Pitching, helping to populate, and then participating in a Commonwealth Club of California forum on food addiction four years ago was a signal experience.

The return of the entire panel last week for "Food Addiction 2.0," an update, was better than anything I remembered from before.

My fellow panelists are personable, incredibly accomplished, and, to me, unnaturally well versed, citing not only studies by their provenance. The moderator, Patty James, was very well prepared. And the audience asked knowledgable questions. I was happy with my contributions as well.

The proceedings, in two parts, went into the Club's podcast feed the next morning, and is already generating good traffic. Here's part 1. And here's part 2. The club often has great guests; if you want to check out the ever growing flow of programs, here's the link to that.