in J.B. Pritzker’s administration (2019- 2023), and 2026 candidate for lieutenant governor of Illinois (as Pritzker’s running mate). (Find this conversation and many others on the “Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
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. (Find this conversation and many others on the “Joan Esposito: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
On the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Amanda Zurawski, reproductive rights activist who was the lead plaintiff in the landmark Zurawski v. State of Texas case. She is also a Free & Just storyteller. (Find this conversation and many others on the “Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez: Featured Episodes” podcast.)
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Joan Esposito is joined by Amanda Zurawski, reproductive rights activist who was the lead plaintiff in the landmark Zurawski v. State of Texas case.
