A City in Motion: Freddie O'Connell on Nashville’s Future
Mon Dec 22 2025
In this episode, we sit down with Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell for a wide-ranging conversation on what it’s really like leading one of America’s fastest-growing cities.We talk candidly about the challenges of modern politics, building and maintaining public trust, and what Mayor O’Connell has learned during his time in office. The conversation dives deep into Nashville’s transit future, East Bank development, neighborhood investments, public safety response times, and how infrastructure decisions made today shape the next generation of the city.We also touch on small business concerns, property taxes, permitting delays, technology-forward transit planning, and what Nashville’s long-term identity could look like if housing, transportation, and neighborhoods grow together the right way.This episode was recorded a few weeks before release, so some details may have shifted, but the vision, strategy, and philosophy behind Nashville’s growth are fully on display.
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In this episode, we sit down with Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell for a wide-ranging conversation on what it’s really like leading one of America’s fastest-growing cities.We talk candidly about the challenges of modern politics, building and maintaining public trust, and what Mayor O’Connell has learned during his time in office. The conversation dives deep into Nashville’s transit future, East Bank development, neighborhood investments, public safety response times, and how infrastructure decisions made today shape the next generation of the city.We also touch on small business concerns, property taxes, permitting delays, technology-forward transit planning, and what Nashville’s long-term identity could look like if housing, transportation, and neighborhoods grow together the right way.This episode was recorded a few weeks before release, so some details may have shifted, but the vision, strategy, and philosophy behind Nashville’s growth are fully on display.