Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive with guest host Richard Chew | January 21, 2026

On today's show Richard Chew fills in for Joan and his guests are:– Rachel Bitecofer, national political analyst, editor of The Cycle-On Substack, author of “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at their Own Game”– John Laesch, mayor of Aurora, former East Aurora School Board member, and former naval intelligence analyst– Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal– Hal Sparks, host of “The Hal Sparks Radio Program” on WCPT– Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress 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.