Driving It Home (Featured Interviews)
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Driving It Home (Featured Interviews)
From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are featured interviews from "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" (weeknights from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.), a radio talk show devoted to covering the news of the day and connecting listeners with local leaders. Patti Vasquez is a Chicago comedi...
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Dave Bushaw
Patti Vasquez is joined by Dave Bushaw, independent candidate for Congress in Iowa's 2nd District.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson
Patti Vasquez is joined by Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson, author of "Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home" (2026), and co-fo...
WCPT 820 Interview: Mika Stambaugh
Patti Vasquez is joined by Mika Stambaugh, a melanoma survivor and advocate who is the namesake of Mika’s Melanoma Monday, a statewide initiative laun...
WCPT 820 Interview: Philip Martinez of AFSP
Patti Vasquez is joined by Philip Martinez, board chair for the Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Tennessee Brando
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Dwayne Kennedy are joined by Tennessee Brando, Meidas Touch contributor, social media commentator, and singer-songwrit...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dan Tully
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Dan Schaefer are joined by Dan Tully, attorney, former judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve, recently elected Democ...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Chris DeRienzo of American Hospital Association
Patti Vasquez is joined by Dr. Chris DeRienzo, senior vice president and chief physician executive at the American Hospital Association, to talk about...
WCPT 820 Interview: Illinois State Sen. Cristina Castro (D)
Patti Vasquez talks to Illinois State Sen. Cristina Castro (D), sponsor of the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), legislation that seeks to preve...
WCPT 820 Interview: Michael Glover Smith and Elizabeth Stam
Patti Vasquez is joined in studio by Michael Glover Smith, Chicago-based film director whose new film, "Hekla," plays Sunday, May 10 at Chicago's Musi...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dominik Bronakowski
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Peter Sarelas are joined in studio by Dominik Bronakowski, president of the Young Democrats of Illinois and city clerk...
WCPT 820 Interview: Carl Deal and Amy Goodman
Patti Vasquez is joined by Carl Deal, Oscar-nominated filmmaker who directed the 2025 documentary “Steal This Story, Please!” and Amy Goodman, host of...
WCPT 820 Interview: Joel Ostrow and Rima Ziuraitas
Patti Vasquez is joined in studio by Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University, and Rima Ziuraitas, sergeant and combat me...
WCPT 820 Interview: Author Mike Bedenbaugh
Patti Vasquez is joined by Mike Bedenbaugh, Navy veteran, historic preservationist, and author of “Reviving Our Republic.”
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WCPT 820 Interview: Pancake
Patti Vasquez is joined by Pancake, Chicago-based English Bulldog, who was recently crowned the Mid-Tier Influencer winner at the first-ever Pet Lover...
WCPT 820 Interview: Jesse Rojo, Darcy Armbruster, Stephanie Jimenez and Demi Palecek
Patti Vasquez is joined by Jesse Rojo, community organizer, chair of Illinois Veterans for Change and contributing member of Raising Illinois, along w...
WCPT 820 Interview: Whitney Ridel and Peter Conrad
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Demi Palecek (candidate for Illinois House in the 13th District) is joined by comedian and veteran Peter Conrad and Wh...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dan Facchini and Sara Spampinato of Innovation DuPage
Patti Vasquez is joined by Dan Facchini and Sara Spampinato of Innovation DuPage on their 9th Annual Big Idea Pitch Contest.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Ohio State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn
Patti Vasquez is joined by Ohio State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Jacob Morrison
Patti Vasquez is joined by Jacob Morrison, member of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1858, president of the North Alabama Area L...
WCPT 820 Interview: Julian Crews
Patti Vasquez is joined in studio by Julian Crews, former WGN-TV reporter and founder of “Old Havana Foods.”
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WCPT 820 Interview: John Fugelsang
Patti Vasquez is joined by John Fugelsang, actor, comedian, podcaster and radio host, TV pundit, and author of the New York Times bestselling book "Se...
WCPT 820 Interview: Heartland Signal's Rodney Gibbs
Patti Vasquez is joined by Heartland Signal Executive Director Rodney Gibbs.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Whitney Ridel
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Dr. Suzana Flores (psychologist and author) are joined by Whitney Ridel, U.S. Navy veteran, WCPT intern, and the found...
WCPT 820 Interview: Comedian Marc Price
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Dr. Suzana Flores are joined by comedian Marc Price, best known for his role as Skippy from "Family Ties”; he is perfo...
WCPT 820 Interview: Cecilia Nuby Brown
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Todd Belcore (executive director of Social Change) are joined by Kansas City-based attorney Cecilia Nuby Brown on the...
WCPT 820 Interview: Commissioner Michael McMurray
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Todd Belcore (executive director of Social Change) are joined by Michael McMurray, commissioner of the Chicago Departm...
WCPT 820 Interview: D.J. Byrnes of The Rooster
Patti Vasquez is joined by D.J. Byrnes, owner-operator of The Rooster, the largest independently owned media operation in Ohio politics.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Tom Turner
Patti Vasquez is joined by Tom Turner, Army veteran, attorney, and Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 57th House District; he is trying to unseat inc...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Julie Fortier
Patti Vasquez is joined by Julie Fortier, candidate for Congress in the 12th District of Illinois; she is trying to unseat incumbent Republican Mike B...
WCPT 820 Interview: T. Celeste Napier and Elizabeth Thielen
Patti Vasquez is joined by Elizabeth Thielen, senior director at Nicasa Behavioral Health Services in Lake County, Illinois, and Dr. T. Celeste Napier...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Ryan Kominakis
Patit Vasquez is joined by Ryan Kominakis, Marine veteran, steelworker, and union leader running for the Indiana House of Representatives; the primary...
WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Jackson Franklin
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Paul Farahvar are joined by Jackson Franklin, candidate for Congress in Indiana.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Anthony Moseley of Collaboraction
Broadcasting from Collaboraction Theater at the Kimball Arts Center in Chicago, Patti Vasquez is joined by Anthony Moseley, artistic director of Colla...
WCPT 820 Interview: Gina Ramirez of NRDC
Patti Vasquez is joined by Gina Ramirez, director of Midwest Environmental Health for Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). (The interview was re...
WCPT 820 Interview: Nathan Taylor of Election Truth Alliance
Patti Vasquez is joined by Nathan Taylor, executive director of advocacy and public engagement for Election Truth Alliance, a grassroots, nonpartisan...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dennis Goris
Patti Vasquez is joined by political cartoonist Dennis Goris.
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WCPT 820 Interview: U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Patti Vasquez is joined by U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL).
Kelly spoke about the WELLS (Women Expansion for Learning and Labor Safety) Act that sh...
WCPT 820 Interview: Scott Stantis
Patti Vasquez is joined by Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist.
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WCPT 820 Candidate Interview: Callie Barr
Patti Vasquez is joined by Callie Barr, Democratic candidate for Congress in Michigan’s 1st District.
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WCPT 820 Interview: Kira Pilate-Jane
Patti Vasquez and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Kira Pilate-Jean, nurse at Rush University Medical Center. She discusses Rush University...