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How do you know when it’s time to make your next big career move? With International Women’s Day around the corner, we are excited to feature Avni Patel Thompson, Founder and CEO of Milo. Avni is building technology that directly supports the often overlooked emotional and logistical labor that falls on parents—especially women. Milo is an AI assistant designed to help families manage that invisible load more efficiently. In this episode, Avni shares her journey from studying chemistry to holding leadership roles at global brands like Adidas and Starbucks, to launching her own ventures. She discusses how she approaches career transitions, the importance of unpleasant experiences, and why she’s focused on making everyday life easier for parents. [01:26] Avni's University Days and Early Career [04:36] Non-Linear Career Paths [05:16] Pursuing Steep Learning Curves [11:51] Entrepreneurship and Safety Nets [15:22] Lived Experiences and Milo [19:55] Avni’s In Her Ellement Moment [20:03] Reflections Links: Avni Patel Thompson on LinkedIn Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn Ipsos report on the future of parenting About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…

Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews)

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Here are featured interviews from "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" (weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT Chicago), a topical and interactive talk show from Chicago that focuses on national, state and city politics.

A veteran Chicago broadcaster, Joan talks to politicians and professors, activists and authors, candidates and correspondents, as well as listeners who call in to share their views on the news of the day. Her goal is to Edify, Entertain and Elect — Democrats, of course.

Joan Esposito has hosted WCPT's afternoon show since 2019. Prior to that she spent 20 years as a Chicago television anchor and reporter for WGN Channel 9, ABC7 and NBC5, and had a stint as managing partner at media trainer J2SC. Joan is a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).

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WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) 20:56

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Joan is joined by Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL), who discussed his March 18 Benedictine University town hall, which is already over capacity and will be live-streamed on Facebook. Foster highlighted key legislative battles in Congress, including the continuing resolution, budget, and debt ceiling votes, emphasizing the importance of protecting Medicaid. He also mentioned the impact of Trump's actions on rural hospitals and the need for local elected officials to speak out against the administration's illegal actions. He noted the strategic importance of nonpartisan primaries and ranked-choice voting to foster a healthier democracy. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Tom Skilling 44:59

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Filling in for Joan Esposito, John St. Augustine talked to WGN-TV chief meteorologist emeritus Tom Skilling , who discussed his 45-year career as a TV weatherman and the realities and impacts of climate change. Skilling emphasized the importance of accurate weather forecasting, making mention of advancements in technology, such as the Aurora exascale supercomputer, which performs 2.5 billion mathematical equations per second. He also addressed the public's fascination with weather and the need for better climate models to predict extreme weather events. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: David Super of Georgetown Law 23:38

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Filling in for Joan Esposito, William Muck talked to Georgetown Professor of Law and Economics David Super , who discussed the Trump administration's actions in the legal sphere. Super criticized the administration's attempts to dictate how universities conduct themselves, citing the letter recently sent to Georgetown Law by interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin, demanding the school end all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts or risk a hiring freeze from his office. "It's absolutely outrageous that they're trying to leverage government power to tell a private university how to teach and what to teach," Super told WCPT. "Georgetown is a Jesuit institution. We follow the principles of the Jesuits, which require looking at everyone as a full human being and taking them as such. It's disappointing that they're so unwilling to accept that." Evaluating the second Trump administration's actions writ large, Super said that "we absolutely are" entering a constitutional crisis, noting that checks and balances have been "the essence of constitutional law from the very beginning of our Constitution, and President Trump rejects that. He believes we need a strong president who can do whatever he wants and is largely unchecked by Congress in the courts." Super explained terms like "arbitrary and capricious" and impoundment and called attention to the administration's defiance of court orders. He also warned of the administration's attempts to eliminate neutral arbiters, like judge advocate generals in the military. "Even more alarming than [Trump] firing the senior military lawyers was the stated reason for doing so, that they might object to things that the administration wants to do," Super said. "Well, that's exactly why we have judge advocate generals in the military, because the military has enormous power and we want some independent assurance that that will be handled lawfully and in accordance with our Constitution. So I found that quite chilling." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) 12:37

