
Wednesday, May 22 — This week's guests are Lon Johnson, Michigan Democratic Party chairman; Dylan Rogers, Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle and Charles Hoffmeyer, 2nd Ward Lansing City Council candidate.
Wednesday, May 15 — This week's guests are are Lorenzo Lopez of Coalition of Concerned Citizens; Chad Cushman, vice president, Indian Trails Inc.; Anne Burns, deputy director, Ingham County Animal Control and Julia Palmer, president and CEO, Capital Area Humane Society.
Wednesday, May 8 — This week's guests are Lansing Symphony Orchestra conductor and music director Timothy Muffitt; MSU sociology professor Aaron McCright; state Rep. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor; Kim Thalison of the Ingham Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition; and John A. Baker III, addiction psychiatrist, Sparrow Behavioral Center
Wednesday, May 1 — This week's guests are Yvonne Caamal Canul, Lansing School District superintendent; author and chef Anthony Bourdain; Red Haven co-owner Nina Santucci and author Mark Binelli.
Wednesday, April 24 — This week's guests are State Rep. Andy Schor, 68th District; State Rep. Sam Singh, 69th District; State Rep. Jeff Irwin, 53rd District; Jeffrey Hank, chairman of Coalition for a Safer Lansing and Ben Duke of 4th Culture Studios.
Wednesday, April 17 — This week's guests are James Trosko, MSU professor of pediatrics and human development and Kyle Melinn, editor of MIRS.
Wednesday, April 10 — This week's guests are Julie Powers, executive director of the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council; Anne Woiwode, director of the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter; Scott Robbins of the Michigan Forest Products Council; Roy Bourgeois, former Catholic priest; Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader and Nick Gavriledes, Owner of Soup Spoon Cafe.
Wednesday, April 3 — This week's guests are Carol Wood, Lansing City Council president; Lawrence Cosentino, City Pulse staff writer and a Walnut Neighborhood resident Dale Schrader.
Wednesday, March 27 — This week's guests are Lansing mayor Virg Bernero, former mayor David Hollister; Alice Brinkman, founder of REACH Art Studio; Bill Mathewson, general counsel of Michigan Municipal League and Gail Philbin, assistant director of the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter.
Wednesday, March 20 — This week's guests are Capt. Daryl Green, Lansing Police Department; Steve Miller, City Pulse contributor; Jeremy Rifkin, economist and author; Kareemah El-Amin, executive director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan and Kyle Melinn, City Pulse contributor.
Wednesday, March 13 — This week's guests are state Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville; Mary Elaine Kiener, Walnut Neighborhood resident; Brian Jeffries, Lansing City Councilman and Gretchen Cochran, President of the Downtown Neighborhood Association.
Wednesday, Feb. 27 — This week's guests are Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future, Inc.; Jessica Yorko, Lansing City Councilwoman and Reid Smith, state director of Michigan Students for Concealed Carry.
Wednesday, Feb. 20 — This week's guests are J. Peter Lark, general manager of the Lansing Board of Water and Light; Janice Beecher, director of the Institute of Public Utilities at MSU; City Council candidate Chong-Anna Canfora and Bernie Porn of polling firm EPIC MRA.
Wednesday, Feb. 13 — This week's guests are Brad Shafer, assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 109 in Okemos; Judi Browne-Clark, at-large City Council candidate; Katherine Draper, executive director of the Greater Lansing Housing Coalition and Walt Sorg, City Pulse political columnist.
Wednesday, Feb. 6 — This week's guests are jazz drummer Randy Gelispie; Chris LaMarche, Eagle Scout; Kathie Dunbar, Lansing City Councilwoman; Ryan Wert, owner of Elm Street Recording and Dave Sheets, owner of Discount Daves Buy It Rite.
Wednesday, Jan. 30 — This week's guests are Nathan Triplett, East Lansing City Councilman; Walt Sorg, City Pulse political columnist; Milton Scales, Meridian Township trustee; Julie Brixie, Meridian Township treasurer; and Elizabeth LeGoff, Meridian Township supervisor.
Wednesday, Jan. 23 — This week's guests are state representatives Andy Schor and Sam Singh; April Zeoli, Michigan State University criminal justice professor and Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.
Wednesday, Jan. 16 — This week's guests are Joan Bauer, former state representative; Steven Dulan, 2nd Amendment expert at Cooley Law School; Gilda Jacobs, President and CEO, Michigan League for Public Policy; Anthony Kolenic, MSU anthropology professor; Rabbi Ben Karmin, author of "Room 306: The National Story of the Lorraine Motel" and Ron Haddad, city of Dearborn chief of police.
Wednesday, Jan. 9 — This week’s guests are Carol Wood, City Council President; Joan Bauer, former state representative; Steven Dulan, 2nd Amendment expert at Cooley Law School; Gilda Jacobs, President and CEO, Michigan League for Public Policy; Anthony Kolenic, MSU anthropology professor and Kyle Melinn of MIRS.
