• The Middle East situation.


• Guest: Jeremy Ben-Ami, Executive Director, J Street, the political arm of the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement.

Quote: "The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance ~ it is the illusion of knowledge." ~ Daniel Boorstin

Hour One - Jeremy Ben-Ami Executive Director J Street www.jstreet.org Topic: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Hour Two - Carrie Lukas www.iwf.org Topic: "A Modest Conservative Wish List for 2009"

Hour Three - Ed Rampell www.politicalfilmcritics.blogspot.comTopic: Announcing the nominees for the Progie Awards for the best Progressive Pictures

• Guest: Wendy Gelberg, Gentle Job Search & Career Services. Author, "The Successful Introvert: How to Enhance Your Job Search and Advance Your Career". How to keep or get a job in a recession.


• Guest: Jim Sues, Executive Director, New Jersey Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (C.A.I.R.). 5 Muslims Convicted - The Fort Dix Verdict: A Victory for Pre-emptive Prosecutions?


• Holiday tipping...who do you tip and how much?


• Guest: Sandra Swirski, president of the Philanthropy Collaborative. What is the nature of charitable giving in the U.S.?

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• Thom was snowed in, so the show was live from on the Willamette River, Portland, Oregon, with Higgins the cat.


• "Brunch with Bernie" with Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont. Bernie talked about the economy, the bank bailout and the auto bailout, and answered questions from callers. Transcript.


• Guest: Ravi Batra, professor of economics at Southern Methodist University. His 4 point plan for turning the economy around. Why throwing money at banks doesn't work. Listeners' questions. Transcript.


• Guest: Sarah Rosen Wartell. Acting CEO of the Center for American Progress and Executive Vice President for Management of American Progress.


• "Geeky Science Rocks"

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