GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government - Podcast Episodes, Ranking & Reviews

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#744 Infrastructure, Emergency Management, and ELGL Conference Preview with Chase Bruton, Yorktown, IN

Chase Bruton, Town Manager for the Town of Yorktown, Indiana joined the podcast to discuss emergency management and preview the upcoming ELGL Gov Grand Prix Conference. H

Sep 4
33 min

#743 Traffic Safety and State-Local Partnerships with Jay Lockaby, Connecticut Department of Transportation

Jay Lockaby is a Transportation Supervising Engineer in the Traffic Signals Unit within the Connecticut Department of Transportation Division of Traffic Engineering. He j

Aug 28
48 min

#742 Transition to City Manager and into Local Government with Casey Lucius, Marco Island, FL

Casey Lucius, City Manager for the City of Marco Island, Florida joined the podcast to discuss her transition into the City Manager role and into local government. She ta

Aug 21
56 min

#741 Leading With Empathy with Melissa Murphy Rodrigues, North Andover, MA

Melissa Murphy Rodrigues, Town Manager at the Town of North Andover, Massachusetts joined the podcast to discuss leading with empathy. She talked about what leading with

Aug 14
33 min

#740 Equity in Action and Supporting Small Businesses with Aleea Slappy Wilson, Norfolk, VA

Aleea Slappy Wilson, Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, rejoined the podcast to discuss the work of equity and economic inclu

Aug 7
46 min

#739 Celebrating America's 250 with Tim Reavis, Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission

Tim Reavis, Senior Multimodal Transportation Planner for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, joined the podcast to discuss celebrating America's 250th bi

Jul 31
47 min

#738 City Management and Public Works with Ginger Spencer, Phoenix, AZ

Ginger Spencer, Assistant City Manager at the City of Phoenix, Arizona, rejoined the podcast to discuss leadership, public works, and her career path. She shared lessons

Jul 24
57 min

#737 George Floyd Square, When Infrastructure Becomes Sacred Space with Alex Kado, Minneapolis, MN

Alex Kado, Senior Project Manager in the Office of Public Service for the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, jointed the podcast to share the history and process of creating

Jul 17
54 min

#736 Public Servant Pulse and the People of Government with Dr. Elizabeth Linos, Harvard Kennedy School

Dr. Elizabeth Linos, Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Director at The People Lab, joined the podcast to discuss the Pub

Jul 10
53 min

#735 Government is People and Culture in Action with Michael Baskin, Montgomery County, MD

Michael Baskin, Chief Innovation Officer for Montgomery County, Maryland joined the podcast to discuss the future of local government innovation and understanding organiz

Jun 26
1 h 13 min

#734 Managing Growth with Dianne Miller, Eagan, MN and Justin Miller, Lakeville, MN

Two guests joined the podcast to talk about managing growth and a two-career local government household. Dianne Miller is the City Administrator at City of Eagan, Minneso

Jun 19
48 min

#733 Building an Empowering Culture with James Childers, Flower Mound, TX

James Childers, Town Manager for the Town of Flower Mound, Texas joined the podcast to discuss building an empowering organizational culture. He talked about his career p

Jun 12
1 h 03 min

#732 Developing Talent and Reflections Before Retirement with Scott Neal, Edina, MN

Scott Neal, City Manager for the City of Edina, Minnesota, rejoined the podcast to share his insights on local government leadership and the future of the profession befo

Jun 5
40 min

#731 One Hundred Years of Euclid v. Ambler and Local Zoning Power with Anthony Flint, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Anthony Flint, Senior Fellow for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, joined the podcast to talk about his recent article on the 100 year anniversary of the Supreme Cour

May 29
52 min

#730 No One Leads Alone - Serving on the ELGL Board of Directors

Three of the current Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) Board of Directors members joined the podcast to talk with current Board Chair, Meredith Reynolds, all about

May 26
41 min

#729 Insane Curiosity with Susan Arntz, Mankato, MN

Susan Arntz, City Manager for the City of Mankato, Minnesota joined the podcast to talk about the importance of curiosity in her career. She shared her transition to a ne

May 22
1 h 00 min

#728 State Professional Association Leadership with Jackie Schulze and Noah Schuchman

Two guests joined the podcast to talk about state professional association leadership. Jackie Schulze is the Assistant City Administrator at City of Waconia, Minnesota an

May 15
38 min

#727 A Data Center in Every Community with Christopher Jordan, National League of Cities

Christopher Jordan, AI and Innovation Program Manager for the National League of Cities, joined the podcast to talk about data centers. He shared the responses he has see

May 8
59 min

#726 Elevate Boulder and Guaranteed Income Programs with Jamie Hackbarth and Elizabeth Crowe

Two guests joined the podcast to talk about guaranteed income programs. Jamie Hackbarth is a Senior Program Manager at AidKit and Elizabeth Crowe is the Deputy Director o

May 1
51 min

#725 Making Digital Government Accessible with Rebecca Bond and Kristin Stitcher

Two guests joined the podcast to talk about making digital government accessible. Rebecca Bond and Kristin Stitcher are both former Civil Rights Attorneys for the U.S. De

Apr 24
1 h 05 min

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Where GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 5, 2026).

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I’ve been exposed to a lot of good information via this podcast. I’m a council member in a small city, and this is a great resource to expand the professionals, and their thinking, that I’m exposed to. That said, the interviewers could sometimes ask more critical questions. For example, a recent guest posited that adjoining use conflicts could be better resolved by one-on-one arbitration by planners, or civil litigation between the parties, rather than preemptive but sometimes-blunt traditional zoning. While there’s much to critique about zoning, the interviewer really should have called them out on that one. Sometimes a guest has something of relevance to me, sometimes not, but it is often enough I keep coming back.

Councilmember2 · Jul 2022

As a new professional as a city administrator, I’ve found this podcast to be incredibly helpful, with great speakers. Perfect for my commute to work !

crneilsen · Aug 2021

Whether you’re well established as someone innovating in local government, or just getting started as a catalyst for change - this is a must-listen podcast for you! Kirsten and the entire ELGL team do an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of building a thriving culture and organization - with local leaders who’ve actually experienced success themselves. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!

obacker19 · Nov 2020

I’m not sure what I love more, the in-depth discussions that provide real insights and useful, tangible actions or the breadth of topics that demonstrate the diversity of how local gov impacts lives. Or just that the format is so fun and accessible. Regardless, it is a valuable resource.

TheHaga5 · Dec 2019

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