Wednesday, Dec. 19 — This week's guests are Susan Demas, Senate reporter, MIRS; Lynne Martinez, former Democratic state representative; Walt Sorg, City Pulse contributor and Ari Adler, spokesman for Republican Speaker of the House Jase Bolger.
Wednesday, Dec. 12 — This week's guests are Lansing Mayor Virg Benero; Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the LGBT Project of the ACLU of Michigan; and Scott Hagerstrom, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Michigan.
Wednesday, Dec. 5 — This week's guests are former Lansing Mayor David Hollister, MSU neuroscience professor Marc Breedlove and smooth jazz saxophonist Phil Denny.
Wednesday, Nov. 28 — This week's guests are Nathan Triplett, East Lansing City Councilman; Eric Schertzing, Ingham County Treasurer; Kathleen Rodgers, Lansing Township Supervisor; Aaron Bales, guitarist/vocalist of Flatfoot; and Kathie Dunbar, Lansing City Councilwoman.
Wednesday, Nov. 21 — This week’s guests are State Rep. Joan Bauer; Ron Van Timmeren, vice president of programming for Loeks Theaters; Mary Elanie Kiener, Walnut Neighborhood resident; and Rina Risper, president of the Walnut Neighborhood Organization.
Wednesday Nov. 14 — This week's guests are Al Salas and Lorenzo Lopez on the Cristo Rey Community Center; Pat Lindemann, Ingham County drain commissioner; and Yannet Lathrop, policy analyst at the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Wednesday, Nov. 7 — This week's guests are Alison Gass, curator of contemporary art at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Min Jung Kim, deputy director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Kyle Melinn, City Pulse political columnist, City Pulse contributing writer Walt Sorg and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero.
Wednesday, Oct. 31 —This week's guests are Walt Sorg, City Pulse contributor; Norm Shinkle, Ingham County Republican party chairman; Susan Woods, executive director of the East Lansing Film Festival; Alison Gass, curator of contemporary art at the Broad Art Museum; and 30th Circuit Court judicial candidates Ken Ross and Jim Jamo.
Wednesday, Oct. 24 —This week's guests are Ari Adler and Walt Sorg to discuss statewide ballot proposals; Maureen Costello, director of Teaching Tolerance, on the nationwide "Mix It Up at Lunch Day"; Author Steve Miller on his new book, "Nobody's Women"; and singer Gino Federici.
Wednesday, Oct. 17 — This week's guests are actor Jamie Farr, Joan Nelson, director of the Allen Neighborhood Center and LCC Board of Trustees candidates John Roy Castillo, Todd Heywood, Lawrence Hidalgo Jr. and Joe Manzella.
Wednesday, Oct. 10 — This week's guests are City Pulse political columnist Kyle Melinn; Eugene "Gil" Wanger on Ingham County Republicans; John Lindenmayer, advocacy and policy director for the League of Michigan Bicyclists; and Robin Reynolds, executive director of the Ingham Health Plan and Rick Murdock, executive director of the Michigan Association of Health Plans.
Wednesday, Oct. 3 — This week's guests are MSU sociology professor Toby A. Ten Eyck, Joe Ross on the Solar Home Tour, Valerie Marvin, president of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing, and candidates for the 69th State House District seat, Sam Singh and Susan McGillicuddy.
Wednesday, Sept. 26 — This week's guests are Michigan Supreme Court candidate Bridget Mary McCormack, Ingham County treasurer candidates Eric Schertzing and Jake Davison, and guest columnist Walt Sorg.
Wednesday, Sept. 19 — This week's guests are 30th Circuit Judge candidates Ken Ross and Jim Jamo, and Lansing Township Planning Director Steve Hayward.
Thursday, Sept. 13 — This week's guests are Lansing Symphony Orchestra conductor Timothy Muffit and soloist Ralph Votapek; actress and comedian Lily Tomlin; and folk singer Todd Snider.
Wednesday, Sept. 5 — This week's guests are actor Timothy Busfield and Lansing Community College production coordinator Melissa Kaplan on the LCC Performing Arts Department's production of "Vigil"; Ryan Wert and Paul Holland on the REO Town Art Attack!; and Republican Jeff Oesterle and Democrat Tom Cochran, candidates for the 67th district seat in the state House of Representatives.
Wednesday, Aug. 29 — This week's guests are author Jack Ebling on his new book about MSU football; Bill Fehsenfeld, co-founder of Schuler Books & Music; and Rick Kibbey, chairman of the Lansing Parks Board.
Wednesday, Aug. 22 — This week's guests are developer Joel Ferguson and Lansing City Council President Brian Jeffries on the redevelopment of Red Cedar Golf Course; Lansing band Mighty Medicine; and 55th District Judge Thomas Boyd.
