John Yarmuth

In the final episode of his Mayoral podcast, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Rep. John Yarmuth.

A conversation with Rep. John Yarmuth

Mayor Fischer speaks with bourbon expert Fred Minnick and and tourism veteran Karen Williams about =bourbon and Bourbonism.

Bourbonism

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Evolve502 Executive Director Marland Cole about the scholarship opportunities available to every eligible new Jefferson County Public Schools graduate.

Evolve502: Providing new JCPS graduates with free tuition

As the annual Mayor's Week of Valor kicks off, Mayor Fischer discusses the city's support for military veterans with John Miles, Director of the Office for Veterans, and Dr. Anyah Hoang-Ansert, co-chair of the Veterans Community Alliance of Louisville.

Supporting Louisville's veterans

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer discusses the city's support for immigrants during his 12-year tenure and status as a certified Welcoming City with Emilie Dyer, Executive Director of Americana Community Center and Amos Izerimana, Program Manager in the Office for Globalization.

Louisville is a Welcoming City

Erika Shields

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields discuss the city's efforts to address violent crime and the status of reform efforts.

LMPD Chief Erika Shields

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Laura Grabowski, director of the Office of Housing and Community Development, and REBOUND Executive Director Kevin Dunlap about the work over 12 years of putting vacant and abandoned properties back into productive use.

Putting vacant and abandoned properties back into productive use

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Louisville Free Public Library Director Lee Burchfield.

Episode 62: Thriving Louisville Free Public Library

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Louisville Downtown Partnership Executive Director Rebecca Fleischaker and Young Professionals of Louisville's Cassidy Hyde discuss the state of downtown Louisville and its future.

Episode 61: Downtown Louisville's future

This June, Louisville will mark the historical significance of Juneteenth through an expanded series of events organized by the Juneteenth Jubilee Celebration Commission and partners. Wanda Mitchell-Smith, who chaired the commission, discusses the history of Juneteenth and the city's plans with Mayor Fischer.

Episode 60: Louisville celebrates Juneteenth

Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer and host Graham Shelby discuss the city's challenges and unique potential in each episode.Produced by Louisville Metro.Music by The Pass used with permission of Sonablast Records.

I really look forward to every new episode of this show. I especially love when Mayor Fischer conducts the interview.

Excellent show

I am moving to Louisville metro area in 2018 from New Mexico. This podcast is excellent from the standpoint of getting me up to speed on what is happening in Louisville right now and plans going forward. The enthusiasm of the Mayor’s office and the vibrancy of the city is evident. Looking forward to enjoying and contributing to the growth of this exciting city.

New to Louisville

Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer and host Graham Shelby discuss the city's challenges and unique potential in each episode. Produced by Louisville Metro. Music by The Pass used with permission of Sonablast Records.

The Mayor Greg Fischer Podcast

In this episode, Mayor Fischer answers frequently asked questions about the state pension-driven budget challenge and the need for new revenue.

Episode 22: The Need for New Revenue

Louisville Mayor Fischer discusses teen vaping with Dr. Sarah Moyer, Chief Health Strategist for Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness; November Offutt, a member of the Safe &amp; Healthy Neighborhoods Youth Implementation Team; and Chris Kenney, a teacher at Moore High School.

Episode 31: Youth vaping

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Christy Rogers, Assistant Superintendent of Transition Readiness for Jefferson County Public Schools, about the Academies of Louisville initiative.

Episode 28: Academies of Louisville and JCPS

In this episode, Mayor Fischer speaks with Rashaad Abdur-Rahman, Director of the Office for Safe &amp; Healthy Neighborhoods, and members of the Youth Implementation Team.

Episode 25: Youth Team and the Office for Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and co-host Graham Shelby discuss some of the highlights of 2019 and look ahead to 2020.

Episode 32: Looking Ahead to 2020

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Catalina Cordova, who is working the Mayor-appointed Louisville Complete Count Committee to raise awareness about the importance of residents completing the U.S. Census in 2020.

Episode 30: Louisville and the Census

Eric Friedlander

Resilience

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Eric Friedlander, the city's Chief of Resilience &amp; Community Service. Friedlander leads efforts to develop a Resilience Strategy and is the point person for the city's many efforts to address the challenge of homelessness.

