The Mayor Greg Fischer Podcast

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Episode 20: Celebrating Small Business Nov 16, 2018

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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 19: Rev. Vincent James, Chief of Community Building Nov 02, 2018

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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 18: Dr. Marty Pollio, JCPS Superintendent Sep 14, 2018

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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 17: Vacant & Abandoned Properties Jul 31, 2018

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Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Joshua Watkins and Linette Huelsman, Real Estate Coordinators for the Louisville Metro Vacant & 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 16: Code Louisville Jul 10, 2018

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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 15: Remembering Louisville's Muhammad Ali Jun 02, 2018

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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.

Episode 14: Mayor's spending plan recommendations for 2018-19 Apr 27, 2018

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This week, Graham Shelby and Mayor Fischer discuss the Mayor's recommended 2018-19 executive budget. Mayor Fischer delivered his budget proposal to the Louisville Metro Council on Thursday, April 26. To learn more, visit https://louisvilleky.gov

Special: Conversation with Bruce Katz Mar 29, 2018

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In this episode, we hear from Dr. Bruce Katz, who works for the Brookings Institution and is an expert on how cities work. Katz recently visited Louisville and learned more about some of the city's programs. During his visit, he spoke with Mayor Fischer before an audience of city employees and partners.

Episode 12: Visiting Louisville — Tourism, the Omni, Bourbonism... Mar 13, 2018

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In this episode, Mayor Fischer discusses the recent opening of the $315-million Omni Hotel in downtown Louisville, and Graham Shelby discusses the city's growing tourism industry with Cleo Battle of the Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Episode 11: Civil Rights Movement in Louisville Feb 15, 2018

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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is joined by Raoul Cunningham, who began his Civil Right activism in Louisville as a teenager in 1959 and is currently President of the Louisville Branch of the NAACP.

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