Wednesday, Aug. 15 — "City Pulse on the Air " features MSU neuroscience professor Marc Breedlove to discuss the roots of homosexuality and MSU geography professor Julie Winkler will discuss climate change. Also, this week features a political roundtable with guests David Waymire of Martin Waymire Associates and Jake Davison of Advantage Associates plus City Pulse columnist Kyle Melinn and Managing Editor Andy Balaskovitz. Hosted by Berl Schwartz.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 8 — This week's guests are Ingham County Treasurer Eric Schertzing and Kristan Small; House Democratic nominees Sam Singh and Andy Schor; and a political roundtable with political columnist Kyle Melinn. Co-hosted by Berl Schwartz and Andy Balaskovitz
Wednesday, Aug. 1 — This week's guests are Republican candidates for the 69th state House district, Susan McGillicuddy, Frank Lambert and George Nastas III; City Pulse political columnist Kyle Melinn; and musician Mike Skory on the Jazz Fest.
Wednesday, July 25 — This week's guests are Democratic candidates for the Ingham County Drain Commissioner Office: Pat Lindemann and Mark Grebner.
Wednesday, July 11 — With guests: Susan Schmidt and Sam Singh, candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 69th State House District (East Lansing & Meridian Township); Keri Littwiller, grad student who has proposed an aquarium for the old Red Cedar Golf Course; Aaron Payment, chairman of the Ste. Sault Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, and Newark, N.J., Star-Ledger reporter Ami Brittain on smoking in casinos
Wednesday, July 11 — Kyle Melinn interviews Walt Sorg and Jerry Ketchum, candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 68th House District seat; Berl Schwartz interviews Anne Barna, an analyst for the Barry-Eaton District Health Department, on the new tri-county community health profile; and Andy Balaskovitz interviews Aaron Payment, new chairman of the Ste. Saint Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, which wants to bring a casino to downtown Lansing.
Wednesday, July 4 — This week's highlights show features interviews with Gretchen Cochran and Dan Bollman from Preservation Lansing; sports writer Jack Ebling; the Rev. Melvin T. Jones and Bishop David Maxwell; and Judah Friedlander.
Wednesday, June 27 — This week's guests are Lansing Community College President Brent Knight; and Dale Copedge and Griffin Rivers, candidates for 67th District of the state House of Representatives. Hosted by Berl Schwartz and Andy Balaskovitz.
Wednesday, June 20 — This week's guests are 68th House District candidates Andy Schor, Ted O'Dell and Anne Clayton; Davenport University President Rick Pappas; and City Pulse political columnist Kyle Melinn. Hosted by Berl Schwartz and Andy Balaskovitz
Wednesday, June 13 — This week's guests are Jay Kaplan, director of the LGBT Law Project of the ACLU of Michigan and the co-chairs of Michigan Pride, Emily Horvath and Chris Steele; Paul Dykema, forestry and grounds of manager of the city of Lansing; and developer Richard Karp. Hosted by Berl Schwartz and Andy Balaskovitz
WEDNESDAY, June 6 — Lansing Schools Supt. Yvonne Camaal Canul; Election law expert Jocelyn Benson on the McCotter situation; Lansing City Councilwoman Jessica Yorko on the new bike rack ordinance; and Kyle Melinn on union challengers to three incumbent Ingham County commissioners. Cohosted by Berl Schwartz and Andy Balaskovitz.
WEDNESDAY, May 30 — Trevor Thomas, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the House of Representatives, in the 3rd Congressional District, says women's issues makes him a strong candidate; other guests are City Pulse "Sustainability" columnist Terry Link; Kyle Melinn, City Pulse political columnist, and Rob Roznowski, MSU professor of acting.
Wednesday, May 23 — This week's show includes part two of an interview with Ingham County Drain Commissioner Pat Lindemann on his upcoming primary race against challenger Mark Grebner; Dan Bollman and Gretchen Cochran from Preservation Lansing on a new effort to save historic properties in Lansing; and Jack Ebling on his new book, "Tales from the Detroit Tigers Dugout."
Wednesday, May 16 — This week's guests include Ingham County Drain Commissioner Pat Lindemann on being challenged in this year's Democratic primary; Bishop David Maxwell and Pastor Melvin T. Jones on President Obama's endorsement last week of same-sex marriage; and Valerie Marvin, president of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing on fundraiser of historical preservation.
Wednesday, May 9 — This week's show includes part two of an interview with Ingham County commissioner Mark Grebner on his candidacy for county Drain Commissioner; playwright Sandra Seaton on her winning the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature's Mark Twain Award; openly gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger on President Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage; and Bob Baldori, who is featured in "Boogie Stomp" playing at Stormfield Theatre.
Guests are Ingham Co. Drain Commissioner candidate Mark Grebner; Mike Kolhoff of the Lansing Workers' Center; and Joe Grimm, visiting editor in residence at the MSU School of Journalism, and student Nick Rodde on "The New Bullying." Hosted by Berl Schwartz
Wednesday, April 25 — This week's guests include City Pulse columnist Kyle Melinn on the Ingham County Drain Commissioner's race and attorney Mike Nichols on a recent Michigan Court of Appeals ruling involving medical marijuana and driving. Also in this week's show is the interview with retired Lansing State Journal columnist John Schneider, which first aired last weekend on "City Pulse Newsmakers."