Episode 21: Eric Friedlander, Chief of Resilience & Community Services

Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Jody Meiman, director of Louisville Metro Emergency Services, about gun safety and preparedness. The Mayor has spoken out over the last month about the need for common-sense gun safety legislation from Washington, D.C.

Episode 29: Gun safety

With a focus on Louisville's youngest residents, Mayor Greg Fischer delivered his 10th State of the City address on February 6, 2020 at the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA at 18th Street &amp; Broadway. In this special episode, we'll hear Mayor Fischer's remarks.

Episode 33: 2020 State of the City

Vincent James

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with the Rev. Vincent James, the city's Chief of Community Building. Topics include Louisville Metro's efforts violence prevention, health and more.

Episode 19: Rev. Vincent James, Chief of Community Building

Mayor Fischer speaks with Bryan Warren, Director of the Office for Globalization, about the important role immigrants play in Louisville's economy and culture.

Episode 27: Immigration

Mayor Greg Fischer discusses the state of innovation in Louisville, the city's makers and the 2020 Maker Faire with Larry Portaro, director of the GE Appliances-backed co-creation community FirstBuild.

Episode 34: FirstBuild and Louisville's Makers

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and co-host Graham Shelby are joined by Daniel Frockt, the city's chief financial officer. They discuss details of the budget proposal for Louisville Metro Government's 2019-20 fiscal year, which reflects cuts caused largely by the city’s increased state pension obligation and lack of new revenue.You can learn more about the budget proposal at https://louisvilleky.gov/budgetFY1920.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and co-host Graham Shelby are joined by Daniel Frockt, the city's chief financial officer. They discuss details of the budget proposal for Louisville Metro Government's 2019-20 fiscal year, which reflects cuts caused largely by the city’s increased state pension obligation and lack of new revenue. You can learn more about the budget proposal at <a href="https://louisvilleky.gov/budgetFY1920" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://louisvilleky.gov/budgetFY1920</a>.

Episode 24: A challenging budget

Mayor Fischer is joined by Louisville Metro Chief Equity Officer Kellie Watson and Police Chief Steve Conrad to discuss the new Synergy Project,  a community engagement initiative aimed at further strengthening police and community relationships grounded in trust and legitimacy.

Episode 26:  Further Strengthening police, community relationships

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is joined by Give A Day Week of Service Board member Melissa Swan and Ben Langley of JCPS to discuss the Give A Day Week of Service, April 13-20.

Episode 23: Give A Day Week of Service

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Deputy Director of Economic Development Rebecca Fleischaker, and small business co-owner Nathaniel Gravely discuss Louisville's small business scene.

Episode 20: Celebrating Small Business

Marty Pollio

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer sits down with Dr. Marty Pollio, Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools. They discuss Dr. Pollio's journey to becoming Superintendent, current and future partnerships between Louisville Metro and the city, and more.

Episode 18: Dr. Marty Pollio, JCPS Superintendent

Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Joshua Watkins and Linette Huelsman,  Real Estate Coordinators for the Louisville Metro Vacant &amp; Public Property Administration. In the 2017-18 fiscal year, VPPA closed on the sale of 125 vacant properties in FY18 — a 330% increase from the previous fiscal year.

Episode 17: Vacant & Abandoned Properties

Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Rider Rodriguez and Tina Maddox about Code Louisville, a partnership that provides free coding training for residents. Rodriquez is Director of Sector Strategies for KentuckianaWorks and a leader of Code Louisville, which was recognized in 2015 with a visit by President Obama. Maddox is a Code Louisville graduate who now works for the Louisville tech company El Toro.

Episode 16: Code Louisville

Mayor Greg Fischer is joined by Donald E. Lassere, president and chief executive of the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, to discuss the life and legacy of Louisville's own Muhammad Ali. The Mayor, Lassere and co-host Graham Shelby also discuss the week in early June 2016 leading up to Ali's burial in Louisville, and the on-going I Am Ali Festival.Learn more about the festival at www.alicenter.org.

Mayor Greg Fischer is joined by Donald E. Lassere, president and chief executive of the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, to discuss the life and legacy of Louisville's own Muhammad Ali. The Mayor, Lassere and co-host Graham Shelby also discuss the week in early June 2016 leading up to Ali's burial in Louisville, and the on-going I Am Ali Festival. Learn more about the festival at <a href="http://www.alicenter.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.alicenter.org</a>.

Episode 15: Remembering Louisville's Muhammad Ali

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