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    <description><![CDATA[<p>From Heartland Signal and <a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/">WCPT AM 820</a> in Chicago,&nbsp;"The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath" is now "It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath."</p>
<p>Each week Edwin and his guests get specific about politics, government, campaigns, and the kind of country all this work is meant to build.</p>
<p>Join us live every Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central&nbsp;to be part of the conversation.</p>
<p><strong>About Edwin</strong><br>Edwin Eisendrath served two terms in Chicago&rsquo;s City Council before being appointed Midwest Region Director of HUD by President Bill Clinton. He was subsequently appointed Federal Receiver in charge of the takeover and turnaround of the Chicago Housing Authority.</p>
<p>Off the campaign trail, Edwin has worked in higher education and as a consultant to universities here and around the world. After the 2016 election cycle he knew he had to focus back home. He brought business and labor leaders together to rescue the Chicago Sun-Times and its subsidiary, the Chicago Reader. He ran the company as its CEO until both publications were saved.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Back in the 1990s Bill Clinton&rsquo;s campaign slogan, "It&rsquo;s the economy, stupid," captured the biggest concern of the era. Today American democracy itself is under attack. So Edwin launched an effort called, "It&rsquo;s the democracy, stupid<em>."</em></p>
<p>In addition to his radio show here on WCPT, Edwin has built a community around his political ideas on <a href="https://edwineisendrath.substack.com/p/i-love-american-democracy-but-love" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Substack</a>, hosts a weekly show on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lincolnsquare.media/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Lincoln Square</a>, and is a frequent guest on political shows. He remains deeply involved in democracy work.</p>
<p>He is a proud Chicagoan, married to the journalist <a href="https://jenniferschulze.substack.com/?utm_source=global-search" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Jennifer Schulze</a>.</p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary>From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, "The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath" is now "It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath."

Each week Edwin and his guests get specific about politics, government, campaigns, and the kind of country all this work is meant to build.

Join us live every Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central to be part of the conversation.

About Edwin
Edwin Eisendrath served two terms in Chicago’s City Council before being appointed Midwest Region Director of HUD by President Bill Clinton. He was subsequently appointed Federal Receiver in charge of the takeover and turnaround of the Chicago Housing Authority.

Off the campaign trail, Edwin has worked in higher education and as a consultant to universities here and around the world. After the 2016 election cycle he knew he had to focus back home. He brought business and labor leaders together to rescue the Chicago Sun-Times and its subsidiary, the Chicago Reader. He ran the company as its CEO until both publications were saved. 

Back in the 1990s Bill Clinton’s campaign slogan, "It’s the economy, stupid," captured the biggest concern of the era. Today American democracy itself is under attack. So Edwin launched an effort called, "It’s the democracy, stupid."

In addition to his radio show here on WCPT, Edwin has built a community around his political ideas on Substack, hosts a weekly show on Lincoln Square, and is a frequent guest on political shows. He remains deeply involved in democracy work.

He is a proud Chicagoan, married to the journalist Jennifer Schulze.</itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster, author of the Substack newsletter &ldquo;Strength In Numbers&rdquo; and the book &ldquo;Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Aaron Parnas, independent journalist on TikTok and Substack<br>&ndash; Jonathan Larsen, veteran journalist, TV news producer, and Substack content creator offering &ldquo;adversarial journalism and commentary&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Yusef Jackson, newly appointed president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p> <p>Website:<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/"> https://heartlandsignal.com</a></p> <p>WCPT Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820"> https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Heartland Signal Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal">https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heartland Signal X:<a href="https://x.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://x.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>WCPT 820 X:<a href="https://x.com/WCPT820"> https://x.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/"> https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>Threads:<a href="http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal"> threads.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal"> https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show<br>&ndash; Holly McCall, editor-in-chief of <a href="https://tennesseelookout.com/">Tennessee Lookout</a><br>&ndash; Brian Lyman, editor of the <a href="https://alabamareflector.com/">Alabama Reflector</a><br>&ndash; Josh Orton, president of <a href="https://demandjustice.org/about/">Demand Justice</a> and former senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris<br>&ndash; Dr.&nbsp;Lisa&nbsp;Corrigan, social movement scholar, professor of communication at the University of Arkansas, and author of&nbsp;"<a href="https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/P/Prison-Power2">Prison Power: How Prison Influenced the Movement for Black Liberation</a>"</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br><br></p> <p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p> <p>Website:<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/"> https://heartlandsignal.com</a></p> <p>WCPT Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820"> https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Heartland Signal Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal">https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heartland Signal X:<a href="https://x.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://x.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>WCPT 820 X:<a href="https://x.com/WCPT820"> https://x.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/"> https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>Threads:<a href="http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal"> threads.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal"> https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show<br>&ndash; Holly McCall, editor-in-chief of <a href="https://tennesseelookout.com/">Tennessee Lookout</a><br>&ndash; Brian Lyman, editor of the <a href="https://alabamareflector.com/">Alabama Reflector</a><br>&ndash; Josh Orton, president of <a href="https://demandjustice.org/about/">Demand Justice</a> and former senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris<br>&ndash; Dr.&nbsp;Lisa&nbsp;Corrigan, social movement scholar, professor of communication at the University of Arkansas, and author of&nbsp;"<a href="https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/P/Prison-Power2">Prison Power: How Prison Influenced the Movement for Black Liberation</a>"</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br><br></p> <p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p> <p>Website:<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/"> https://heartlandsignal.com</a></p> <p>WCPT Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820"> https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Heartland Signal Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal">https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heartland Signal X:<a href="https://x.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://x.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>WCPT 820 X:<a href="https://x.com/WCPT820"> https://x.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/"> https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>Threads:<a href="http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal"> threads.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal"> https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show<br>&ndash; Kate Riga, reporter who covers the Supreme Court for&nbsp;<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/author/kate_riga">TPM</a>&lsquo;s Washington, D.C. bureau and co-hosts &ldquo;<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcast-series/the-josh-marshall-podcast">The Josh Marshall Podcast</a>&ldquo;<br>&ndash; Dana Strohl,&nbsp;director of research for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/">The Washington Institute for Near East Policy</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://law.yale.edu/oona-hathaway">Oona A. Hathaway</a>, Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale University<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://maariamozaffar.com/">Maaria Mozaffar</a>, attorney, policy drafter, mediator and author</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p> <p>Website:<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/"> https://heartlandsignal.com</a></p> <p>WCPT Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820"> https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Heartland Signal Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal">https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heartland Signal X:<a href="https://x.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://x.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>WCPT 820 X:<a href="https://x.com/WCPT820"> https://x.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/"> https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>Threads:<a href="http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal"> threads.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal"> https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show<br>&ndash; Christopher Hale, author-publisher of &ldquo;<a href="https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/">Letters from Leo &mdash; the American Pope &amp; US Politics</a>&rdquo; on Substack<br>&ndash; Alan Elrod, president and CEO of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pulaskiinstitution.org/">Pulaski Institution</a>&nbsp;and columnist and contributing editor at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/author/alan/">Liberal Currents</a>; his latest article is &ldquo;<a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/two-lessons-from-hungary-for-2026-and-2028/">Two Lessons from Hungary for 2026 and 2028</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.danielnichanian.com/">Daniel Nichanian</a>, 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&nbsp;<a href="https://boltsmag.org/authors/daniel-nichanian/">Bolts</a><br>&ndash; Karen Tallian, attorney, former member of the Indiana State Senate, and&nbsp;<a href="https://indems.org/our-party/party-leadership/">chair of the Indiana Democratic Party</a>&nbsp;since March 2025</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p> <p>Website:<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/"> https://heartlandsignal.com</a></p> <p>WCPT Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820"> https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Heartland Signal Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal">https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heartland Signal X:<a href="https://x.