Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway on Leading Madison (Hour 1)

About this episode

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway discusses her role and the challenges of leading a rapidly growing city.

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway joins Pete and Greg to talk about life as mayor and what it takes to lead one of the fastest-growing areas in the state. She shares how the city is handling recent storms, managing rapid population growth, and tackling big issues like housing and infrastructure. Plus, a look at what might surprise people about the job—and a few lighter Nite Lite questions. Sign up for the Civic Media Newsletter. Check us out on Instagram: @nitelitecm and our Facebook Relevant links from this hour: City website profile City of Madison Housing Tracker | Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development | City of Madison, WI Fact-Sheet---RDG-2050-Population-Projections-for-Dane-County-2025-08-22.pdf Ahead of population surge, Madison city council weighs structural changes - WORT-FM 89.9 What Madison-area population growth means for housing prices | News | captimes.com Madison will be among hottest housing markets in 2026, Redfin say Why Madison, Wisconsin, is one of America's healthiest cities in 2025 Living in Madison, WI - A Ranked Best Place to Live in 2026 Interviews with Satya Rhodes-Conway - PBS Wisconsin Satya Rhodes-Conway Isthmus | Madison…

People in this episode

Hosts: Pete Schwaba, Greg Bach

Guest: Satya Rhodes-Conway

Topics covered

• leadership
• Madison
• population growth
• housing
• infrastructure
• local government

Keywords

• Madison
• mayor
• population growth
• housing
• infrastructure
• local government
• Satya Rhodes-Conway

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: City of Madison, Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development, WORT-FM 89.9, captimes.com, Redfin, PBS Wisconsin, Isthmus

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