Wednesday, April 18 - This week's guests are Bernero Chief of Staff Randy Hannan and Lansing city Council President Brian Jeffries to discuss improvements to Lansing's police facilities, Erika Moul, aka Baby Gaga, and Scott Long to discuss their work in the MSU musical Legally Blonde, and author Tim Wendall to discuss baseball and his book about the 1968 Detroit Tigers.
Wednesday, April 11 - This week's guests are Ari Adler, press secretary to Jason Bolger and adjunct journalism instructor at Michigan State University, and Mike MacLaren, executive director of the Michigan Press Association, to discuss the clash between the Lansing State Journal and MLive.com. Also on the show are Dan Hartley and Jake Pechtel of the Capital City Film Festival and comic and Judah Friedlander.
Wednesday, April 4 - This week's guests are Lansing Board of Education President Myra Ford and Board Member Charles Ford on the Lansing school consolidation plan; State Representative Joan Bauer on stem cell research and the current state budget proposal; and President of the Lansing City Council Brian Jeffries on the Lansing budget and casino proposals.
Wednesday, March 28 - This weeks guests are Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Cynthia Hallett, executive director of Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, and Roger Martin and Martin Waymire of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe to discuss smoking in the pending Kewadin casino; Jonas Greenberg, co-star of the play "Next Fall"; and Jamie McAloon-Lampman, executive director of the Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter, on the 6th annual Humanitarian Awards.
Wednesday, March 21--This week's guests are Scott Gillespie on plans for Ottawa/Butler; Bill Martines of Lansing Future, LLC on the casino; Cindy Storie on the vote of no confidence at LCC; and 4th Ward Councilwoman Jessica Yorko on her dissenting casino vote.
Wednesday, March 14 — This week's guests are Dan Korobkin, staff attorney with the ACLU of Michigan and John Barnes, statewide projects coordinator with MLive Media Group to discuss juvenile life sentence issues. Also on the show is Laura Sager of the NorthWest Initiative and Don Hazaert, executive director of Michigan Consumers for Health Care, to discuss an upcoming forum on the Affordable Care Act and what it means to citizens. Also hear an interview with Bob Kolt, who was recently named president of the Michigan AARP. Lastly, author Joseph Torres discusses his upcoming visit to the Day of the Woman Conference, where he will be speaking.
Wednesday, Feb. 29 — Guests are Joe DiSano, Jake Davison and Kyle Melinn on Tuesday's Republican presidential primary; Lawrence Cosentino and Allie Muchmore on Leap Year; Aaron Payment on members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians voting on a referendum on whether to approve a casino development agreement with the city of Lansing; and Luke Hackney on the upcoming "Sunday Soup" event at (SCENE) Metrospace.
Guests include state Rep. Barb Byrum discusses her race for Ingham Co. clerk; Kelly Rossman-McKinney talks about her forced resignation from the Lansing EDC; County Treasurer Eric Schertzing and resident Thomas Baumann debate the East Lansing school bond issue.
Wednesday, Feb. 15 — This week's guests are Jake Davidson, a Republican political consultant; Professor Soren Anderson from Michigan State University; City Pulse political columnist Kyle Melinn; and a re-run of an interview with the late Jeffrey Zaslow.
Wednesday, Feb. 8 — This week's guests include Jay Kaplan, attorney for the ACLU of Michigan's LGBT Project; MSU Board of Trustees Chairman Joel Ferguson; Lori Black, the mother of murder victim Shayla Johnson; and MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn.
Wednesday, Feb. 1 — City Pulse radio guest former Mayor David Hollister explains his decision to lead the college scholarship program that would be funded from wagers at a proposed tribal casino despite his serious qualms about gaming. Also, gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger talks about his Michigan roots. We Are The People spokesman Zach Pohl argues against Right to Work legislation similar to that which the Indiana Legislature approved today. And Chad DeKatch sings a number of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company,” which opens Thursday. Hosted by Berl Schwartz.
Wednesday, Jan. 25 — Guests include Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero; Bill Castanier and Aaron Payment of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; Dan Young and Baby Gaga of Spiral Dance Bar; Douglas Sills, star of "The Addams Family"; and poet Bob Hicok.
Jeff Gibson, owner of Superior Growers Supply, says misconceptions are rampant about his business, which is serving an ever-increasing interest in hydroponics, including but hardly limited to growing marijuana. MSU Professor Eric Freedman, co-author of "Presidents and Black America: A Documentary History," says many presidents were racist but some rose above it, although often for political reasons. Novelist/short story writer Bonnie Jo Campbell and MSU English Professor Edward Watts discuss the making and use of meth in rural America, the subject of an upcoming panel discussion that examines literature and real life.
Scott Keith, president and CEO of the Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority, discusses the 25th anniversary and budget questions about the Lansing Center; Lansing City Councilman Brian Jeffries on his recent election as Council president; and Jeffrey Zaslow on his new book "The Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters."
Guests include political columnist Kyle Melinn on issues to look for in the state Legislature in 2012; Marcia Crawley, marketing manager for the Broad Art Museum, on the modern art museum's planned opening in April; Pam Jodway and Owen Anderson on the Lansing Marathon in April; and Billy Woodward, who plays Elvis Presley in the upcoming Wharton Center play, "Million Dollar Quartet."
Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan\\'s LGBT Legal Project discusses HB 4770 and its potential implications; Rob South discusses his guest column in this week\\'s issue of City Pulse on a forthcoming Grand River Avenue/Michigan Avenue corridor study; Jerry Ambrose, Lansing\\'s finance director, on leaving his post to join the Emergency Manager team in Flint; and Joan Nelson, executive director of the Allen Neighborhood Center, on a new year-round farmers market and community kitchen coming to the Eastside Neighborhood.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and City Pulse columnist Kyle Melinn on the Occupy movement and the Lansing contingent's decision to leave Reutter Park for the winter. Selma Hollander on her lifelong involvement with the area's art scene. Dominique Scott on playing the lead role in the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages," which is playing at the Wharton Center next week.
Ingham County Commissioner Andy Schor discusses his recent decisions to enter the race for term-limited state Rep. Joan Bauer's, D-Lansing, seat in 2012. 'State Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, discusses newly passed anti-bullying 'legislation and defends his opposition to the Occupy Lansing movement. 'Former Michigan State University basketball player Delvon Roe talks about his new career path in acting and his upcoming character role in the film, "Game Time."
Political strategist Stephanie McLean and Equality Michigan Pride PAC’s Amy Hunter discuss whether opening gay candidates are facing fewer problems. Norbert Fernandez recalls being airlifted from Cuba to Lansing as part of Operation Pedro Pan 51 years ago. Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope discusses his proposal for reducing the number of Lansing City Council meetings. Attorney Matt Newburg expresses his views on Attorney General Bill Schuette’s anti-medical marijuana opinions.
State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer discusses anti-bullying legislation. City Pulse’s Andy Balaskovitz and political consultant Todd Cook analyze Tuesday’s Lansing elections. Susan Woods, founder and director of the East Lansing film festival talks about the anticipation surrounding this year’s 14th annual film festival, which starts today.
Lansing City Council at-large incumbent Derrick Quinney, and challengers Tom Stewart and Rory Neuner, discuss their plans for the city if elected Nov. 8. The music of Tony Bennett plays over the airwaves in preparation for his concert Friday night at MSU’s Wharton Center.
First Ward City Council candidates Lynne Martinez and Jody Washington face off. Third Ward City Council candidate A’Lynne Robinson discusses her re-election campaign. HBO “Conspiracy” screenwriter Loring Mandel discusses the show, which has its world stage premiere tonight at Riverwalk Theatre.
Lansing Board of Education incumbent Nicole Armbruster and challengers Jeffrey Croff, Rachel Lewis, Stephen Manchester, Andy Mutavdzija, Peter Spadafore and B. Michael Williams discuss their plans to improve the Lansing School District if elected to the board in the Nov. 8 election.
Ted O’Dell of the Lansing Jobs Coalition, tribal spokesman James Nye and MSU professor Matthew Fletcher discuss Indian casinos. Katherine Draper and Bruce Witwer of the Greater Lansing Housing Coalition speak about the Homeowner Education Resource Organization program. MSU theater senior Dennis Corsi previews his new theater company’s first production, “Bare,” which opens this weekend.
First Ward City Council candidate Jody Washington discusses her position on the Red Cedar Golf Course ballot proposal. City Pulse political columnist Kyle Melinn summarizes the Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island last weekend. “Jersey Boys” stars Joseph Leo Bwarie and Preston Truman Boyd talk about their show, which opens tonight.
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm and her husband, Dan Mulhern, talk about their new book. Jacob Distal, executive director of the Lansing Area AIDS Network, discusses the AIDS Walk and the Red Party this weekend. Author Susan Whitall speaks about her new autobiography of rhythm and blues singer Little Willie John.
Randy Hannan, special assistant to Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, argues that the proposed swap of Oliver Towers for the Davenport University campus is a great opportunity for the city, which faced losing Davenport.Lisa Webb Sharpe, vice president of Lansing Community College, contends LCC's needs trump those of Davenport.Lansing Symphony Orchestra conductor Timothy Muffitt previews Friday's season-opening performance.
Call 211 for advice from the United Way on foreclosure — but Ingham County Register of Deeds Curtis Hertel Jr. says on "City Pulse on the Air" to call him if you suspect fraud. Stormfield Theatre's artistic director, Kristine Thatcher, and cast members Richard Marlatt and Richard Henzel talk about their show, "Heroes." Zion Godchaux, son of The Grateful Dead's Keith Godchaux and Donna Godchaux, and his musical partner Russ Randolph bring their band Boom Box to the City Pulse show.
Lansing City Council member/candidate Carol Wood; Lansing attorney Mary Chartier; Lansing local and drag queen Justin Derke; Michigan Institute of Contemporary Art President Terry Terry; Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council Director Julie Powers
Lansing City Council candidate Rory Neuner; Councilman/candidate Derrick Quinney; Mlive.com editor Bill Emkow; Greater Lansing Housing Coalition Executive Director Katherine Draper
City Pulse 10th Anniversary, with Bill Castanier, Lawrence Cosentino, Dave Dempsey, Eric Gallippo, Bill Helder and Meegan Holland!
