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
Anti-DEI and The Fort Worth Way's Impact on Black Success with Carpenter's Cafe
Ann and EJ sit down with a friend of the podcast, Katrina Carpenter, with Carpenter's Cafe. EJ and Ann riff on short stories, giving you all updates on election filers, federal executive orders, and the shenanigans in District 6. ENJOY!
SHORT STORY #1: Who has filed to run and events you should know about
- Who's running for Fort Worth City Council in 2025? Here are the candidates for the May 3 election
- The Future of the City (EJ's moderating)
- Interested in Running for School Board Event
SHORT STORY #2: Executive Orders and DEI Bans Impact on FW
- Federal funding freeze stirs panic, confusion for Tarrant County Meals on Wheels
- Trump wants to end U.S. Department of Education. How would Fort Worth schools be affected?
- TCU's website boasted DEI as 'key to the university's mission.' Now that page is gone
- UTA creates a Task Force to be proactive
SHORT STORY #3: District 6 is a Dumpster Fire
- Mia Hall gets Jared's staffer's endorsement
- Jared endorses a different Crowley School Board member
BIG STORY: A Candid Conversation with Katrina Carpenter
WINS AND LOSSES:
Ann:
👍 Events to mobilize
👎 Federal Executive Orders
EJ:
👍 Costco