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On Friday Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) joined WCPT's William Muck to discuss the far-reaching impact of Trump administration actions during the first seven weeks of President Donald Trump's second term in the White House. "We're neck deep in a constitutional crisis," Casten told WCPT. "If we were to end the Trump administration tomorrow, it would probably take a decade to repair the damage," he said, citing potential leaks of intelligence to adversaries like Russia and China and the erosion of faith in the United States that our historic allies have already experienced. Casten, who defeated incumbent Republican Peter Roskam in the 2018 midterms during the first Trump administration, said that he has spoken to House GOP colleagues who have privately revealed their opposition to certain Trump administration actions but told him they prefer to keep their heads down and not put their families at risk by voting against the president. "As a fellow member of Congress," Casten said, "I'm very sympathetic to that. At the same time, there is a sense of, if leadership is hard, maybe you're in the wrong line of work." He added: "I think we have to elevate this conversation above partisanship as much as we can. We are in a moment where I think anybody in public office needs to be, for lack of a better word, Churchillian. We need to be making it very clear to the American people, this is the stakes of what's going on right now; this is the consequences of what happens if we don't fix it quickly. I make no promise that if we fight we will succeed. I need to be very clear-eyed about what the consequences and the potential costs of that fight are. But I can guarantee you that if we don't fight, we will lose this 250-year-old experiment." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Professor Michael Kang 23:14

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Joan is joined by Northwestern Law Professor Michael Kang , who discussed the Supreme Court's role in checking executive power and warned of potential constitutional crises if the Trump administration openly defies court orders. Kang highlighted strategic decisions made by the Supreme Court, like delaying a ruling last year in Trump v. United States, thereby allowing Trump to evade criminal accountability before the November election (the ruling confers presidential immunity for acts committed as president). He also spoke of the influence of campaign money on judicial elections and discussed "sore loser" laws, which prevent primary losers from running in general elections, and their role in political polarization. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Mike Lux 22:53

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Joan is joined by Mike Lux , co-founder of Democracy Partners and author of the Soul of the Party newsletter on Substack. He discussed the strategic errors of the Democratic Party, emphasizing the need to actively resist Republican neofascism rather than "playing dead," as James Carville recently advised. Lux also highlighted the importance of addressing voter perceptions that Democrats are weak and not fighting for them, criticized the Biden-Harris administration's focus on broad economic numbers over immediate voter concerns, and stressed the need for better outreach and mobilization, particularly through social media and progressive media infrastructure. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) 15:46

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Joan is joined by Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL), who discussed strategies for Democratic Party resistance against President Donald Trump's policies and highlighted the importance of maintaining faith in American institutions and ideals. He said that despite finding that a majority of his constituents prefer Congress to work "on their behalf in a bipartisan way . . . that's not possible right now. The Republicans have made it very clear they want nothing to do with the Democrats. They want to ram down their agenda to put burdens on working families," he said. Schneider took aim at House Republicans for recently passing a budget blueprint that calls for $880 billion in spending cuts. "The bulk of that has to come out of Medicaid," he said. "Seventy million Americans rely on Medicaid for their health care. Forty percent of the babies born in the country are born covered by Medicaid. This is a horrific agenda. We're not going to enable it. "So it's very hard to envision how there might be a prospect for bipartisan effort. That said, if the Republicans wanted to come to the table and put out ideas that are going to benefit people, going to lower prices at the grocery store, make housing more affordable, those would all be things that Democrats would sit down and talk to our colleagues about. But that's not what they're interested in." Schneider told WCPT that he had invited 20-year Army veteran Adam Mulvey to be his guest at that evening's presidential address to a joint session of Congress. "He was a probationary employee, which means that he was in his first year of service -- 11 months," Schneider said. "He was getting rave reviews, and in the middle of the night, he got an email from DOGE [the Department of Government Efficiency], from the Elon Musk team saying we no longer want your services; you're being terminated. And what's worse, it was a form letter; it went out to at least 6,000 veterans, thousands of federal workers, saying you're being terminated for performance. It had nothing to do with their performance. Their probationary status was a reflection of their tenure, not a reflection on the quality of their work." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) 10:03

