Joan Esposito: Live Local & Progressive with guest host Jill Wine-Banks, December 23, 2025

On today's show Jill Wine-Banks fills in for Joan and her guests are– Civia Tamarkin, award-winning investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker and former television news executive– Billy Ray, screenwriter and film director– Daniel Biss, mayor of Evanston and candidate for Congress– Terry Savage, syndicated personal finance columnist and author– Maureen Surin, medical cannabis advocate, along with Alice Peterson, president of Kentucky Heritage Hemp Company– David Greising, president and chief executive of the Better Government Association– Dean Obeidallah, lawyer, comedian, journalist, and host of “The Dean Obeidallah Show” on SiriusXM Progress– Victor Shi, speaker, organizer, activist, podcast co-hostCatch "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.