Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | February 5, 2026

On today's show:– Laura Rodriguez, senior vice president of government affairs at the Center for American Progress Action Fund– Jane Kirtley, professor of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota and former executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press– U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)– Laura Jedeed, investigative and features journalist who focuses on the American conservative movement and far right; last month Slate published her article “You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof”– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom 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.