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The BG Podcast — 284 episodes
BG Podcast Ep. 271: Preparing Cities for Air Taxis and eVTOLs with Austin Assistant City Manager Mike Rogers
BG Podcast Ep. 270: Discussing the Central Texas Alliance with A.J. Rodriguez
BG Podcast Ep. 269: Discussing the Austin–San Antonio Megaregion with Henry Cisneros
BG Podcast Ep. 268: Managing Growth in the City of Kyle with Mayor Travis Mitchell
BG Podcast Ep. 267: Discussing AI Implementation at Austin Development Services Department
BG Podcast Ep. 266: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 265: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 264: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 263: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 262: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 261: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 260: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 259: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 258: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 257: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 256: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 255: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 254: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 253: Austin Politics Weekly Recap And What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 252: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 251: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 250: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 249: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 248: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 247: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 246: 2024 Elections - Austin Mayoral Round Up
BG Podcast Ep. 245: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 244: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 243: Recapping Austin City Manager Candidate Town Hall
BG Podcast Ep. 242: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Ep. 241: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast EP. 240: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast EP. 239: Austin Politics Weekly Recap and What's Ahead
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 2.12.2024)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 2.5.2024)
BG Policy Watch - City of Austin Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidelines
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 1.29.2024)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 1.22.2024)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 1.15.2024)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 1.8.2024)
BG Podcast - The Austin City Manager Search is Officially On
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 1.1.2024)
BG Podcast - Recapping the year in Austin policy (2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 12.18.23)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 12.11.23)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 12.4.23)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 11.27.23)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 11.30.23)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 11.6.23)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 10.9.23)
BG Podcast: Discussing Austin Economic Incentives with ARMA CEO Ed Latson
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 9.25.23)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 9.18.2023)
BG Podcast: Discussing NXP's incentive proposal before the City Austin
BG Podcast: Launching our Economic Development Practice
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 9.11.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 9.4.2023... and a bit of this week)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 8.25.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (8.21.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (8.14.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (Week of 8.7.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (7.31.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (7.28.2023)
A Discussion with Dave Porter, Williamson County Economic Development Partnership
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (7.21.2023)
BG Podcast: City of Austin FY 23/24 Budget Talk
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (7.10.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Austin Politics Recap (7.3.2023)
Discussing Equity Action's Community Investment Budget with Daniela Silva
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (6.30.2023)
Discussing the last 6 months of Austin Politics with Jack Craver
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (6.2.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (4.21.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (4.14.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (4.7.2023): Welcome to Q2
Discussing the Texas CHIPS Act with Ed Latson, CEO, Austin Regional Manufacturers Association
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (3.31.2023): The Bias Towards Action Era
BG Podcast - Significant Leadership Reorg Announced at Austin City Hall
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (3.24.2023)
BG Podcast - A Conversation with José Roig, Interim Director, Austin's Development Services Dept.
BG Podcast - Community: Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (3.10.2023)
BG Podcast (Weekly Recap: 3.3.2023)
BG Podcast - Community: E4 Youth and Code2College
BG Weekly Recap (2.17.2023): City Manager Search Timeline
BG Podcast: City Manager Edition Pt. 2
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (2.10.2023)
The BG Podcast: City Manager Edition
The BG Podcast (Weekly Recap 2.3.2023)
BG Podcast Weekly Recap (1.27.2023)
BG Weekly Recap (1.20.2023)
BG Weekly Recap (1.13.2023)
BG Weekly Recap (1.6.2023)
Bingham Group Week in Review (12.21.2022)
Austin City Council Runoff Analysis Part 2
Austin City Council Runoff Analysis Part 1
Bingham Group Week in Review (12.9.2022)
Bingham Group Week in Review (12.5.2022) - Bonus Edition
Bingham Group Week in Review (12.2.2022)
Bingham Group Week in Review (11.23.2022)
Bingham Group Week in Review (11.18.2022)
2022 Austin Council and Bond Election Night Recap
Discussing the CHIPS Act with Larry Smith, Chairman, Tokyo Electron US Holdings Inc.
