The Mayor Greg Fischer Podcast show

The Mayor Greg Fischer Podcast

Summary: 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.

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 Episode 43: Public safety and the budget | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:32

Description — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks about his budget recommendations for reimagining public safety with Vincent James, the city's Chief of Community Building, and Louisville Metro Police Deputy Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel.

 Episode 42: Mayor's 2021-22 recommended budget | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:52

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Chief Financial Officer Daniel Frockt and Budget Director Aaron Jackson about his budget recommendation for the fiscal year starting July 1, which seeks to build a model that defeats the pandemic, lifts up our economy and realizes racial equity.

 Episode 42: Louisville Youth Violence Prevention Week | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:25

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Assistant Director Maryam Ahmed of the Office for Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods and One Love Youth Implementation Team member Erica McPheeters about youth violence prevention and National Youth Violence Prevention Week in Louisville.

 Episode 41: Give A Day (for the entire month of April) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:04

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer discusses Give A Day with Metro United Way President and CEO Theresa Reno-Weber. With support from Metro United Way and community organizations throughout the city, hundreds of volunteer opportunities are available during this month of giving.

 Episode 40: COVID-19 vaccinations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:17

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Dr. Sarah Beth Hartlage, Associate Medical Director of Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness, discuss the city's efforts to vaccinate Louisvillians through the LouVax site at Broadbent Arena and through health partners.

 Episode 39: LMPD Chief Erika Shields | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:00

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Erika Shields, the new Chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department, about her career in policing, her plans for LMPD, the Hillard Heintze independent audit, and more.

 Episode 38: Looking ahead to 2021 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:39

Noting that 2020 "has been a year like we've never seen before," Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer discusses the challenges the city faces and the plans for addressing COVID-19, the economic downturn, the push for racial justice and equity, and violent crime in 2021.

 Episode 37: Advancing Racial Equity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:52

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Chief Equity Officer Kendall Boyd discuss the plan for advancing racial equity for Black Louisville, which was announced on December 1, 2020. You can learn more about the plan and the Executive Order declaring racism a public health crisis here: https://louisvilleky.gov/news/mayor-outlines-detailed-plan-advancing-racial-equity-black-residents

 Episode 36: Eviction prevention assistance | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:32

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is joined by Marilyn Harris, director of the city's Office of Housing, and Neva-Marie Polley Scott, executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Louisville, to discuss assistance available to residents to prevent eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Episode 35: LMPD Chief Yvette Gentry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:16

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with LMPD Chief Yvette Gentry about public safety, community relations, the top-to-bottom review of the department, steps taken in response to the Breonna Taylor case, the transition to a permanent Chief, and her career as a police officer.

 Episode 34: FirstBuild and Louisville's Makers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:48

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 33: 2020 State of the City | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:41:58

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 & Broadway. In this special episode, we'll hear Mayor Fischer's remarks.

 Episode 32: Looking Ahead to 2020 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:57

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

 Episode 31: Youth vaping | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:21

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 & Healthy Neighborhoods Youth Implementation Team; and Chris Kenney, a teacher at Moore High School.

 Episode 30: Louisville and the Census | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:50

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.

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