Joan Esposito: Live Local & Progressive, January 12, 2026

On today's show:– Daniel Vock, public policy reporter at the Chicago Tribune– Amy Westervelt, award-winning investigative reporter who is editor/founder of the investigative multimedia newsroom Drilled and the author of the forthcoming book “Brought to You by: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy”– Carlos Roa, editor-in-chief of IQ Latino and contributor to Te Lo Cuento News; his op-ed “Being Venezuelan American (and a Pittsburgher)” was published January 11 by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette– Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of “The Watergate Girl,” co-host of #SistersInLaw and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks 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.