With ⁠seven city council seats (eight if you count the Council presidency) and the mayor's office⁠ up for grabs in 2025, the otherwise sleepy "off cycle" calendar has some intrigue in Georgia's most populous city. To lean into it, I'm hosting a series of 'meet the candidate' shows between now and election day in November. Each announced candidate and incumbent will be (some already have been) invited on the show. First up: Council at-large 1 challenger ⁠Mat Rinker. ⁠ Matt and I discussed the issues driving him to challenge incumbent Julian Michael Bond, which included transit, budget realities and ethics, to name a few.