817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show
Fort Worth Weekly Critic's Choice Podcast of the Year
"Fort Worth's Monday morning meeting." - Bud Kennedy
Do you love Fort Worth and care about what goes on in our amazing city? Well, welcome to the 817 Podcast, a weekly Monday morning show hosted by two Fort Worthians who banter and dissect the biggest stories in local culture, politics, and business. EJ Carrion is a local tech entrepreneur, and Ann Zadeh is a former city council member and the current Director of Community Design Fort Worth.
Ann and EJ will host a diverse guest list of local leaders that drive Fort Worth’s future. We believe Fort Worth can be a nationally known destination for innovation, creativity, and economic opportunity. However, the climate in the city today is polarizing between an evolving community that deals with historic Cowtown roots and a wave of progressive newcomers. What we do today and in the next decade is crucial to the future of the Funk. How we respond to political friction, wealth inequality, and social injustice in our communities can make or break our national reputation.
Join us weekly as we do our part to keep either from happening. Have a story you want us to highlight? DM us @817pod on Instagram or email us at ejspeaks@gmail.com.
817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show
Fort Worth passes Austin as 4th Largest City, Granger's Health Exposed, and O'Hare Speaks to the Media
Ann and EJ come back from the holidays, bursting into the new year with many new takes and concerns! Recent census data show Fort Worth is now the 4th largest city in Texas, surpassing Austin. The duo proceeds the show discussing ageism in politics after reports of Kay Granger's health get exposed by right-wing media. The big story is that Tim O'Hare finally speaks to the media.
SHORT STORY #1: Do Fort Worth People Have Two Lives?
Ann and EJ talk about how they have lives and communities outside of Fort Worth and wonder if others have this dip-in-dip-out approach to living here.
SHORT STORY #2: Fort Worth Becomes the 4th Largest City in Texas
SHORT STORY #3: Kay Granger Retires: Health Exposed by Right-Wing Media
- From the mayor's office to Capitol Hill, Kay Granger blazed a trail for Fort Worth politics
- American politicians are the oldest in the rich world
- Why people over the age of 55 are the new problem generation
BIG STORY: A Breakdown of Tim O'Hare's Rare Interview with the Media
- Interview with WFAA
- Will a MAGA Move in the Tarrant Tax Office Kick-off a Tom DeLay-style Partisan Gerrymander?
WIN AND LOSSES
Ann:
👍 A new way to empower Fort Worth voices and increase government transparency
👎 FWR hiatus over the holidays
EJ:
👍 H-Mart Opens Summer 2025
👎 Miltary service increases terrorism | Veterans Get to Be Socialist
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