Ask the Mayor + the Metro Human Relations Commission at 60

It’s that time again! Time for you to talk with Mayor Freddie O’Connell.

Do you have a concern you would like him to address? Do you have a question about the direction of the city? Every month, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins us to discuss the latest happenings in and around the city — and take your calls! Plus, we celebrate sixty years of Nashville’s Metro Human Relations Commission with current executive director, Reverend Davie Tucker, Jr.

This episode was produced by Mary Mancini.

Guests

• Freddie O’Connell, Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
• Rev. Davie Tucker, Jr., executive director, Metro Human Relations Commission

Further reading

• Nashville’s next city budget includes a substantial tax increase (WPLN)
• How Metro was made (Nashvillager podcast)

Previous episodes

2025

• Ask the Mayor, plus property assessor Vivian Wilhoite (May 13, 2025)
• Ask the Mayor, plus Recycle and Reinvest (April 17, 2025)
• Ask the Mayor, plus Berkshire Place Apartments (February 20, 2025)
• Ask the Mayor, plus a state legislative update (January 30, 2025)

2024

• Ask the Mayor, plus Santas! (Dec. 19, 2024)
• Ask the Mayor, plus Thanksgiving Traditions (Nov. 21, 2024)
• Ask the Mayor and Ask the Ghost Mayor (Oct. 31, 2024)
• Ask the Mayor, plus presidential debates (Sept. 12, 2024)
• Ask the Mayor, plus International Overdose Awareness Day (Aug. 29, 2024)
• Ask the Mayor and Metro Legal Director with Freddie O’Connell and Wally Dietz (July 25, 2024)
• Ask the Mayors with Freddie O’Connell and Benton McDonough (June 18, 2024)
• Ask the Mayors with Freddie O’Connell and Ken Moore (May 30, 2024)
• Ask the Mayor with Freddie O’Connell, plus Taking Cover (April 17, 2024)
• Ask the Mayor with Freddie O’Connell, plus Votes For Women (March 28, 2024)
• Ask the Mayor with Freddie O’Connell, plus photographer Jeff Fasano (Feb. 15, 2024)