Joan Esposito Live Local & Progressive, December 16, 2025

On today's show:– Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for The Nation and host of the weekly Nation podcast, “The Time of Monsters”– Nick Blumberg, correspondent at WTTW News– Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)– Casey Toner, Illinois Answers reporter at the Better Government Association– Oren Jacobson, executive director and co-founder of Men4Choice.org, which “exists to activate, educate, and mobilize male allies into the fight” for reproductive freedom “as active partners and allies.” 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).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.