Market Talk - Lobbying in Philadelphia with Mustafa Rashed of Bellevue Strategies
Discussing the Austin Monitor with CEO Joel Gross
Discussing the CHIPS Act and Austin's Semiconductor Ecosystem with Tyson Tuttle
Discussing water supply and conservation with Taylor O'Neil, CEO, Richard's Rainwater
Discussing the CHIPS Act and Mexico Incentives with Sergio Chavez-Moreno
Managing Growth in the City of Round Rock with Mayor Craig Morgan
Discussing Austin Entrepreneurship and the Black Leaders Collective with Terry P. Mitchell
The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act w/Ed Latson, CEO, Austin Regional Manufacturers Association
Talking Public Relations, Career advice, and Austin with Kristin Marcum, CEO of ECPR
Talking Austin Real Estate Development and Entrepreneurship w/Ari Rastegar
Managing Growth in the City of Kyle - A Discussion with Council Member Dex Ellison
Discussing the Austin Economic Development Corp. w/Anne Gatling Haynes, Chief Transactions Officer
Managing Growth in the City of Leander with Mayor Christine DeLisle
Discussing Austin's Diversity and Ethnic Chamber Alliance w/Tina Cannon, CEO, Austin LGBT Chamber
A Conversation with Jason Alexander, Chief of Staff to the Austin City Manager
Discussing the City of Austin's cryptocurrency study
Discussing Municipal Crypto and Blockchain Policy
2022 Public Safety Update with Selena Xie, President, Austin EMS Association
Candidate Conversation: Susanna Ledesma-Woody (Travis County Precinct 4)
Candidate Conversation: Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra
Candidate Conversation: Chito Vela (Austin Council District 4)
Redistricting, Austin's Mayoral Election, and a New Police Chief
District Organizing with Austin Justice Coalition
Talking Austin's FY22 Budget and Beyond
Austin Brand Building and Entrepreneurship with Zilker Belts
Lobbying and Entrepreneurship (From Austin to Miami)
BG Podcast - BG Media
A Follow Up with Nico Ramsey of Austin for All People
Recapping Austin's May 2021 Special Election and related topics
Discussing Austin's Prop G and more
Q1 20201 Review: COVID-19's Impact on the Built Environment with Michael Hsu
Q1 2021 Review with Veronica Briseño, Chief Economic Recovery Officer, City of Austin
Q1 2021 Review: Austin Transit Partnership with Sam Sargent, Director, Program Strategy
Q1 2021 Review: Austin's Residental Real Estate Market
Discussing Austin's Apology for Systemic Racism with Mayor Pro-Tem Natasha Harper-Madison
Exploring San Francisco's Tech Exodus and Where Austin Fits
Music, Activism, and Politics with Riders Against the Storm
2021 Sector Outlook with Ed Latson, CEO, Austin Regional Manufacturers Association
Discussing the Black Austin Musicians' Collective with Mobley
Austin Crisis Update with Selena Xie, President, Austin EMS Association
Discussing Austin's Tech Community with Jason Fernandez, Managing Partner & COO, Quake Capital
BG Podcast Episode 128 - Talking Tech Flight and Austin with Kleiner Perkins Investor Haomiao Huang
BG Podcast Episode 127- The Anatomy of a Digital Disinformation Campaign
BG Podcast Episode 126: Building a Texas Political Community with Pink Granite
Episode 125: Shifting to a Strong Mayor System with Austinites for Progressive Reform
Episode 124: Opposing Strong Mayor Reform with Austin for All People
Episode 123: Austin Infrastructure & Public Finance w/Nicole Conley of Siebert Williams Shank
Episode 122 - Update on The State of Georgia with Howard Franklin (also thoughts on D.C.)
