by Charlie Nordstrom

On our special New Year’s edition of The Agenda, we reflected on the incredible year that 2008 was and looked ahead to the future for what lies ahead of us. Joe was out of town for this show but we were lucky to be joined again by very special guest co-host Chuck Wolfe, President of the Victory Fund.

Mary and Chuck started off the show with a highly appetizing conversation with New York Times food writer Kim Severson. The topics ranged from the come-back of calorie counting to what impact the Obama administration might have on America’s collective gastronomic conscious. Listen to parts one and two.

One area of politics that continues to dominate our conversations is the role of religion, particularly in the aftermath of Prop 8’s passage in California and President-elect Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. To navigate these highly controversial issues we turned to Dan Gilgoff, contributing editor to US News & World Report and author of “The Jesus Machine.” Listen to parts one and two.

While New Year’s is a time for celebration and reflection, it is also a chance for us to take a look at some of our habits and make a new effort to do better. Certainly, one New Year’s resolution that always seems to top the list is to quit smoking so we thought we’d talk to someone who knows something about kicking the habit – Dr. Douglas Vanderburg a board-certified addiction pyschiatrist and senior medical director working with Chantix, a prescription anti smoking medication.

Finally, one of the most visible people in this election cycle and in the aftermath of our loss in California has been writer, pundit and columnist Dan Savage. You won’t want to miss the hilarious and insightful chat we had with him. Listen here.

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