Alexandria Council Connection

About Alexandria Council Connection

A podcast about everything going on with the City Council of Alexandria, Virginia, hosted by Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley.

Publisher

Sarah Bagley & Guests

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Mar 2025

Latest episode

30 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Mar 2026

   February 2026 Recap

   Sarah and special guest Councilman Canek Aguirre chat about February's three meetings which included some storm recap, the budget recap, and several land use applications.

2. 

   9 Feb 2026

   January 2026 Recap

   Sarah and Kirk go over the Council's three meetings in January, which featured two BAR appeals, a Housing 2040 update, the Green Building Plan… and a resignation.

3. 

   6 Feb 2026

   Interviews with Bill Butcher & Editors from the ACHS Theogony

   Kirk and Sarah interview local business owner Bill Butcher of Port City Brewing, and then chat with student editors Isabel Shultz and Rozalia Finkelstein about student journalism and the role of ACHS's Theogony newspaper in the Alexandria media.

4. 

   26 Jan 2026

   December Recap

   Kirk and Sarah talk about the two meetings in December, including a consideration of the Legislative Package, the resolution of an impasse between the City and its police union, and commercial zoning text changes. Transcript: https://bit.ly/49WaGIW

5. 

   11 Dec 2025

   November 2025 Recap

   Sarah and Kirk recap Alexandria's November council meetings, covering ICE activities, building approvals, ALX Forward, and the 2026 Legislative Packet.

6. 

   8 Dec 2025

   Interview with Wendy Ginsberg

   Kirk and Sarah interview Wendy Ginsberg, Alexandria's legislative director, discussing legislative matters and answering audience questions.

7. 

   21 Nov 2025

   September & October 2025 Recaps

   Sarah and Kirk recap Alexandria's September and October meetings, addressing the local economy, ARHA, development projects, and Council memos.

8. 

   29 Sept 2025

   Interview with Marion Brunken of Volunteer Alexandria

   Marion Brunken, executive director of Volunteer Alexandria, discusses volunteer opportunities within Alexandria's non-profit sector in an interview with Kirk and Sarah.

9. 

   22 Jul 2025

   June & July Recap & Karl Moritz

   Hosts Kirk and Sarah recap Alexandria's recent meetings, covering topics like ARHA Alate purchase and Robinson Terminal North, and interview Karl Moritz about planning and zoning.

10. 

    6 Jun 2025

    May 2025 Recap & Roberto Gomez

    Sarah and Kirk recap Alexandria's May council meetings, covering topics from leaf blowers to schools, and interview Roberto Gomez about his work with Alexandria's youth.

11. 

    13 May 2025

    April 2025 Recap & Sheriff Sean Casey

    It was a busy month for the City Council in April 2025, and Kirk and Sarah are here with the details about the City budget, the ICPRB ordinance revisions, and more. Plus, an interview with Alexandria's Sheriff Sean Casey.

12. 

    7 Apr 2025

    March 2025 Recap & City Manager Jim Parajon

    Sarah and Kirk discuss the March Council meetings, which covered the City budget, Beauregard and the AlexWest SAP, and how Federa policy will impact Alexandria, and interview City Manager Jim Parajon.

13. 

    5 Mar 2025

    February 2025 Recap

    Kirk and Sarah discuss the three Council meetings in February. Topics include short term rental regulations, the City's upcoming economic summit, and the City Manager's proposed FY 2026 budget.

14. 

    2 Mar 2025

    Trailer

    Alexandria Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley and Councilman Kirk McPike introduce their new monthly podcast.

Who has been a guest on Alexandria Council Connection

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Wendy Ginsberg
• Marion Brunken
• Karl Moritz
• Roberto Gomez

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,333,306

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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