Episode 121: Talking COVID-19 Vaccination with Dr. Aliza Norwood
Episode 120: A Discussion with Courtney Santana, Founder and CEO, Survive2Thrive Foundation
Episode 119: A Discussion with Derrick Chubbs, President and CEO, Central Texas Food Bank
Episode 118: 2020 Review & What's Next with George Elliman, CEO & Publisher, TRIBEZA
Episode 117: The State of Georgia with Howard Franklin
Episode 116: Discussing the 87th Texas Legislative Session with Lobbyist Lorena Campos
Episode 115: 2020 Fall Closeout with Associate Intern Wendy Rodriguez
Episode 114: Discussing Austin's Code Department with Director José Roig
Episode 113: A Post-Election Discussion with Vanessa Fuentes, District 2 Councilwoman-Elect
Episode 112 - Discussing Community Healthcare with Perla Cavazos, Central Health
Episode 111: COVID-19's Impact on Austin's Tech Scene
Episode 110: Discussing City Governments with Prof. Sherri Greenberg, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Episode 109: Q4 2020 Update with Veronica Briseño, Chief Economic Recovery Officer, City of Austin
Episode 108: Industry Update with Skeeter Miller, President, Greater Austin Restaurant Association
Episode 107: Entrepreneurship and Resiliency with Musa Ato, Founder & President, League of Rebels
Episode 106: 2020 Summer Closeout with Associate Intern Josh
Episode 105 - Building a Communications Firm with Audrey Ponzio, CEO & Founder, APC Collective
Episode 104: Entrepreneurship and Austin Development with Nhat Ho of Civilitude Engineers & Planners
Episode 103: Discussing Austin’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget with Council Member Jimmy Flannigan
Episode 102: Austin FC Updates with Club President Andy Loughnane
Episode 101 - Criminal Justice Reform with José Garza, Democratic Nominee for Travis County DA
Special Episode - Discussing the FY2021 City of Austin Budget Talk #2
Special Episode - Discussing the FY2021 City of Austin Budget Talk #1
Episode 100: Processing Austin with Virginia Cumberbatch, Co-Founder of Rosa Rebellion
Episode 99: Impact Advocacy, Lobbying, and Movement Makers with Terri Broussard Williams
Episode 98: Processing and the State of Black Austin Music with Jackie Venson
Episode 97: Relief and Recovery with Veronica Briseño, Director, Austin Economic Development Dept.
Episode 96: First Month Wrap Up with Associate Intern Josh
Episode 95: Building a Community with Kobla Tetey, Austin Area Urban League Young Professionals
Episode 94: A Very Special Juneteenth Episode
Episode 93: Processing with Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, President/CEO, Huston-Tillotson University
Episode 92 : Processing with Austin Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison
Episode 91: Public Transit in a COVID World with Randy Clarke, president & CEO, Capital Metro
Episode 89 - COVID-19's Impact on the Built Environment with Michael Hsu
Episode 88: Austin Council Member Paige Ellis discusses the Healthy Streets Program
From the Water Cooler: Lobbying in a time of COVID-19
Episode 87: Mobility Policy in a COVID-19 World feat. Pete Gould of Catapult Policy Strategies
SPECIAL EPISODE - ATX COVID-19-COMMUNITY UPDATES: ATX Tech Industry & COVID-19
Episode 86: COVID19 Update with Selena Xie, President, Austin EMS Association
SPECIAL EPISODE - ATX COVID-19-COMMUNITY UPDATES: Housing Equity
Episode 85: School District Land Use Talk with Tanya Birks, Director of Real Estate, Austin ISD
Episode 90 - Processing with Chas Moore, President and Founder, Austin Justice Coalition
SPECIAL EPISODE - ATX COVID-19-COMMUNITY UPDATES: Travis County Courts
Episode 84: Tech, Policy, and Labor with René Lara, Legislative Director, Texas AFL-CIO
SPECIAL EPISODE - ATX COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATES - COVID-19 & The Class of 2020
Episode 83: Metro Discussion with Jason Giulietti, President, Greater San Marcos Partnership
SPECIAL EPISODE - ATX COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATES - Austin Independent School District
