Show overview
CPT Snippets has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 377 episodes. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 1 min and 3 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 14 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 169 episodes published. Published by WCPT 820AM.
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A collection of compelling "shorts" from WCPT Chicago's progressive programs.
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Ep 408Barbara F. Walter talks to Patti Vasquez about modern autocracy and the way Donald Trump patterns himself after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Barbara F. Walter talks to Patti Vasquez about modern autocracy and the way Donald Trump patterns himself after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Ep 407Professor Kim Lane Scheppele talks to Richard Chew about people not wanting to live in autocracies but nonetheless voting for autocrats
Professor Kim Lane Scheppele talks to Richard Chew about people not wanting to live in autocracies but nonetheless voting for autocrats
Ep 406Stephanie Miller and Brian Tyler Cohen on the asymmetry in Republican and Democratic messaging
Stephanie Miller and Brian Tyler Cohen on the asymmetry in Republican and Democratic messaging
Ep 405Dante King tells Richard Chew that Donald Trump represents everything America values and stands for
Dante King tells Richard Chew that Donald Trump represents everything America values and stands for
Ep 404Tom Nichols of The Atlantic talks to Edwin Eisendrath about illiberalism
Tom Nichols of The Atlantic talks to Edwin Eisendrath about illiberalism
Ep 403Heather Cox Richardson offers historical perspective on our modern-day politics
Heather Cox Richardson offers historical perspective on our modern-day politics
Ep 402Thom Hartmann talks about the history of mass deportations in the United States
Ep 401Spencer Critchley talks to Joan Esposito about lowering expectations about human nature
Spencer Critchley talks to Joan Esposito about lowering expectations about human nature
Ep 400Men 4 Choice Co-founder and Executive Director Oren Jacobson tells Joan Esposito why he started the organization
Men 4 Choice Co-founder and Executive Director Oren Jacobson tells Joan Esposito why he started the organization
Ep 399Margaret Sullivan talks about her former job as public editor at The New York Times and the virtual extinction of the ombudsman in newsrooms today
Ep 398Thom Hartmann and Joan Esposito talk about the Republican Party and its economic record
Thom Hartmann and Joan Esposito talk about the Republican Party and its economic record
Ep 397Barbara McQuade talks to Joan Esposito about unity in an age of disinformation
Ep 396The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson talks to Joan Esposito about Sarah Palin as a precursor to the modern GOP
The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson talks to Joan Esposito about Sarah Palin as a precursor to the modern GOP
Ep 395Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) talks to Edwin Eisendrath about Supreme Court capture
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) talks to Edwin Eisendrath about Supreme Court capture.
Ep 394Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) talks to Richard Chew about state politics vs. federal
Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) talks to Richard Chew about state politics vs. federal
Ep 393Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch talks to Richard Chew about the judicial branch in the Trump era
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch talks to Richard Chew about the judicial branch in the Trump era
Ep 392"Out Chicago" hosts Scott Duff and Ellen Miller talk to the legendary John Waters
"Out Chicago" hosts Scott Duff and Ellen Miller talk to the legendary John Waters. Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
Ep 391Richard Chew talks to Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson
Richard Chew is joined by Justin J. Pearson, Tennessee state representative and newly announced candidate for Congress in the 9th Congressional District of Tennessee. Pearson talks about his response to the 2023 school shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).
Ep 390Retired Army Major Gen. Randy Manner talks to Ricard Chew about finding hope in a dark time and praises Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Retired Army Major Gen. Randy Manner talks to Ricard Chew about finding hope in a dark time and praises Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Ep 389Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg talks to Edwin Eisendrath about the ideology of violence on the right and how that does not exist on the left
Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg talks to Edwin Eisendrath about the ideology of violence on the right and how that does not exist on the left.