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Joan is joined by Congresswoman Robin Kelly , who spoke about her intention to attend Donald Trump's joint address to Congress later that evening, despite her expectation that the president will deliver a stream of negativity, lies, and "pats on the back for himself and the co-president," Kelly told WCPT, referring to Elon Musk. She highlighted the need for Democrats to protest, hold town halls, and leverage the courts to oppose Trump's actions and stressed the importance of public pressure on Republican representatives to stand against Trump. Kelly also talked about the guest she had invited to attend the joint address, Dr. Lisa Green. "She runs one of the federally qualified health care centers in my district," Kelly said. "She is a phenomenal doctor. She runs a phenomenal center. And so I'm very concerned if there's cuts in, like, the ($)880 billion they want to cut in Medicaid and things like that that will really hurt health care facilities, not, of course, only in my district but in many areas. But I have a lot of people in my district that will be affected, as many as 300,000." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Thom Hartmann 23:52

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Joan is joined by Thom Hartmann , host of “ The Thom Hartmann Program ,” weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Central on WCPT. They discuss the assault on democracy by the likes of Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, and the Heritage Foundation, and highlight the importance of grassroots activism and public pressure on leadership. They also criticize the lack of public engagement from prominent Democrats like Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Barack Obama, advocating for more local activism and support for progressive politicians. Thom calls for a bottom-up approach to revitalize the Democratic Party and emphasizes the need for bold, visible action. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Alex Lawson 22:48

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Joan is joined by Alex Lawson , executive director of Social Security Works , who discussed the just-passed House budget resolution that instructs committees to cut $880 billion from Medicaid, potentially affecting millions of Americans. Despite one Republican's opposition to the resolution -- due to what he considered insufficient spending cuts -- all other House Republicans voted in favor. Lawson highlighted the political cowardice of representatives who won their 2024 House races by narrow margins and now risk losing their seats due to the votes they cast on the resolution; Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is one of those Republicans. "You can bet your bottom dollar that Social Security Works, my organization, and our partners on the ground in Iowa are going to be making a ruckus," Lawson said about plans to exert pressure on Miller-Meeks. "We've got a billboard truck that we're sending imminently to her district. We're going to go to every single Social Security office, nursing home in her district to let people know that she's voting to steal 66,000 people's health care in her district; she's voting to close the 15 nursing homes in her district. And we feel like we can pressure her and make sure that she's hearing more from her constituents than from Donald Trump and Elon Musk." Lawson emphasized the need for solidarity and direct action to protect vital programs like Medicaid and Social Security. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Joel Ostrow 50:59

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Marking the three-year anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, Joan is joined by Joel Ostrow , Benedictine University political science professor and co-host of the World Discord podcast . In the interview Ostrow pointed out that the $68 billion in military support the United States has provided to Ukraine since 2022 amounts to "three tenths of 1 percent of total U.S. spending." He emphasized the Trump administration's abandonment of Ukraine and the increased potential for Russia to use nuclear weapons, "because who's going to oppose Russia now? Where's the deterrent? There is no deterrent. We're not just a Russian ally; we're a subservient stooge to the Kremlin," Ostrow said. He also discussed the the lack of Republican Party opposition and the need for a national strike to resist authoritarianism. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Reid McCollum 8:09

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Joan is joined by Reid McCollum , chair of the Democratic Party of DuPage County . He discussed DuPage Democrats' March 2nd 50th Anniversary Gala , where Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Sen. Dick Durbin, and North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton will appear. McCollum attributed the shift towards Democratic support in collar counties to demographic changes and the backlash against Trump's extremism. DuPage now has a Democratic County Board chair and a supermajority on the board, McCollum said, and "every member of Congress that represents DuPage is a Democrat. [T]he last place where we need to make a lot of progress is the local level of government, which is what is on the ballot on April 1st, from school boards to local municipal offices, township offices, where Republicans still have huge majorities in in those offices. And we're hoping to change that on April 1st and the gala allows us to have the resources to be able to support the candidates running in the spring." Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) 7:56

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Joan is joined by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) at the Southland Friends of Labor 16th Annual Jobs Breakfast at IBEW 176. Her guest co-host is Tom Villanova, retired president of the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Tom Villanova 13:38

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Joan talks to Tom Villanova, retired president of the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, ahead of the Southland Friends of Labor 16th Annual Jobs Breakfast, Monday, February 24th, at IBEW 176, 110 Frontage Road in Joliet Learn more: https://www.southlandfriendsoflabor.com . Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ). And find the Joan Esposito (Full Episodes) podcast on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , TuneIn , iHeartRadio , YouTube , and Amazon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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WCPT 820 Interview: Joel Ostrow 49:21

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