SPECIAL EPISODE - ATX COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATES: Housing & Humans Rights
SPECIAL EPISODE - ATX COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATES: Public Health & Safety
Episode 82: Metro Discussion with Mayor Larry Wallace, City of Manor
Episode 77 - A Talk with Austin Brand Entrepreneur Doug Guller
Episode 81: Ilissa Nolan, Executive Director, Texas Hemp Coalition
Episode 80: Discussing Austin's Omnibus SXSW/COVID-19 Resilience Plan
Episode 79 - Texas Hemp Policy Update with Marissa Patton, Texas Farm Bureau
Episode 78 - Bingham Group Supports the Austin Sunshine Camps
Episode 76 - Culture Talk with Kahron Spearman, Austin Chronicle Writer and Critic
BG Podcast Episode 75 - Austin Real Estate Talk with Development Legend Perry Lorenz
BG Podcast Episode 73: Emily Blair, Executive Vice President, Austin Apartment Association
Episode 72: Market Talk - Atlanta and Southeast Lobbying with Howard Franklin of Ohio River South
Episode 71 - Carrie Simmons, Texas Lobby Group
Episode 70 - Jim O'Brien, Host of The Lobbying Show
Episode 69: Judge Aurora Martinez Jones, Travis County Civil Courts
Episode 68: BG Media Group 2019 Wrap Up Feat. The BG Podcast and Kicks & Comics
Episode 67: Exploring Public Sector A.I. with Valkyrie Intelligence
BG Podcast Episode 66 - Generational Leadership in Austin Real Estate/Construction
Episode 65: Commercial Real Estate Market from Banking Perspective with Allan Rayson, Regions Bank
Episode 64: United States-Mexico policy and investment talk with Sergio Chavez, Intermestic Partners
Episode 63: The Future of Texas Hemp Farming with Robert Head, CEO, Blue Cord Farms
Episode 62: Cree Crawford, Founder and President, Ionization Labs
Episode 61: CBD Market Talk with Prohibition Creamery's Laura Aidan
BG Podcast Episode 60: Opportunity Zones with City of Austin's Christine Maguire
Episode 74 : Austin Public-Private-Partnerships with John Rosato, Southwest Strategies Group
Episode 59: Land Development Code Draft 1 with Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza
Episode 58: Good Politics Liz Coufal and Nathan Ryan
Episode 57: Micromobility Policy with the City of Austin’s Jason Redfern and Jacob Culberson
Episode 56: Catching up with Chris Shorter, Austin Assistant City Manager
Episode 55: Exploring Austin's Commercial Tenant Market with JLL's Bre Brown
BG Episode 54: Austin Market Perspective with Zach Cannon, The Burt Group
Episode 53: Budget and Policy Talk with Austin Council Member Jimmy Flannigan
Episode 52 - The Internet of Things and Austin Tech Philanthropy with Silicon Labs CEO Tyson Tuttle
BG Podcast Episode 51 - Austin's Land Development Code Re-Write with Team Co-Lead Annick Beaudet
BG Podcast Episode 29: A 2019 Conversation with Austin Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison (D1)
Episode 45: Political Talk with Houston Chronicle Metro Reporter Erica Grieder
BG Episode 50 - Featuring New Senior Consultant Tina Bui
Episode 49 - Downtown Talk with Kevin Burns, Founder and CEO, Urbanspace Real Estate + Interiors
Episode 48 - Policy Update on Palm School and the Austin Convention Center
BG Podcast Episode 47 - Bobby Jenkins, Owner and CEO, ABC Pest Control
Episode 46: Austin FC Updates from Club President Andy Loughnane
Episode 44: Austin 5G Update with Bob Digneo, Assistant VP, External and Regulatory Affairs at AT&T
Episode 43: A Palm School Discussion with Bingham Group Senior Consultant Paul Saldaña
BG Podcast Episode 42: A Startup Conversation with Easy Expunctions CEO Yousef Kassim
BG Podcast Episode 41: Celebrating Bingham Group's Two Year Anniversary
Episode 1: 3 Real Estate Trends to Watch in Austin
Episode 40: Discussing Austin's Affordability Unlocked Resolution with Megan Lasch
Episode 39: Brand Building and Entrepreneurship with Drew Hanish, Co-Founder of Pravo Construction
Episode 38: Texas School Finance with Austin ISD CFO Nicole Conley
Episode 37: Patrick Howard, Austin Planning Commissioner (District 1)
Episode 3: What can Austin learn from the biggest metropolitan cities?