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://x.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>WCPT 820 X:<a href="https://x.com/WCPT820"> https://x.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/"> https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>Threads:<a href="http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal"> threads.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal"> https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show<br>&ndash; Christopher Hale, author-publisher of &ldquo;<a href="https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/">Letters from Leo &mdash; the American Pope &amp; US Politics</a>&rdquo; on Substack<br>&ndash; Alan Elrod, president and CEO of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pulaskiinstitution.org/">Pulaski Institution</a>&nbsp;and columnist and contributing editor at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/author/alan/">Liberal Currents</a>; his latest article is &ldquo;<a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/two-lessons-from-hungary-for-2026-and-2028/">Two Lessons from Hungary for 2026 and 2028</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.danielnichanian.com/">Daniel Nichanian</a>, 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&nbsp;<a href="https://boltsmag.org/authors/daniel-nichanian/">Bolts</a><br>&ndash; Karen Tallian, attorney, former member of the Indiana State Senate, and&nbsp;<a href="https://indems.org/our-party/party-leadership/">chair of the Indiana Democratic Party</a>&nbsp;since March 2025</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p> <p>Website:<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/"> https://heartlandsignal.com</a></p> <p>WCPT Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820"> https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Heartland Signal Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal">https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heartland Signal X:<a href="https://x.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://x.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>WCPT 820 X:<a href="https://x.com/WCPT820"> https://x.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/"> https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>Threads:<a href="http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal"> threads.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal"> https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show<br>&ndash; Liz Dye, legal journalist and host of the &ldquo;<a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/">Law and Chaos</a>&rdquo; podcast<br>&ndash; 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 &ldquo;The Insiders&rsquo; Game: How Elites Make War and Peace&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Amanda Litman, co-founder and president of&nbsp;<a href="https://runforsomething.net/">Run for Something</a>, and author of the books &ldquo;<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/814698/when-were-in-charge-by-amanda-litman/">When We&rsquo;re In Charge: The Next Generation&rsquo;s Guide to Leadership</a>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Run-for-Something/Amanda-Litman/9781501180446">Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Emily Horne, founder and CEO of&nbsp;<a href="https://allegropublicaffairs.com/">Allegro Public Affairs</a>, and former spokesperson for the National Security Council under President Joe Biden</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br><br></p> <p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p> <p>Website:<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/"> https://heartlandsignal.com</a></p> <p>WCPT Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820"> https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Heartland Signal Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal">https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heartland Signal X:<a href="https://x.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://x.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>WCPT 820 X:<a href="https://x.com/WCPT820"> https://x.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/"> https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>Threads:<a href="http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal"> threads.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal"> https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show<br>&ndash; Liz Dye, legal journalist and host of the &ldquo;<a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/">Law and Chaos</a>&rdquo; podcast<br>&ndash; 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 &ldquo;The Insiders&rsquo; Game: How Elites Make War and Peace&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Amanda Litman, co-founder and president of&nbsp;<a href="https://runforsomething.net/">Run for Something</a>, and author of the books &ldquo;<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/814698/when-were-in-charge-by-amanda-litman/">When We&rsquo;re In Charge: The Next Generation&rsquo;s Guide to Leadership</a>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Run-for-Something/Amanda-Litman/9781501180446">Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Emily Horne, founder and CEO of&nbsp;<a href="https://allegropublicaffairs.com/">Allegro Public Affairs</a>, and former spokesperson for the National Security Council under President Joe Biden</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br><br></p> <p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p> <p>Website:<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/"> https://heartlandsignal.com</a></p> <p>WCPT Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820"> https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Heartland Signal Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal">https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heartland Signal X:<a href="https://x.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://x.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>WCPT 820 X:<a href="https://x.com/WCPT820"> https://x.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/"> https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>Threads:<a href="http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal"> threads.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal"> https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.luc.edu/politicalscience/profiles/brianendless.shtml">Brian Endless</a> fills in for Edwin and his guests are<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://kurthlampe.com/kitty-kurth">Kitty Kurth</a>, public relations and political strategist, president of Kurth Lampe Worldwide<br>&ndash; 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)<br>&ndash; Peter Shane, the&nbsp;<a href="https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/peter-m-shane-ab-jd">Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus</a>&nbsp;at the Ohio State University&rsquo;s Moritz College of Law,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&amp;personid=56457">distinguished scholar in residence</a>&nbsp;at NYU School of Law; his latest article is &ldquo;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/18/how-the-supreme-courts-learning-resources-ruling-could-save-the-civil-service/">How the Supreme Court&rsquo;s Tariff Ruling Could Save the Civil Service</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Susan Corke, executive director of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.democracydefendersfund.org/">Democracy Defenders Fund</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.democracydefendersaction.org/">Democracy Defenders Action</a></p> <p><br><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p> <p>Website:<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/"> https://heartlandsignal.com</a></p> <p>WCPT Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820"> https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Heartland Signal Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal">https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heartland Signal X:<a href="https://x.com/HeartlandSignal"> https://x.com/HeartlandSignal</a></p> <p>WCPT 820 X:<a href="https://x.com/WCPT820"> https://x.com/WCPT820</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal/"> https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>Threads:<a href="http://threads.com/@heartlandsignal"> threads.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal"> https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show: <br>&ndash; 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&rsquo;s matters<br>&ndash;&nbsp;Brian&nbsp;Finucane,&nbsp;senior adviser with the U.S. Program at the International Crisis Group and a former attorney-adviser at the U.S. Department of State<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://andreapitzer.com/">Andrea Pitzer</a>, &nbsp;journalist and author of &ldquo;<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andrea-pitzer/one-long-night/9780316303583/?lens=little-brown">One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/people/dean-baker/">Dean Baker</a>, co-founder and senior economist at the&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic and Policy Research</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show: <br>&ndash; 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&rsquo;s matters<br>&ndash;&nbsp;Brian&nbsp;Finucane,&nbsp;senior adviser with the U.S. Program at the International Crisis Group and a former attorney-adviser at the U.S. Department of State<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://andreapitzer.com/">Andrea Pitzer</a>, &nbsp;journalist and author of &ldquo;<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andrea-pitzer/one-long-night/9780316303583/?lens=little-brown">One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/people/dean-baker/">Dean Baker</a>, co-founder and senior economist at the&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic and Policy Research</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>It's the Democracy. Stupid | March 28, 2026</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://jstreet.org/about-us/staff/ilan-goldenberg/">Ilan Goldenberg</a>, senior vice president and chief policy officer at <a href="https://jstreet.org/">J Street</a>; he&nbsp; previously served as special adviser on the Middle East to Vice President Kamala Harris<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/adam-hanieh">Adam Hanieh</a>, director of the SOAS Middle East Institute,&nbsp; professor in the Development Studies Department at SOAS, University of London, and author of &ldquo;Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market&rdquo;<br>&ndash; G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster, author of the Substack newsletter &ldquo;<a href="https://www.gelliottmorris.com/">Strength In Numbers</a>&rdquo; and the book &ldquo;<a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/strength-in-numbers">Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of &ldquo;The Watergate