It's the Democracy, Stupid (formerly "The Big Picture") Full Episodes

On this week's show: – G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster, author of the Substack newsletter “Strength In Numbers” and the book “Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them”– Aaron Parnas, independent journalist on TikTok and Substack– Jonathan Larsen, veteran journalist, TV news producer, and Substack content creator offering “adversarial journalism and commentary”– Yusef Jackson, newly appointed president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).    Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show– Holly McCall, editor-in-chief of Tennessee Lookout– Brian Lyman, editor of the Alabama Reflector– Josh Orton, president of Demand Justice and former senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris– Dr. Lisa Corrigan, social movement scholar, professor of communication at the University of Arkansas, and author of "Prison Power: How Prison Influenced the Movement for Black Liberation" Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).    Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show– Kate Riga, reporter who covers the Supreme Court for TPM‘s Washington, D.C. bureau and co-hosts “The Josh Marshall Podcast“– Dana Strohl, director of research for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy– Oona A. Hathaway, Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale University– Maaria Mozaffar, attorney, policy drafter, mediator and author Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).      Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show– Christopher Hale, author-publisher of “Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics” on Substack– Alan Elrod, president and CEO of the Pulaski Institution and columnist and contributing editor at Liberal Currents; his latest article is “Two Lessons from Hungary for 2026 and 2028”– Daniel Nichanian, editor, writer, and journalist who works on criminal justice, voting rights, local politics, and political theory; he is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bolts– Karen Tallian, attorney, former member of the Indiana State Senate, and chair of the Indiana Democratic Party since March 2025 Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).      Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show– Liz Dye, legal journalist and host of the “Law and Chaos” podcast– Elizabeth Saunders, professor of political science at Columbia University, director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and author of the 2024 book “The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace”– Amanda Litman, co-founder and president of Run for Something, and author of the books “When We’re In Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership” and “Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself”– Emily Horne, founder and CEO of Allegro Public Affairs, and former spokesperson for the National Security Council under President Joe Biden Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).    Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Endless fills in for Edwin and his guests are– Kitty Kurth, public relations and political strategist, president of Kurth Lampe Worldwide– Daniel Tully, attorney, former judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve, and 2026 candidate for Congress (he was defeated in the March 17 Illinois primary)– Peter Shane, the Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus at the Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, and distinguished scholar in residence at NYU School of Law; his latest article is “How the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Could Save the Civil Service”– Susan Corke, executive director of Democracy Defenders Fund and Democracy Defenders Action Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).      Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show: – James Santelle, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (2010 to 2015), 30-year veteran of the Department of Justice, now engaged in private (nongovernment) civil litigation in a variety of civil rights, housing, education, prisoner, and children’s matters– Brian Finucane, senior adviser with the U.S. Program at the International Crisis Group and a former attorney-adviser at the U.S. Department of State– Andrea Pitzer,  journalist and author of “One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps”– Dean Baker, co-founder and senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Ilan Goldenberg, senior vice president and chief policy officer at J Street; he  previously served as special adviser on the Middle East to Vice President Kamala Harris– Adam Hanieh, director of the SOAS Middle East Institute,  professor in the Development Studies Department at SOAS, University of London, and author of “Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market”– G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster, author of the Substack newsletter “Strength In Numbers” and the book “Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them”– 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 “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Todd Huntley, director of the National Security Law Program at Georgetown and a retired U.S. Navy JAG captain– Jonathan Shorman, journalist covering democracy for Stateline– U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)– Will Bunch, national opinion columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show– Tamar Jacoby, director of the New Ukraine Project at the Progressive Policy Institute and contributor to Washington Monthly; her latest article is “Ukraine: Requiem for a Citizen Soldier”– Ahmed Baba, independent journalist, political analyst, and founder of the best-selling Substack publication “Ahmed Baba News”– Elizabeth