Municipal Equation Podcast
1) Episode 105: Data Center Dialogue
Data centers have made frequent headlines as communities have taken varying positions on them. For some, concerns about environmental impact, energy consumption, noise, property values and other angle...Show More
2) Episode 104: Digital Government & ADA Compliance
The Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, is the federal legislation requiring equal access to jobs and public places for people with disabilities. It also applies to the public digital realm, like...Show More
3) Episode 103: Basics & Quirks of Public Records Law
North Carolina's public records law is one of the most valued on the state books, but there's a lot to know about it between the basics and the interesting quirks. NCLM Assistant General Counsel Baxte...Show More
4) Episode 102: Housing Affordability and Local Efforts (with Mayor Saffo)
Like in other fast-growing states or regions, housing affordability can be a difficult, sometimes persistent, issue for North Carolina communities. Wilmington, in the southeast, is no exception, but i...Show More
5) Episode 101: Tour of Takeaways '25
The League's Municipal Equation podcast closes out 2025 with a through-line on the year, with takeaways from monthly episodes and their common feature of people working as one to advance all. Since it...Show More
6) Episode 100: Shop With A Cop
We've had many great occasions on this podcast to highlight different ways local governments maintain warmth and trust with the community. For our 100th episode, coinciding with Thanksgiving week, we ...Show More
7) Episode 99: Clerks
This historic, fascinating and expansive world of municipal clerks is the focus our latest episode. Folks who believe clerks mostly just serve to prepare agenda packets and record council vote outcome...Show More
8) Episode 98: From the 'Top of the Arc'
Cary Town Manager Sean Stegall is on the podcast discussing his new book, "." From the book's promotional materials: "Instilling a 'people first' philosophy, Stegall and the elected Cary Town Council ...Show More
9) Episode 97: Renew NC, Rebuilding from Helene (One Year Since the Storm)
We're joined by Stephanie McGarrah of the NC Department of Commerce for a discussion of resources to rebuild homes that Hurricane Helene damaged or destroyed in the North Carolina mountains exactly on...Show More
10) Episode 96: Building a Town Center
As with other episodes of Municipal Equation, this one originated from a casual, hallway conversation with a local government official. In this instance, podcast host Ben Brown was chatting at a Leagu...Show More