Girl,&rdquo; co-host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/"> #SistersInLaw</a> and host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/"> Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a></p> <p><br><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://jstreet.org/about-us/staff/ilan-goldenberg/">Ilan Goldenberg</a>, senior vice president and chief policy officer at <a href="https://jstreet.org/">J Street</a>; he&nbsp; previously served as special adviser on the Middle East to Vice President Kamala Harris<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/adam-hanieh">Adam Hanieh</a>, director of the SOAS Middle East Institute,&nbsp; professor in the Development Studies Department at SOAS, University of London, and author of &ldquo;Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market&rdquo;<br>&ndash; G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster, author of the Substack newsletter &ldquo;<a href="https://www.gelliottmorris.com/">Strength In Numbers</a>&rdquo; and the book &ldquo;<a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/strength-in-numbers">Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of &ldquo;The Watergate Girl,&rdquo; co-host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/"> #SistersInLaw</a> and host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/"> Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a></p> <p><br><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/todd-c-huntley/">Todd Huntley</a>, director of the National Security Law Program at Georgetown and a retired U.S. Navy JAG captain<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://stateline.org/author/jshorman/">Jonathan Shorman</a>, journalist covering democracy for Stateline<br>&ndash; U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://casten.house.gov/">Rep. Sean Casten</a>&nbsp;(D-IL)<br>&ndash; Will Bunch,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/author/bunch_will/">national opinion columnist</a>&nbsp;for The Philadelphia Inquirer</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/todd-c-huntley/">Todd Huntley</a>, director of the National Security Law Program at Georgetown and a retired U.S. Navy JAG captain<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://stateline.org/author/jshorman/">Jonathan Shorman</a>, journalist covering democracy for Stateline<br>&ndash; U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://casten.house.gov/">Rep. Sean Casten</a>&nbsp;(D-IL)<br>&ndash; Will Bunch,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/author/bunch_will/">national opinion columnist</a>&nbsp;for The Philadelphia Inquirer</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.progressivepolicy.org/people/tamar-jacoby/">Tamar Jacoby</a>, director of the<a href="https://www.progressivepolicy.org/project/new-ukraine-project/"> New Ukraine Project at the Progressive Policy Institute</a> and contributor to Washington Monthly; her latest article is &ldquo;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/20/ukraine-requiem-citizen-soldier/">Ukraine: Requiem for a Citizen Soldier</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Ahmed Baba, independent journalist, political analyst, and founder of the best-selling Substack publication &ldquo;<a href="https://www.ahmedbaba.news/">Ahmed Baba News</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Elizabeth Jacobs, professor emerita of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a founding member of the advocacy group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.defendpublichealth.org/">Defend Public Health</a><br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/people/bobby-kogan/">Bobby Kogan</a>, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show<br>&ndash; Adam Klasfeld, founder and editor-in-chief of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.allrisenews.com/">All Rise News</a><br>&ndash; Ian Gary, executive director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://thefactcoalition.org/">FACT Coalition</a><br>&ndash; Mark Jacob, publisher of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stopthepresses.news/">Stop the Presses Substack</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.propublica.org/people/mica-rosenberg">Mica Rosenberg</a>, investigative reporter on ProPublica&rsquo;s national desk focusing on immigration</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On today's show<br>&ndash; Nicholas Grossman,&nbsp;<a href="https://pol.illinois.edu/directory/profile/ng81">professor</a>&nbsp;of International Relations at the University of Illinois, editor of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.arcdigital.media/">Arc Digital</a>, and the author of &ldquo;Drones and Terrorism&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/author/jennifer-bendery">HuffPost</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@jilllawrence">Jill Lawrence</a>, opinion writer for The Bulwark and other publications, including the &ldquo;<a href="https://jilllawrence.substack.com/">History Keeps Happening</a>&rdquo; Substack newsletter<br>&ndash; Dr. John P. Holdren,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/john-holdren">professor</a>&nbsp;of Environmental Policy at Harvard University&rsquo;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</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On today's show<br>&ndash; David Roberts of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.volts.wtf/">Volts</a>&nbsp;newsletter and podcast, which focus on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization<br>&ndash; Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and host of &ldquo;<a href="https://endlessurgency.com/">Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/authors/michael-tomasky">Michael Tomasky</a>, editor of The New Republic; his latest articles are &ldquo;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/206565/pam-bondi-epstein-survivors-haunted-image">The Sickening Image That Will Haunt Pam Bondi the Rest of Her Life</a>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/205821/democrats-need-now">What the Democrats Need to Do Now</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of &ldquo;The Watergate Girl,&rdquo; co-host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/">&nbsp;#SistersInLaw</a>&nbsp;and host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/">&nbsp;Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today's show<br>&ndash; David Roberts of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.volts.wtf/">Volts</a>&nbsp;newsletter and podcast, which focus on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization<br>&ndash; Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and host of &ldquo;<a href="https://endlessurgency.com/">Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/authors/michael-tomasky">Michael Tomasky</a>, editor of The New Republic; his latest articles are &ldquo;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/206565/pam-bondi-epstein-survivors-haunted-image">The Sickening Image That Will Haunt Pam Bondi the Rest of Her Life</a>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/205821/democrats-need-now">What the Democrats Need to Do Now</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of &ldquo;The Watergate Girl,&rdquo; co-host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/">&nbsp;#SistersInLaw</a>&nbsp;and host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/">&nbsp;Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On today's show:<br>&ndash; Joan Esposito, host of "<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive/">Live, Local &amp; Progressive</a>," weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT<br>&ndash; J. Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the <a href="https://minnesotareformer.com/">Minnesota Reformer</a><br>&ndash; Holly McCall, editor of <a href="https://tennesseelookout.com/">Tennessee Lookout</a>, a news outlet covering Tennessee politics and government<br>&ndash; <a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/bill-scher/">Bill Scher</a> is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly; his latest article is "<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/03/three-takeaways-taylor-rehmet-texas-shocker/">Three Takeaways from the Taylor Rehmet Texas Shocker</a>"&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today's show:<br>&ndash; Joan Esposito, host of "<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive/">Live, Local &amp; Progressive</a>," weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT<br>&ndash; J. Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the <a href="https://minnesotareformer.com/">Minnesota Reformer</a><br>&ndash; Holly McCall, editor of <a href="https://tennesseelookout.com/">Tennessee Lookout</a>, a news outlet covering Tennessee politics and government<br>&ndash; <a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/bill-scher/">Bill Scher</a> is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly; his latest article is "<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/03/three-takeaways-taylor-rehmet-texas-shocker/">Three Takeaways from the Taylor Rehmet Texas Shocker</a>"&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;George Packer,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/george-packer/">staff writer</a>&nbsp;at The Atlantic and author; his latest piece for The Atlantic is &ldquo;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/minneapolis-ice-protests-democracy/685778/">What Should Americans Do Now?</a>&rdquo; and his latest book is &ldquo;<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374614720/theemergency/">The Emergency: A Novel</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; 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<br>&ndash; Steve Held, co-publisher of&nbsp;<a href="https://unraveledpress.com/">Unraveled Press</a><br>&ndash; Betsy Hodges, former mayor of Minneapolis (2014-2018) and member of the Minneapolis City Council (2006-2014)</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;George Packer,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/george-packer/">staff writer</a>&nbsp;at The Atlantic and author; his latest piece for The Atlantic is &ldquo;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/minneapolis-ice-protests-democracy/685778/">What Should Americans Do Now?</a>&rdquo; and his latest book is &ldquo;<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374614720/theemergency/">The Emergency: A Novel</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; 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<br>&ndash; Steve Held, co-publisher of&nbsp;<a href="https://unraveledpress.com/">Unraveled Press</a><br>&ndash; Betsy Hodges, former mayor of Minneapolis (2014-2018) and member of the Minneapolis City Council (2006-2014)</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/author/bunch_will/">Will Bunch</a>, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RcmSAAS/abraham-l-newman">Abraham L. Newman</a>,&nbsp; professor and John Powers Chair in International Business Diplomacy, and director of the BMW Center for German and European Studies<br>&ndash; &nbsp;<a href="https://lisagaufman.