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Barbara F. Walter talks to Patti Vasquez about modern autocracy and…
Barbara F. Walter talks to Patti Vasquez about modern autocracy and…
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A collection of compelling "shorts" from WCPT Chicago's progressive programs.
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- Barbara F. Walter talks to Patti Vasquez about modern autocracy and the way Donald Trump patterns himself after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban · 3 min · Episode 408Barbara F. Walter talks to Patti Vasquez about modern autocracy and the way Donald Trump patterns himself after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
- Professor Kim Lane Scheppele talks to Richard Chew about people not wanting to live in autocracies but nonetheless voting for autocrats · 2 min · Episode 407Professor Kim Lane Scheppele talks to Richard Chew about people not wanting to live in autocracies but nonetheless voting for autocrats
- Stephanie Miller and Brian Tyler Cohen on the asymmetry in Republican and Democratic messaging · 1 min · Episode 406Stephanie Miller and Brian Tyler Cohen on the asymmetry in Republican and Democratic messaging
- Dante King tells Richard Chew that Donald Trump represents everything America values and stands for · 3 min · Episode 405Dante King tells Richard Chew that Donald Trump represents everything America values and stands for
- Tom Nichols of The Atlantic talks to Edwin Eisendrath about illiberalism · 3 min · Episode 404Tom Nichols of The Atlantic talks to Edwin Eisendrath about illiberalism
- Heather Cox Richardson offers historical perspective on our modern-day politics · 2 min · Episode 403Heather Cox Richardson offers historical perspective on our modern-day politics
- Thom Hartmann talks about the history of mass deportations in the United States · 2 min · Episode 402
- Spencer Critchley talks to Joan Esposito about lowering expectations about human nature · 2 min · Episode 401Spencer Critchley talks to Joan Esposito about lowering expectations about human nature
- Men 4 Choice Co-founder and Executive Director Oren Jacobson tells Joan Esposito why he started the organization · 3 min · Episode 400Men 4 Choice Co-founder and Executive Director Oren Jacobson tells Joan Esposito why he started the organization
- Thom Hartmann and Joan Esposito talk about the Republican Party and its economic record · 2 min · Episode 398Thom Hartmann and Joan Esposito talk about the Republican Party and its economic record
- Barbara McQuade talks to Joan Esposito about unity in an age of disinformation · 2 min · Episode 397
- The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson talks to Joan Esposito about Sarah Palin as a precursor to the modern GOP · 3 min · Episode 396The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson talks to Joan Esposito about Sarah Palin as a precursor to the modern GOP
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) talks to Edwin Eisendrath about Supreme Court capture · 3 min · Episode 395Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) talks to Edwin Eisendrath about Supreme Court capture.
- Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) talks to Richard Chew about state politics vs. federal · 1 min · Episode 394Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) talks to Richard Chew about state politics vs. federal
- Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch talks to Richard Chew about the judicial branch in the Trump era · 2 min · Episode 393Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch talks to Richard Chew about the judicial branch in the Trump era
- "Out Chicago" hosts Scott Duff and Ellen Miller talk to the legendary John Waters · 3 min · Episode 392"Out Chicago" hosts Scott Duff and Ellen Miller talk to the legendary John Waters. Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT…
- Richard Chew talks to Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson · 3 min · Episode 391Richard Chew is joined by Justin J. Pearson, Tennessee state representative and newly announced candidate for Congress in the 9th Congressional District of Tennessee. Pearson…
- Retired Army Major Gen. Randy Manner talks to Ricard Chew about finding hope in a dark time and praises Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson · 2 min · Episode 390Retired Army Major Gen. Randy Manner talks to Ricard Chew about finding hope in a dark time and praises Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
- Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg talks to Edwin Eisendrath about the ideology of violence on the right and how that does not exist on the left · 3 min · Episode 389Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg talks to Edwin Eisendrath about the ideology of violence on the right and how that does not exist on the left.