Developer Pat Gallagher and Michigan Nonprofit Assn.'s Kyle Caldwell; Sam Singh; true crime author Steve Miller
Wayne Pacelle, president/CEO, Humane Society of the United States; Ody Norkin of Michigan Flyer and Chad Cushman of Indian Trails; Lansing City Councilwoman Carol Wood
Novelist Bonnie Jo Campbrell; Mark Contrucci of Don't Frack Michigan; Brittney Hoszkiw, executive director of the Old Town Commercial Association, and Sarah Christiansen of Katalyst
At-Large candidates for Lansing City Council: John Krohn, Rory Neuner, Derrick Quinney, Tom Stewart, Carol Wood
Lansing 1st Ward City Council candidates Philip Damico, Harold Leeman Jr., Lynne Martinez, Joe Manzella and Jody Washington,
Jerry Swartz of the Lansing teachers' union and teacher Kristen Small; Neogen CEO Jim Herbert; author Steven Petrow
Rich Robinson of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network; building restorationist Dale Schrader; Allan Ross at the Allen Street Farmers Market; Joe Leste of Bang Tango
Daniel Young and Shelley Olson of Michigan Pride; professors Tobias B. Wolff, Daniel Pinello and Michael Falk.
Friends of Kresge President Suzanne Brouse; political consultants Joe DiSano and Dennis Darnoi; medical marijuana advocate Shekina Pena
State Sen. Glenn Anderson, D-Westland; Ingham Co. Drain Commissioner Patrick Lindemann; Wings lead guitarist Laurence Juber
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero on the proposed medical marijuana ordinance; state Rep. Joan Bauer, D-Lansing, on legislation to penalize domestic-partner benefits at state universities; Meridian Township Trustee Brett Dreyfus on time banks; Ben Hassenger Sr. and his ukelele
MSU Trustees Chairman Joel Ferguson; former state Schools Supt. Tom Watkins; author/TV personality Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Medical marijuana defense attorneys Mary Chartier and Matt Newburg; Beverly Hynes and Andrew Larson; Gilda Jacobs, president of the Michigan League of Human Services; Wharton Center programming manager Bryan Jao
JFK Secret Service agent Gerald Blaine; michiganliberal.com's Eric Baerren; Capital City Film Festival's Dominic Cochran
Casino ballot issue leader J. Michael McKay; political strategist Todd Cook on the Lansing 1st Ward race; Judge Michael Harrison on the Lansing 150 sculpture; Lansing Fire Fighter union president Bryan Epling; pollster Tom Shields
Jim Cash of the Christman Co., Steve Reynolds and Stepheni Schlinker of the Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America; bob Trezise, president and CEO of the Lansing Economic Development Corp. Also, "The Grapes of Wrath" opera composer Ricky Ian Gordon and Melanie Helton, director of MSU opera theater.
Craig Fox, author of "Everyday Klansfolk: White Protestant Life and the KKK in 1920s Michigan"; Kyle Melinn on whether protests matter; Echoes of Pink Floyd
Economist Charles Ballard; Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero; state Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge
State Rep. Joan Bauer, D-Lansing, on gun control at public libraries; Kyle Melinn; Phil Howard of the MSU School of Agriculture on food deserts in Lansing; "Lucky" filmmakers Phil Howard and Tony Griffin
Political consultant Todd Cook; Vietnam Underground Press historian Ken Wachsberger; ACLU of Michigan Legislative Director Shelli Weisberg
State Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing; John Bebow of the Center for Michigan on redistricting; Jennifer Battle of the MSU Office of Sustainability, Talya Tavor of Beyond Coal and Michaela Howard of the Sierra Student Coalition, on coal at MSU
State Sen.Appropriations Committee Chairman Roger Kahn; Craig Wieland and Dennis Preston, author and illustrator of "Pointed Poems: Tools for Teaching Conservative Thinking"; Chad DeKatch, director of "Hairspray."
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero; open carry gun advocate Phillip Hofmeister; Roger Martin of Martin Waymire Advocacy Communications; Bob Metzger and Oralya Garza of Lansing Civic Players
Broad Art Museum Director Michael Rush; state Sen. Rick Jones and medical marijuana lawyer Matt Newburg
Psychology Professor Lisa Diamond on gay teens; Lansing Schools supt. T.C. Wallace; Craig Ruff of Public Sector Consultants
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers; state Sen. Rebekah Warren; Sean Bradley, Casey Cavanaugh and Austin Howard of LansingMusic.tv
Guests: John Schlinker, attorney for convicted killer Mathew Makowski; Tobias Wolff, White House adviser on gay rights; former state Sen. Gilda Jacobs
A retrospective show featuring interviews with David Sedaris, George Worthmore, the Hot Club of Lansing and Twyla Birdsong.
A retrospective show featuring interviews with William C. Whitbeck, Lawrence Glazer and the hot Club of Lansing.
