2019 Podcasts

 

Chad Cripe is the principal at HSE High School…Jason Urban serves as Fishers High School principal.  They both joined me for a podcast talk about being a principal in this day and age.

 

 

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness talks about 2019 and what may be coming in 2020

 

Todd Huston represents Fishers in the Indiana House of Representatives and has just been named speaker-elect by the Republican caucus.  Here is my conversation with Todd Huston.

 

Leah McGrath is wrapping up more than four years as a Fishers City Deputy Mayor.  In this podcast, Leah talks about here time with the city and what is next for her.

 

 

Mike Reuter has been at the helm of finances for Hamilton Southeastern Schools for 25 years.  At the end of 2019, Mike Reuter will walk out of the school administration building for the last time as a district employee.  I talked with Mike Reuter about his history with the HSE Schools and a number of other topics in this podcast

 

Democrat Sam DeLong was elected to the Fishers City Council in this year’s general election.  I spoke with Sam about election night, what she has been doing since and what to expect as she assumes her council seat in 2020.

 

Jocelyn Vare was elected to the Fishers City Council less than two weeks ago…now she is preparing to assume office in January.  Here is my conversation with her about what has happened since election day.

 

Shop Fishers and winter activities are getting support from the City of Fishers…..I talked with Stephanie Perry & Kara Hall about all that

 

 

I spent some time talking with local authors at the Hamilton East Library in Fishers Saturday.  Here is a montage of my short discussions with each of them.

 

 

Cecilia Coble is running for another term on the Fishers City Council as an at-large member.  Here is my conversation with her

 

Todd Zimmerman is running for re-election as an at-large member of the Fishers City Council.  Here is my conversation with Todd.

 

 

Jocelyn Vare is a Democrat running for a Fishers City Council at-large seat.  Here is my podcast talk with her.

 

 

Rich Block is running for another term as an at-large Fishers City Councilman….here is my conversation with him

 

 

David George is seeking another term on the Fishers City Council  Here is my conversation with him about the campaign

 

Adam Kaps is a Democrat running against Republican incumbent David George in the Fishers City Council Southwest District.  Here is my conversation with him

 

 

John Weingardt is seeking another four-year term on the Fishers City Council.  Here is my podcast conversation with Councilman Weingardt

 

 

Lane Skeeters is running for Fishers City Council as a Democrat.  He is seeking the South Central Council seat.  He talks about his campaign in this podcast.

 

 

 

Maria Kussy is the Teacher of the Year for the Hamilton Southeastern School District and is a top ten finalist for Teacher of the Year in the State of Indiana.  Here is my conversation with her

 

 

Eric Moeller is running for another term on the Fishers City Council.  He talks about his campaign for re-election in this podcast

 

 

Tish Biggs is a Fishers resident and volunteer for AARP.  Mandla Moyo is a staff member for the AARP Indiana state organization.  Both sat down to talk about what AARP is doing in Fishers and throughout our state, in this podcast.

 

 

 

 

Freedom Kolb and Brooke Lawson oversee some important programs at the HSE School District, such as Curiocity & Mental Health services.  I spoke to both of them in this podcast.

 

 

Jolene Ketzenberger gives us a rundown on what to expect in the Fishers Test Kitchen, part of The Yard development in Fishers

 

 

Justin Hirnisey is the Executive Director of the Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation, an organizations that raises funds and uses that money to support staff and students throughout the local school district.  Here is my recent conversation with Justin Hirnisey.

 

 

Logan Day of Save The Nickel Plate & Tom Williams of Indiana Trails make their case for why they still believe a rail plus trail option is best

 

 

Tom Britt has been publishing local monthly magazines for many years, including Fishers and Geist magazines.  Tom sat down with me and talked about his many activities around the Fishers community in this podcast.

 

 

Lindsey Erdody covered the northern suburbs for the Indianapolis Business Journal before switching to the Indiana Statehouse and Political beat.  Lindsey & I recorded several podcasts when we saw her in Fishers regularly, so I decided to journey south to the the new IBJ headquarters located on the Monument Circle, and record a podcast with Lindsey.

 

 

Ed Gebhart has served as Fishers Chief of Police for about a year now….here is my conversation with him

 

 

HSE Schools Superintendent Allen Bourff talks about the start of the school year and a number of other subjects

 

 

Hamilton East Library Director Edra Waterman & Beth Meyer, Deputy Director of Engagement for the library, talk about the latest library news

 

 

Leah McGrath talks about what’s going on around the City of Fishers in this podcast

 

 

 

Clint Wilson was selected to serve on the local HSE School Board in late June.  I sat down and talked with the newest school board member about how he views his responsibility as a member of the school board.

 

Summer is here and that means road construction is ramping-up all around Fishers.  I spoke with Jason Taylor, Director of Engineering for the City of Fishers, and the Assistant Director Hatem Mekky for an update on road construction projects in the area.

