After a relaxing Labor Day vacation for The Agenda with Joe Solmonese we were back with a fresh new episode last night. Leading off the show, we took a look at the news of the day and then I shared an interview I snagged with Sen. Sherrod Brown at the Democratic Convention that we didn’t have time to play that night.

We were thrilled to welcome Kim Gandy, the president of the National Organization for Women, live in-studio with us. With the buzz around the Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, we heard from Gandy about her possible appeal or lack thereof. Download parts one and two or listen:
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Last week, the Human Rights Campaign released its annual Corporate Equality Index rating corporate America on its policies toward LGBT workers. HRC Business Council member Meghan Stabler was our guest to give us an update. Download or listen:

It’s back to school time so I had a packaged report on The Point Foundation – the nation’s largest scholarship granting organization for LGBT Youth. I introduced two scholars currently in school thanks to Point as well as the group’s executive director. Download or listen:

We thought an interesting way to cover the Republican National Convention would be through the eyes of an outsider. So we welcomed back to the show nationally syndicated columnist Dan Savage for some of his thoughts from the Twin Cities. Download or listen:

Finally to round out our political coverage we talked to the Washington Examiner’s Patrick Gavin. He writes the Yeas and Nays column for the newspaper and shared some political gossip as well as the trends in the presidential horse race. Download or listen:

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