State Sen. Mickey Switalski; Ted O'Dell on an Indian casino for Lansing; former state schools Supt. Tom Watkins; Twain actor Richard Henzel
Economist Douglas Drake; retailer David Kositchek; GOP consultant Dennis Darnoi; authors Martha Bloomfield and Steven Ostrander
Economist Charles Ballard; state Sen. Ray Basham (D-Taylor); Paul Jacob of the Christman Co. on lighting the new Accident Fund headquarters; Sean Vertesch of Deepfield
State Senate Majority Leader-elect Randy Richardville; business columnist Rick Haglund; T.J. Duckett; John Lepard; "We Live in Michigan," by Paul Miles
Jack Lessenberry; Joan Nelson, executive director of the Allen Neighborhood Center, Ingham Co. Treasurer & Land Bank Chairman Eric Schertzing; George Berghorn, chairman of LCC's Environment, Design and Building Technologies Department.
State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing; Kelly Rossman-McKinney; Former U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz; blues singer Twyla Birdsong
30th Circuit Court candidates Clinton Canady & Billie O'Berry; 69th District state House candidates Mark Meadows and Susan McGillicuddy; East Lansing Film Festival executive director Susan Woods
David Leyton, Democratic Attorney general candidate; State Historic Preservation Officer Brian Conway; Leslie Sitzwater of the Mid-Michigan Red Cross; Hugh McDiarmid Jr. of Michigan Environmental Council
Scott Hagerstrom of Americans for Prosperity Michigan; Former House Speaker Rick Johnson and David Bertram of the Michigan Townships Assn. on a Con Con; Betty Price
Jocelyn Benson, Democratic candidate for Michigan secretary of state; state Human Services Director Ismael Ahmed; Peter Martel of the American Friends Service Committee's Criminal Justice Program
Lansing Human Relations & Community Services Director Joan Jackson Johnson; undocumented student Ivan Nikolov on the DREAM Act; political reporter Susan Demas; jazz trumpeter David McWilliams
Show delayed 22 seconds. Guests: Roy Saper of Saper Galleries; 67th District state House GOP candidate Jeff Oesterle; David Holtz of Progress Michigan; Harold Core of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers; Katie Doyle and Paul Wright of Stormfield Theatre; Nancy English of Lansing Area AIDS Network
Democratic congressional candidate Lance Enderle; political blogger Ari Adler; former Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis; psychology Professor Spee Kosloff
DALMAC's Bob Crawford;Sarah Pankin of the Michigan Fitness Foundation; Joe Schwarz; Abdalmajic Kajranji of the Islamic Center of East Lansing
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero; Ingham Co. Land Bank Chairman Eric Schertzing; members of the Michigan Peacve Team; Chad Badgero and Sarah Blossom of the Renegade Theatre Festival
Lansing City Councilwoman Kathie Dunbar; Sharon Parks, president of the Michigan League of Human Services; Art History Professor Richard Rubenfield; Jorge Rivera of Mariachi Perla de Mexico
Guests include AFL-CIO President Mark Gaffney; political consultants Emily Gerkin Palsrok and Joe Disano; 71st House District candidates Deb Schaughnessy (R) and Theresa Abed (D); 30th Circuit Court judicial candidates Billie J. O'Berry and Clinton Canady
Political consultants Stephanie McLean and Matt Resch; Ingham co. Treasurer/Land Bank Chairman Eric Schertzing; Jeana-Dee Allen of Northwest Initiative; George Leichtweis and Scott Lamb of Medern Skate & Surf
BWL General Mgr. J. Peter Lark and Executive Director of Planning and Development George Stojic; New Enterprise Opportunity Center President Thomas Stewart; Lansing Memorial Review Board Chairwoman Maria Enriquez; Bella Harvest owner/operator Kevin Nichols
Summer Reading Show, hosted by Bill CastanierGuests: Greg Parker - Michigan Humanities Council Big Read Program; Doug Stanton - author of "The Horse Soldiers" and founder of the National Writers Series; Robin Agnew - owner of Aunt Agatha's mystery bookstore, Ann Arbor; Rhoda Wolff - manager of Schuler Books & Music, Eastwood
CATA Executive Director Sandy Draggoo; MSU English Professor James Seaton on "To Kill a Mockingbird"; 'zine guy Tesco Vee. NOTE: PROGRAM START IS DELAYED 20 SECONDS.