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Elizaveta Gaufman</a>, assistant professor of Russian Discourse and Politics at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rug.nl/staff/e.gaufman/?lang=en" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">University of Groningen</a>&nbsp;(in The Netherlands), and author of the 2023 book &ldquo;Everyday Foreign Policy: Performing and Consuming the Russian Nation&rdquo;<br>&ndash; David Nir, publisher of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.the-downballot.com/">The Downballot</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/author/bunch_will/">Will Bunch</a>, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RcmSAAS/abraham-l-newman">Abraham L. Newman</a>,&nbsp; professor and John Powers Chair in International Business Diplomacy, and director of the BMW Center for German and European Studies<br>&ndash; &nbsp;<a href="https://lisagaufman.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Elizaveta Gaufman</a>, assistant professor of Russian Discourse and Politics at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rug.nl/staff/e.gaufman/?lang=en" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">University of Groningen</a>&nbsp;(in The Netherlands), and author of the 2023 book &ldquo;Everyday Foreign Policy: Performing and Consuming the Russian Nation&rdquo;<br>&ndash; David Nir, publisher of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.the-downballot.com/">The Downballot</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Elizabeth Jacobs, professor emerita of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a founding member of the public health advocacy group <a href="https://www.defendpublichealth.org/">Defend Public Health</a><br>&ndash; <a href="https://substack.com/@jilllawrence">Jill Lawrence</a>, opinion writer for The Bulwark and author of the <a href="https://jilllawrence.substack.com/">History Keeps Happening Substack newsletter</a><br>&ndash; <a href="https://fordschool.umich.edu/faculty/don-moynihan">Don Moynihan</a>, professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy<br>&ndash; Matt Caffrey, <a href="https://swingleft.org/">Swing Left</a>&lsquo;s director of Grassroots Organizing</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://my.willamette.edu/people/scotlar" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Seth Cotlar</a>, professor of history at Willamette University<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenation.com/authors/john-nichols/">John Nichols</a>, national affairs correspondent for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenation.com/">The Nation</a><br>&ndash; Mark Jacob of <a href="https://www.stopthepresses.news/">Stop the Presses</a>, &ldquo;a weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Dean Baker, senior economist at the&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic Policy and Research</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show Professor Joel Ostrow fills in for Edwin Eisendrath, and his guests are<br>&ndash; Scott Sakiyama, Oak Park attorney who was detained temporarily by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 20 near his child&rsquo;s elementary school after trying to warn the community about ICE presence in the area<br>&ndash; Juan Garcia, founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kalpulliacrossborders.org/en">Kalpulli Across Borders</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/stone-g">Geoffrey R. Stone</a>, the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago<br>&ndash; Peter Shane, the&nbsp;<a href="https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/peter-m-shane-ab-jd">Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus</a>&nbsp;at the Ohio State University&rsquo;s Moritz College of Law,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&amp;personid=56457">distinguished scholar in residence</a>&nbsp;at NYU School of Law; his latest piece for Washington Monthly is &ldquo;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/15/how-the-roberts-court-indulges-trumps-constitutional-workarounds/">How the Roberts Court Indulges Trump&rsquo;s Constitutional Workarounds</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Rima Ziuraitas, certified TACMED instructor and medic in Ukraine</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show Professor Joel Ostrow fills in for Edwin Eisendrath, and his guests are<br>&ndash; Scott Sakiyama, Oak Park attorney who was detained temporarily by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 20 near his child&rsquo;s elementary school after trying to warn the community about ICE presence in the area<br>&ndash; Juan Garcia, founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kalpulliacrossborders.org/en">Kalpulli Across Borders</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/stone-g">Geoffrey R. Stone</a>, the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago<br>&ndash; Peter Shane, the&nbsp;<a href="https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/peter-m-shane-ab-jd">Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Emeritus</a>&nbsp;at the Ohio State University&rsquo;s Moritz College of Law,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&amp;personid=56457">distinguished scholar in residence</a>&nbsp;at NYU School of Law; his latest piece for Washington Monthly is &ldquo;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/15/how-the-roberts-court-indulges-trumps-constitutional-workarounds/">How the Roberts Court Indulges Trump&rsquo;s Constitutional Workarounds</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Rima Ziuraitas, certified TACMED instructor and medic in Ukraine</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show Rick Smith fills in for Edwin Eisendrath and his guests are:<br>&ndash;<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.bucknell.edu/fac-staff/matias-vernengo">Matias Vernengo</a>, professor of economics at Bucknell University<strong><br></strong>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Paul Wende, business manager, financial secretary, treasurer of&nbsp;<a href="https://iwlocal63.com/">Ironworkers Local 63</a><br>&ndash; Richard Chew, host of "<a href="https://heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views/">Chew's Views</a>" on WCPT</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;<a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>co-host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/">#SistersInLaw</a>&nbsp;and host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/">Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a><br>&ndash; Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter and author of the Lori Lightfoot biography &ldquo;The City is Up for Grabs&rdquo;<br>&ndash; David Nir, publisher of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.the-downballot.com/">The Downballot</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/author/jennifer-bendery">HuffPost</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;<a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>co-host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/">#SistersInLaw</a>&nbsp;and host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/">Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a><br>&ndash; Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter and author of the Lori Lightfoot biography &ldquo;The City is Up for Grabs&rdquo;<br>&ndash; David Nir, publisher of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.the-downballot.com/">The Downballot</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/author/jennifer-bendery">HuffPost</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Jaime Harrison, former chair of the Democratic Party<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/author/david-c-dewitt/">David DeWitt</a>, Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief and opinion columnist<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@timdickinson">Tim Dickinson</a>, senior writer and editor for&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@contrarian">The Contrarian</a><br>&ndash; Skye Perryman, president and CEO of&nbsp;<a href="https://democracyforward.org/">Democracy Forward</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Jaime Harrison, former chair of the Democratic Party<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/author/david-c-dewitt/">David DeWitt</a>, Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief and opinion columnist<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@timdickinson">Tim Dickinson</a>, senior writer and editor for&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@contrarian">The Contrarian</a><br>&ndash; Skye Perryman, president and CEO of&nbsp;<a href="https://democracyforward.org/">Democracy Forward</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Edwin Eisendrath talks about changing the name of "The Big Picture" to "It's the Democracy, Stupid."</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Democracy, Stupid&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin). &nbsp; </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Chris Armitage, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://cmarmitage.substack.com/">The Existentialist Republic</a>&nbsp;newsletter on Substack<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.the-independent.com/author/eric-garcia">Eric Garcia</a>, Washington bureau chief at The Independent<br>&ndash; Deb Houry, former Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who resigned in protest last August<br>&ndash; Devin Remiker, new chair of the&nbsp;<a href="https://wisdems.org/">Democratic Party of Wisconsin</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Chris Armitage, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://cmarmitage.substack.com/">The Existentialist Republic</a>&nbsp;newsletter on Substack<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.the-independent.com/author/eric-garcia">Eric Garcia</a>, Washington bureau chief at The Independent<br>&ndash; Deb Houry, former Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who resigned in protest last August<br>&ndash; Devin Remiker, new chair of the&nbsp;<a href="https://wisdems.org/">Democratic Party of Wisconsin</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/author/clara-jeffery/">Clara Jeffery</a>, editor-in-chief of Mother Jones<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://michigandems.com/chair/">Curtis Hertel</a>, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party<br>&ndash; G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster,&nbsp;author of the Substack newsletter&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href="https://www.gelliottmorris.com/">Strength In Numbers</a>&rdquo; and the book &ldquo;<a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/strength-in-numbers">Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/amy-maxmen/">Amy Maxmen</a>, national public health reporter at KFF Health News</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Dave Roberts, publisher of <a href="https://www.volts.wtf/">Volts</a>, a newsletter about clean energy and politics<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/tom-nichols/">Tom Nichols</a>, staff writer at The Atlantic; his latest piece is &ldquo;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-hegseth-speech-incoherent/684421/">The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Kiera Butler, national correspondent at Mother Jones; her latest piece is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/tech-crypto-native-american-musk-balaji-network-state/">Tech Moguls Want to Build a Crypto Paradise on a Native American Reservation</a><br>&ndash; Dean Baker, senior economist at the&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic Policy and Research</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Dave Roberts, publisher of <a href="https://www.volts.wtf/">Volts</a>, a