Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | October 15, 2026

On today's show

– Laura Belin, publisher, editor, and reporter for Bleeding Heartland, a community website focused on Iowa politics

– John Bartman, fifth-generation Illinois soybean farmer and activist

– Joe Cunningham, former congressman who now serves as spokesperson for the Pharmaceutical Reform Alliance

– Joe Brancatelli of the joesentme.com business travel newsletter

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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