Guests: First Amendment attorney Herschel Fink on police abuse of the FOI Act; developer Pat Gillespie; "Michigan's County Courthouses" author John Fedynsky; parks millage advocate Luke Canfora; political consultant Matt Resch
Guests: Lt. Gov. John Cherry; Congressional write-in candidate Lance Enderle; restaurateur Virginia Valdez; musician Mike Sailors
GOP gubernatorial candidate Mike Bouchard; Twain actor Kevin Burnham and writer Lawrence Cosentino; Adria Brown; State Democrartic Party chairman Mark Brewer
Monique Goch of Michigan Pride and Doug Meeks of Equality Michigan; judicial candidate Jim Jamo; Elva Reyez of Lansing for Cesar Chavez; State Rep. Rick Jones
GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder; Kristine Thatcher and John Peakes; Rich Robinson of Michigan Campaign Finance Network; Brittney Hoszkiw of the Old Town Commercial Association
Luke Grooms of "The Phantom of the Opera"; Jennifer Hill of ArtServe Michigan; Michigan State Employees Assn. President Scott Diandra; 30th Circuit Court judicial candidate Gregory Crockett
Ingham co. Register of Deeds Curtis Hertel Jr.; Gratitude Group's Taylor Swan; guitarist George Worthmore
Guests include State Rep. Kim Meltzer, State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Guitarist Laurence Juber, John Lepard of Williamston Theatre and Pollster Dennis Denno
Ottawa Power Station Project Manager John Holmstrom; Circuit Judge Candidate Billie Jo O'Berry; "Our People, Our Journey" Author James McClurken; Bicyclist Lyndon Babcock
Mikelle Robinson, director, Tobacco Division, Michigan Community Health Dept.; classical pianist Ivan Moshchuk; Clinton Canady III, candidate for Ingham Co. Circuit judge
Guests: State Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing; Pollster Bernie Porn of EPIC/MRA; Hot Club of Lansing
Guests: Bob Trezise, president, Lansing Economic Development Corp.; Scott Burkell, director of MSU's "Rent"; Elisabeth Knibbe, architect, Knapp's Centre project; actor Michael Joseph Mitchell of Stormfield Theatre's production of "A Matter of Interpretation"
Guests include Bob Johnson, director of the Lansing Planning & Neighborhood Development Department; environmentalist Dave Dempsey, author of "Superior Shores: A Novel of Conservation"; Michigan American Federation of Teachers President David Hecker; James Goenner, executive director of the Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University
Guests are Meridian Township Supervisor Susan McGillicuddy and Matt Penniman, acting chairman of the Lansing Cable Advisory Board; Secretary of State candidate Janice Winfrey; and Kristine Thatcher, executive director of Stormfield Theatre
John Eulenberg, the director of MSU's Artificial Language lab; Democratic attorney general candidates Richard Bernstein and David Leyton; singer-songwriter Tom Chapin
Lansing Councilwoman Kathie Dunbar, ACD.net President Kevin Schoen; retired Judge Lawrence Glazer; MUCC's Tony Hansen
Guests: Todd Cook and Joe DiSano of Main Street Strategies; Mike Tobias and Marie Hansen of Michigan Alcohol Policy; Filmmaker Keri Bowers and Pat Miller of Community Mental Health
Guests include 7th District Republican candidate Brian Rooney, 9-year-old trumpeter Geoffrey Gallante and UAW official Ray Holman.
Guests include BWL’s J. Peter Lark, GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom George and Kaye McDuffie of the Lansing Area AIDS Network
Guests include possible independent gubernatorial candidate Joe Schwarz and Democratic candidate Alma Wheeler Smith.
Guests include James McCurtis of the Michigan Department of Community Health and State Sen. Wayne Kuipers on proposed Medical Marijuana law changes.
Guests include U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D- Battle Creek and the cast of Peppermint Creek Theatre's "Altar Boyz"
Guests include U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D- Battle Creek and the cast of Peppermint Creek Theatre's "Altar Boyz"
Guests include U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, Co-authors of "Texts From Last Night" Lauren Leto and Ben Bator and Karen Williams of the HaHa Institute
Guests include Amanda Harrell-Seyburn, Terry Sanford, Meridian Township Supervisor Susan McGillicuddy and land-use planner Harmony Gmazel on Lansing's sprawl, Deliberative polling creator James Fishkin and "Frazz" cartoonist Jef Mallett.
Guests include Paula Prentiss and Ross Benjamin, stars of Boarshead Theater's "The Glass Menagerie" Also,"Frazz" author Jef Mallett
Guests include Top of the Town Winners Charlie Sinadinos of the Knight Cap, Jeremy McKowen of the Irish Pub, Andy Schubert of Houlihan's and Freddy Cunningham of Root Doctor
Guests include David Hollister, Teachers Union President Jerry Swartz and MSU Education Professor Sharif Shakrani on the LSD Right-Sizing Plan and Director John Lepard and cast members of LCC's "Balm in Gilead."
Featuring Greg Francisco of the MI Medical Marijuana Association and Rae Ramsdell of the MI Community Health Dept. on the new pot regulations.
Featuring MSU basketball star Greg Kelser and Dennis Fijalkowski, executive director of the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy, on cougar spottings in Jackson County.
Featuring Craig Thiel of Citizens Research Council and Scott Watkins of Anderson Group on the economy, unemployment and state budget issues.Also, Cole Smithey, “The smartest Film Critic in the world!”
Featuring Lansing School Board member and potential mayoral candidate Charles Ford. Also Chad Badgero of Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. and cast members of “Tick... tick, BOOM”
Featuring State Democratic Party Chairman Mike Brewer and Michigan State University President Lou-Anna Simon....
Post-Election Analysis with Joel Ferguson and John Truscott. Click "read more" to hear this show.