In this episode we talk with Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame member Gretchen Hunt, Director of Louisville Metro Office for Women. Gretchen shares how the Office for Women is helping the city grow and shares how others can get involved. Over the course of her career she's seen two big themes:

1. The human will to survive is more powerful than anything. 

2. A lot of the challenges are systemic - you have to change policies. 

A Sister City relationship promotes development, collaboration and trust for a more peaceful world. Louisville has nine sister cities across five continents, one of them being Montpellier, France. In this series we connect local thought leaders with counterparts in Montpellier to have a discussion on how we can learn from one another and partner more in the future.

Hear from leaders in Montpellier as well as our WAC Board Member Chief Ife Bell and Wendy Yoder, Chair of the Montpellier Sister Cities Committee and former U of L professor.

World Affairs Council Board Member Wendy Sirchio sits down with Kentucky media veteran Stephen George to get his tips for approaching hard, but good conversations. Stephen shares how to lead with curiosity and create "light" not "heat" when views are different.

We sit down with John Koehlinger, Executive Director of Kentucky Refugee Ministries, to hear how the incoming administration could impact Kentucky's refugee community and what role refugees play across the Commonwealth.

We sit down with Xiao Yin Zhao, President of the World Affairs Council of Kentucky & S. Indiana, to talk about the history of Louisville's Sister City Mainz, Germany and her takeaways from a recent group visit.

Chief Bell shares her connection with Louisville's Sister City Tamale, Ghana. We talk about culture, similarities between the cities, and why expanding your mind with the World Affairs Council is so important.

As the demand for various everyday items and technologies that we rely on, including smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems, continues to rise, so does the demand for lithium and copper, making their mining crucial for sustaining modern lifestyles and advancing technological innovation. We talk to Author Ernest Scheyder to get his perspective on how this can impact us as an individual and country.

We talk with Justice Bisig to see how her international experiences have impacted her professional career and her personal worldview. From Sister Cities to home hosting and international exchanges Justice Bisig shares how these interactions can make real long term change for Kentucky and beyond.

Author Talmage Boston takes us through what leadership lessons we can learn from some of America's most loved Presidents. We talk about the upcoming election and how to apply these leadership lessons in your place of work.

In this episode of World Talk we ask what it would take to democratize foreign policy for all and why people do or don't get involved.