On today's show:

– Sarah Blessing, co-founder of Indiana-based Project Next Media
– Ellie Krug, transgender activist, author, lawyer, and host of a new Saturday show, “The Illegal Trans Woman,” on KTNF AM950, the Progressive Voice of Minnesota

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On today's show:

– Kathy and Jerry Nash, co-founders of Prairie Food Co-op in Lombard
– WHBY “Outside the Box” host Ben Cominos with a Wisconsin update

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Mon 5/12
Patti is joined by guest co-host Soli Santos and their guests are:
– Jen Zanotti, positivity expert and podcaster, with some Motivational Monday advice
– Madeline Figueroa co-host of the It’s A Life Thang podcast, with a women’s health segment

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On today's show:

– Dr. Steve Fouts, founder of Teach Different, a group that certifies teachers in a powerful, neuroscience-based discussion technique that remakes classrooms into spaces where students ask big questions, listen with empathy, and speak with confidence
– Chef Uzma Sharif, owner and chocolatier at Chocolat Uzma
– Skip Griparis, singer/guitarist/impressionist

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On today's show:

Patti is joined by guest co-host Dan Schaefer and their guests are:
– Tina Garza, Catholics For Choice
– Lorri Grainawi, newly elected Wheeling Township trustee and community activist who helped form Advocatefor708.org, an organization committed to creating and funding community mental health boards in Illinois
– 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

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On today's show:
- Monica Ramirez, activist, author and civil rights attorney with Justice for Migrant Women, a group advancing the human and civil rights of migrant women and their families
-Former Congresswoman Marie Newman, author of “A Life Made From Scratch: Lessons from a Controversial Congresswoman, Mompreneur, and Unstoppable Political Activist“

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On today's show:
– Jason Berlin, founder of California-based Field Team 6
– Jen Zanotti, positivity expert and podcaster, with some Motivational Monday advice
– Jim Alber, a regular guy from Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on issues related to school funding and boycotts

Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home).

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