Jacobs, professor emerita of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a founding member of the advocacy group Defend Public Health– Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show– Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent at The Economist, and author of “How Long Will Israel Survive? The Threat From Within”  – Jonathan Larsen, veteran journalist, TV news producer, and Substack content creator offering “adversarial journalism and commentary”– Rochelle Olson, editorial columnist at The Minnesota Star Tribune– Will Bunch, national opinion columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show– Adam Klasfeld, founder and editor-in-chief of All Rise News– Ian Gary, executive director of the FACT Coalition– Mark Jacob, publisher of the Stop the Presses Substack– Mica Rosenberg, investigative reporter on ProPublica’s national desk focusing on immigration Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show– Nicholas Grossman, professor of International Relations at the University of Illinois, editor of Arc Digital, and the author of “Drones and Terrorism”– Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for HuffPost– Jill Lawrence, opinion writer for The Bulwark and other publications, including the “History Keeps Happening” Substack newsletter– Dr. John P. Holdren, professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, former science adviser to President Obama, and Senate-confirmed director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during both Obama terms Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show– David Roberts of the Volts newsletter and podcast, which focus on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization– Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and host of “Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis– Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic; his latest articles are “The Sickening Image That Will Haunt Pam Bondi the Rest of Her Life” and “What the Democrats Need to Do Now”– 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 “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show:– Joan Esposito, host of "Live, Local & Progressive," weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT– J. Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer– Holly McCall, editor of Tennessee Lookout, a news outlet covering Tennessee politics and government– Bill Scher is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly; his latest article is "Three Takeaways from the Taylor Rehmet Texas Shocker"  Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– George Packer, staff writer at The Atlantic and author; his latest piece for The Atlantic is “What Should Americans Do Now?” and his latest book is “The Emergency: A Novel”– James Santelle, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (2010 to 2015), and a 30-year veteran of the Department of Justice– Steve Held, co-publisher of Unraveled Press– Betsy Hodges, former mayor of Minneapolis (2014-2018) and member of the Minneapolis City Council (2006-2014) Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist– Abraham L. Newman,  professor and John Powers Chair in International Business Diplomacy, and director of the BMW Center for German and European Studies–  Elizaveta Gaufman, assistant professor of Russian Discourse and Politics at the University of Groningen (in The Netherlands), and author of the 2023 book “Everyday Foreign Policy: Performing and Consuming the Russian Nation”– David Nir, publisher of The Downballot Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Laura Jedeed, investigative and features journalist who focuses on the American conservative movement and far right; Slate recently published her article “You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof”– David Pepper, lawyer, political activist, author (of fiction and nonfiction), and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, and 2026 candidate for lieutenant governor of Ohio– J. Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer– Joe Walsh, former Republican congressman from Illinois and host of The Social Contract with Joe Walsh Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Elizabeth Jacobs, professor emerita of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a founding member of the public health advocacy group Defend Public Health– Jill Lawrence, opinion writer for The Bulwark and author of the History Keeps Happening Substack newsletter– Don Moynihan, professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy– Matt Caffrey, Swing Left‘s director of Grassroots Organizing Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Seth Cotlar, professor of history at Willamette University– John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation– Mark Jacob of Stop the Presses, “a weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it”– Dean Baker, senior economist at the Center for Economic Policy and Research Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show Professor Joel Ostrow fills in for Edwin Eisendrath, and his guests are– Scott Sakiyama, Oak Park attorney who was detained temporarily by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 20 near his child’s elementary school after trying to warn the community about ICE presence in the area– Juan Garcia, founder of Kalpulli Across Borders– Geoffrey R. Stone, the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago– Peter Shane, the Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus at the Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, and distinguished scholar in residence at NYU School of Law; his latest piece for Washington Monthly is “How the Roberts Court Indulges Trump’s Constitutional Workarounds”– Rima Ziuraitas, certified TACMED instructor and medic in Ukraine Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show– Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic