12: Visit Louisville's Sister City - Mainz, Germany

16: Unlocking Potential with Gretchen Hunt, Director of Louisville Metro Office for Women

In this episode we talk with Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame member Gretchen Hunt, Director of Louisville Metro Office for Women. Gretchen shares how the Office for Women is helping the city grow and shares how others can get involved. Over the course of her career she's seen two big themes: 1. The human will to survive is more powerful than anything.  2. A lot of the challenges are systemic - you have to change policies.

15: Sister Cities: An Exchange With Montpellier, France

A Sister City relationship promotes development, collaboration and trust for a more peaceful world. Louisville has nine sister cities across five continents, one of them being Montpellier, France. In this series we connect local thought leaders with counterparts in Montpellier to have a discussion on how we can learn from one another and partner more in the future. Hear from leaders in Montpellier as well as our WAC Board Member Chief Ife Bell and Wendy Yoder, Chair of the Montpellier Sister Cities Committee and former U of L professor.

14: A Conversation with Stephen George on How-to Navigate Difficult Conversations, Different Views.

World Affairs Council Board Member Wendy Sirchio sits down with Kentucky media veteran Stephen George to get his tips for approaching hard, but good conversations. Stephen shares how to lead with curiosity and create "light" not "heat" when views are different.

13: The Future of Immigration in Kentucky

We sit down with John Koehlinger, Executive Director of Kentucky Refugee Ministries, to hear how the incoming administration could impact Kentucky's refugee community and what role refugees play across the Commonwealth.

12: Visit Louisville's Sister City - Mainz, Germany

We sit down with Xiao Yin Zhao, President of the World Affairs Council of Kentucky & S. Indiana, to talk about the history of Louisville's Sister City Mainz, Germany and her takeaways from a recent group visit.