WCPT 820 Interview: Joel Bleifuss and Justin Perkins of Barn Raiser

WCPT 820 Interview: Attorney Andy Hale

Patti Vasquez is joined by Andy Hale, civil rights trial attorney who represents the family of Chester Weger, who was convicted of killing three women at Starved Rock in 1960; Weger died June 22, 2025. Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

WCPT 820 Interview: Nicholas Freudenberg

Patti Vasquez is joined by Nicholas Freudenberg, public health practitioner, veteran community organizer, and author of the forthcoming book "Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since the 1960s [https://cup.columbia.edu/book/fighting-for-new-york/9780231221405/]." Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

WCPT 820 Interview: Rick Smith

Patti Vasquez is joined by Rick Smith, host of “The Rick Smith Show [https://heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-rick-smith-show/],” weekdays from 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. Central on WCPT. Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

WCPT 820 Interview: Comedian Deanna Ortiz

Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Chris Jones [https://chrisjonesgrass.com/] are joined in studio by comedian Deanna Ortiz [https://www.deannaortiz.com/]. Check out Deanna's upcoming shows here [https://www.deannaortiz.com/new-page]. Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

WCPT 820 Interview: Rodney Gibbs of Heartland Signal

Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Chris Jones [https://chrisjonesgrass.com/] are joined by Rodney Gibbs, Heartland Signal executive director. Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home]).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com [https://heartlandsignal.com/] WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 [https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820] Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal [https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pchttps://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal]  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal [https://x.com/HeartlandSignal] WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 [https://x.com/WCPT820] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal [https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/] Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal [http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal [https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.