and author of five books, including his latest, “The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity”– Adam Klasfeld, editor-in-chief of All Rise News– Dan Froomkin, editor of Press Watch– Norman Eisen, executive chair and co-founder of Democracy Defenders Fund Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist– Chris Geidner, author of The Law Dork newsletter on Substack– Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, former assistant United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, Army veteran and former captain in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps– Bill Scher, politics editor of The Washington Monthly, host of the history podcast “When America Worked,” and the co-host of the bipartisan online show and podcast “The DMZ“ Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Lavora Barnes, political director of Democracy Defenders Fund and former chair of the Michigan Democratic Party– Melissa Sanchez, investigative reporter at ProPublica, covering immigration– Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress– Rachel Leingang, Midwest political correspondent for Guardian US Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show Turi Ryder fills in for Edwin and her guests are:–  Danielle Perry of the Greater Chicago Food Depository– Greg Hinz of Crain’s Chicago Business– Rami Gabriel and Karim Nagi of the music duo The Arab Blues– Monica Shapiro, one of the real-life inspirations for Seinfeld’s Elaine Benes– Mike Triggs, LGBQT memoirist; he is the author of “You Can’t Make This $#!+ Up!” Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show Rick Smith fills in for Edwin Eisendrath and his guests are:– Matias Vernengo, professor of economics at Bucknell University– Paul Wende, business manager, financial secretary, treasurer of Ironworkers Local 63– Richard Chew, host of "Chew's Views" on WCPT Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Tara McGowan, founder and publisher of COURIER Newsroom– Chris Gaba, health care data analyst, blogger and founder of ACASignups.net– Nissa Rhee, co-founder and executive director of Borderless Magazine, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet covering immigration and immigrant communities in Chicago– Michael Mann, climatologist, geophysicist, and author of “Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World” Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:–Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of The Watergate Girl, co-host of#SistersInLaw and host ofJust The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks– Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter and author of the Lori Lightfoot biography “The City is Up for Grabs”– David Nir, publisher of The Downballot– Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for HuffPost Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Jaime Harrison, former chair of the Democratic Party– David DeWitt, Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief and opinion columnist– Tim Dickinson, senior writer and editor for The Contrarian– Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Edwin Eisendrath talks about changing the name of "The Big Picture" to "It's the Democracy, Stupid." Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Chris Armitage, author of The Existentialist Republic newsletter on Substack– Eric Garcia, Washington bureau chief at The Independent– Deb Houry, former Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who resigned in protest last August– Devin Remiker, new chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Charlotte Clymer, activist and the writer of Charlotte’s Web Thoughts, a bestselling Substack blog on politics, religion, foreign policy, and culture– Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)– Rita Hart, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party– Robert Weiner, Voting Rights Project director at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Clara Jeffery, editor-in-chief of Mother Jones– Curtis Hertel, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party– G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster, author of the Substack newsletter “Strength In Numbers” and the book “Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them”– Amy Maxmen, national public health reporter at KFF Health News Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Dave Roberts, publisher of Volts, a newsletter about clean energy and politics– Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic; his latest piece is “The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay”– Kiera Butler, national correspondent at Mother Jones; her latest piece is Tech Moguls Want to Build a Crypto Paradise on a Native American Reservation– Dean Baker, senior economist at the Center for Economic Policy and Research Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Matt Caffrey, senior director of Grassroots Community Organizing at Swing Left– Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council– Richard Tofel, former president of ProPublica and author of the Second Rough Draft newsletter on Substack– Lisa Graves, award-winning investigative researcher, author of “Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights,” founder and executive director of True North Research, and author of Grave Injustice on Substack Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Ellen L. Weintraub, commissioner and four-time chair of the U.S. Federal Election Commission (2002-2025), currently a senior fellow at End Citizens United– Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress– Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)– Elizabeth Jacobs, professor emerita of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a founding member of the advocacy group Defend Public