Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | May 11, 2026

On today's show – Aaron Kleinman, head of research at Heartland Signal (https://heartlandsignal.com/)  and author of the “Radio Free America (https://radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/) ” newsletter – Jill Wine-Banks (https://www.jillwinebanks.com/) , legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of “The Watergate Girl,” co-host of #SistersInLaw (https://www.politicon.com/podcast-tit...)  and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks (https://www.politicon.com/podcast-tit...) – Shantay Bolton (https://about.colum.edu/president/bio...) , president of Columbia College Chicago, to talk about Manifest Arts Festival (https://www.colum.edu/campus-life/man...)  in its 25th anniversary year