The first episode of WeldCast, the bi-weekly podcast of Weld for Birmingham, is now available for listening.

The driving idea behind the WeldCast, as described by publisher and host Mark Kelly, “is to engage leaders in every segment of our community — government and politics, business, education, the civic and charitable sectors, individuals and organizations on the neighborhood and community level — in substantive conversations about the present and future of Birmingham. We’ll talk not just about ideas and plans and intentions, but also in terms of specific policies and projects and initiatives that are being actively pursued — and about results that can be documented and monitored and measured over time. We’ll talk mostly about how to make Birmingham better.”

You can listen to the first episode, which features an interview between Kelly and Birmingham Mayor William Bell, below. (The podcast will be available in the iTunes store later this week.)

WeldCast is made possible by SouthPace Properties, which has been headquartered in downtown Birmingham for more than 30 years.