newsletter about clean energy and politics<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/tom-nichols/">Tom Nichols</a>, staff writer at The Atlantic; his latest piece is &ldquo;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-hegseth-speech-incoherent/684421/">The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash; Kiera Butler, national correspondent at Mother Jones; her latest piece is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/tech-crypto-native-american-musk-balaji-network-state/">Tech Moguls Want to Build a Crypto Paradise on a Native American Reservation</a><br>&ndash; Dean Baker, senior economist at the&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic Policy and Research</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Matt Caffrey, senior director of Grassroots Community Organizing&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href="https://swingleft.org/">Swing Left</a><br>&ndash; Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/authors/aaron-reichlin-melnick/">American Immigration Council</a><br>&ndash; Richard Tofel,&nbsp;former president of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProPublica">ProPublica</a>&nbsp;and author of the&nbsp;<a href="https://dicktofel.substack.com/">Second Rough Draft newsletter</a>&nbsp;on Substack<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/lisa-graves/">Lisa Graves</a>, award-winning investigative researcher, author of &ldquo;Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights,&rdquo; founder and executive director of&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/">True North Research</a>, and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.graveinjustice.news/">Grave Injustice</a>&nbsp;on Substack</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Matt Caffrey, senior director of Grassroots Community Organizing&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href="https://swingleft.org/">Swing Left</a><br>&ndash; Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/authors/aaron-reichlin-melnick/">American Immigration Council</a><br>&ndash; Richard Tofel,&nbsp;former president of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProPublica">ProPublica</a>&nbsp;and author of the&nbsp;<a href="https://dicktofel.substack.com/">Second Rough Draft newsletter</a>&nbsp;on Substack<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/lisa-graves/">Lisa Graves</a>, award-winning investigative researcher, author of &ldquo;Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights,&rdquo; founder and executive director of&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/">True North Research</a>, and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.graveinjustice.news/">Grave Injustice</a>&nbsp;on Substack</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Ellen L. Weintraub,&nbsp;commissioner and four-time chair of the U.S. Federal Election Commission (2002-2025),&nbsp;currently a senior fellow at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.endcitizensunited.org/">End Citizens United</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/people/bobby-kogan/">Bobby Kogan</a>, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://casten.house.gov/">Rep. Sean Casten</a>&nbsp;(D-IL)<br>&ndash; Elizabeth Jacobs, professor emerita of Epidemiology and Biostatistics&nbsp;and a founding member of the advocacy group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.defendpublichealth.org/">Defend Public Health</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Simon Rosenberg, Democratic strategist and author of the <a href="https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/">Hopium Chronicles</a>&nbsp;<br>&ndash; Amanda Marcotte, senior writer at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.salon.com/writer/amanda_marcotte">Salon.com</a><br><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>co-host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/">&nbsp;#SistersInLaw</a>&nbsp;and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/">Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a><br>&ndash; Claudia Sahm, chief economist at&nbsp;<a href="https://newcenturyadvisors.com/">New Century Advisors</a>, and&nbsp;former Federal Reserve economist</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://chuygarcia.house.gov/">Rep. Jes&uacute;s "Chuy" Garc&iacute;a</a> (D-IL)&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><br>&ndash;&nbsp;</strong>Samantha Tarazi, chief executive officer of&nbsp;<a href="https://votingrightslab.org/">Voting Rights Lab</a><br><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;</strong>Radley Balko, award-winning journalist and publisher of &ldquo;<a href="https://radleybalko.substack.com/">The Watch</a>&rdquo; on Substack<br><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://314action.org/leadership/shaughnessy-naughton/">Shaughnessy Naughton</a>, president of 314 Action</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;</strong>Anne Applebaum, staff writer at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/anne-applebaum/">The Atlantic</a>&nbsp;and author of six critically acclaimed books, including &ldquo;<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302/autocracy-inc-by-anne-applebaum/">Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World</a>&rdquo;<br><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;</strong>Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/author/jennifer-bendery">HuffPost</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://jilllawrence.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Jill Lawrence</a>, award-winning journalist, opinion writer and author<strong><br></strong><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;</strong>Will Stancil,&nbsp;lawyer and policy analyst based in Minneapolis</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong><strong>&ndash;</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/lisa-graves/">Lisa Graves</a>, founder and executive director of<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/">&nbsp;True North Research</a>, 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<br><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://michelleforclimatechair.com/">Michelle Regalado Deatrick</a>, chair and founder,&nbsp; DNC Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis<br><strong>&ndash;</strong>&nbsp;Chris Geidner, author of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lawdork.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Law Dork</a>&nbsp;Substack newsletter<br>&ndash; Joe Walsh, former Illinois congressman, former Republican candidate for president, and host of the podcast &ldquo;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-social-contract-with-joe-walsh/id1590913798">The Social Contract With Joe Walsh</a>&rdquo; (recorded on <a href="https://substack.com/@eisendrath/note/c-145822704">Edwin's Substack</a> the day before)<br>&ndash; Andrea Pitzer, journalist and author of "<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andrea-pitzer/one-long-night/9780316303583/?lens=little-brown">One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps</a>"&nbsp; (rebroadcast from July 14)</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong><strong>&ndash;</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/lisa-graves/">Lisa Graves</a>, founder and executive director of<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/">&nbsp;True North Research</a>, 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<br><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://michelleforclimatechair.com/">Michelle Regalado Deatrick</a>, chair and founder,&nbsp; DNC Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis<br><strong>&ndash;</strong>&nbsp;Chris Geidner, author of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lawdork.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Law Dork</a>&nbsp;Substack newsletter<br>&ndash; Joe Walsh, former Illinois congressman, former Republican candidate for president, and host of the podcast &ldquo;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-social-contract-with-joe-walsh/id1590913798">The Social Contract With Joe Walsh</a>&rdquo; (recorded on <a href="https://substack.com/@eisendrath/note/c-145822704">Edwin's Substack</a> the day before)<br>&ndash; Andrea Pitzer, journalist and author of "<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andrea-pitzer/one-long-night/9780316303583/?lens=little-brown">One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps</a>"&nbsp; (rebroadcast from July 14)</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/author/bunch_will/">Will Bunch</a>, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist<br>&ndash;&nbsp;State&nbsp;<a href="https://treymartinezfischer.com/">Rep. Trey Martinez-Fischer</a>&nbsp;(D-TX)<br>&ndash;&nbsp;Bill Scher, politics editor at&nbsp;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/bill-scher/">The Washington Monthly</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/people/dean-baker/">Dean Baker</a>, co-founder and senior economist,&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic and Policy Research</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/author/bunch_will/">Will Bunch</a>, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist<br>&ndash;&nbsp;State&nbsp;<a href="https://treymartinezfischer.com/">Rep. Trey Martinez-Fischer</a>&nbsp;(D-TX)<br>&ndash;&nbsp;Bill Scher, politics editor at&nbsp;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/bill-scher/">The Washington Monthly</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/people/dean-baker/">Dean Baker</a>, co-founder and senior economist,&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic and Policy Research</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://michigan.law.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/samuel-r-bagenstos">Samuel Bagenstos</a>, 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<br>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Joe Walsh, former Illinois congressman, former Republican candidate for president, and host of the podcast &ldquo;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-social-contract-with-joe-walsh/id1590913798">The Social Contract With Joe Walsh</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Melissa Sanchez, Chicago-based immigration and labor reporter for ProPublica; her latest piece is a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump">profile</a>&nbsp;of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration who endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison<br>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Rob Shapiro, &nbsp;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/robert-j-shapiro/">Washington Monthly</a>&nbsp;contributing writer, chairman of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sonecon.com/">Sonecon</a>, and a senior fellow at the&nbsp;<a href="https://cbpp.georgetown.edu/people/robert-shapiro/">McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University</a>. He previously served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs under Bill Clinton and advised senior members of the Obama administration on economic policy.</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://michigan.law.