Next week The Agenda with Joe Solmonese goes on the road with our first live show from New York, so this week we gave our listeners a little preview of what’s to come.

We started out with a preview of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show that co-host Mary Breslauer and producer Michael Cole will be visiting over the weekend. Dog owners John Wessel & Billy O’Connor came by to talk about their pooch Rosie and their dreams of winning “Best in Show.”

Next week we’re also going to be covering a New York institution: Fashion Week. To get The Skinny on the new fall line and what Fashion Week is all about, we had Ali Basye as our guest. She’s a fashion, travel and lifestyle writer and the editor of Seattle Bride Magazine. Sticking with looking good, producer Michael Cole also had a package on simplifying skincare that you can listen to here.

By now you should have received your W-2 in the mail so we brought in accountant Bill Abell of the firm Flynn, Abell & Associates to give some guidance on tax filing. Abell specializes in helping same-sex couples navigate the patchwork of laws that complicate their financial situations. One of those factors is how the laws of your state treat same-sex couples, and one state trying to extend protections is Oregon, where a civil unions bill is expected to be introduced. Bryan Boyd of Basic Rights Oregon joined us to give the lay of the legislative landscape.

Georgetown University Law Center Professor Chai Feldblum dropped by the studio to talk about her new endeavor — The Moral Values Project. She argues that a moral case for both sexual and gender equity is not only possible but also necessary. Listen to segments one and two.

Finally, Patrick Healy of The New York Times was our guest in-studio. Healy is currently assigned to the Hillary Clinton beat, so Joe and Mary obviously had a lot to discuss with him about the presidential horserace and covering one of the most recognized women in the world. Listen to the full segment here.

And don’t forget, you can still get an extended two-week free trial of The Agenda and the entire XM Radio Online lineup at no cost through March 31, in conjunction with our online launch. Sign up here for your free trial.

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