 

This is the second year for the Spark Fishers festival…..joining me talk about it are Stephanie Perry & Sarah Sandquist

 

 

Later this summer, a major construction project will begin, completely rebuilding State Road 37 in Fishers.  Some money allocated for this highway project has been set aside to help businesses in and around the construction site, as well as keep local residents informed on how to navigate the construction zone.  I recorded a podcast back in May for release June 11th, with Keriann Rich from the technology & marketing firm IMAVEX, and Ashley Elrod from the City of Fishers.  Here is that conversation.

 

My wife Jane & I just returned from a trip to New York City.  We did many of the normal tourist things but also saw two important Broadway plays during our stay.  Here is the podcast featuring Jane & myself, talking about our New York City experience

 

Sophie Foley talks about her C-Span documentary submission by her and Lauren Higgenbotham that won a 2nd-place national award

 

Bob Kravitz has been writing about local sports for many years.  He is now with The Athletic– he talks about The Athletic and much more in this podcast

 

 

 

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness delivered his annual State of the City address on May 22nd, then sat down for a podcast discussion with Larry May 23rd

 

 

Rachael Coverdale owns Coverdale Consulting and Andrew Greider is her Vice President.  They both talk about working on local political campaigns.

 

Jeff Jellison is the Publisher of the Hamilton County Reporter local newspaper.  Just for full disclosure, I have a news gathering partnership with The Reporter.  Talked talked with Jeff about the history of the Reporter, sports and a little politics.

 

 

HSEquality was formed as a group following an April 24th vote by the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board on the school district’s nondiscrimination policy.  I spoke with two representatives from HSEquality, Michael Vance & Jaime Cairns

 

 

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness talks about his campaign seeking another 4-year term

 

Brian Hall and Matt Troyers are with a group of Geist residents proposing a new conservancy district to clean up and maintain the lake.  Here is my conversation with them.

 

John Domokos is a leader of a group of Geist area residents advocating for a different kind of conservancy district compared to what has originally been proposed.  Here is my talk with him

 

Samm Quinn has been covering the suburbs north of Indianapolis for the Indianapolis Business Journal for about a year.  Here’s my talk with her about what she has learned about this areas in covering Fishers and nearby communities.

 

 

Logan Day is running for Mayor of Fishers in the Republican primary election, challenging incumbent Mayor Scott Fadness.  Here is my talk with Logan Day

 

Dan Domsic has worked in Fishers for many years, and is preparing to move on in his career.  Here is my podast with Dan.

 

Gurinder Singh is challenging the incumbents, vying for a seat on the Fishers City Council.  Here is my interview with him

 

Todd Zimmerman is running for re-election to the Fishers City Council, at-large.  Here is my conversation with him.

 

Rich Block is seeking re-election as a Fishers City Councilman At-Large.  Here is my talk with him.

 

 

Cecilia Coble is running for re-election for Fishers City Council At-Large.  Here is my podcast conversation with her.

 

The Fishers Parks & Recreation Department has announced most of the acts for this summer’s city concert series.  Bob McCutcheon and Marissa Deckert join me to talk about this year’s series.  You can find out more at this link.

 

 

Pete Peterson is campaigning for another term as a member of the Fishers City Council.  Here is my conversation with him

 

 

Paula Hughel is running for the Southeast District City Council seat against incumbent Pete Peterson…here is my podcast discussion with Paula Hughel

 

Brad DeReamer is seeking re-election in the Fishers City Council Northeast District.  Here is my podcast talk with him.

 

 

Tom Grinslade is a candidate for Fishers City Council, Northeast District.  Here is my podcast talk with him.

 

March is Disability Awareness month….I have three guests on this podcast to talk about what Fishers is doing

 

Megan Baumgartner talks about economic development in Fishers

 

 

 

Jackie Bowen is the challenger in this round of elections for Fishers City offices….she is running for City Clerk

 

Jennifer Kehl – candidate for re-election as Fishers City Cler

 

 

The #NoMoreSecrets campaign is aimed at supporting victims of sexual abuse.  Delaware Township Trustee Debbie Driskell talks about her involvement in the #NoMoreSecrets movement

 

The City of Service Awards, a night to honor volunteers in Fishers, is set for Tuesday, February 26th, at the Forum Conference Center in Fishers.  The dinner event is free to all local volunteers.  Dan Domsic and John DeLucia talk about this year’s award ceremony

 

 

 

Bob Rice deals with energy at HSE Schools, and he talks about a new solar panel project

 

 

Eric Pethtel talks about snow removal on city streets and roads, as well as the many other duties for his staff at the Fishers Department of Public Works

 

 

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness talks with Larry about a number of issues as the year 2019 gets underway