Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | October 13, 2026

On today's show

– John Parker, host of “The Gaily Show,” weeknights at 10:00 Central on WCPT

– Carolyn Fiddler, state politics expert and author of the newsletter "This Week in Statehouse Action

– Jen Golbeck, professor, computer scientist, psychologist, "expert in the far-right, online extremism, AI, and bad things on the internet," and author of the MAGAReport on Substack; her latest article is "Live Streamed Execution: MAGAReport 10/9/26"

– Chris Bury, former TV newsman and recently retired DePaul journalism professor

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).

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