Building This Community

Andrew Klump and Luke Patrick
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Building This Community is your city, business, and policy development podcast. In addition to the discussions we host with a range of guests, we aim to make the most pressing issues in city development accessible for everyone by using Louisville as a Petri dish to assess and compare policies and business ideas from around the globe as well as to find the best ways to better our community. Follow us on twitter @BuildingThisCom

  1. 02/07/2022

    S3:E9 Louisville Mayoral Candidate Series with Tim Findley, Jr.

    Louisville mayoral candidate, Tim Findley, Jr., joins this weeks episode of BTC. He discusses his policy platform, including universal pre-k, police reform, and promoting growth of small business and black business in Louisville, among other major issues. (Note, nothing in this episode should be construed as legal advice.)

    56 min

  2. 01/03/2022

    S3:E8 Louisville Mayoral Candidate Series with Craig Greenberg

    Louisville mayoral candidate, Craig Greenberg, joins this weeks episode of BTC. He discusses his policy platform, including universal pre-k, police reform, and using the 500+ vacant city properties in Louisville, among other major issues. (Note, nothing in this episode should be construed as legal advice.)

    54 min

  3. 11/01/2021

    S3:E7 Houselessness Policy With Natalie Harris of the Coalition for the Homeless

    Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless as well as Co-Chair of the Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness, Natalie Harris, joins this weeks episode of BTC. She discusses the state of houselessness in Louisville and across the country as well as explaining the various types of houselessness and the possible solutions for those in need.   The white paper discussed in this episode can be found here. (Note, nothing in this episode should be construed as legal advice.)

    53 min

  4. 09/06/2021

    S3:E6 Roundabouts and Roads with Carmel, Indiana Mayor Jim Brainard

    Mayor of Carmel, Indiana and the trustee and co-chair of the Energy Independence and Climate Protection Task Force for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Jim Brainard, joins this weeks episode of BTC. He discusses how Carmel became a model for roundabouts and rotaries in America, as well as the importance of road design for fighting climate change. The white paper discussed in this episode can be found here.   (Note, nothing in this episode should be construed as legal advice.)

    57 min

  5. 08/23/2021

    S3:E5 Private Equity In A Midsized City with Jonathan Blue

    Chairman and Managing Director of Blue Equity LLC, Jonathan Blue, joins this weeks episode of BTC. He discusses the state of late stage private equity within Kentucky and the region, as well as how cities are looking to attract talent and businesses.  The white paper discussed in this episode can be found here.   (Note, nothing in this episode should be construed as legal advice.)

    34 min

  6. 08/09/2021

    S3:E4 Energy Transition with Tom FitzGerald

    Director of the Kentucky Resources Council, Tom FitzGerald, joins this weeks episode of BTC. He discusses the state of renewable energy within Kentucky, what the changing landscape of energy production means for utilities and consumers, and the work that he and the rest of the Kentucky Resources Council do on behalf of Kentuckians. The white paper discussed in this episode can be found here.  (Note, nothing in this episode should be construed as legal advice.)

    57 min
  7. S3:E3 Unions, Cooperatives, and the 490 Project with Professor Ariana Levinson

    07/19/2021

    S3:E3 Unions, Cooperatives, and the 490 Project with Professor Ariana Levinson

    Tenured professor at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, Ariana Levinson, joins this week’s episode of BTC. She discusses union policies, the unionization of cooperatives, and the 490 Project. The white paper discussed in this episode can be found here. (Note, nothing in this episode should be construed as legal advice.)

    53 min

  8. 07/05/2021

    S3:E2 The Human Case For Fewer Cars In Our Lives with Melissa and Chris Bruntlett of Modacity

    Co-authors of "Curbing Traffic - The Human Case for Fewer Cars in our Lives," Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, join this week’s episode of BTC. As a follow-up to their first book "Building The Cycling City - The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality" wherein the Bruntletts describe HOW higher priority for pedestrians is implemented, the Bruntletts discussed with us WHY cycling policies are so important to children, accessibility, feminism, and a litany of other topics. The book discussed in this episode can be found here. (Note, nothing in this episode should be construed as legal advice.)

    52 min
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Building This Community is your city, business, and policy development podcast. In addition to the discussions we host with a range of guests, we aim to make the most pressing issues in city development accessible for everyone by using Louisville as a Petri dish to assess and compare policies and business ideas from around the globe as well as to find the best ways to better our community. Follow us on twitter @BuildingThisCom

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  • Creator
    Andrew Klump and Luke Patrick
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Andrew Klump and Luke Patrick
  • Show Website
    Building This Community