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
Interview with Mayoral Candidate Josh Lucas plus Keller ISD and More Deaths in our Jail
Ann and EJ sit down with Josh Lucas, an emerging star in Fort Worth who is running for Mayor in this election cycle. In this episode, we discuss the deaths occurring in the Tarrant County jail and the spread of Christian White Nationalism in Texas churches. Enjoy the discussion, and be sure to support Josh!
SHORT STORY #1: How what is going on in Keller ISD can impact Texas schools across the state.
- Stop the secrecy’: Keller ISD residents overwhelmingly oppose plan to split district
- Why a plan to split Keller ISD into two districts has trustees feeling ‘blindsided’
- Keller school board member calls Fort Worth community leader a ‘narcissist’ in emails
- Splitting Keller ISD in two? Fort Worth mayor opposes idea, hasn’t heard from district
- Laney Hawes Tweet
SHORT STORY #2: Texas selects its House leader and what it signals for local leaders when bullied by conservative PACs.
- Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement
- Lonestar Left Post
- Chris Tackett Post
SHORT STORY #3: An odd ally joins the fight against Bill Waybourn due to another death under his leadership.
- Recent Tarrant County jail deaths unite groups from both sides of political aisle
- 31-year-old dies in Tarrant County Jail after suffering medical emergency, officials say
BIG STORY: Interview with Mayoral Candidate Josh Lucas
WINS AND LOSSES:
Ann:
👍 Transit mixers
👎 Star-Telegram App
EJ:
👍 Black entrepreneurs
👎 God not paying property taxes