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/samuel-r-bagenstos">Samuel Bagenstos</a>, 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<br>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Joe Walsh, former Illinois congressman, former Republican candidate for president, and host of the podcast &ldquo;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-social-contract-with-joe-walsh/id1590913798">The Social Contract With Joe Walsh</a>&rdquo;<br>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Melissa Sanchez, Chicago-based immigration and labor reporter for ProPublica; her latest piece is a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump">profile</a>&nbsp;of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration who endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison<br>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Rob Shapiro, &nbsp;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/robert-j-shapiro/">Washington Monthly</a>&nbsp;contributing writer, chairman of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sonecon.com/">Sonecon</a>, and a senior fellow at the&nbsp;<a href="https://cbpp.georgetown.edu/people/robert-shapiro/">McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University</a>. He previously served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs under Bill Clinton and advised senior members of the Obama administration on economic policy.</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show&nbsp;Professors William Muck and Joel Ostrow fill in for Edwin and their guests are:<br>&ndash; Reed Bible, former supervisory special agent for U.S. Homeland Security<br>&ndash; Rima Ziuraitas, certified TACMED instructor and medic in Ukraine<br>&ndash; Kathy Tholin, chair,&nbsp;<a href="https://indivisiblechicago.com/about-us">Indivisible Chicago</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible<br>&ndash; Mark Maxwell, political editor for KSDK-TV St. Louis<br>&ndash; Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic<strong><br></strong>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/">Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible<br>&ndash; Mark Maxwell, political editor for KSDK-TV St. Louis<br>&ndash; Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic<strong><br></strong>&ndash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/">Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/lacroix">Alison LaCroix</a>, the Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School<br>&ndash; Anderson Clayton, chair of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncdp.org/leaders/ncdp/">North Carolina Democratic Party</a><br>&ndash; David Nir, publisher of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.the-downballot.com/">The Downballot</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://andreapitzer.com/">Andrea Pitzer</a>, &nbsp;journalist and author of&nbsp;<em>One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps</em></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>And find &ldquo;The Big Picture (Full Episodes)&rdquo; podcast on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0TDBhZmN53i7kDyHRzHZZx">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-picture-full-episodes/id1772709867">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-the-big-picture-full-epis-224645190/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ6EYyFLbGw&amp;list=PLquOHBYhhrLOG8meVY1bvfD7TfAPGXMK2">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/43cb535f-a2df-4c89-aee0-e716694063b0/the-big-picture-full-episodes">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/The-Big-Picture-(Full-Episodes)-p4553846/">TuneIn</a>.</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/lacroix">Alison LaCroix</a>, the Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School<br>&ndash; Anderson Clayton, chair of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncdp.org/leaders/ncdp/">North Carolina Democratic Party</a><br>&ndash; David Nir, publisher of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.the-downballot.com/">The Downballot</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://andreapitzer.com/">Andrea Pitzer</a>, &nbsp;journalist and author of&nbsp;<em>One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps</em></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>And find &ldquo;The Big Picture (Full Episodes)&rdquo; podcast on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0TDBhZmN53i7kDyHRzHZZx">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-picture-full-episodes/id1772709867">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-the-big-picture-full-epis-224645190/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ6EYyFLbGw&amp;list=PLquOHBYhhrLOG8meVY1bvfD7TfAPGXMK2">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/43cb535f-a2df-4c89-aee0-e716694063b0/the-big-picture-full-episodes">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/The-Big-Picture-(Full-Episodes)-p4553846/">TuneIn</a>.</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show&nbsp;Turi Ryder fills in for Edwin and her guests are:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;Audrey Francis, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre and director of Steppenwolf&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href="https://www.steppenwolf.org/tickets--events/seasons-/2024-25/you-will-get-sick/">You Will Get Sick</a>,&rdquo; playing through July 20<br>&ndash; Ron Gleason, former director of News and Programming at WBBM Radio<br>&ndash; Matt Cole, senior editor of Commercial Carrier Journal, talking about holiday thievery against commercial vehicles<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uclawsf.edu/people/david-levine/">David Levine</a>, professor at UC Law San Francisco</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show&nbsp;Turi Ryder fills in for Edwin and her guests are:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;Audrey Francis, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre and director of Steppenwolf&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href="https://www.steppenwolf.org/tickets--events/seasons-/2024-25/you-will-get-sick/">You Will Get Sick</a>,&rdquo; playing through July 20<br>&ndash; Ron Gleason, former director of News and Programming at WBBM Radio<br>&ndash; Matt Cole, senior editor of Commercial Carrier Journal, talking about holiday thievery against commercial vehicles<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uclawsf.edu/people/david-levine/">David Levine</a>, professor at UC Law San Francisco</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath June 28 2025</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash; Tom&aacute;s Kloosterman, national political director at&nbsp;<a href="https://swingleft.org/">Swing Left</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://davidpepper.com/">David Pepper</a>, lawyer, political activist, author (of fiction and nonfiction), and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenation.com/authors/john-nichols/">John Nichols</a>, national affairs correspondent for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenation.com/">The Nation</a><br>&ndash; Tom Bonier,&nbsp;CEO of the&nbsp;<a href="https://thetara.group/">TARA Group</a>, and senior adviser for&nbsp;<a href="https://targetearly.targetsmart.com/about">Target Smart</a>, a Democratic political data and data services firm</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash; Tom&aacute;s Kloosterman, national political director at&nbsp;<a href="https://swingleft.org/">Swing Left</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://davidpepper.com/">David Pepper</a>, lawyer, political activist, author (of fiction and nonfiction), and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenation.com/authors/john-nichols/">John Nichols</a>, national affairs correspondent for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenation.com/">The Nation</a><br>&ndash; Tom Bonier,&nbsp;CEO of the&nbsp;<a href="https://thetara.group/">TARA Group</a>, and senior adviser for&nbsp;<a href="https://targetearly.targetsmart.com/about">Target Smart</a>, a Democratic political data and data services firm</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On today's show:<br>&ndash; Amanda Zurawski, reproductive rights activist, ahead of the Our Voices, Our Stories, Our Future: Free &amp; Just Storyteller Summit, June 22-24<br>&ndash; Chris Geidner, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lawdork.com/">The Law Dork newsletter</a>&nbsp;on Substack<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@sjdemas">Susan Demas</a>, CEO and executive editor of Lincoln Square Media<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/people/bobby-kogan/">Bobby Kogan</a>, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today's show:<br>&ndash; Amanda Zurawski, reproductive rights activist, ahead of the Our Voices, Our Stories, Our Future: Free &amp; Just Storyteller Summit, June 22-24<br>&ndash; Chris Geidner, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lawdork.com/">The Law Dork newsletter</a>&nbsp;on Substack<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@sjdemas">Susan Demas</a>, CEO and executive editor of Lincoln Square Media<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/people/bobby-kogan/">Bobby Kogan</a>, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://landsman.house.gov/">Rep. Greg Landsman</a>&nbsp;(D-OH)<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/tom-nichols/">Tom Nichols</a>, staff writer at<em>&nbsp;</em>The Atlantic and author of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/sign-up/atlantic-daily/">Atlantic&nbsp;Daily newsletter</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/author/bunch_will/">Will Bunch</a>, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/lisa-graves/">Lisa Graves</a>, founder and executive director of&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/">True North Research</a>, &ldquo;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.&rdquo;</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://landsman.house.gov/">Rep. Greg Landsman</a>&nbsp;(D-OH)<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/tom-nichols/">Tom Nichols</a>, staff writer at<em>&nbsp;</em>The Atlantic and author of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/sign-up/atlantic-daily/">Atlantic&nbsp;Daily newsletter</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/author/bunch_will/">Will Bunch</a>, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/lisa-graves/">Lisa Graves</a>, founder and executive director of&nbsp;<a href="https://truenorthresearch.org/">True North Research</a>, &ldquo;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.