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 t...
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47 min
Pollster G. Elliott Morris: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster, author of the Substack newsletter “Strength In Numbers” and the book “Strength in Numbers: How Po…
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27 min
Jay Kuo of Human Rights Campaign: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Jay Kuo, two-time Tony-winning co-producer and composer; CEO and founder of The Social Edge (a social media and digital publishing company based in Ne…
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27 min
Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Juliet Jeske, founder of Decoding Fox News, a crowd-funded media project. The conversation examined Jeske's monitoring of Fox News and how its coverag…
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25 min
David Nir of The Downballot: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by David Nir, publisher of The Downballot. The discussion examined how state and local election dynamics, campaign finances, and election administration…
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24 min
Chicago Ald. Scott Waguespack: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Chicago Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward). The discussion examined Chicago’s parking-meter contract, federal policy impacts on cities, immigration, an…
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46 min
Mark Jacob: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Mark Jacob, author of the Stop the Presses newsletter on Substack, former metro editor at the Chicago Tribune, former Sunday editor at the Sun-Times,…
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26 min
Missouri Democrats Chair Russ Carnahan: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Russ Carnahan, chair of the Missouri Democratic Party and former member of the U.S. House and the Missouri House. The discussion focused on Missouri D…
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31 min
Kansas Reflector editor Clay Wirestone: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Clay Wirestone, editor of the Kansas Reflector. Wirestone is also the author of "Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters: Th…
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44 min
The Guardian's Aisha Down: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Aisha Down, global technology reporter for the Guardian; her latest article is "Your AI doomsday questions answered: ‘What, if anything, can people li…
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29 min
Vote.org's Andrea Hailey: WCPT 820 Interview
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org. She discussed voter registration trends, voting access, election safeguards, and trusted voter information ahead of th…
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25 min
WCPT 820 Interview: Chioma Chukwu of American Oversight
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight, a nonpartisan watchdog organization that advances accountability and democracy by enforcing t…
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46 min
WCPT 820 Interview: Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Laura Belin, publisher, editor, and reporter for Bleeding Heartland, a community website focused on Iowa politics. Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid”…
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26 min
WCPT 820 Interview: David Smith of the Guardian
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by David Smith, Washington bureau chief for the Guardian. The discussion explored how the post-9/11 response reshaped U.S. power, democracy, civil libert…
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25 min
WCPT 820 Interview: Will Bunch of The Philadelphia Inquirer
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Will Bunch, national opinion columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His latest column is "In Pa. coal country, local police join with ICE to bring a…
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33 min
WCPT 820 Interview: Kendall Scudder, chair of Texas Dems
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party. Scudder described growing Democratic Party energy in Texas and emphasized voter protection, gras…
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45 min
WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Michael Mann
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Michael Mann, climatologist, geophysicist, and author of “Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World.” Th…
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31 min
WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Debra Houry
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Dr. Debra Houry, senior fellow at Yale School of Public Health, adjunct professor at Emory University, former chief medical officer of the Centers for…
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27 min
WCPT 820 Interview: Nicholas Grossman
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Nicholas Grossman, teaching assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Grossman, an ex…
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31 min
WCPT 820 Interview: Rev. Earle J. Fisher
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Rev. Earle J. Fisher, Ph.D., senior pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church, founder of #UPTheVote901, and author of "The Rev. Albert Cleage Jr., and the…
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27 min
WCPT 820 Interview: Rachel E. VanLandingham
Filling in for Edwin Eisendrath, Jill Wine-Banks is joined by Rachel E. VanLandingham, professor of law and associate dean for research at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles an…