Episode 2: Who are Austin's biggest up-and-comers in real estate?
Episode 36: The Austin Strategic Mobility Plan
Episode 35: Austin Developer Terry Mitchell, President, Momark Development LLC
Episode 34: Dyana Limon-Mercado, Travis County Democratic Party Chairwoman
Episode 33: Emily Chenevert, CEO at Austin Board of REALTORS®
Episode 32: State Representative Sheryl Cole (D-Austin)
Episode 31: TX Lege Talk with James Hines, SVP of Government Affairs, Texas Association of Business
Episode 30: A 2019 Conversation with Austin Council Member Jimmy Flannigan (D6)
BG Podcast Episode 28: Development Conversation with Rodney Gonzales
BG Podcast - Episode 27: Community Conversation with Pastor Joseph C. Parker, Jr.
BG Podcast - Episode 26: Law Enforcement Responses to Mental Health
BG Podcast - Episode 25: APD's New Labor Agreement feat. Chas Moore, Austin Justice Coalition
BG Podcast Episode 24: Tech Talk - 5G and the City
BG Podcast - Episode 23: Policy Update - Austin's Chapter 380 Economic Incentive Agreements
BG Podcast - Episode 2: The sharing economy, local control, and state preemption with Rob Henneke
Episode 22: Talking Proposition A - The Affordable Housing Bond
BG Podcast - Episode 21: Jerry Davis, President and CEO, Goodwill Central Texas
BG Podcast - Episode 20: Local Control/Paid Sick with San Antonio State Rep. Diego Bernal
BG Podcast - Episode 19: Savannah L. Barker Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator Capital Factory
BG Podcast - Episode 18: Policy Update on Austin Scooter Share
BG Podcast - Episode 17: Talking Dark Money with BG Advisor Andy Cates, J.D.
BG Podcast - Ep. 16: JD Weinstein, Head of Startup Ecosystem (Austin) at Oracle
BG Podcast Ep. 15: Patrick Howard, Executive Director and CEO, Housing Authority of Travis County
BG Podcast - Episode 14: Smart/Shared Use Mobility Talk w/Jason JonMichael, Smart Mobility, Austin
BG Podcast - Ep. 13: Dr. Collette Pierce Burnette, Ed.D., President/CEO, Huston-Tillotson University
BG Podcast - Episode 12: Policy Discussion RE Austin's Chapter 380 Economic Incentive Agreements
BG Podcast - Episode 11: Meet James Hines, SVP of Advocacy, Texas Association of Business
BG Podcast - Episode 10: Policy Discussion Rob Henneke on Paid Sick Leave and Local Control
BG Podcast - Episode 9: Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber CEO Luis A. Rodriguez
BG Podcast - Episode 8: Austin Business Journal Editor Colin Pope
BG Podcast - Episode 7: Pflugerville City Council Member Rudy Metayer
BG Podcast - Episode 6: Austin 10-1 District Disparities in Campaign Contributions
BG Podcast - Episode 5: Community Engagement in Austin with BG Advisor Kristian Caballero)
BG Podcast - Episode 4: Policy Update - City of Austin Anti-Lobbying Ordinance
BG Podcast - Episode 3: Chas Moore, President and Co-Founder of the Austin Justice Coalition