Health Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Simon Rosenberg, Democratic strategist and author of the Hopium Chronicles – Amanda Marcotte, senior writer at Salon.com– 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– Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors, and former Federal Reserve economist Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL)  – Samantha Tarazi, chief executive officer of Voting Rights Lab– Radley Balko, award-winning journalist and publisher of “The Watch” on Substack– Shaughnessy Naughton, president of 314 Action Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of six critically acclaimed books, including “Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World”– Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for HuffPost– Jill Lawrence, award-winning journalist, opinion writer and author– Will Stancil, lawyer and policy analyst based in Minneapolis Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Filling in for Edwin Eisendrath, Patti Vasquez is joined by:– Dr. Kathy Tynus, internist at Alivio Health Services– Vicci Rodgers, AFS Intercultural volunteer– Warren Hawk Preis of Source Solar Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of True North Research, a national investigative watchdog group that works with journalists and other researchers to shine a bright light on the dark money fueling regressive agendas targeting vital institutions in our republic– Michelle Regalado Deatrick, chair and founder,  DNC Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis– Chris Geidner, author of the Law Dork Substack newsletter– Joe Walsh, former Illinois congressman, former Republican candidate for president, and host of the podcast “The Social Contract With Joe Walsh” (recorded on Edwin's Substack the day before)– Andrea Pitzer, journalist and author of "One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps"  (rebroadcast from July 14) Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist– State Rep. Trey Martinez-Fischer (D-TX)– Bill Scher, politics editor at The Washington Monthly– Dean Baker, co-founder and senior economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Samuel Bagenstos, the Frank G. Millard Professor of Law at the University of Michigan; he specializes in civil rights, labor and employment law, health law, and governance– Joe Walsh, former Illinois congressman, former Republican candidate for president, and host of the podcast “The Social Contract With Joe Walsh”– Melissa Sanchez, Chicago-based immigration and labor reporter for ProPublica; her latest piece is a profile of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration who endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison– Rob Shapiro,  Washington Monthly contributing writer, chairman of Sonecon, and a senior fellow at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He previously served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs under Bill Clinton and advised senior members of the Obama administration on economic policy. Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show Professors William Muck and Joel Ostrow fill in for Edwin and their guests are:– Reed Bible, former supervisory special agent for U.S. Homeland Security– Rima Ziuraitas, certified TACMED instructor and medic in Ukraine– Kathy Tholin, chair, Indivisible Chicago Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible– Mark Maxwell, political editor for KSDK-TV St. Louis– Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic– Jill Wine Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of The Watergate Girl, and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Alison LaCroix, the Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School– Anderson Clayton, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party– David Nir, publisher of The Downballot– Andrea Pitzer,  journalist and author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).    And find “The Big Picture (Full Episodes)” podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Amazon and TuneIn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show Turi Ryder fills in for Edwin and her guests are:– Audrey Francis, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre and director of Steppenwolf’s “You Will Get Sick,” playing through July 20– Ron Gleason, former director of News and Programming at WBBM Radio– Matt Cole, senior editor of Commercial Carrier Journal, talking about holiday thievery against commercial vehicles– David Levine, professor at UC Law San Francisco Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Tomás Kloosterman, national political director at Swing Left– David Pepper, lawyer, political activist, author (of fiction and nonfiction), and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party– John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation– Tom Bonier, CEO of the TARA Group, and senior adviser for Target Smart, a Democratic political data and data services firm Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show:– Amanda Zurawski, reproductive rights activist, ahead of the Our Voices, Our Stories, Our Future: Free & Just Storyteller Summit, June 22-24– Chris Geidner, author of The Law Dork newsletter on Substack– Susan Demas, CEO and executive editor of Lincoln Square Media– Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show:– Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH)– Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter– Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist– Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of True North Research, “a national investigative watchdog group that works with journalists and other researchers to shine a bright light on the dark money fueling regressive agendas targeting vital institutions in our republic.” Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.