City Pulse Live’s Year-End Wrap-Up Show kicks off with a discussion of the year’s biggest stories with Kyle Melinn. Berl and Andy then talk with Ari Adler, spokesman for Speaker of the House Jase Bolger, Lynn Martinez, Former Lansing Democratic State Representative, Walt Sorg, City Pulse Columnist/Contributor, and Susan Demas, MIRS writer and MLive blogger, about what’s in store for 2013.

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LGBT Legal Project Staff Attorney for ACLU of Michigan, Jay Kaplan, calls in to discuss two cases involving same sex marriages and the involvement of the federal government. Scott Hagerstrom, executive director of Americans for Prosperity of Michigan, also calls in to talk about some of the recent events that transpired at the capital as well as other local politics. Later we hear an interview with mayor Verg Bernaro concerning the consolidation of local governments and the right to work.

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This week we hear a television segment with discussion by Ingham County Treasurer Eric Schertzing, Lansing Township Supervisor Kathleen Rodgers and East Lansing councilman Nathan Triplett. Later, Andy talks with city councilwoman Kathie Dunbar at a ribbon cutting ceremony and Aaron Bales joins Berl in the studio to discuss his band, Flatfoot.

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Andy hosts with Sam Inglot as residents of Walnut neighborhood, Mary Elaine Kiener and Rina Rispet, join us in studio to share their thoughts on NioWave’s recent construction of a new building. Ron Van Timmeren, VP of programming for Loeks Theatres, also calls in to talk about Studio C and later we hear an interview with Joan Bauer, state representative.

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Andy fills in as host for Berl with Ingham County Drain Commissioner  Pat Lindemann calling in to discuss waste runoff in the Red Cedar River. We also hear from Yannet Lathrop, policy analyst at the MI League for Public Policy, who tells of the upcoming fiscal cliff. Later we hear about the future of the Cristo Ray Community center in East Lansing.

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Walk Sorg joins Berl in studio as co-host to discusses the election results with political correspondent Kyle Melinn.  Later they talk with Virg Bernero, mayor of Lansing, to discuss the passing of the Red Cedar Ballot Proposal 

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Director of Teaching Tolerance, Maureen Costello, calls in to discuss “Mix It Up At School Day”, a day where students sit with others they do not usually talk to, author Steve Miller joins Berl in-studio to talk about topics relevant to his book “Nobody’s Women”, and singer/songwriter Gino Federici expands on his career in Las Vegas as well as other life experiences. Towards the end we hear one of Gino’s songs, “Mambo Italiano.”

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Jamie Farr calls in to talk to Berl about his role as “Klinger” in the television series “M*A*S*H”, Joan Nelson talks with Andy about her involvement with the Allen Neighborhood Center and the upcoming event “The Big Fuss About Food”, and we hear an interview with the candidates for the LCC Board of Trustees.

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