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Here are full episodes from "The Big Picture" with Edwin Eisendrath (Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT Chicago). Good conversations help us see the big picture. Edwin Eisendrath 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 to be part of the conversation. Edwin 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. His last foray as a candidate came when he took on a crooked governor of his own party, but it was the U.S. attorney rather than the voters who sealed Rod Blagojevich’s fate. Off the campaign trail, Edwin worked in higher education and as a consultant to universities here and around the world. He was working primarily in Saudi Arabia during the 2016 election cycle, but after Donald Trump’s victory, he knew he had to focus back home. He brought business and labor leaders together to rescue the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Reader. He ran the company as its CEO until both publications were saved. Edwin continues his political, civic, and business engagement from his home in Chicago, where he and his wife, Jennifer, raised their three children. He and Jennifer can be seen walking their hound dog, Winston Churchill.

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Here are full episodes from "The Big Picture" with Edwin Eisendrath (Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT Chicago). Good conversations help us see the big picture. Edwin Eisendrath 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 to be part of the conversation. Edwin 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. His last foray as a candidate came when he took on a crooked governor of his own party, but it was the U.S. attorney rather than the voters who sealed Rod Blagojevich’s fate. Off the campaign trail, Edwin worked in higher education and as a consultant to universities here and around the world. He was working primarily in Saudi Arabia during the 2016 election cycle, but after Donald Trump’s victory, he knew he had to focus back home. He brought business and labor leaders together to rescue the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Reader. He ran the company as its CEO until both publications were saved. Edwin continues his political, civic, and business engagement from his home in Chicago, where he and his wife, Jennifer, raised their three children. He and Jennifer can be seen walking their hound dog, Winston Churchill.

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English


Episodes
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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath Sep. 6 2025

9/6/2025
On this week's show: – Rep. Jesús García (D-IL) [Listen to the conversation] – Samantha Tarazi, chief executive officer of Voting Rights Lab – Radley Balko, award-winning journalist and publisher of “The Watch” on Substack – Shaughnessy Naughton, president of 314 Action 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:45:25

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath Aug. 30 2025

8/30/2025
On this week's show: – Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of six critically acclaimed books, including “Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World” – Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for HuffPost – Jill Lawrence, award-winning journalist, opinion writer and author – Will Stancil, lawyer and policy analyst based in Minneapolis 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:43:53

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath Aug. 23 2025 with guest host Patti Vasquez

8/23/2025
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Duration:02:50:37

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath Aug. 16 2025

8/16/2025
On this week's show: – Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of True North Research, 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 – Michelle Regalado Deatrick, chair and founder, DNC Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis – Chris Geidner, author of the Law Dork Substack newsletter – Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party – Joe Walsh, former Illinois congressman, former Republican candidate for president, and host of the podcast “The Social Contract With Joe Walsh” 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:35:45

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath Aug. 9 2025

8/9/2025
On this week's show: – Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist – State Rep. Trey Martinez-Fischer (D-TX) – Bill Scher, politics editor at The Washington Monthly – Dean Baker, co-founder and senior economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:42:56

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath August 2 2025

8/2/2025
On the August 2 show – Samuel Bagenstos, 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 – Joe Walsh, former Illinois congressman, former Republican candidate for president, and host of the podcast “The Social Contract With Joe Walsh” – Melissa Sanchez, Chicago-based immigration and labor reporter for ProPublica; her latest piece is a profile of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration who endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison – Rob Shapiro, Washington Monthly contributing writer, chairman of Sonecon, and a senior fellow at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He previously served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs under Bill Clinton and advised senior members of the Obama administration on economic policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:42:38

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath July 26 2025 w guest hosts Joel Ostrow and William Muck

7/26/2025
n the July 26 show Professors William Muck and Joel Ostrow fill in for Edwin and their guests are: – Reed Bible, former supervisory special agent for U.S. Homeland Security – Rima Ziuraitas-Certified TACMED instructor and medic in Ukraine – Kathy Tholin, chair, Indivisible Chicago See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:37:18

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath July 19 2025

7/21/2025
On this week's show: – Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible – Mark Maxwell, political editor for KSDK-TV St. Louis – Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic – Jill Wine Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of The Watergate Girl, and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:46:02

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath July 12 2025

7/14/2025
On this week's show: – Alison LaCroix, the Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School – Anderson Clayton, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party – David Nir, publisher of The Downballot – Andrea Pitzer, journalist and author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps 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). And find “The Big Picture (Full Episodes)” podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Amazon and TuneIn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:44:35

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath with guest host Turi Ryder July 5 2025

7/5/2025
On this week's show: Turi Ryder fills in for Edwin and her guests are: – Audrey Francis, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre and director of Steppenwolf’s “You Will Get Sick,” playing through July 20 – Ron Gleason, former director of News and Programming at WBBM Radio – Matt Cole, senior editor of Commercial Carrier Journal, talking about holiday thievery against commercial vehicles – David Levine, professor at UC Law San Francisco 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:41:47

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath June 28 2025

6/29/2025
On the June 28 show – Tomás Kloosterman, national political director at Swing Left – David Pepper, lawyer, political activist, author (of fiction and nonfiction), and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party – John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation – Tom Bonier, CEO of the TARA Group, and senior adviser for Target Smart, a Democratic political data and data services firm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:44:43

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath June 21 2025

6/21/2025
On Today's Show – Amanda Zurawski, reproductive rights activist, ahead of the Our Voices, Our Stories, Our Future: Free & Just Storyteller Summit, June 22-24 – Chris Geidner, author of The Law Dork newsletter on Substack – Susan Demas, CEO and executive editor of Lincoln Square Media – Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:43:41

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath June 14 2025

6/15/2025
On the June 14 show – Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) – Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter – Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist – Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of True North Research, “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.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:47:32

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath June 7 2025

6/8/2025
On the June 7 show – Joe Walsh, former Illinois Congressman (and former Republican) – Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) – Nancy MacLean, professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University – Dean Baker, co-founder and senior economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:46:41

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath May 31 2025

5/31/2025
On this week's show: – Seth Cotlar, professor of history at Willamette University – Susan Demas, CEO and executive editor of Lincoln Square – Ashton Pittman, Mississippi Free Press – Andrea Ducas, VP for health policy at Center for American Progress 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:41:42

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath May 24 2025

5/24/2025
– Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of The Watergate Girl, co-host of #SistersInLaw and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks – Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) – Colette Holt, founder, Colette Holt & Associates – Bill Scher, politics editor at The Washington Monthly See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:44:17

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath May. 17 2025

5/18/2025
On the May 17 show – David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America – Tamar Jacoby – Amanda Marcotte, senior politics writer at Salon.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:42:04

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath May. 10 2025

5/10/2025
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Duration:02:46:11

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The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath May 3 2025

5/3/2025
On this week's show Edwin hosts a special one-hour program focusing on the media. His guests are: - Jeff Jarvis, visiting professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University - Dan Froomkin, editor at Press Watch 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:03:38

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The Picture with Edwin Eisendrath Apr. 26 2025

4/28/2025
On this week's show: – Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United – Jonathan Katz, senior director of Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS) at The Brookings Institution – Renée DiResta, professor and writer whose research interests include propaganda, disinformation, social media, and technology policy – Donna Ladd, editor at Mississippi Free Press 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). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:02:47:03