The Mayor Greg Fischer Podcast

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has recommended a $1.3-billion city budget that continues to prioritize public safety while investing in the city's core values — lifelong learning, better health, and compassion. He speaks with Chief Financial Officer Monica Harmon and Budget Director Aaron Jackson about the proposals, the city's strong fiscal position, and what's next in the budget process.

During Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s three terms, Louisville’s economy has added 3,500 new businesses and more than 80,000 jobs. On this episode, the Mayor speaks about the city's on-going economic development efforts and successes with Ben Moore, Director of Economic Development, and Rebecca Fleischaker, Executive Director of Louisville Downtown Partnership and former Co-Chief of Louisville Forward.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is joined by Allison Smith, assistant director of Advanced Planning and Sustainability and Zach Tyler, Louisville Metro’s first-ever Energy Manager, for a discussion about what Louisville Metro is doing to live up to our 100% clean energy goals and the Paris Climate Accord.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is joined by Director of Compassion Services Janice Cates and GE Appliances' Katina Whitlock to discuss the city core value of compassion and the Give A Day Celebration of Services running through the month of April.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Office for Women Director Gretchen Hunt about the work happening to improve the lives of women and families in the community.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer discusses efforts to improve racial equity with the city's Chief Equity Officer Michael Meeks and the Lean Into Louisville initiative with Project Manager Joi McAtee.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer discusses the deflection pilot program, which deflects a number of 911 calls to a non-police response, with Emergency Services Director Jody Meiman.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer discusses the city's infrastructure needs and the federal Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act with Jeff O'Brien, Chief of Louisville Forward, and Grace Simrall, Chief of Civic Innovation & Technology.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks with Project Manager Dondre Jefferson and Louisville Metro Police Officer Ivan Haygood about Group Violence Intervention, a community violence deterrence initiative.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer discusses the city’s violence prevention and intervention programs and public health approach to tackling violence with Dr. Monique Williams, Director of Louisville Metro's Office for Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods.