Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez (Featured Interviews)

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About Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez (Featured Interviews)

From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are featured interviews from "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" (weeknights from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.), a radio talk show devoted to covering the news of the day and connecting listeners with local leaders. Patti Vasquez is a Chicago comedian, writer, actor, talk show host, consultant, advocate, and policy adviser. After achieving a degree in history from the University of Illinois, she set out to share her hilarious observations about how people behave, and stories about her second-generation Irish dad and Mexican immigrant mom. Patti has headlined in comedy clubs and colleges all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe, appeared on Nickelodeon, TBS, ABC, The Oprah Winfrey Network, and has a recurring role on NBC’s “Chicago Fire.” When her son Declan was born with a rare neurological disorder, Patti decided to take her communication and performance experience to launch her company “With Kind Words,” in which she helps medical professionals and educators communicate with compassion. For six years, Patti was the first Latina to host her own talk show on WGN Radio 720. In addition to her work as a performer and consultant, Patti began advocating for children and families throughout Illinois and helped restore funding for vital support services after massive cuts were made by former Governor Bruce Rauner. In 2020 she ran to be the state representative of the 19th District. She is now the health care and human services liaison and assistant policy adviser for Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. Patti lives with her family on the Northwest Side of Chicago and continues to advocate for her community.

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WCPT 820 Interview: Filmmaker Rodney Freeman

Patti Vasquez is joined by Rodney Freeman, producer of the documentary "Are You a Librarian? The Untold Story of Black Librarians [https://areyoualibrarian.org/]." 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.

3 Jul 2026 - 29 min

WCPT 820 Interview: Adrienne Irmer of Pride South Side

Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Adrienne Irmer, co-founder and co-organizer of Pride South Side [https://www.pridesouthside.org/], happening Sunday, July 5th. 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.

2 Jul 2026 - 13 min

WCPT 820 Interview: Steve Goodie

Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Steve Goodie [https://stevegoodie.com/], comedian and singer-songwriter. 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.

2 Jul 2026 - 21 min

WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Christian Mitchell

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). 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.

2 Jul 2026 - 32 min

WCPT 820 Interview: Jen Golbeck

Patti Vasquez is joined by Jen Golbeck [https://www.jengolbeck.com/index.html], professor, computer scientist, psychologist, “expert in the far-right, online extremism, AI, and bad things on the internet,” and author of the MAGAReport [https://magareport.news/] on Substack; Esquire recently published her article, "My Weekend Getaway with the Proud Boys [https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a71482536/proud-boys-inside-look/]." 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.

1 Jul 2026 - 21 min

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