Former Mayor Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans, Louisiana

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• May 04, 2021

  Former Mayor Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans, Louisiana

  Mitch Landrieu served as the mayor of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018, helping to rebuild the city from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Now focusing his attention on racial equity, the NOLA-native talks to Padden and Richard about his life as a professional actor before he pivoted into politics, what it’s like to lead through a disaster, and the economic and connective power of the arts.

• April 20, 2021

  Mayor G.T. Bynum, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mayor G.T. Bynum comes from a long line of public servants. Now in his second term as mayor of Oklahoma’s second largest city, he talks to Padden and Richard about Tulsa’s pioneering remote work program, his commitment to bipartisanship, and what he’s doing to promote healing as the city approaches the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

• April 06, 2021

  Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin, Columbia, South Carolina

  Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, Stephen Benjamin was a self-described knucklehead kid from New York who has dedicated his life to public service in South Carolina. Richard and Padden recently sat down with Mayor Benjamin to discuss his leadership among mayors, the transformation of Columbia’s historic downtown, and what he learned from losing an election.

• March 23, 2021

  Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County

  Daniella Levine Cava made history in 2020 as the first-ever woman and the first Democrat in decades to be elected Mayor of Miami-Dade County. On this episode, Mayor Levine Cava discusses her bold agenda for equity and inclusion, why she was a “late bloomer” to elected office, and the forgotten impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• March 16, 2021

  Former Mayor Philip Levine, Miami Beach

  “Radical centrist” Philip Levine brought a get-it-done attitude to Miami Beach as the city’s mayor from 2013 to 2017. He sat down with Richard and Padden to discuss accountability, the biggest threat to Miami Beach, and how to foster innovation.

• March 02, 2021

  Mayor Steve Adler, Austin

  Steve Adler, Mayor of Austin, is constantly striking a balance between “keeping Austin weird” and supporting the fastest growing large city in the U.S. He recently sat down with Richard and Padden to talk about how cities cultivate innovation, his hopes for infrastructure improvement under the Biden administration, and Austin’s complicated dynamic with state lawmakers.

• February 23, 2021

  Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Denver

  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has overseen one of the fastest growing cities in the country. In this week’s episode, the Mayor talks to Richard and Padden about balancing the challenges and opportunities that come with rapid growth and shares the story of how a handwritten letter got him his start in city government.

• February 16, 2021

  Mayor Libby Schaaf, Oakland

  From being laid off by the City of Oakland to becoming mayor, Libby Schaaf knows how to hustle. On this episode, Mayor Schaaf shares her journey going from lifelong activist to the city’s seat of power, how private partnerships have helped her reimagine a mayor’s impact, and why “potholes are hella sexy in Oakland.”

• February 09, 2021

  Mayor Dan Gelber, Miami Beach

  From the Florida House of Reps to the State Senate and now the top office in Miami Beach, Mayor Dan Gelber is a seasoned public servant. He sat down with Richard and Padden to share the wisdom he’s picked up along the way, including how to keep a hospitality town afloat during a pandemic, lessons from being a Democratic mayor in a Republican state, and prioritizing livability in a growing city.

• February 02, 2021

  Mayor Francis Suarez, Miami

  Can mayors be America’s political unifiers? Miami Mayor Francis Suarez thinks so. He recently sat down with Richard Florida and Padden Murphy to talk about real leadership, creating climate resilience in one of the most climate-threatened cities in the world, and Miami’s unexpected boom amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

• January 26, 2021

  The Mayors Trailer

  Meet the mayors working to make good cities great.