&rdquo;</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash; Joe Walsh, former Illinois Congressman (and former Republican)<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://quigley.house.gov/">Rep. Mike Quigley</a>&nbsp;(D-IL)<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://sanford.duke.edu/profile/nancy-maclean/">Nancy MacLean</a>, professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/people/dean-baker/">Dean Baker</a>, co-founder and senior economist,&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic and Policy Research</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://my.willamette.edu/people/scotlar" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Seth Cotlar</a>, professor of history at Willamette University<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@sjdemas">Susan Demas</a>, CEO and executive editor of Lincoln Square<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mississippifreepress.org/author/ashton-pittman">Ashton Pittman</a>, Mississippi Free Press<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/people/andrea-ducas/">Andrea Ducas</a>, VP for health policy at Center for American Progress</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>co-host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/">&nbsp;#SistersInLaw</a>&nbsp;and host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/">&nbsp;Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks<br></a>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://casten.house.gov/">Rep. Sean Casten</a>&nbsp;(D-IL)<br>&ndash; Colette Holt, founder,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mwbelaw.com/">Colette Holt &amp; Associates</a><br>&ndash; Bill Scher, politics editor at&nbsp;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/bill-scher/">The Washington Monthly</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>co-host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/">&nbsp;#SistersInLaw</a>&nbsp;and host of<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/">&nbsp;Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks<br></a>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://casten.house.gov/">Rep. Sean Casten</a>&nbsp;(D-IL)<br>&ndash; Colette Holt, founder,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mwbelaw.com/">Colette Holt &amp; Associates</a><br>&ndash; Bill Scher, politics editor at&nbsp;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/bill-scher/">The Washington Monthly</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>&ndash; David Graham, staff writer at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-a-graham/">The Atlantic</a>&nbsp;and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-project-the-people-s-guide-to-project-2025-and-what-it-means-for-america-s-future-david-a-graham/f8c1a22166308935?ean=9798217153725&amp;next=t&amp;next=t&amp;affiliate=12476">The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America</a><br>&ndash; Tamar Jacoby, Kyiv-based director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.progressivepolicy.org/project/new-ukraine-project/">Progressive Policy Institute&rsquo;s New Ukraine Project</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.salon.com/writer/amanda_marcotte">Amanda Marcotte</a>, senior politics writer at Salon.com</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RcmSAAS/abraham-newman">Abraham Newman</a>, director of the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown<strong><br></strong>&ndash; Jeff Mandell, co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lawforward.org/">Law Forward</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.historians.org/person/jim-grossman/">James Grossman</a>, executive director at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.historians.org/">American Historical Association</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.epi.org/people/jennifer-berkshire/">Jennifer Berkshire</a>, adjunct faculty member at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.epi.org/">Economic Policy Institute</a>&nbsp;and creator/co-host of the education policy podcast &ldquo;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/have-you-heard/id1080145136">Have You Heard</a>&rdquo;</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).&nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show Edwin hosts a special one-hour 20th anniversary program focusing on the media. His guests are:<br>- <a href="https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/journalism/about/_jeff-jarvis" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Jeff Jarvis</a>, visiting professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://presswatchers.org/author/froomkin/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Dan Froomkin</a>, editor at Press Watch</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://admin.endcitizensunited.org/about-us/meet-our-team/">Tiffany Muller</a>, president of&nbsp;<a href="https://admin.endcitizensunited.org/">End Citizens United</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/people/jonathan-katz/">Jonathan Katz</a>, senior director of Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS) at The Brookings Institution<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reneediresta.com/">Ren&eacute;e DiResta</a>, professor and writer whose research interests include propaganda, disinformation, social media, and technology policy<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mississippifreepress.org/listings/items/donna-ladd-2/">Donna Ladd</a>, editor at Mississippi Free Press</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://admin.endcitizensunited.org/about-us/meet-our-team/">Tiffany Muller</a>, president of&nbsp;<a href="https://admin.endcitizensunited.org/">End Citizens United</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/people/jonathan-katz/">Jonathan Katz</a>, senior director of Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS) at The Brookings Institution<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reneediresta.com/">Ren&eacute;e DiResta</a>, professor and writer whose research interests include propaganda, disinformation, social media, and technology policy<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mississippifreepress.org/listings/items/donna-ladd-2/">Donna Ladd</a>, editor at Mississippi Free Press</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>- <a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>co-host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">#SistersInLaw</a>, and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5">Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a><br>- <a href="https://tennesseelookout.com/author/holly-mccall/">J. Holly McCall</a>, columnist and editor-in-chief at the Tennessee Lookout<br>- Greg Sargent, staff writer at <a href="https://newrepublic.com/authors/greg-sargent">The New Republic</a>, host of the "<a href="https://newrepublic.com/podcasts/the-daily-blast-greg-sargent">The Daily Blast</a>" podcast, author, and former Washington Post opinion writer<br>- <a href="https://davidpepper.com/">David Pepper</a>, lawyer, author, political activist, former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<strong><br></strong>- <a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>co-host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">#SistersInLaw</a>, and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5">Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a><br>- <a href="https://tennesseelookout.com/author/holly-mccall/">J. Holly McCall</a>, columnist and editor-in-chief at the Tennessee Lookout<br>- Greg Sargent, staff writer at <a href="https://newrepublic.com/authors/greg-sargent">The New Republic</a>, host of the "<a href="https://newrepublic.com/podcasts/the-daily-blast-greg-sargent">The Daily Blast</a>" podcast, author, and former Washington Post opinion writer<br>- <a href="https://davidpepper.com/">David Pepper</a>, lawyer, author, political activist, former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; David Roberts of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.volts.wtf/">Volts</a>&nbsp;newsletter and podcast (which focus on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization)<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/authors/michael-tomasky">Michael Tomasky</a>, editor of The New Republic<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://deanbaker.net/">Dean Baker</a>, economist, co-founder of the&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic and Policy Research</a>, and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://deanbaker.net/books/rigged.htm">Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; David Roberts of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.volts.wtf/">Volts</a>&nbsp;newsletter and podcast (which focus on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization)<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/authors/michael-tomasky">Michael Tomasky</a>, editor of The New Republic<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://deanbaker.net/">Dean Baker</a>, economist, co-founder of the&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/">Center for Economic and Policy Research</a>, and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://deanbaker.net/books/rigged.htm">Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://casten.house.gov/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Rep. Sean Casten</a>&nbsp;(D-IL)<br>- <a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/author/david-c-dewitt/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">David DeWitt</a>, Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://lisagaufman.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Elizaveta Gaufman</a>, assistant professor of Russian Discourse and Politics at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rug.nl/staff/e.gaufman/?lang=en" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">University of Groningen</a>&nbsp;(in The Netherlands), and author of the 2023 book "Everyday Foreign Policy: Performing and Consuming the Russian Nation"<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/author/laura-belin/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">Laura Belin</a>, publisher, editor, and reporter for Bleeding Heartland, a community website focused on Iowa politics</p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://newrepublic.com/authors/michael-tomasky" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Michael Tomasky</a>, editor of The New Republic and author of&nbsp;<em>The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity</em><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/bill-scher/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Bill Scher</a>, politics editor at The Washington Monthly<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://pen.org/profile/hadar-harris/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Hadar Harris</a>, PEN America&rsquo;s managing director, Washington<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://indivisible.org/ezra-levin-0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Ezra Levin</a>, &nbsp;co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible<br><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/people/jonathan-katz/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Jonathan Katz</a>, senior director of Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS) at The Brookings Institution<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/people/dean-baker/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Dean Baker</a>, co-founder and senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research<br>- Dan Shafer, author of the award-winning political opinion column and online publication&nbsp;<a href="https://www.therecombobulationarea.news/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">The Recombobulation Area</a>, covering the "discombobulating politics of Milwaukee and Wisconsin"<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>co-host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">#SistersInLaw</a>, and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5">Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/people/jonathan-katz/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Jonathan Katz</a>, senior director of Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS) at The Brookings Institution<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://cepr.net/people/dean-baker/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Dean Baker</a>, co-founder and senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research<br>- Dan