Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)

WCPT 820 Interview: Brooklyn Dad Defiant

Joan Esposito is joined by Majid Padellan, AKA Brooklyn Dad Defiant [https://brooklyndaddefiant.com/], and host of "The Defiant Weekly [https://www.youtube.com/@BrooklynDadDefiant/streams]." 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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive]).   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: Randy Manner

Joan Esposito is joined by Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America [https://www.nsl4a.org/] (NSL4A). 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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive]).   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: Daniel Squadron

Joan Esposito is joined by Daniel Squadron, president and co-founder of Future Now [https://futurenow.org/] and author of the brand-new book "The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/811851/the-fourth-branch-by-daniel-squadron/]."  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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive]).   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: Aaron Kleinman of Heartland Signal

Joan Esposito is joined by Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal [https://heartlandsignal.com/]‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radio Free America [https://radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/]” newsletter. He talks about Tuesday's primary results in Maine, South Carolina, North Dakota, and Nevada.  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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive]).   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: Jonathan Alter

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 [https://oldgoats.substack.com/=]." His latest piece for Washington Monthly is "”60 Minutes’ Must Still Be Saved [https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/03/60-minutes-cbs-bari-weiss-scott-pelley/]." 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 [http://heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive]).   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.