Shafer, author of the award-winning political opinion column and online publication&nbsp;<a href="https://www.therecombobulationarea.news/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">The Recombobulation Area</a>, covering the "discombobulating politics of Milwaukee and Wisconsin"<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Jill Wine-Banks</a>, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of&nbsp;<em>The Watergate Girl,&nbsp;</em>co-host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/sisters-in-law/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">#SistersInLaw</a>, and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/just-the-facts-with-jill-wine-banks/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5">Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/george-packer/">George Packer</a>, staff writer at The Atlantic<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://newhampshirebulletin.com/author/dana-wormald/">Dana Wormald</a>, editor of the New Hampshire Bulletin<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://fordschool.umich.edu/faculty/don-moynihan">Donald Moynihan</a>, University of Michigan Ford School&rsquo;s J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://jilllawrence.com/">Jill Lawrence</a>, opinion writer and author of&nbsp;<em>The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock</em></p> <p>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash; <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/george-packer/">George Packer</a>, staff writer at The Atlantic<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://newhampshirebulletin.com/author/dana-wormald/">Dana Wormald</a>, editor of the New Hampshire Bulletin<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://fordschool.umich.edu/faculty/don-moynihan">Donald Moynihan</a>, University of Michigan Ford School&rsquo;s J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://jilllawrence.com/">Jill Lawrence</a>, opinion writer and author of&nbsp;<em>The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock</em></p> <p>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.katharinehayhoe.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Katharine Hayhoe</a>, climate scientist<br>&ndash; Anderson Clayton, chair of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncdp.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">North Carolina Democratic Party</a><br>&ndash; Yasmin Radjy, executive director of&nbsp;<a href="https://swingleft.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Swing Left</a><br>&ndash; Abraham Newman, director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://cges.georgetown.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.katharinehayhoe.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Katharine Hayhoe</a>, climate scientist<br>&ndash; Anderson Clayton, chair of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncdp.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">North Carolina Democratic Party</a><br>&ndash; Yasmin Radjy, executive director of&nbsp;<a href="https://swingleft.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Swing Left</a><br>&ndash; Abraham Newman, director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://cges.georgetown.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown</a></p> <p><strong>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://campuspress.yale.edu/jasonstanley/">Jason Stanley</a>, professor of philosophy at Yale University and distinguished professor at the&nbsp;<a href="https://kse.ua/people/jason-stanley/">Kyiv School of Economics</a><br>&ndash; Tiffany Muller, president of&nbsp;<a href="https://endcitizensunited.org/">End Citizens United</a><br>&ndash; Alex Aronson, co-founder and executive director of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.courtaccountability.org/">Court Accountability</a><br>&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/afreedman">Andrew Freedman</a>, senior climate reporter for Axios</p> <p>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.propublica.org/people/doug-bock-clark" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Douglas Bock Clark,</a>&nbsp;reporter in ProPublica&rsquo;s South unit; he investigates threats to democracy and abuses of power throughout the region<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/author/mark-follman/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Mark Follman</a>, national affairs editor at Mother Jones<br>- Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst and author of The Watergate Girl<br>- David Pepper, lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, adjunct professor, and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party</p> <p>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.propublica.org/people/doug-bock-clark" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Douglas Bock Clark,</a>&nbsp;reporter in ProPublica&rsquo;s South unit; he investigates threats to democracy and abuses of power throughout the region<br>-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/author/mark-follman/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Mark Follman</a>, national affairs editor at Mother Jones<br>- Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst and author of The Watergate Girl<br>- David Pepper, lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, adjunct professor, and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party</p> <p>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>- Larry Diamond, senior fellow in Global Democracy at the&nbsp;<a href="https://politicalscience.stanford.edu/people/larry-diamond" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University</a><br>- Laura Rodriguez, vice president of government affairs at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/people/rodriguez-laura/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">The Center for American Progress Action</a><br>- Bill Scher of&nbsp;<a href="https://washingtonmonthly.com/author/bill-scher/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">The Washington Monthly</a><br>- Legal analyst&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jillwinebanks.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Jill Wine-Banks</a></p> <p>Catch &ldquo;The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath&rdquo; Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). &nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>- Seth Cotler, author of the Substack newsletter <a href="https://sethcotlar.substack.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Rightlandia</a> and a forthcoming book on the far-right takeover of the GOP<br>- Daniel Nichanian, founder and editor-in-chief of <a href="https://boltsmag.org/authors/daniel-nichanian/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Bolts</a><br>- David Pepper, author of “Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines”<br>- Trans activist Charlotte Clymer, author of <a href="https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Charlotte's Web Thoughts</a> on Substack</p> <p>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).  </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>- Seth Cotler, author of the Substack newsletter <a href="https://sethcotlar.substack.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Rightlandia</a> and a forthcoming book on the far-right takeover of the GOP<br>- Daniel Nichanian, founder and editor-in-chief of <a href="https://boltsmag.org/authors/daniel-nichanian/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Bolts</a><br>- David Pepper, author of “Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines”<br>- Trans activist Charlotte Clymer, author of <a href="https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Charlotte's Web Thoughts</a> on Substack</p> <p>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).  </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>– Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler<br>– Michigan Democratic Chair Lavora Barnes<br>– North Carolina Democratic Party Anderson Clayton<br>– Voting rights reporter for The Guardian Sam Levine<br>– Journalist Donna Ladd; she writes about racism, poverty, gender and the criminal-justice system and is the co-founder of The Jackson Free Press (of Jackson, Mississippi)</p> <p dir="ltr">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).   </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today's show:<br>– Independent journalist Aaron Rupar<br>– Brian Beutler, senior editor at The New Republic<br>– Mark Maxwell, Emmy Award-winning political editor for KSDK News St. Louis<br>– Sarah Posner, journalism fellow at Arizona State University and author of “Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump”<br><br>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).   </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>- Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United<br>- Reid McCollum, program outreach director at Progressive Turnout Project<br>- Opinion writer Jill Lawrence<br>- John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation</p> <p>Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fheartlandsignal.com%2Fprograms%2Fthe-big-picture&amp;token=dbaa49-1-1729441539518">heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture</a>).</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>- Max Boot, author of "Reagan: His Life and Legend"<br>- Marj Halperin, political commentator with the Mincing Rascals podcast and volunteer with Indivisible Chicago<br>- Will Bunch, opinion columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer<br>- Bill Scher, reporter for The Washington Monthly</p> <p>Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fheartlandsignal.com%2Fprograms%2Fthe-big-picture&amp;token=7d97a-1-1728921488097">heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture</a>).</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>- Max Boot, author of "Reagan: His Life and Legend"<br>- Marj Halperin, political commentator with the Mincing Rascals podcast and volunteer with Indivisible Chicago<br>- Will Bunch, opinion columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer<br>- Bill Scher, reporter for The Washington Monthly</p> <p>Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fheartlandsignal.com%2Fprograms%2Fthe-big-picture&amp;token=7d97a-1-1728921488097">heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture</a>).</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>- A.B. Stoddard, associate editor and columnist for Real Clear Politics<br>- Billy Ball, managing editor of Cardinal &amp; Pine<br>- Charlotte Clymer, founder of Charlotte's Web Thoughts<br>|- Sam Levine, voting rights reporter for The Guardian</p> <p>Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fheartlandsignal.com%2Fwcpt820&amp;token=61575-1-1728308015980">heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820</a>).</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's show:<br>- A.B. Stoddard, associate editor and columnist for Real Clear Politics<br>- Billy Ball, managing editor of Cardinal &amp; Pine<br>- Charlotte Clymer, founder of Charlotte's Web Thoughts<br>|- Sam Levine, voting rights reporter for The Guardian</p> <p>Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fheartlandsignal.com%2Fwcpt820&amp;token=61575-1-1728308015980">heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820</a>).</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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